''Read My Lips'' is the 1989 debut solo album by

Jimmy Somerville James William Somerville (born 22 June 1961) is a Scottish pop singer and songwriter. He sang in the 1980s with the pop groups Bronski Beat and The Communards, and has also had a solo career. He is known in particular for his powerful and sou ...

, former lead singer of the successful synthpop groups Bronski Beat and

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. The album was released through London Records and peaked at number 29 on the

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. It has been certified Gold by the

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for sales in excess of 100,000 copies. In July 2012, ''Read My Lips'' was released as a two disc CD set including the original album plus bonus tracks of

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and remixes. On 1 September 2023, ''Read My Lips'' was reissued by London Records as a two disc CD set including the original album plus bonus tracks of

, Demos, New and Original remixes. In October 2020, the Deluxe Edition of the album's reissue debuted at number 47 on the Italian iTunes Albums Chart, while in January 2023 at number 30 on the Spanish equivalent.

Track listing

Original 1989 album

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" featuring

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" (Dip Warrick, Sylvester James) - 5:22 #"Perfect Day" - 4:08 #"Heaven Here On Earth (With Your Love)" - 5:02 #"Don't Know What to Do (Without You)" - 6:10 #"

Read My Lips (Enough Is Enough) "Read My Lips" is a song written and performed by Scottish singer-songwriter Jimmy Somerville (formerly of the bands Bronski Beat and The Communards) from his 1989 début solo album '' Read My Lips''. The song discusses the need for increased f ...

" - 4:59 #"My Heart Is in Your Hands" - 4:33 #"Control" - 4:36 #"And You Never Thought That This Could Happen to You" - 4:58 #"Rain" - 5:49 ;CD #"

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" - 5:14 #"Perfect Day" - 4:09 #"Heaven Here On Earth (With Your Love)" - 5:04 #"Don't Know What to Do (Without You)" - 6:12 #"Adieu !" (Madame Tata Mix) - 7:31 #"

" - 5:00 #"My Heart Is In Your Hands" - 4:24 #"Control" - 4:37 #"And You Never Thought That This Could Happen to You" - 5:00 #"Rain" - 5:48

2012 2-CD reissue

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" #"Perfect Day" #"Heaven Here On Earth (With Your Love)" #"Don’t Know What to Do (Without You)" #"Comment te dire adieu" une et Jim présentent Madame Tata Mix#"

" #"My Heart Is In Your Hands" #"Control" #"And You Never Thought This Could Happen to You" #"Rain" Bonus tracks #"Run From Love" #" To Love Somebody" he Definitive Mix#"Comment te dire adieu" evin Saunderson Mix(Part 1) #"

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#"Comment te dire adieu" evin Saunderson Mix(Part 2) #"Read My Lips" (Enough Is Enough) ZJ remix#"Tell the World" #"Not So God Almighty" #"Rain" ascal Gabrielremix] #"To Love Somebody" nstrumental#"Run From Love" xtended#"Desire" #"Stranger" #"

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" ascal Gabriel remix Bronski Beat #"Read My Lips" ZJ remix dub#"To Love Somebody" nplugged live

2023 2-CD reissue

;CD 1 # Comment Te Dire Adieu # You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) # Perfect Day # Heaven Here On Earth (With Your Love) # Don’t Know What To Do (Without You) # Adieu! (Madame Tata Mix) # Read My Lips (Enough Is Enough) # My Heart Is In Your Hands # Control # And You Never Thought This Could Happen To You # Rain Bonus tracks # Not So God Almighty # From This Moment On (from ‘Red Hot + Blue’) # I Believe in Love (from ‘Merge’) # Tell The World # Stranger ;CD 2 # Read My Lips (Enough Is Enough)(AMYL Remix) # You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) (Gerd Janson Remix) # Comment Te Dire Adieu (Commercial Mix) # Rain (Pascal Gabriel Mix) # You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) (Arpeggius Club Vocal) # Run From Love (ft. Claudia Brücken) (12” Remix) # Until I Get Over You (Demo) # I Won’t Let You See Me Cry (Demo) # And You Never Thought This Could Happen To You (Demo) # Read My Lips (Enough Is Enough) (Demo) # You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) (William Orbit Remix)

Jimmy Somerville shop bonus CD: You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)

# You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)(Gerd Janson Remix) # You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)(AMYL Remix) # You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)(Kevin Saunderson) # You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)(JZJ Remix) # You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)(Arpeggius Remix) # Read My Lips (Enough Is Enough)(AMYL Dub)

Charts

Singles

Certifications

References

{{Authority control 1989 debut albums Jimmy Somerville albums Albums produced by Stephen Hague London Records albums