Album

Kissing To Be Clever

Culture Club

1982 · Reggae, Pop

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Kissing To Be Clever by Culture Club

Kissing To Be Clever is an Electronic album by Culture Club, originally released in 1982. On Gatefold: 163 pressings tracked, owned by 42 collectors.

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“Kissing to Be Clever” is the debut album by the English band Culture Club, released on 8 October 1982 in the United Kingdom. It includes Culture Club's international breakthrough hit single, "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me", which reached number one in the band's native UK and the top 10 of many charts around the world. The album has reportedly sold over 4 million copies worldwide, including over 1 million in the US where it has been certified Platinum by the RIAA.

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Tracklist

Side A

  1. A1White Boy (Dance Mix)4:40
  2. A2You Know I'm Not Crazy3:35
  3. A3I'll Tumble 4 Ya2:34
  4. A4Take Control3:11
  5. A5Love Twist (Featuring Captain Crucial)4:23

Side B

  1. B1Boy, Boy, (I'm The Boy)3:51
  2. B2I'm Afraid Of Me (Remix)3:17
  3. B3White Boys Can't Control It4:27
  4. B4Do You Really Want To Hurt Me4:23

Sound DNA

  • Electronic
  • Synth-Pop / New Wave
  • synthetic
  • playful
  • club

Album notes

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Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.

This variant is an EMI pressing that includes an inner sleeve with square cut edges.
A similar EMI version exists with lyric inner cut with rounded edges. Kissing To Be Clever (UK 1982) (opens in a new tab)
Engineered at Red Bus Studios.
Comes with a lyric inner sleeve.
Has the cat. # as V2232 on the back of the sleeve and inner sleeve.
The run time for "Do you really want to hurt me" is misprinted on the label as "3:36" but it really runs for about 4:20-ish minutes.

Credits

The people behind it.

Performers

  • Boy GeorgeVOCALS
  • Captain CrucialVOCALS FEATURING FEATURING, RAP
  • Colin CampsieBACKING VOCALS
  • Culture ClubCOMPOSED BY, WRITTEN-BY, PERFORMER COMPOSED BY, WRITTEN-BY, PERFORMER, INSTRUMENTS PERFORMER , WRITTEN-BY
  • Denise SpoonerBACKING VOCALS
  • George O'Dowd
  • Helen TerryVOCALS
  • John MossDRUMS, PERCUSSION, DRUM PROGRAMMING
  • Jon MossDRUM, PERCUSSION, DRUM PROGRAMMING DRUMS , PERCUSSION, DRUM PROGRAMMING DRUMS, PERCUSSION, DRUM PROGRAMMING
  • Keith MillerPROGRAMMED BY , SYNTHESIZER SYNTH , PROGRAMMED BY SYNTHESIZER , PROGRAMMED BY
  • Michael CraigBASS BASS, OTHER
  • Nick PaynSAXOPHONE , FLUTE, HARMONICA SAXOPHONE, FLUTE, HARMONICA
  • Phil PickettBACKING VOCALS BACKING VOCALS, KEYBOARDS KEYBOARDS , BACKING VOCALS
  • Roy HayGUITAR , KEYBOARDS, PIANO, ELECTRIC SITAR GUITAR , KEYBOARDS, PIANO, SITAR GUITAR, KEYBOARDS, PIANO, ELECTRIC SITAR
  • Terry BaileyTRUMPET
  • Amos PizzeyFEATURING
  • Pappa WeaselFEATURING

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