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About
James Ure is a Scottish singer-songwriter and record producer. His stage name, Midge, is a phonetic reversal of Jim. Ure enjoyed particular success in the 1970s and 1980s in bands including Slik, Thin Lizzy, Rich Kids, Visage, and as the second bandleader of Ultravox after John Foxx had left, carrying the band into high chart positions for the six following years before disbanding it. In 1984, he co-wrote and produced the charity single "Do They Know It's Christmas?" for the supergroup Band Aid, which he organised with Bob Geldof. He acts as a trustee for the charity. The single sold 3.7 million copies in the UK at first release, has become a staple of Christmas songs compilations ever since, and is the second-highest-selling single in UK chart history. He also organised the events Live Aid and Live 8 with Geldof, and serves as an ambassador for Save the Children.
Top Tracks
- 1
The Man Who Sold the World (2010 Remaster)
If I Was
- 2
Dear God
Ultravox & Midge Ure: Finest
- 3
Fields Of Fire
Breathe
- 4
Fragile
Fragile
- 5
Do They Know It's Christmas (Live at Wembley Arena, 23/12/1985)
The Gift [Deluxe Edition] (2023 Remaster)
- 6
Fade To Grey (2017 Version)
Soundtrack: 1978-2019
- 7
Call of the Wild
Ultravox & Midge Ure: Finest
- 8
Vienna (Orchestrated Version)
Soundtrack: 1978-2019
- 9
If I Was (7" Version)
Soundtrack: 1978-2019
- 10
The Chieftain/The Dancer (Live at Wembley Arena, 23/12/1985)
The Gift [Deluxe Edition] (2023 Remaster)
