Culture Club - Colour By Numbers (1983) [1984, W-Germany 1st Press]
Pop/Rock, R&B, Electronic, Synth-pop | EAC Rip | FLAC, Tracks+CUE+LOG+Scans (PNG) | 38:23 | 313,52 Mb
Label: Virgin (W-Germany) | Cat.# CDV 2285 | Released: 1984 (1983-10-10)
Pop/Rock, R&B, Electronic, Synth-pop | EAC Rip | FLAC, Tracks+CUE+LOG+Scans (PNG) | 38:23 | 313,52 Mb
Label: Virgin (W-Germany) | Cat.# CDV 2285 | Released: 1984 (1983-10-10)
"Colour by Numbers" is the 2nd album by the British new wave band Culture Club, released in October 1983. Preceded by the hit single "Karma Chameleon", which reached #1 in several countries, the album reached #1 in the UK and has sold more than 16 million copies worldwide. It has been certified triple Platinum in the UK and quadruple Platinum in the US. It was ranked #96 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 100 Best Albums of the 1980s.
~Wikipedia
"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.
~Review by Jose F. Promis
Release of this album: 1983, October, 10 [LP Virgin, Cat.# V 2285, UK]
Release of this CD: 1984 [CD Virgin (W-Germany), Cat.# CDV 2285, UPC: no barcode]
℗© 1983 Virgin Records Ltd.
Printed/Made in West Germany
Credits:
Artwork By [Sleeve Produced By] – Assorted iMaGes
Bass – Mikey Craig
Composed By – O'Dowd, Moss, Craig, Phil Pickett (tracks: 1, 2), Hay
Drums, Percussion – Jon Moss
Guitar, Keyboards – Roy Hay
Keyboards – Phil Pickett
Mixed By [Digitally Mixed] – Jon Moss
Photography – Jamie Morgan
Producer, Mixed By [Digitally Mixed] – Steve Levine
Saxophone – Steve Grainger
Trumpet – Terry Bailey
Vocals – Boy George
Vocals [Female] – Helen Terry
Tracklist:
01. Karma Chameleon (04:13)
02. It's A Miracle (03:25)
03. Black Money (05:19)
04. Changing Every Day (03:18)
05. That's The Way (I'm Only Trying To Help You) (02:46)
06. Time (Clock Of The Heart) (03:45)
07. Church Of The Poison Mind (03:31)
08. Miss Me Blind (04:30)
09. Mister Man (03:36)
10. Stormkeeper (02:50)
11. Victims (04:55)
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Culture Club / Colour By Numbers
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Thanks to original releaser
See also:
Culture Club - Kissing To Be Clever (1982) [1983, W-Germany 1st Press]
Culture Club - Colour By Numbers (1983) [1984, Japan, 1st Press]