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Colour by Numbers was Culture Club's most successful album, and, undoubtedly, one of the most popular albums from the 1980s. Scoring no less than four U.S. hit singles (and five overseas), this set dominated the charts for a full year, both in the United States and in Europe. The songs were infectious, the videos were all over MTV, and the band was a media magnet. Boy George sounded as warm and soulful as ever, but one of the real stars on this set was backing vocalist Helen Terry, who really brought the house down on the album's unforgettable first single, "Church of the Poison Mind." This album also featured the band's biggest (and only number one) hit, the irresistibly catchy "Karma Chameleon," its more rock & roll Top Five follow-up "Miss Me Blind," and the fourth single (and big club hit), "It's a Miracle" (which also featured Helen Terry's unmistakable belting). Also here are "Victims," a big, dark, deep, and bombastic power ballad that was a huge hit overseas but never released in the U.S., and other soulful favorites such as "Black Money" and "That's the Way (I'm Only Trying to Help You)," where Boy George truly flexed his vocal muscles. In the 1980s music was, in many cases, flamboyant, fun, sexy, soulful, colorful, androgynous, and carefree, and this album captured that spirit perfectly. A must for any collector of 1980s music, and the artistic and commercial pinnacle of a band that still attracted new fans years later.
© Jose Promis /TiVo
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Phil Pickett, ComposerLyricist - Jon Moss, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Culture Club, MainArtist - Steve Levine, Producer - Boy George, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Simon Humphrey, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gordon Milne, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Judd Lander, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Emile Craig, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Roy Ernest Hay, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jonathan Aubrey Moss, ComposerLyricist
(C) 1983 Virgin Records LtdThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 1983 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 1983 Virgin Records Limited
Phil Pickett, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - George O'Dowd, ComposerLyricist - Roy Hay, Guitar, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Helen Terry, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Jon Moss, Mixer, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Culture Club, MainArtist - Steve Levine, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Boy George, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Simon Humphrey, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gordon Milne, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Terry Bailey, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Grainger, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Emile Craig, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Roy Ernest Hay, ComposerLyricist - Jonathan Aubrey Moss, ComposerLyricist
(C) 1983 Virgin Records LtdThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 1983 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 1983 Virgin Records Limited
Phil Pickett, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - George O'Dowd, ComposerLyricist - Helen Terry, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Jon Moss, Mixer, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Culture Club, MainArtist - Steve Levine, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Boy George, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Simon Humphrey, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gordon Milne, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Terry Bailey, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Grainger, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Emile Craig, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist, Bass (Vocal) - Roy Ernest Hay, Guitar, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
(C) 1983 Virgin Records LtdThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 1983 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 1983 Virgin Records Limited
Phil Pickett, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - George O'Dowd, ComposerLyricist - Roy Hay, Guitar, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Helen Terry, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Jon Moss, Mixer, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Culture Club, MainArtist - Steve Levine, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Boy George, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Simon Humphrey, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gordon Milne, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Terry Bailey, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Grainger, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Mikey Craig, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Michael Emile Craig, ComposerLyricist - Roy Ernest Hay, ComposerLyricist
(C) 1983 Virgin Records LtdThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 1983 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 1983 Virgin Records Limited
Phil Pickett, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - George O'Dowd, ComposerLyricist - Roy Hay, Guitar, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Helen Terry, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Jon Moss, Mixer, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Culture Club, MainArtist - Michael Craig, ComposerLyricist - Steve Levine, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Boy George, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Simon Humphrey, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gordon Milne, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Terry Bailey, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Grainger, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Emile Craig, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1983 Virgin Records LtdThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 1983 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 1983 Virgin Records Limited
George O'Dowd, ComposerLyricist - Helen Terry, ComposerLyricist - Jon Moss, ComposerLyricist - Culture Club, MainArtist - Michael Emile Craig, ComposerLyricist - Roy Ernest Hay, ComposerLyricist - Jonathan Aubrey Moss, ComposerLyricist
(C) 1983 Virgin Records LtdThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 1983 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 1983 Virgin Records Limited
George O'Dowd, ComposerLyricist - Jon Moss, ComposerLyricist - Culture Club, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Michael Emile Craig, ComposerLyricist - Roy Ernest Hay, ComposerLyricist
(C) 1983 Virgin Records LtdThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 1983 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 1983 Virgin Records Limited
Phil Pickett, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - George O'Dowd, ComposerLyricist - Roy Hay, Guitar, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Helen Terry, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Jon Moss, Mixer, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Culture Club, MainArtist - Steve Levine, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Boy George, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Simon Humphrey, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gordon Milne, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Terry Bailey, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Grainger, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Mikey Craig, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Michael Emile Craig, ComposerLyricist - Roy Ernest Hay, ComposerLyricist
(C) 1983 Virgin Records LtdThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 1983 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 1983 Virgin Records Limited
Phil Pickett, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - George O'Dowd, ComposerLyricist - Roy Hay, Guitar, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Helen Terry, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Jon Moss, Mixer, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Culture Club, MainArtist - Steve Levine, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Boy George, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Simon Humphrey, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gordon Milne, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Terry Bailey, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Grainger, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Mikey Craig, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Michael Emile Craig, ComposerLyricist - Roy Ernest Hay, ComposerLyricist
(C) 1983 Virgin Records LtdThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 1983 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 1983 Virgin Records Limited
George O'Dowd, ComposerLyricist - Culture Club, MainArtist - Michael Emile Craig, ComposerLyricist - Roy Ernest Hay, ComposerLyricist - Jonathan Aubrey Moss, ComposerLyricist
(C) 1983 Virgin Records LtdThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 1983 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 1983 Virgin Records Limited
Album review
Colour by Numbers was Culture Club's most successful album, and, undoubtedly, one of the most popular albums from the 1980s. Scoring no less than four U.S. hit singles (and five overseas), this set dominated the charts for a full year, both in the United States and in Europe. The songs were infectious, the videos were all over MTV, and the band was a media magnet. Boy George sounded as warm and soulful as ever, but one of the real stars on this set was backing vocalist Helen Terry, who really brought the house down on the album's unforgettable first single, "Church of the Poison Mind." This album also featured the band's biggest (and only number one) hit, the irresistibly catchy "Karma Chameleon," its more rock & roll Top Five follow-up "Miss Me Blind," and the fourth single (and big club hit), "It's a Miracle" (which also featured Helen Terry's unmistakable belting). Also here are "Victims," a big, dark, deep, and bombastic power ballad that was a huge hit overseas but never released in the U.S., and other soulful favorites such as "Black Money" and "That's the Way (I'm Only Trying to Help You)," where Boy George truly flexed his vocal muscles. In the 1980s music was, in many cases, flamboyant, fun, sexy, soulful, colorful, androgynous, and carefree, and this album captured that spirit perfectly. A must for any collector of 1980s music, and the artistic and commercial pinnacle of a band that still attracted new fans years later.
© Jose Promis /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:38:16
- Main artists: Culture Club
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Virgin Catalogue
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 1983 Virgin Records Limited ℗ 1983 Virgin Records Limited
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