BOY GEORGE WEB

 

Albums

• Kissing to Be Clever (1982)
• Colour by Numbers(1983)
• Waking Up with the House on Fire (1984)
• From Luxury to Heartache (1986}
• Don't Mind If I Do (1999}

Singles

• "White Boy" (UK only) (from Kissing to be clever)
• "I'm Afraid of Me" (UK and Mexico only) (K)
• "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me" (K)
• "Mystery Boy" (Japan only) (on remastered Colour by numbers)
• "Time (Clock of the Heart)" (K)
• "I'll Tumble 4 Ya" (North America only) (K)
• "Church of the Poison Mind" (from C)
• "Karma Chameleon" (C)
• "Victims" (UK and Europe only)(C)
• "It's a Miracle" (1984, C)
• "Miss me Blind" (everywhere except UK)(1984, C)
• "Mister Man" (South Africa only) (1984, C)
• "The War Song" (from Waking up with th ehouse on fire)
• "The Medal Song" (UK, Europe and Japan only) (W)
• "Don't Go Down that Street" (Japanese single only) (B-side of "The Medal Song"; now a bonus track on remastered W)
• "Mistake No. 3" (Canada, USA, Peru, South Africa and Australia only) (W)
• "Don't Talk About It" (Mexico only) (W)
• "Love Is Love" (Canada, Europe and Japan only) ^[1] (1985, B side of the previous; now a bonus track on remastered W)
• "Move Away" (from From luxury to headache)
• "God Thank you Woman" (UK, Europe and Japan only) (F)
• "Gusto Blusto" (Canada and USA only) (F)
• "I Just Wanna Be Loved" (from G; then, remixed and with extra spoken intro, on Don't mind if I do)
• "Your Kisses Are Charity" (UK, Europe and Japan only) (from D)
• "Cold Shoulder/Starman" (UK only) (D)
• "See Thru" (UK only) (only released as a limited promo 12" with remixes (D)
• "Do You Really Want To Hurt Me '05" (remixed version released only in France (#19))

More information on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture_Club

 

 

KISSING TO BE CLEVER 1982 

  1982 original

1. White Boy   2. You Know I´m Not Crazy  3. I´ll Tumble 4 Ya  4. Take Control 5.Love Twist

6.Boy, Boy, (I´m The Boy)  7.I'm Afraid Of Me  8.White Boys Can´t Control It 9.Do You Really Want To Hurt Me 10.Time (Clock Of The Heart)

CULTURE CLUB -- KISSING TO BE CLEVER rare original 1980s Epic/Virgin USA issue CD features exclusive North American program order : 01 Do You Really Want To Hurt Me/
02 I'm Afraid of Me (remix)/03 You Know I'm Not Crazy/04 I'll Tumble 4 Ya/05 Love Twist (featuring Captain Crucial)/06 Time (Clock of The Heart)/07 White Boy (dance mix)/08 Boy Boy (I'm The Boy)/09 White Boys Can't Control It/10 Take Control.

 

  2003 digital remaster

1. White Boy (Dance Mix)
2. You Know I'm Not Crazy
3. I'll Tumble 4 Ya
4. Love Twist (featuring Captain Crucial)
5. Boy Boy (I'm The Boy)
6. I'm Afraid Of Me (Remix)
7. White Boys Can't Control It
8. Do You Really Want To Hurt Me

BONUS TRACKS:
9. Love Is Cold
10. Murder Rat Trap
11. Time (Clock Of The Heart)
12. Romance Beyond The Alphabet

It can be hard to remember with memories of drug busts and increasingly wacky outfits clouding the issue, but the reason Culture Club became as huge as they did was that their debut album, 1982's KISSING TO BE CLEVER, is an unabashedly commercial and often brilliant amalgam of American R&B and British chart pop. Remember, "Do You Really Want To Hurt Me" wasa UK hit before anyone even knew who Boy George was, and for good reason. Even though nothing on the album matches thattranscendent single, the pop-reggae-soul-dance grooves are always entertaining and often, as on "I'm Afraid Of Me" and the spooky "White Boys Can't Control It", simply excellent.
American fans should be aware that this CD contains the original UK edition of the album, which doesn't include the hit single "Time (Clock of the Heart)" and has a somewhat less satisfying running order.

