Manage the Damage
1999 studio album by Jimmy Somerville
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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]
Released14 June 1999
StudioPeg's Study, Mayfair, Battery, Townhouse, RAK, London
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Track listing
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
- 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
| Chart (2000) | Peak position |
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| US Top 200 Albums (CMJ New Music Report)[3] | 191 |