The Communards

On one Top of the Pops episode, with the song being mimed, Morris and Somerville changed roles so that Somerville appeared to sing the deep notes and Morris the high ones. Morris performed both backing and co-lead vocals on many of the Communards' other recordings, and appeared in group photos as an unofficial third member. Later that year, the Communards had another UK top 10 hit with the single “So Cold the Night”, which reached number 8.

Red and split (1987–1988)

In 1987, they released an album titled Red, which was partly produced by Stephen Hague. Red featured a cover version of the Jackson 5 hit “Never Can Say Goodbye” (in a version inspired by Gloria Gaynor's cover), which the Communards took to number 4 on the UK chart. Their last released single was “There's More to Love (Than Boy Meets Girl)” in 1988, which reached number 20 and was their final top 20 hit. Red is also noteworthy for “Victims” and “For a Friend” (also released as a single), which relates to people living with, and having died from, HIV/AIDS and was written in memory of activist Mark Ashton.

The Communards split in 1988. Somerville pursued a solo musical career, while Coles was ordained as an Anglican priest in 2005, serving as a parish priest in Northamptonshire until he retired in 2022.