The Communards

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Years Active
1985 – 1988 (3 years)
Founded In
London, England, United Kingdom
The Communards formed in 1985 after singer Jimmy Somerville left his earlier band Bronski Beat to team up with classically-trained musician Richard Coles. Though mainly a pianist, Coles played a number of instruments and had been seen previously performing the clarinet solos on the Bronski Beat hit "It Ain't Necessarily So". They were joined by bass player Dave Renwick who had also played with Bronski Beat. Somerville was well-known for his falsetto singing style, and that he was openly gay during a period of increasing socio-political debate and conflict in the UK re… read more
The Communards formed in 1985 after singer Jimmy Somerville left his earlier band Bronski Beat to team up with classically-trained musician Richard Coles. Though mainly a pianist, Coles played a number of instruments and had been seen previously performing the clarinet solos on the Bronski Be… read more
The Communards formed in 1985 after singer Jimmy Somerville left his earlier band Bronski Beat to team up with classically-trained musician Richard Coles. Though mainly a pianist, Coles played a number of instruments and had been seen previously performing the clarinet solos on the Bronski Beat hit "It Ain't Necessarily So". They were joined by bas… read more

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1 Play track The Very Best Of Jimmy Somerville, Bronski Beat & The Communards Don't Leave Me This Way (with Sarah Jane Morris)
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 1,607 listeners
2 Play track Red Never Can Say Goodbye
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 310 listeners
3 Play track Communards Disenchanted
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 77 listeners
4 Play track Communards So Cold the Night
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 67 listeners
5 Play track Communards You Are My World
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 57 listeners
6 Play track The Pink Album 2007 Don't Leave Me This Way
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7 Play track Red For a Friend
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 35 listeners
8 Play track Red Tomorrow
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 31 listeners
9 Play track The Very Best Of Jimmy Somerville, Bronski Beat And The Communards There's More To Love (Than Boy Meets Girl)
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 18 listeners
10 Play track Communards La Dolarosa
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 15 listeners

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Albums

  1. 176,497 listeners

    1 Jan 1986 · 12 tracks

    Communards
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  2. 47,304 listeners

    1 Oct 1987 · 10 tracks

    Red
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  3. 7,957 listeners

    20 Mar 2006 · 15 tracks

    The Platinum Collection
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  4. 5,457 listeners

    Oct 1987 · 2 tracks

    Never Can Say Goodbye
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