Midge Ure had already had a well-traveled career with stints of varying consequence in Slik, Rich Kids, Visage, and, briefly, Thin Lizzy by the time he joined Ultravox in 1980. The guitarist and singer was essential to Ultravox's '80s success as one of the more popular new romantic bands. Ure also managed to have some solo hits in the middle of the decade and co-wrote "Do They Know Its Christmas?" with Bob Geldof (included here). All of Ultavox's best-known tracks are here, including the sumptuous, if overblown, "Vienna" and the slick, dance-rocker "Dancing With Tears in My Eyes," as well as Ure's U.K. number one "If I Was" and the jangly, wistful "Dear God." Visage's "Fade to Grey" and a solo cover of David Bowie's "The Man Who Sold the World" help round out a solid, if chronologically challenged, overview of Ure's career. ~ Tom Demalon, All Music Guide
If I Was: The Very Best of Midge Ure & Ultravox (Extra Track)
01/01/1993
All Music Guide Review
If I Was: The Very Best of Midge Ure & Ultravox (Extra Track) Track Listing
Credits of If I Was: The Very Best of Midge Ure & Ultravox (Extra Track)
- Paddy Moloney
- Whistle (Instrument), Uillean Pipes, Tin Whistle
- Glen Matlock
- Bass, Vocals
- Michael McCloud
- Vocals (Background)
- John McGeoch
- Guitar
- Jim McGinlay
- Bass
- Billy McIsaac
- Keyboards, Vocals
- Jeremy Meehan
- Bass
- Paul Mosby
- Synthesizer, Mizmar
- Steve New
- Guitar, Vocals
- Konrad Plank
- Producer
- Kevin Powell
- Bass
- Nigel Ross-Scott
- Bass
- Jackie Sheridan
- Vocals (Background)
- Vicki St. James
- Vocals (Background)
- Kate Stephenson
- Vocals (Background)
- Steve Strange
- Vocals
- John Thirkell
- Brass
- Peter Thoms
- Brass
- Vincent M. Vero
- Compilation, Project Coordinator, Research
- Ricci P. Washington
- Vocals (Background)
- Kit Woolven
- Producer
- Rick Walton
- Producer, Engineer
- Angie Brown
- Vocals (Background)
- Peter Sherrard
- Photography
- Ali Campbell
- Vocals
- Chris Cross
- Bass
- Billy Burrie
- Violin, Keyboards
- Trevor Ray Hart
- Photography
- Steve Williams
- Percussion, Electronic Percussion
- Mark King
- Bass
- Phil Lynott
- Producer, Performer
- Mae McKenna
- Vocals (Background)
- Ian McLagan
- Piano
- Simon Phillips
- Drums
- Visage
- Producer, Performer
- George Martin
- Producer
- Craig Armstrong
- Piano
- Chris Ballin
- Vocals (Background)
- Gary Barnacle
- Horn, Brass
- Angela Brown
- Vocals (Background)
- Mark Brzezicki
- Drums
- Steve Brzezicki
- Bass
- Robin Campbell
- Vocals
- Warren Cann
- Drums
- Jackie Challenor
- Vocals (Background)
- Sheilah Cuffy
- Vocals (Background)
- Gwen Depree
- Vocals (Background)
- Carol Douet
- Vocals (Background)
- Yona Dunsford
- Vocals (Background)
- Gwen Dupree
- Vocals (Background)
- Rusty Egan
- Drums
- Lindsey Elliott
- Drums
- Geoff Emerick
- Engineer
- Dave Formula
- Keyboards
- Phil Gannon
- Vocals (Background)
- Josh Phillips-Gorse
- Keyboards, Mellotron, Mellophonium
- Glenn Gregory
- Vocals (Background)
- Bruce Harris
- Producer, Executive Producer
- John Hudson
- Producer, Engineer
- Kenny Hyslop
- Percussion, Drums
- Sylvia Mason James
- Vocals (Background)
- Lorenza Johnson
- Vocals (Background)
- Carol Kenyon
- Vocals (Background)
- Robbie Kilgore
- Keyboards
- Maxwell Langdown
- Voices, Speech/Speaker/Speaking Part
- Barry Adamson
- Bass
- Kate Bush
- Vocals
- Mick Karn
- Bass, Producer
- Ultravox
- Producer, Performer
- Midge Ure
- Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, Producer, Main Performer, Performer, Remixing, Instrumentation
- Derek Watkins
- Brass














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