music.wikisort.org - CompositionSold 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.
1987 studio album by Boy George
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Released | 8 June 1987 |
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Recorded | 1986 |
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Studio | Air Studios, Montserrat RAK Studios, London |
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Genre | Dance-pop[1] |
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Length | 43:50 |
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Label | Virgin |
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Producer | - Stewart Levine
- Glen Skinner
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- "Everything I Own"
Released: 13 March 1987
- "Keep Me in Mind"
Released: April 1987
- "Sold"
Released: May 1987
- "To Be Reborn"
Released: November 1987
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Professional ratingsReview scores |
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Source | Rating |
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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]
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
Title | Writer(s) |
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1. | "Sold" | | 3:55 |
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2. | "I Asked for Love" | | 4:43 |
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3. | "Keep Me in Mind" | | 4:05 |
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4. | "Everything I Own" | David Gates | 3:53 |
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5. | "Freedom" | - O'Dowd
- Martin
- Richie Stevens
| 3:49 |
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6. | "Just Ain't Enough" | | 4:18 |
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7. | "Where Are You Now (When I Need You)" | - O'Dowd
- Glenn Skinner
- Stevens
- Martin
- Nightingale
- Ian Maidman
- Paul "Wix" Wickens
| 4:17 |
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8. | "Little Ghost" | | 3:14 |
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9. | "Next Time" | David Lasley | 3:28 |
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10. | "We've Got the Right" | | 3:47 |
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11. | "To Be Reborn" | | 4:26 |
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Singles
- "Everything I Own"/"Use Me"
- "Keep Me in Mind"/"State of Love" (+ "I Pray '87" on the 12" maxi single)
- "Sold"/“Are You Too Afraid?”
- "To Be Reborn"/"Where Are You Now (When I Need You?)"
B-sides
- "Use Me" – (O'Dowd, Martin, Stevens)
- "State of Love" (Edit & Extended Mix) – (O'Dowd, Roy Hay, Phil Pickett)
- "I Pray '87" – (O'Dowd, Hay, Jon Moss, Mikey Craig, Pickett)
- "Are You Too Afraid" – (Hay, O'Dowd)
Other songs
Personnel
Musicians
- Boy George – lead male vocals
- Helen Terry – female vocals
- Richie Stevens – drums, percussion
- Vic Martin – keyboards
- Glenn Nightingale – guitars and background vocals
- Ian Maidman – bass
- Paul "Wix" Wickens – keyboards and rhythm arrangement on tracks 2, 6 & 11
- Michael Timothy – keyboards
- Juliet Roberts – backing vocals
- Carroll Thompson – backing vocals
- Captain Crucial (Amos Pizzey) – toastin'
- Lorenzo Hall – backing vocals
- Jerry Hey – arranging strings and horns[8]
Production
- Stewart Levine – production
- Glenn Skinner – sound engineer; production on track 10
- Steve Reece – assistant sound engineer
- Malcolm Garrett per Assorted iMaGes – sleeve
- Paul Gobel, Johnny Rozsa, Bill Ling – photography
Charts and certifications
Weekly charts
Chart (1987) |
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Dutch Albums Chart[9] |
51 |
Italian Albums Chart[10] |
4 |
Norwegian Albums Chart[4] |
15 |
Swedish Albums Chart[11] |
18 |
Swiss Albums Chart[12] |
15 |
UK Albums Chart[13] |
29 |
US Billboard 200 |
145 |
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Release history
References
External links
- Amazon.com: professional and customer reviews, product details, track listing and audio samples.
- Lyrically Speaking: Web page including all the lyrics to the Sold album, the lyrics of its singles, B-sides, "The Wishing Well" and "Let It Be", as well as all lyrics to the songs by Culture Club, Boy George, Jesus Loves You and related projects.
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