Editing Jimmy Somerville (section)

===''Manage the Damage'' and recent activity (1997–present)===
[[File:Jimmy Somerville in Warsaw.jpg|left|thumb|180px|Somerville at the Skarpa club in [[Warsaw]], [[Poland]], June 2006]]

A new single, "Dark Sky", was released in 1997 and peaked at No. 66 in the UK. In the same year he provided vocals on "[[The Number One Song in Heaven]]" for the [[Sparks (band)|Sparks]] album ''[[Plagiarism (Sparks album)|Plagiarism]]'' with production by [[Tony Visconti]]. His third album, entitled ''Manage The Damage'', was released in 1999 via [[Gut Records]], but failed to chart. A companion remix album, ''Root Beer'', came out in 2000. His dance-orientated fourth solo album, ''Home Again'', was released in 2004, again not charting.

In May 2009, Somerville release the ''Suddenly Last Summer'' album, which contained acoustic interpretations of other people's songs. The album was initially only available as a digital download but in May 2010 was made available in a limited edition (3,000 copies) CD/DVD in the UK. In late 2010, Somerville released a dance EP called ''Bright Thing''. 2010's EP ''Bright Thing'' was the first of a series of three, with Somerville releasing ''Momentum'' in 2011 and ''Solent'' in 2012, with long-term collaborator John Winfield.

Somerville released a disco-inspired album called ''[[Homage (Jimmy Somerville album)|Homage]]'' in 2015.<ref name="Homage" /><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/jimmy-somerville-interview-i-wanted-people-love-me-10076014.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220609/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/jimmy-somerville-interview-i-wanted-people-love-me-10076014.html |archive-date=9 June 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Jimmy Somerville Interview: "I Wanted People To Love Me" |last=Martin |first=Laura |date=28 February 2015 |website=The Independent |access-date=14 August 2021}}</ref> Singles were "Back to Me" followed by "Travesty". The emphasis in recording the album was on achieving the musical authenticity of original disco which Somerville grew up listening to. He stated: "I've finally made the disco album I always wanted to and never thought I could."<ref>{{cite web|last1=Jimmy|first1=Somerville|title=Homage (Limited Edition)|url=https://jimmysomerville.bandcamp.com/album/homage-limited-edition|website=bandcamp.com|access-date=1 January 2016}}</ref>

He has also had an acting career, appearing in [[Sally Potter]]'s 1992 film of [[Virginia Woolf]]'s ''[[Orlando (movie)|Orlando]]'', in [[Isaac Julien]]'s 1989 ''[[Looking for Langston]]'', and in an episode of the cult science fiction television series ''[[Lexx]]'' ("Girltown").<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0631306/fullcredits/|title=Lexx: The Dark Zone Stories Girltown (TV Episode 2000) - Full Cast and Crew |publisher=IMDb|at=imdb.com|access-date=24 December 2019}}</ref>{{unreliable source|sure=yes|reason=Per WP:IMDB, IMDB is user-generated and may be unreliable|date=January 2024}}

In February 2021, Somerville teamed up with producer Sally Herbert (formerly of 1990s duo [[Banderas (duo)|Banderas]] and also part of [[The Communards]]' backing band) to record a cover of "Everything Must Change" by [[Benard Ighner]] as a charity record for End Youth Homelessness, a network of projects which includes [[Centrepoint (charity)|Centrepoint]] in London and a number of other homeless charity organisations around the UK.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jimmy Somerville Supports Plight of Youth Homelessness with Nina Simone Cover {{!}} LBBOnline|url=https://www.lbbonline.com/news/jimmy-somerville-supports-plight-of-youth-homelessness-with-nina-simone-cover|access-date=21 July 2021|website=www.lbbonline.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=24 February 2021|title=Homelessness charity launches new campaign with Jimmy Somerville|url=https://www.classicpopmag.com/2021/02/homelessness-charity-launches-new-campaign-with-jimmy-somerville/|access-date=21 July 2021|website=Classic Pop Magazine|language=en-US}}</ref>