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The success of "The Crying Game" marked a comeback for Boy George, especially in the U.S., where his solo career had never taken hold beyond the dance clubs, and SBK (distributor of his label, Virgin) took advantage of his resurgence by compiling this 75-minute, 19-track album, which combines his former group Culture Club's biggest hits with selections from his solo work. The ten Culture Club tracks are of a piece, from 1982's "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me" (which here leads off with an ominous voice intoning, "Popularity breeds contempt") to "Love Is Love," which wasn't a hit but is a better choice than the missing "War Song," which was. The solo tracks are a more mixed batch, and not only because Top 40 U.K. hits like "Keep Me in Mind," "Sold," and "To Be Reborn" are missing. They often rely on loud percussion tracks that strand Boy George's tender tenor somewhere in the distance. He remains most effective on rhythmic ballads, whether "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me," "Everything I Own" (his chart-topping first U.K. solo hit), or "The Crying Game."
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Roy Hay, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Helen Terry, ComposerLyricist - Jon Moss, Mixer, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Culture Club, MainArtist - Michael Craig, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Levine, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Boy George, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Michael Emile Craig, ComposerLyricist - Roy Ernest Hay, ComposerLyricist
(C) 1993 Virgin Records LtdThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 1993 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 1982 Virgin Records Limited
Culture Club, MainArtist - Boy George, ComposerLyricist - Michael Emile Craig, ComposerLyricist - Roy Ernest Hay, ComposerLyricist - Jonathan Aubrey Moss, ComposerLyricist
(C) 1993 Virgin Records LtdThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 1993 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 1982 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) 1993 Virgin Records LtdThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 1993 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 1983 Virgin Records Limited
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) 1993 Virgin Records LtdThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 1993 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) 1993 Virgin Records LtdThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 1993 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 1983 Virgin Records Limited
Colin Campsie, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Phil Pickett, Additional Keyboards, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - George O'Dowd, ComposerLyricist - Roy Hay, Guitar, Keyboards, Piano, Electric Sitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jon Moss, Mixer, Drums, Percussion, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Culture Club, MainArtist - Michael Craig, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Steve Levine, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Boy George, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Denise Spooner, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Nick Payne, Flute, Saxophone, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - Terry Bailey, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Emile Craig, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist, Bass (Vocal) - Roy Ernest Hay, ComposerLyricist
(C) 1993 Virgin Records LtdThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 1993 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 1982 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) 1993 Virgin Records LtdThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 1993 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) 1993 Virgin Records LtdThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 1993 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 1983 Virgin Records Limited
David Lasley, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Phil Pickett, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - George O'Dowd, ComposerLyricist - Arif Mardin, Producer - LEW HAHN, Producer, Mixer, Recorder, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Jocelyn Brown, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - George Marino, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael O'Reilly, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Helen Terry, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Jon Moss, Mixer, Drums, Shaker, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Culture Club, MainArtist - David Richards, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ruby Turner, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Boy George, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Emile Craig, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Roy Ernest Hay, Guitar, Keyboards, Piano, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Martin Pearson, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Wendell Morrison, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Rudetsky, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1993 Virgin Records LtdThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 1993 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 1986 Virgin Records Limited
George O'Dowd, ComposerLyricist - Jon Moss, Mixer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Culture Club, MainArtist - Steve Levine, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Emile Craig, ComposerLyricist - Roy Ernest Hay, ComposerLyricist
(C) 1993 Virgin Records LtdThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 1993 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 1984 Virgin Records Limited
Richard Cottle, Composer - Boy George, MainArtist - Angela Dust, Composer - Bruce Forest, Composer, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 1993 Virgin Records LtdThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 1993 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 1993 Virgin Records Limited
Stewart Levine, Producer - DAVID GATES, ComposerLyricist - Boy George, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1993 Virgin Records LtdThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 1993 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 1987 Virgin Records Limited
George O'Dowd, ComposerLyricist - Boy George, MainArtist - Bobby z, ComposerLyricist - Maidman, ComposerLyricist
(C) 1993 Virgin Records LtdThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 1993 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 1988 Virgin Records Limited
George O'Dowd, Composer - Jon Moss, Composer - Jesus Loves You, MainArtist
(C) 1993 Virgin Records LtdThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 1993 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 1989 Virgin Records Limited
Attrell Cordes, Composer - P.M. Dawn, Producer - Boy George, MainArtist
(C) 1993 Virgin Records LtdThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 1993 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 1993 Virgin Records Limited
Geoff Stephens, ComposerLyricist - Pete Gleadall, Programmer - Pet Shop Boys, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Boy George, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1993 Virgin Records LtdThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 1993 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 1992 Virgin Records Limited
Paul Oakenfold, Producer - George O'Dowd, Composer - Boy George, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Simon Rogers, Composer, Producer - Bruce Forest, Producer - Jesus Loves You, MainArtist - Caron Geary, Composer
(C) 1993 Virgin Records LtdThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 1993 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 1991 Virgin Records Limited
Boy George, Composer - Jesus Loves You, MainArtist
(C) 1993 Virgin Records LtdThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 1993 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 1991 Virgin Records Limited
John Themis, Composer - George O'Dowd, Composer - Amos Pizzey, Composer, Producer - Ben Kape, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jesus Loves You, MainArtist - A Dust, Producer
(C) 1993 Virgin Records LtdThis label copy information is the subject of copyright protection. All rights reserved.(C) 1993 Virgin Records Ltd ℗ 1992 Virgin Records Limited
Album review
The success of "The Crying Game" marked a comeback for Boy George, especially in the U.S., where his solo career had never taken hold beyond the dance clubs, and SBK (distributor of his label, Virgin) took advantage of his resurgence by compiling this 75-minute, 19-track album, which combines his former group Culture Club's biggest hits with selections from his solo work. The ten Culture Club tracks are of a piece, from 1982's "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me" (which here leads off with an ominous voice intoning, "Popularity breeds contempt") to "Love Is Love," which wasn't a hit but is a better choice than the missing "War Song," which was. The solo tracks are a more mixed batch, and not only because Top 40 U.K. hits like "Keep Me in Mind," "Sold," and "To Be Reborn" are missing. They often rely on loud percussion tracks that strand Boy George's tender tenor somewhere in the distance. He remains most effective on rhythmic ballads, whether "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me," "Everything I Own" (his chart-topping first U.K. solo hit), or "The Crying Game."
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 19 track(s)
- Total length: 01:15:03
- Main artists: Boy George
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Virgin Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 1993 Virgin Records Limited This Compilation ℗ 1993 Virgin Records Limited
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