Manage the Damage
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| Released | 14 June 1999 | |||
| Studio | Peg's Study, Mayfair, Battery, Townhouse, RAK, London | |||
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| Label | Gut | |||
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Manage the Damage is the third solo album by pop singer Jimmy Somerville and his first release following his departure from London Records. It was released on 14 June 1999 in the UK[1] and 11 January 2000 in the US.[2]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks composed by Jimmy Somerville and Sally Herbert; except where indicated
- "Here I Am" - 4:15
- "Lay Down (Contact)" (Sommerville, Herbert, Serge Gainsbourg) - 3:59
- "Dark Sky" - 3:15
- "My Life" - 4:32
- "Something to Live For" (Ed Monaghan) - 3:51
- "This Must Be Love" - 5:06
- "Girl Falling Down" - 3:55
- "Someday Soon" - 3:33
- "Eve" - 3:51
- "Stone" - 4:23
- "Rolling" - 2:59
- "Something To Live For" (Radio Mix) [UK Bonus Track]
Personnel
[edit]- Jimmy Somerville – vocals
- Sally Herbert – programming, string arrangement
- Gary Butcher, Greg Bone – guitar
- Nick Nasmyth – keyboards
- James Sanger – omnichord
- Colin Smith – saxophone
- Simon Elms – flugelhorn
- Adrian Lee – trombone
- Dinah Beamish, Sophie Harris – cello
- Anne Stephenson, Gini Ball, Julia Singleton, Sonia Slany – violin
- Claire Orsler, Jocelyn Pook – viola
- Dee Lewis, Gillian Wisdom, Paul Jason Fredericks, Trevor Conner – backing vocals
Charts
[edit]| Chart (2000) | Peak position |
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| US Top 200 Albums (CMJ New Music Report)[3] | 191 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Manage the Damage | Overview". MusicBrainz. MetaBrainz Foundation. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
Country/Date | GB 1999-06-14
- ^ "CMJ New Music Report. Issue 646, Vol. 60, No. 12" (PDF). CMJ New Music Report. ChangeMusic Network. 13 December 1999. worldradiohistory.com. Retrieved 9 June 2023. (see section 'Upcoming Releases', p. 31)
- ^ "CMJ New Music Report. Issue 652, Vol. 61, No. 6" (PDF). CMJ New Music Report. ChangeMusic Network. 7 February 2000. worldradiohistory.com. Retrieved 9 June 2023. (see section 'CMJ Top 200', p. 15)
