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Sold is the debut solo studio album by English singer Boy George, released in 1987 by Virgin Records. The album includes George's cover of "Everything I Own", which reached number one in the United Kingdom,[2] Ireland,[3] and Norway,[4] and also reached the top 10 in several other countries.

Sold
Studio album by
Released8 June 1987
Recorded1986
StudioAir Studios, Montserrat
RAK Studios, London
GenreDance-pop[1]
Length43:50
LabelVirgin
Producer
  • Stewart Levine
  • Glen Skinner
Boy George chronology
Sold
(1987)
Tense Nervous Headache
(1988)
Singles from Sold
  1. "Everything I Own"
    Released: 13 March 1987
  2. "Keep Me in Mind"
    Released: April 1987
  3. "Sold"
    Released: May 1987
  4. "To Be Reborn"
    Released: November 1987
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Background


Sold was released following the break-up of George's band Culture Club in 1986 and his subsequent recovery from addiction to drugs.[5]


Commercial performance


The album was a big success in Europe, and a modest success in the UK, but failed to sell as well in the United States because George was not able to tour and promote it there due to drugs-related restrictions, so it only reached No. 145 on the Billboard 200,[6] despite George's popularity with Culture Club in previous years. The album was nonetheless a huge hit in Italy, where it became George's highest-charting and best-selling work; Culture Club, though extremely popular in that country, never achieved such an outcome there. The album got good reviews,[7] even if Virgin Records did not like the use of brass on many tracks.[citation needed]


Singles


Following on from the success of "Everything I Own", three further singles were released from the album: "Keep Me in Mind" (UK No. 29), the title track "Sold" (UK No. 24) and "To Be Reborn" (UK No. 13).[2]


Track listing


No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Sold"
3:55
2."I Asked for Love"
  • O'Dowd
  • Dozier
4:43
3."Keep Me in Mind"
4:05
4."Everything I Own"David Gates3:53
5."Freedom"
  • O'Dowd
  • Martin
  • Richie Stevens
3:49
6."Just Ain't Enough"
  • O'Dowd
  • Dozier
4:18
7."Where Are You Now (When I Need You)"
  • O'Dowd
  • Glenn Skinner
  • Stevens
  • Martin
  • Nightingale
  • Ian Maidman
  • Paul "Wix" Wickens
4:17
8."Little Ghost"3:14
9."Next Time"David Lasley3:28
10."We've Got the Right"
  • O'Dowd
  • Martin
  • Stevens
3:47
11."To Be Reborn"
  • O'Dowd
  • Dozier
4:26

Singles



B-sides



Other songs



Personnel



Musicians



Production



Charts and certifications



Release history


Country Year Label Format Catalogue
United Kingdom 1987 Virgin Records CD CDV 2430
MC MCV 2430
LP V 2430

References


  1. link
  2. "Boy George - full Official Chart History - Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  3. "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". 5 January 2010. Archived from the original on 5 January 2010. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  4. "norwegiancharts.com - Discography Boy George". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  5. "BBC News - Entertainment - More Karma from Boy George". news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  6. "Album Search for "sold"". AllMusic.
  7. HUNT, DENNIS (22 June 1987). "Pop Album Review : Boy George 'Sold' On Romantic Side". Los Angeles Times.
  8. "Sold – Boy George – Credits – AllMusic". AllMusic.
  9. "Discografie Boy George - dutchcharts.nl". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  10. "Hit Parade Italia - ALBUM 1987". www.hitparadeitalia.it. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  11. "swedishcharts.com - Discography Boy George". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  12. "Boy George - hitparade.ch". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  13. "Boy George – full Official Chart History – Official Charts Company". OfficialCharts.com.
  14. "British album certifications – Boy George – Sold". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 25 October 2018. Select albums in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type Sold in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.





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