Editing Jimmy Somerville (section)

===The Communards and solo (1985–1991)===

Somerville left Bronski Beat in 1985 and formed [[The Communards]] with classically-trained pianist [[Richard Coles]], who later became a [[Church of England]] vicar and broadcaster.<ref name=vicar>{{cite news|title=Revved Up: Richard Coles, a Very Modern Vicar|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/revved-up-richard-coles-a-very-modern-vicar-1859853.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220609/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/revved-up-richard-coles-a-very-modern-vicar-1859853.html |archive-date=9 June 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|date=10 January 2010|last=Stanford|first=Peter|work=[[The Independent]]|access-date=23 September 2010}}</ref> They had several hits, including a cover version of [[Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes]]' "[[Don't Leave Me This Way]]",<ref name="pop" /> which spent four weeks at No. 1 in the UK charts and became the biggest-selling single of 1986 in the UK. He also sang backing vocals on [[Fine Young Cannibals]]' version of "[[Suspicious Minds]]", which was a UK Top 10 hit.

The Communards split in 1988; Somerville began a solo career the following year. He released his debut solo album ''[[Read My Lips (Jimmy Somerville album)|Read My Lips]]'' in November 1989,<ref name="pop" /> which contained three UK Top 30 hits, including a hit cover of [[Sylvester James|Sylvester]]'s disco song "[[You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)#Jimmy Somerville version|You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)]]" and a cover of "[[Comment te dire adieu? (song)|Comment te dire adieu?]]", a duet with [[June Miles-Kingston]], which reached number 14 in the [[UK Singles chart]]. He also sang on the second [[Band Aid (band)|Band Aid]] project at the end of 1989.

In November 1990, Somerville's greatest-hits album ''[[The Singles Collection 1984/1990]]'' (which featured his hits with Bronski Beat and The Communards in addition to his own material) was released; it reached number 4 on the UK Album Chart. It included a reggae cover of the [[Bee Gees]]' hit song "[[To Love Somebody (song)|To Love Somebody]]", which also reached the UK Top 10. Also in 1990, Somerville contributed the song "[[From This Moment On (Cole Porter song)|From This Moment On]]" to the [[Cole Porter]] tribute album ''[[Red Hot + Blue]]'' produced by the [[Red Hot Organization]], the proceeds from which benefited AIDS research.