Lyrics from The Essentials
All Music Guide Review
This budget-priced collection features 12 cuts from the moody English electronic pop outfits Bronski Beat and the Communards. Fueled by frontman Jimmy Somerville's emotionally charged falsetto, Essentials presents a tidy rendering of the two band's best moments ("Smalltown Boy," "Why?," "Don't Leave Me This Way," and "Never Can Say Goodbye," but it pales in comparison to 2005's 17-track Very Best of Jimmy Somerville: Bronski Beat and the Communards. ~ James Christopher Monger, All Music Guide
The Essentials Track Listing
Credits of The Essentials
- David McLees
- Compilation
- Sarah Jane Morris
- Performer
- Simon Fowler
- Cover Photo
- Gary Gershoff
- Credits Director
- David Corio
- Photography
- John Heiden
- Art Direction, Design
- Kurt B. Reighley
- Liner Notes
- Thane Tierney
- Concept
- Pat Kraus
- Remastering
- Sheryl Farber
- Editorial Supervision
- Karen Ahmed
- A&R
- Neil Matthews
- Booklet Design
- Glen Nakasako
- Design
- Marc Salata
- Product Manager
- The Communards
- Performer
- Jimmy Somerville
- Performer
- Bronski Beat
- Main Performer
- Hugh Brown
- Art Direction
- Marc Almond
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