If I Was: The Very Best of Midge Ure & Ultravox is a 1993 compilation album by Scottish musician Midge Ure, featuring songs from his solo career and as part of the new wave and synthpop band Ultravox, along with Ure's collaborations with Mick Karn ("After a Fashion"), Phil Lynott ("Yellow Pearl"), Visage ("Fade to Grey"), and charity supergroup Band Aid ("Do They Know It's Christmas?").
| If I Was: The Very Best of Midge Ure & Ultravox | ||||
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| Released | 1993 | |||
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| Label | Chrysalis | |||
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| AllMusic |   [1] |
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Performer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "If I Was" (from The Gift) |
| Midge Ure | 5:21 |
| 2. | "No Regrets" (non-album single) | Tom Rush | Midge Ure | 4:02 |
| 3. | "Love's Great Adventure" (from The Collection) | Ultravox | 3:08 | |
| 4. | "Dear God" (from Answers to Nothing) | Ure | Midge Ure | 5:02 |
| 5. | "Cold Cold Heart" (from Pure) | Ure | Midge Ure | 4:06 |
| 6. | "Vienna" (from Vienna) |
| Ultravox | 4:38 |
| 7. | "Call of the Wild" (non-album single) |
| Midge Ure | 4:21 |
| 8. | "After a Fashion" (non-album single) |
| Midge Ure and Mick Karn | 3:59 |
| 9. | "Dancing with Tears in My Eyes" (from Lament) |
| Ultravox | 4:10 |
| 10. | "All Fall Down" (from U-Vox) |
| Ultravox | 5:09 |
| 11. | "Yellow Pearl" (from Solo in Soho) |
| Phil Lynott | 3:20 |
| 12. | "Fade to Grey" (from Visage) |
| Visage | 3:47 |
| 13. | "Reap the Wild Wind" (from Quartet) |
| Ultravox | 3:43 |
| 14. | "Answers to Nothing" (from Answers to Nothing) | Ure | Midge Ure | 3:40 |
| 15. | "Do They Know It's Christmas?" (non-album single) |
| Band Aid | 3:47 |
| 16. | "That Certain Smile" (from The Gift) |
| Midge Ure | 4:09 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Performer(s) | Length |
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| 17. | "The Man Who Sold the World" (non-album single) | David Bowie | Midge Ure | 5:30 |
Personnel
edit- Ultravox – performer, primary artist, producer
- Midge Ure – guitar, instrumentation, keyboards, performer, primary artist, producer, remixing, vocals
- Barry Adamson – bass
- Craig Armstrong – piano
- Chris Ballin – background vocals
- Band Aid – primary artist
- Gary Barnacle – brass, horn
- Angie Brown – background vocals
- Mark Brzezicki – drums
- Steve Brzezicki – bass
- Billy Burrie – keyboards, violin
- Kate Bush – guest artist, vocals
- Ali Campbell – vocals
- Robin Campbell – vocals
- Warren Cann – drums
- Jackie Challenor – background vocals
- The Chieftains – guest artist
- Chris Cross – bass
- Sheilah Cuffy – background vocals
- Carol Douet – background vocals
- Yona Dunsford – background vocals
- Gwen Dupree – background vocals
- Rusty Egan – drums
- Lindsey Elliott – drums
- Geoff Emerick – engineer
- Dave Formula – keyboards
- Phil Gannon – background vocals
- Glenn Gregory – background vocals
- Bruce Harris – executive producer, producer
- Trevor Ray Hart – photography
- John Hudson – engineer, producer
- Kenny Hyslop – drums, percussion
- Sylvia Mason-James – background vocals
- Lorenza Johnson – background vocals
- Mick Karn – bass, primary artist, producer
- Carol Kenyon – background vocals
- Robbie Kilgore – keyboards
- Mark King – bass
- Maxwell Langdown – speech/speaker/speaking part, voices
- Phil Lynott – guest artist, performer, primary artist, producer
- George Martin – producer
- Glen Matlock – bass, vocals
- Michael McCloud – background vocals
- John McGeoch – guitar
- Jim McGinlay – bass
- Billy McIsaac – keyboards, vocals
- Mae McKenna – background vocals
- Ian McLagan – guest artist, piano
- Jeremy Meehan – bass
- Paddy Moloney – tin whistle, uilleann pipes, whistle
- Paul Mosby – mizmar, synthesizer
- Steve New – guitar, vocals
- Simon Phillips – drums
- Josh Phillips-Gorse – keyboards, mellophonium, Mellotron
- Conny Plank – producer
- Kevin Powell – bass
- Nigel Ross-Scott – bass
- Vicki St. James – background vocals
- Jackie Sheridan – background vocals
- Peter Sherrard – photography
- Kate Stephenson – background vocals
- Steve Strange – guest artist, vocals
- John Thirkell – brass
- Peter Thoms – brass
- Vincent M. Vero – project coordinator, research
- Visage – performer, primary artist, producer
- Rick Walton – engineer, producer
- Ricci P. Washington – background vocals
- Derek Watkins – brass
- Steve Williams – electronic percussion, percussion
- Kit Woolven – producer
Charts and certifications
editWeekly charts
edit| Chart (1993) | Peak position |
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| UK Albums Chart[3] | 10 |
Certifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United Kingdom (BPI)[4] | Silver | 60,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
edit- ^ "If I Was: The Very Best of Midge Ure & Ultravox - Midge Ure,Ultravox - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
- ^ "If I Was: The Very Best of Midge Ure & Ultravox - Midge Ure,Ultravox - Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
- ^ "midge-ure-and-ultravox - full Official Chart History - Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
- ^ "British album certifications – Midge Ure & Ultravox – If I Was ... The Very Best Of Midge Ure And Ultravox". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 25 October 2018.