Jimmy Somerville to reissue Dare To Love

Jimmy Somerville to reissue Dare To Love to mark the 30th anniversary of his second solo album.

Fully remastered and available for the very first time on double vinyl LP, plus double CD and digital formats, the release features a different cover image of Jimmy Somerville and previously unreleased B-sides, rarities and remixes by Todd Terry, The Beatmasters, Sly & Robbie and more.

The cover of the 30th-anniversary edition features a silhouette of a male figure across Jimmy’s torso, notably absent from the original sleeve. Jimmy Somerville said: “This is the 30th anniversary of Dare To Love and it’s just so exciting that we finally have a sleeve that is as it should have been. I always had to compromise with London Records over something, and this was one I deeply regretted. The irony is that London Records thought this photo was too gay, but I now chuckle to myself as I can see their point of view – it’s homoerotic and not nice, non-controversial gay… which I have never been!”

Pride, Passion & Pop Brilliance

Originally released in June 1995, Dare To Love embodies Somerville’s gift for marrying political conviction with irresistible melodies. Produced by Stephen Hague and other longtime collaborators, the album traverses bass-laden house grooves, slower, dubby reggae numbers, and classic pop ballads.

Exploring love, loss and identity, both on and off the dancefloor, the album includes the UK Top 30 hits Heartbeat (which reached No.1 on the US Dance Singles chart, the only No.1 for Jimmy on a US chart as a solo artist) and Hurt So Good, along with the poignant Safe In These Arms.

“By the time of Dare To Love, I was falling madly in love with Robert. At the same time my best friend Hugo, who I had lived with for so many years, was in the process of dying from various AIDS-related illnesses. He had made a conscious choice that rather than going with AZT and all of that hardcore toxic medication, he wanted to maintain his quality of life and be able to do the things he wanted, knowing he would die in the process. So I was dealing with that. I was part of this process of death, but at the same time I was falling madly in love. So Dare To Love is a crossover of emotions, of life and death and the two extremes of love.

After 30 years, Dare To Love resonates as powerfully as ever as a statement of pride, passion, and pop brilliance, carried by one of the most unmistakable voices in modern music.

Watch the visualiser video for Do You Wanna Funk? below:

Dare To Love 30th Anniversary Edition Tracklisting
2LP

Side A
Heartbeat (2025 Remaster)
Hurt So Good (2025 Remaster)
Cry (2025 Remaster)
Lovething (2025 Remaster)
By Your Side (2025 Remaster)
Side B
Dare To Love (2025 Remaster)
Someday We’ll Be Together (2025 Remaster)
Alright (2025 Remaster)
Too Much Of A Good Thing (2025 Remaster)
A Dream Gone Wrong (2025 Remaster)
Side C
Come Lately (2025 Remaster)
Safe In These Arms (2025 Remaster)
Because Of Him (2025 Remaster)
Nature Boy
Up And Away
Sorrow
Side D
Step Inside
Cherish
DJ Of Love
No Suffering
Do You Wanna Funk?

2CD

Disc One
Heartbeat (2025 Remaster)
Hurt So Good (2025 Remaster)
Cry (2025 Remaster)
Lovething (2025 Remaster)
By Your Side (2025 Remaster)
Dare To Love (2025 Remaster)
Someday We’ll Be Together (2025 Remaster)
Alright (2025 Remaster)
Too Much Of A Good Thing (2025 Remaster)
A Dream Gone Wrong (2025 Remaster)
Come Lately (2025 Remaster)
Safe In These Arms (2025 Remaster)
Because Of Him (2025 Remaster)
Nature Boy
Up And Away
Telling Lies
Step Inside
Nothing Said, Nothing Done
Been So Long (Remix)

Disc Two
Do You Wanna Funk? (Original Full Length Mix)
Heartbeat (Biff 12″ Remix)
Safe (DJ Tonka 12″)
By Your Side (Miss You Like Crazy Mix)
Heartbeat (E-Smoove Downtown Underground)
Hurt So Good (12″ Beatmasters Lovers Mix)
Love You Forever (Remix)
Heartbeat II
Safe (Todd Terry 7″)
Hurt So Good (Sly & Robbie Remix)
By Your Side (Stripped Mix)
Because Of Him (Celtic Version)

“Heartbeat” – CD Single – Townsend Music Exclusive

Heartbeat (E-Smoove 12″ Anthem Mix)
Heartbeat (Chuck & Williamson Original Version)
Heartbeat (Armand’s Cardiac Mix)
Do You Wanna Funk (Bonamatic Dub)
Heartbeat II (Dub Mix)

“Hurt So Good” – CD Single – Lexer Music Exclusive

Hurt So Good (Beatmasters Radio Edit)
Safe Sex (Todd Terry Long Session)
Hurt So Good (12″ Sly & Robbie Dub Mix)
Safe Journey (Todd Terry 12″)
Hurt So Good (Steely & Clevie Vocal Mix 2)

Dare To Love 30th Anniversary Edition is released on 30 December. Pre-order here

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