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 and 11 January 2000 in the US. (see section 'Upcoming Releases', p. 31)
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 performance for Manage the Damage Chart (2000) PeakpositionUS Top 200 Albums (CMJ New Music Report) (see section 'CMJ Top 200', p. 15) 191
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