JIMMY SOMERVILLE – London Records to Reissue 1995 Album ‘Dare To Love’ For 30th Anniversary – Out 5th Dec

LONDON RECORDS TO REISSUE 

JIMMY SOMERVILLE’S 

1995 ALBUM 

‘DARE TO LOVE’

TO MARK 30TH ANNIVERSARY 

FULLY REMASTERED AND AVAILABLE ON DOUBLE VINYL FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME PLUS DOUBLE CD ON DECEMBER 5TH, 2025

FEATURES PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED B-SIDES, RARITIES AND REMIXES 

FROM TODD TERRY, THE BEATMASTERS, SLY & ROBBIE AND MORE.

PRE-ORDER HERE

LISTEN TO “DO YOU WANNA FUNK?” / WATCH THE VISUALISER 

October 16, 2025: London Records have announced a very special 30th Anniversary Edition of Jimmy Somerville’s classic album‘Dare To Love’. Set for release on December 5th, ‘Dare To Love’has been fully remastered and is available for the very first time on double vinyl LP, plus double CD & digital formats and with a different cover image of Somerville, pre-order here. The new reissue features previously unreleased B-sides, rarities and remixes by Todd Terry, The Beatmasters, Sly & Robbie and more. Listen to “Do You Wanna Funk?” here.

The sleeve of the 30th Anniversary edition features a silhouette of a male figure across Jimmy’s torso, notably absent from the original sleeve. Jimmy Somerville comments: “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 homo erotic and not nice non controversial gay… which I have never been!!!!!”

dancefloor,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. ‘Dare To Love’ explores love, loss, and identity, both on and off the dancefloor and 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.

JIMMY SOMERVILLE DARE TO LOVE (REMASTERED & EXPANDED)  TRACK LISTS

 

2LP:

Cat No. LMS172552 

A1        Heartbeat (2025 Remaster)

A2        Hurt So Good (2025 Remaster)

A3        Cry (2025 Remaster)

A4        Lovething (2025 Remaster)

A5        By Your Side (2025 Remaster)

B1        Dare To Love (2025 Remaster)

B2        Someday We’ll Be Together (2025 Remaster)

B3        Alright (2025 Remaster)

B4        Too Much Of A Good Thing (2025 Remaster)

B5        A Dream Gone Wrong (2025 Remaster)

C1       Come Lately (2025 Remaster)

C2       Safe In These Arms (2025 Remaster)

C3       Because Of Him (2025 Remaster)

C4       Nature Boy

C5       Up And Away

C6       Sorrow

D1: Step Inside

D2       Cherish

D3       DJ Of Love

D4       No Suffering

D5 Do You Want to Funk?

2CD:

Cat No. LMS1725521 

1.1       Heartbeat (2025 Remaster)

1.2       Hurt So Good (2025 Remaster)

1.3       Cry (2025 Remaster)

1.4       Lovething (2025 Remaster)

1.5       By Your Side (2025 Remaster)

1.6       Dare To Love (2025 Remaster)

1.7       Someday We’ll Be Together (2025 Remaster)

1.8       Alright (2025 Remaster)

1.9       Too Much Of A Good Thing (2025 Remaster)

1.10     A Dream Gone Wrong (2025 Remaster)

1.11     Come Lately (2025 Remaster)

1.12     Safe In These Arms (2025 Remaster)

1.13     Because Of Him (2025 Remaster)

1.14     Nature Boy

1.15     Up And Away

1.16     Telling Lies

1.17     Step Inside

1.18     Nothing Said, Nothing Done

1.19     Been So Long (Remix)

2.1 Do You Wanna Funk? (Original Full-Length Mix)

2.2       Heartbeat (Biff 12” Remix)

2.3       Safe (DJ Tonka 12”) 

2.4       By Your Side (Miss You Like Crazy Mix) 

2.5       Heartbeat (E-Smoove Downtown Underground)

2.6       Hurt So Good (12” Beatmasters Lovers Mix)

2.7       Love You Forever (Remix)

2.8       Heartbeat II

2.9       Safe (Todd Terry 7”)

2.1       Hurt So Good (Sly & Robbie Remix)

2.11     By Your Side (Stripped Mix) 

2.12     Because Of Him (Celtic Version)

“Heartbeat” – CD Single – Townsend Music Exclusive

Cat No. LMS0029

01 Heartbeat (E-Smoove 12-Inch Anthem Mix)

02 Heartbeat (Chuck & Williamson Original Version)

03 Heartbeat (Armand’s Cardiac Mix)

04 Do You Wanna Funk (Bonamatic Dub)

05 Heartbeat II (Dub Mix)

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

Cat No. LMS0030

01 Hurt So Good (Beatmasters Radio Edit)

02 Safe Sex (Todd Terry Long Session)

03 Hurt So Good (12 Inch Sly & Robbie Dub Mix)

04 Safe Journey (Todd Terry 12”)

05 Hurt So Good (Steely & Clevie Vocal Mix 2)

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