 

SINGLES 

1982 : 1. White Boy 6:44
             2. Love Twist 4:19

1982 : 1. I'm Afraid Of Me
             2. Murder Rap Trap

  

1982 : I'll Tumble 4 Ya 2:34                                      MEXICAN EDITION

 

1982 :  1. Do You Really Want To Hurt Me
              2. Do You Really Want TO Hurt Me - Dub Version

  

 

1982 : 1. Time (Clock Of The Heart)
             2. White Boys Can't Control It

1982 :  1. Mystery Boy
             2. Murder Trap Rap

  

1983 : TIME EP                                                        JAPANESE EDITION

1. Time (Clock Of The Heart)
2. White Boy - Long Version
3. I'm Afraid Of Me - Long Version
4. Do You Really Want To Hurt Me - Dub Version

 

 

COLOUR BY NUMBERS 1983

   picture disc

1. Karma Chameleon
2. It's A Miracle
3. Black Money
4. Changing Every Day
5. That's The Way (I'm Only Trying To Help You)
6. Church Of The Poison Mind
7. Miss Me Blind
8. Mister Man
9. Stormkeeper
10. Victims

 

COLOUR BY NUMBERS 2002 DIGITAL REMASTER

1. Karma Chameleon
2. It's A Miracle
3. Black Money
4. Changing Every Day
5. That's The Way (I'm Only Trying To Help You)
6. Church Of The Poison Mind
7. Miss Me Blind
8. Mister Man
9. Stormkeeper
10. Victims
BONUS TRACKS :

11.MAN-SHAKE / 12. MYSTERY BOY (SUNTORI HOT WHISKEY SONG ) / 13.MELTING POT / 14.COLOUR BY NUMBERS / 15. ROMANCE REVISITED.

Despite naysayers who assumed Culture Club were a nine-day wonder, their second album, 1983's COLOUR BY NUMBERS, not only outsold their debut in both Britain and the US, it's a far better album. KISSING TO BE CLEVER was a canny blend of pop and soul, but its occasional cryptic archness kept it at something of an emotional distance. From the gospelly piano ballad opener "That's the Way"--which like several tracks here features sterling backing vocals from Helen Terry--to the moving and dramatic "Victims", that's not a problem here. Even the enormous hits "Karma Chameleon" and "Church of the Poison Mind"--possibly Culture Club's best-ever single--have asoulful ease and swing missing from the debut, although they perhaps lack the emotional heft of the abovementioned songs.
As with KISSING TO BE CLEVER, American fans should know that this CD features the original British mix and track sequence.

 

SINGLES

 CHURCH OF A POISON MIND

1983 :    1. Church Of The Poison Mind
            2. Mystery Boy
            3. Man Shake

  KARMA CHAMELON

1983 :   1. Karma Chameleon
            2. It's A Miracle

BRAZILIAN EDITION : 1. Karma De Camaleao - Karma Chameleon/ 2. E Assim (Estou Apenas Tentando Adjuda-lo) - That's The Way (I'm Only Trying To Help You)

 UK VERSION : 1. Karma Chameleon 4:11 / 2. I'll Tumble 4 Ya - U.S. 12" Remix 4:38

  VICTIMS 7"+ Poster

1983: 1. Victims
         2. Colour By Numbers

 

12" : 1. Victims  /2. Colour By Numbers /3. Romance Revisited

   MISS ME BLIND

1983 : 1. Miss Me Blind
          2. Colour By Numbers

 

 

1983 : 1. Miss Me Blind/It's A Miracle - Extended Dance Re-Mix /  2. Colour By Numbers

 12" UK

1984 : 1. It's A Miracle/Miss Me Blind - US Remix/ 2. Love Twist /3. Melting Pot

 IT'S A MIRACLE

1984: 1. It's A Miracle
         2. Love Twist

 

