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词条 Sold (Boy George album)
释义

  1. Background

  2. Commercial performance

  3. Singles

  4. Track listing

     B-sides  Other songs 

  5. Singles

  6. Personnel

     Musicians  Production 

  7. Charts and certifications

     Weekly charts  Certifications 

  8. Release history

  9. References

  10. External links

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Sold is the debut solo 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 a number of other countries.

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]

Commercial performance

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 number 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.

Singles

Following on from the success of "Everything I Own", three further singles were released from the album: "Keep Me in Mind" (UK #29), "To Be Reborn" (UK #13), and the title track "Sold" (UK #24).[2]

Track listing

  1. "Sold" – 3:54 (O'Dowd, Vic Martin, Lamont Dozier)
  2. "I Asked for Love" – 4:43 (O'Dowd, Lamont Dozier)
  3. "Keep Me in Mind" – 4:05 (O'Dowd, Glen Nightingale, Jocelyn Brown)
  4. "Everything I Own" – 3:53 (David Gates)
  5. "Freedom" – 3:49 (O'Dowd, Vic Martin, Richie Stevens)
  6. "Just Ain't Enough" – 4:18 (O'Dowd, Lamont Dozier)
  7. "Where Are You Now (When I Need You)" – 4:16 (O'Dowd, Glenn Skinner, Richie Stevens, Vic Martin, Glenn Nightingale, Ian Maidman, Paul "Wix" Wickens)
  8. "Little Ghost" – 3:13 (Kevin Mooney, Marco Pirroni)
  9. "Next Time" – 3:28 (David Lasley)
  10. "We've Got the Right" – 3:46 (O'Dowd, Vic Martin, Richie Stevens)
  11. "To Be Reborn" – 4:25 (O'Dowd, Lamont Dozier)

B-sides

  1. "Use Me" – (O'Dowd, Martin, Stevens)
  2. "State of Love" (Edit & Extended Mix) – (O'Dowd, Hay, Pickett)
  3. "I Pray '87" – (O'Dowd, Roy Hay, Jon Moss, Mikey Craig, Pickett)
  4. "Are You Too Afraid" – (Roy Hay, O'Dowd)

Other songs

  1. "Let It Be" (with Ferry Aid) – 6:08 (Lennon/McCartney)
  2. "The Wishing Well" (with GOSH!) – 5:30 (Copping)
  3. "Live My Life" (from the soundtrack Hiding Out)

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?)"

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 No. 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

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Weekly charts

Chart (1987)Peak
position
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 200145
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Certifications

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Release history

CountryYearLabelFormatCatalogue
United Kingdom 1987 Virgin Records CD CDV 2430
MC MCV 2430
LP V 2430

References

1. ^1 [{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r2535|pure_url=yes}} link]
2. ^1 {{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/24000/boy-george/|title=Boy George - full Official Chart History - Official Charts Company|website=www.officialcharts.com|accessdate=5 February 2019}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100105231849/http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement|title=The Irish Charts - All there is to know|date=5 January 2010|website=web.archive.org|accessdate=5 February 2019}}
4. ^1 {{cite web|url=https://norwegiancharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Boy+George|title=norwegiancharts.com - Discography Boy George|website=norwegiancharts.com|accessdate=5 February 2019}}
5. ^{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/501288.stm|title=BBC News - Entertainment - More Karma from Boy George|website=news.bbc.co.uk|accessdate=5 February 2019}}
6. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/search/albums/sold|title=Album Search for "sold"}}
7. ^{{cite web|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1987-06-22/entertainment/ca-5267_1_boy-george|title=Pop Album Review : Boy George 'Sold' On Romantic Side|first=DENNIS|last=HUNT|date=22 June 1987|work=Los Angeles Times}}
8. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/sold-mw0000196593/credits|title=Sold – Boy George – Credits – AllMusic}}
9. ^{{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Boy+George|title=Discografie Boy George - dutchcharts.nl|website=dutchcharts.nl|accessdate=5 February 2019}}
10. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.hitparadeitalia.it/hp_yenda/lpe1987.htm|title=Hit Parade Italia - ALBUM 1987|website=www.hitparadeitalia.it|accessdate=5 February 2019}}
11. ^{{cite web|url=https://swedishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Boy+George|title=swedishcharts.com - Discography Boy George|website=swedishcharts.com|accessdate=5 February 2019}}
12. ^{{cite web|url=https://hitparade.ch/artist/Boy_George|title=Boy George - hitparade.ch|website=hitparade.ch|accessdate=5 February 2019}}
13. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/24000/boy-george/|title=Boy George – full Official Chart History – Official Charts Company}}

External links

  • [https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00002516M 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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