If I Was: The Very Best of Midge Ure & Ultravox
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?").
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| Released | 1993 | |||
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| Label | Chrysalis | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "If I Was" (from the Midge Ure album The Gift) |
| 5:21 |
| 2. | "No Regrets" (Midge Ure non-album single) | Tom Rush | 4:02 |
| 3. | "Love's Great Adventure" (from the Ultravox album The Collection) | 3:08 | |
| 4. | "Dear God" (from the Midge Ure album Answers to Nothing) | Ure | 5:02 |
| 5. | "Cold Cold Heart" (from the Midge Ure album Pure) | Ure | 4:06 |
| 6. | "Vienna" (from the Ultravox album Vienna) |
| 4:38 |
| 7. | "Call of the Wild" (Midge Ure non-album single) |
| 4:21 |
| 8. | "After a Fashion" (with Mick Karn; non-album single) |
| 3:59 |
| 9. | "Dancing with Tears in My Eyes" (from the Ultravox album Lament) |
| 4:10 |
| 10. | "All Fall Down" (from the Ultravox album U-Vox) |
| 5:09 |
| 11. | "Yellow Pearl" (from the Phil Lynott album Solo in Soho) |
| 3:20 |
| 12. | "Fade to Grey" (from the Visage album Visage) |
| 3:47 |
| 13. | "Reap the Wild Wind" (from the Ultravox album Quartet) |
| 3:43 |
| 14. | "Answers to Nothing" (from the Midge Ure album Answers to Nothing) | Ure | 3:40 |
| 15. | "Do They Know It's Christmas?" (by the charity supergroup Band Aid) |
| 3:47 |
| 16. | "That Certain Smile" (from the Midge Ure album The Gift) |
| 4:09 |
| 17. | "The Man Who Sold the World" (US version only) | David Bowie | 5:30 |
Personnel
- 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
- Ultravox – performer, primary artist, producer
- Midge Ure – guitar, instrumentation, keyboards, performer, primary artist, producer, remixing, vocals
- 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
Weekly charts
| Chart (1993) | Peak position |
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| UK Albums Chart[3] | 10 |
Certifications
| 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
- "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. Select albums in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type If I Was ... The Very Best Of Midge Ure And Ultravox in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
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