Iconic Jimmy Somerville, lead singer of Bronski Beat or The Communards, has announced
the release of his sixth solo album ”Homage” on 6th March 2015. The record, a collection
of 12 original disco tracks, is a tribute to the genre that inspired Jimmy so much during his
teenage years. While working with the record’s producer and friend John Winfield, Jimmy
had the idea to turn the songs they were working on at the time into ‚disco‘. John didn’t
need convincing. “We took all the songs and structured them into disco; when we started
doing that I realised they were all closet disco songs and they all came to life… it was really
exciting” explains Somerville. Famous for re-making disco classics as his own – You Make
Me Feel (Mighty Real), Never Can Say Goodbye, Don’t Leave Me This Way and I Feel Love
to name but a few – Homage was a logical next step in Somerville‘s ca­reer, one at which he
can only excel considering his background, passion and undisputed vocal talent. “There’s
a massive glitter ball in my head and it has never stopped turning” – Jimmy Somerville.