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

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Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Performer(s)Length
1."If I Was" (from The Gift)
Midge Ure5:21
2."No Regrets" (non-album single)Tom RushMidge Ure4:02
3."Love's Great Adventure" (from The Collection)Ultravox3:08
4."Dear God" (from Answers to Nothing)UreMidge Ure5:02
5."Cold Cold Heart" (from Pure)UreMidge Ure4:06
6."Vienna" (from Vienna)
  • Cann
  • Currie
  • Ure
  • Cross
Ultravox4:38
7."Call of the Wild" (non-album single)
  • Ure
  • Mitchell
  • Colin King
Midge Ure4:21
8."After a Fashion" (non-album single)Midge Ure and Mick Karn3:59
9."Dancing with Tears in My Eyes" (from Lament)
  • Cann
  • Currie
  • Ure
  • Cross
Ultravox4:10
10."All Fall Down" (from U-Vox)
  • Ure
  • Cross
  • Currie
Ultravox5:09
11."Yellow Pearl" (from Solo in Soho)Phil Lynott3:20
12."Fade to Grey" (from Visage)
Visage3:47
13."Reap the Wild Wind" (from Quartet)
  • Cann
  • Currie
  • Ure
  • Cross
Ultravox3:43
14."Answers to Nothing" (from Answers to Nothing)UreMidge Ure3:40
15."Do They Know It's Christmas?" (non-album single)Band Aid3:47
16."That Certain Smile" (from The Gift)
  • Ure
  • Mitchell
Midge Ure4:09
US bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Performer(s)Length
17."The Man Who Sold the World" (non-album single)David BowieMidge Ure5:30

Personnel

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Adapted from AllMusic.[2]

Charts and certifications

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Weekly charts

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

Certifications

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

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  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.
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