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?").

If I Was: The Very Best of Midge Ure & Ultravox
Greatest hits album by
Released1993
Genre
LabelChrysalis
Producer
Midge Ure chronology
Pure
(1991)
If I Was: The Very Best of Midge Ure & Ultravox
(1993)
Breathe
(1996)
Ultravox chronology
U-Vox
(1986)
If I Was: The Very Best of Midge Ure & Ultravox
(1993)
Revelation
(1993)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."If I Was" (from the Midge Ure album The Gift)
5:21
2."No Regrets" (Midge Ure non-album single)Tom Rush4:02
3."Love's Great Adventure" (from the Ultravox album The Collection)3:08
4."Dear God" (from the Midge Ure album Answers to Nothing)Ure5:02
5."Cold Cold Heart" (from the Midge Ure album Pure)Ure4:06
6."Vienna" (from the Ultravox album Vienna)
  • Cann
  • Currie
  • Ure
  • Cross
4:38
7."Call of the Wild" (Midge Ure non-album single)
  • Ure
  • Mitchell
  • Colin King
4:21
8."After a Fashion" (with Mick Karn; non-album single)
  • Ure
  • Mick Karn
3:59
9."Dancing with Tears in My Eyes" (from the Ultravox album Lament)
  • Cann
  • Currie
  • Ure
  • Cross
4:10
10."All Fall Down" (from the Ultravox album U-Vox)
  • Ure
  • Cross
  • Currie
5:09
11."Yellow Pearl" (from the Phil Lynott album Solo in Soho)
  • Phil Lynott
  • Ure
3:20
12."Fade to Grey" (from the Visage album Visage)
3:47
13."Reap the Wild Wind" (from the Ultravox album Quartet)
  • Cann
  • Currie
  • Ure
  • Cross
3:43
14."Answers to Nothing" (from the Midge Ure album Answers to Nothing)Ure3:40
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)
  • Ure
  • Mitchell
4:09
17."The Man Who Sold the World" (US version only)David Bowie5:30

Personnel

Adapted from AllMusic.[2]

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (1993) Peak
position
UK Albums Chart[3] 10

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[4] Silver 60,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. "If I Was: The Very Best of Midge Ure & Ultravox - Midge Ure,Ultravox - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  2. "If I Was: The Very Best of Midge Ure & Ultravox - Midge Ure,Ultravox - Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  3. "midge-ure-and-ultravox - full Official Chart History - Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  4. "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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