Culture Club “Colour By Numbers”

sfilzen — Mon, 14 Jun 2021 17:55:33 +0000

Culture Club “Colour By Numbers” 1983. Today, June 14th, is Boy George’s 60th birthday (b. George Alan O’Dowd, 1961) so I’m spinning Culture Club’s biggest and best LP. A massive smash, it hit #1 in the UK, #2 in the US and a ton of other countries; it’s considered one of the best albums of the 80′s. I absolutely adored Colour By Numbers in ‘83, so much that I was inspired to get a chameleon and name it “Karma” – of course. That single, “Karma Chameleon,” topped the charts literally everywhere except Poland (#8) and West Germany (#2). Culture Club also released “Church of the Poison Mind” (#2 UK, #10 US), “Victims” (Europe-only single, #3 UK), “Miss Me Blind” (North America only, #5 US) and “It’s a Miracle” (#4 UK, #13 US). The album is smooth new wave pop infused with British blue-eyed soul, a sound that was huge in the mid-80′s. Boy George is at his beautiful best: his voice rich and his look fabulously flamboyant – and so fun to recreate (I do believe I dressed up as Boy George for Halloween in October ‘83).

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Culture Club “Colour By Numbers”

sfilzen — Mon, 16 Nov 2015 17:16:07 +0000

Culture Club “Colour By Numbers” 1983. Culture Club’s second release, it was #1 on the UK charts during November of 1983, eventually going triple platinum. The single “Karma Chameleon” hit #1 in 16 countries and remains one of the best selling singles of all-time. I loved this song so much at the time I named my pet chameleon ‘Karma’ (and I doubt I would have ever wanted a pet chameleon had it not been for Boy George; searching for crickets to feed it was a huge pain in the ass). Also hits: “It’s a Miracle,” “Church of the Poison Mind” and “Miss Me Blind.” The album is pure 80′s pop and infused with soul (“That’s The Way I’m Only Trying To Help You”), though sometimes veers precariously towards easy-listening (“Changing Every Day,” for example, being a bit too smooth for my tastes).

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Culture Club “Colour By Numbers”

Culture Club “Colour By Numbers”