Track Listing 1. If I Was 2. No Regrets 3. Love's Great Adventure - (with Ultravox) 4. Dear God 5. Cold, Cold Heart 6. Vienna - (with Ultravox) 7. Call of the Wild 8. After a Fashion - (with Mick Karn) 9. Dancing With Tears in My Eyes - (with Ultravox) 10. All Fall Down - (with Ultravox) 11. Yellow Pearl - (with Philip Lynott) 12. Fade to Grey - (with Visage) 13. Reap the Wild Wind - (with Ultravox) 14. Answers to Nothing 15. Do They Know It's Christmas? - (with Band Aid) 16. That Certain Smile 17. Man Who Sold the World, The
| Details | | Playing Time: | 72 min. | | Contributing Artists: | Ian McLagan, Kate Bush, Phil Lynott, Steve Strange, The Chieftains | | Distributor: | EMI Music Distribution | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes Personnel includes: Midge Ure (vocals, guitar); Kate Bush, Phil Lynott, Steve Strange (vocals); Ian McLagen (piano); Billy McIssac (keyboards, vocals); Billy Currie (keyboards, violin); Jim McInlay, Chris Cross, Russell Webb (bass); Glenn Matlock (bass, vocals); Kenny Hyslop, Mark Brzezicki, Simon Phillips (drums). Producers include: Midge Ure, Ultravox, John Hudson, Rik Walton, Mick Karn. Engineers: John Hudson, Rik Walton, Geoff Emerick. Midge Ure's career, as fans well know, did not begin nor end with Ultravox, and IF I WAS: THE VERY BEST OF MIDGE URE & ULTRAVOX attempts to give an overview of one of Britain's most popular singers. In the early-'80s, Ure was fronting two hit-bound bands: Visage and Ultravox. Visage gets short shrift here, Ultravox invariably, if unfairly, the better represented of the two. In 1981, as both bands' albums and singles swept up the charts, Ure linked up with Thin Lizzy's Phil Lynott for yet another hit, "Yellow Pearl." The following year, the new romantic hero launched his solo career with the Top 10 single "No Regrets." By the end of 1982 Ure had departed Visage, but in the New Year he joined forces with Japan's Mick Karn for the "After a Fashion" single, another hit. And then, of course, there's "Do They Know It's Christmas", co-written by Ure and Bob Geldof, to raise millions for Ethiopian famine relief. 1984 was to be Ultravox's swan song, but Ure re-emerged the next year as a solo artist, with hit following hit into the beginning of the new decade. All of them are here, and for fans, this is a solid set.
Editorial Reviews 3 Stars - Good - ...A surprisingly extensive collection of quickly recognisable hits and near misses... Q (03/01/1993)
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