Move Me (Midge Ure album)
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| Released | 25 September 2000 (Europe)[1] 2 July 2001 (UK)[2] | |||
| Studio | Environment Studio, Bath; Matrix Studios, London | |||
| Label | BMG, Arista, Curb Records | |||
| Producer | Midge Ure | |||
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Move Me, released in continental Europe on 25 September 2000 by BMG Records, is the fifth solo album by former Ultravox frontman Midge Ure. Ure produced, arranged and recorded it almost entirely at home.[4][5] The UK version of the album had a 'soft release' on 14 May 2001 by Curb Records, with only 1,000 copies being made available country-wide.[6] The album received a 'proper release' on 2 July 2001. In the United States, Koch Records handled the album's distribution.[7]
Background
Ure described Move Me as a more guitar-oriented album than some of the previous releases in his discography.[8] "Beneath A Spielberg Sky" was released as the first single from the album. Ure commented that the song was about "all things in life viewed on a screen like a movie. War, love, past and future."[9]
"The Refugee Song" was inspired by the refugee crisis in Kosovo 1999. Midge said that the song "refers to the whole idea of losing your family for a bit, not knowing whether they are alive or dead?" "The Refugee Song" was re-recorded 2015 and was included as a bonus track on the "Breathe Again Live and Extended" album.
Move Me was re-released on 16 October 2006 by the German record label Hypertension, as "Move Me+" with a bonus CD featuring two instrumental tracks called "Higher" and "Fall", plus live tracks recorded in Germany 2000, radio edits and acoustic versions.[10]
Track listing
All tracks written by Midge Ure; except where indicated
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "You Move Me" | 5:37 | |
| 2. | "Beneath A Spielberg Sky" | 4:53 | |
| 3. | "Words" | 3:44 | |
| 4. | "Strong" | 4:45 | |
| 5. | "Let Me Go" | 4:54 | |
| 6. | "Alone" | 5:11 | |
| 7. | "Monster" (Instrumental) | 3:04 | |
| 8. | "Absolution Sometime!" | Ure, Danny Mitchell | 4:59 |
| 9. | "The Refugee Song" | Ure, Danny Mitchell | 5:19 |
| 10. | "Four" | 4:47 | |
| 11. | "Somebody" | 5:50 |
Personnel
- Midge Ure - Vocals, guitar, keyboards
- Bass – Dave Williamson
- Percussion – Russell Field
- Hammond Organ, Piano – Josh Phillips (tracks: 2, 4, 5)
- Backing Vocals – Angie Brown, Billie Godfrey, Mary Pearce (tracks: 2, 11)
- Keyboards, Piano – Martin Badder (tracks: 6, 7, 10)
- Bass Synthesizer – Bruno Ellingham (track: 7)
References
- ^ "Midge Ure - Move Me (album)". germancharts.de. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
- ^ "New Releases - Albums - Frontline Releases" (PDF). Music Week. 30 June 2001. p. 22. Retrieved 28 November 2025 – via World Radio History.
- ^ "[promotional sticker image] Midge Ure – Beneath A Spielberg Sky". Discogs. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
- ^ "Interview 2001".
- ^ If I Was... The Autobiography. Virgin Books. 2004.
- ^ "News In Brief - Midge Ure CD releases". Extreme Voice. No. 20. 2001. p. 4.
- ^ "Midge Ure solo at the North Star". Daily Local News. 1 May 2002. Archived from the original on 3 January 2018. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
- ^ Sinclair, James (10 October 2009). "Interview: Midge Ure". What's On South Devon. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
- ^ "Feature: Beneath a Wiltshire sky..." 9 April 2023.
- ^ Jones, Tim (22 November 2007). "Move Me+". Record Collector. No. 332. Retrieved 28 November 2025.