 

 

 

 

WAKING UP WITH THE HOUSE ON FIRE 1984

Tell-all books and TV shows later explained that Culture Club was slowly imploding under the weight of intra-band tensions and Boy George's increasing drug addiction, but upon itsrelease in 1984, WAKING UP WITH THE HOUSE ON FIRE just sounded strained and odd. Listening to the album in hindsight, its charms are more apparent, and the discomfort of its creation is readily audible in the subtle tension of songs like "Dangerous Man" and the sweeping ballad "Mistake Number Three". George is in fine voice, and the band's playing is as smooth and relaxed as always, but there's no denying that the songwriting is uneven--the plainly imbecilic "The War Song" was a horrid choice for the first single--and there's an unsettling sense of listening to the psychic collapse of a once-promising talent. Waking up with the house on fire indeed...

 

1. Dangerous man
2. War song
3. Unfortunate thing
4. Crime time
5. Mistake no 3
6. Dive
7. Medal song
8. Don't talk about it
9. Mannequin
10. Hello goodbye

1. Dangerous Man
2. The War Song
3. Unfortunate Thing
4. Crime Time
5. Mistake Number 3
6. The Dive
7. The Medal Song
8. Don't Talk About It
9. Mannequin
10. Hello Goodbye
11. La Cancion De Guerra - Bonus Track
12. Love Is Love - Bonus Track
13. The Dream - Bonus Track
14. Don't Go Down That Street - Bonus Track

 Waking Up With The House On Fire - japanese test pressing 

  picture disc

  

1984 :

1. The War Song - Ultimate Dance Mix 2. The War Song - Shriek Mix 3. La Cancion De Guerra

 BRAZILIAN EDITION : 1. Canção Da Guerra - The War Song
2. Canção Da Guerra - La Cancion De Guerra

1. The Medal Song
2. Don't Go Down That Street

picture disc

 

 french 7"

 1985 Brazilian edition 1. Culture Club - Amor E Amor - Love Is Love/2. Giorgio Moroder - Tema De Maleline - Madeline's Theme

1984: CULTURE CLUB Love Is Love (1984 Japanese 5-track promo 12" including Don't Go Down That Street, Medal Song Extended Mix, Love Is Love, Don't Talk About It & War Song French Version.

 

1984: 1. Don't Go Down That Street - Single Version /2. Mistake No 3

1984: 1.Mistake Number 3 / 2.Don't Go Down That Street / 3.Crime Time

 

 

 

FROM LUXURY TO HEARTACHE 1986

 

 

1. Move Away
2. I Pray
3. Work On Me Baby
4. Gusto Blusto
5. Heaven's Children
6. God Thank You Woman
7. Reasons
8. Too Bad
9. Come Clean
10. Sexuality
11. Move Away - Extended Version
12. God Thank You Woman - Extended Version
13. Sexuality - Extended

This album was branded a failure when it was released back in 1986, mainly due to Boy George's bad press at the time and the fact it didn't produce a string of hit singles like the group's previous 3 albums did. However, From Luxury To Heartache is a collection of clever, catchy pop songs that can lift you up from start to finish. From the brilliant opener, Move Away, through to the wacky Gustoblusto and the heart-felt God Thank You Woman, this thoroughly under-valued album is Culture Club on true form. There will never be another Colour By Numbers- but this is the next best thing!

1. Move Away
2. Sexuality

 

 

1. Move Away - Extended Version
2. Sexuality - Tango Dub Remix Version

 

 

1986 EXTENDED 12" :

1. God Thank You Woman - Extended Version 2. From Luxury To Heartache - It's All Her Fault Mix

 

 1986 : 1. Gusto Blusto - Rock Mix 4:56
          2. Gusto Blusto - Extended Dance Mix 6:38

DJ PROMO: 1. Gusto Blusto - Rock Mix 4:56 / 2. Gusto Blusto - Dance Mix 6:38