Boy George – Sold
(Virgin Records 1987 V2430)
Matrix No’s: A1/B1 – UK Pressing
Sleeve in Nr MINT condition
Inner Sleeve in Nr MINT condition
Vinyl in Nr MINT condition
(there are some surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality apart from some light pops/crackles at the very start of each side)
George Alan O’Dowd (born 14 June 1961), known professionally as Boy George, is an English singer, songwriter, actor, DJ and lead singer of the English pop band Culture Club. He began his solo career in 1987. Boy George grew up in Eltham and was part of the New Romantic movement which emerged in the late 1970s to early 1980s. His androgynous look and style of fashion was greatly inspired by glam rock pioneers David Bowie and Marc Bolan. He formed Culture Club with Roy Hay, Mikey Craig and Jon Moss in 1981. The band’s second album Colour by Numbers (1983) sold more than 10 million copies worldwide. Their hit singles include “Do You Really Want to Hurt Me”, “Time (Clock of the Heart)”, “I’ll Tumble 4 Ya”, “Church of the Poison Mind”, “Karma Chameleon”, “Victims”, “Miss Me Blind”, “It’s a Miracle”, “The War Song”, “Move Away” and “I Just Wanna Be Loved”.
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, Ireland, and Norway, and the top 10 in several other countries.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | “Sold” |
|
3:55 |
| 2. | “I Asked for Love” |
|
4:43 |
| 3. | “Keep Me in Mind” |
|
4:05 |
| 4. | “Everything I Own” | David Gates | 3:53 |
| 5. | “Freedom” |
|
3:49 |
| 6. | “Just Ain’t Enough” |
|
4:18 |
| 7. | “Where Are You Now (When I Need You)” |
|
4:17 |
| 8. | “Little Ghost” |
|
3:14 |
| 9. | “Next Time” | David Lasley | 3:28 |
| 10. | “We’ve Got the Right” |
|
3:47 |
| 11. | “To Be Reborn” |
|
4:26 |
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[9]
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
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