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Culture Club, Kissing to Be Clever
Audio CD
Disk ID: 475771
Disk length: 33m 40s (9 Tracks)
Original Release Date: 1982
Label: Unknown
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Tracks & Durations
| 1. White Boy (Dance Mix) | 4:40 |
| 2. You Know I'm Not Crazy | 3:36 |
| 3. I'll Tumble 4 Ya | 2:35 |
| 4. Take Control | 3:10 |
| 5. Love Twist (Featuring Captain Cruel) | 4:21 |
| 6. Boy Boy (I'm The Boy) | 3:50 |
| 7. I'm Afraid Of Me (Remix) | 3:16 |
| 8. White Boys Can't Control It | 3:43 |
| 9. Do You Really Want To Hurt Me | 4:22 |
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Review
Against the cynical, post-punk backdrop of the early Thatcher and Reagan era, Culture Club's debut release Kissing to Be Clever was as refreshing as a scoop of gelato in a heatwave. These were the innocent days when Boy George could still declare he'd rather "have a cup of tea than sex," well before he hurtled to the brink of near self-destruction. Several of the cuts are still amazingly fresh and easily convey the winning charisma that transformed Boy George and his band into a pop icon. Songs like "I'll tumble 4 ya" and "Boy-Boy-I'm the Boy" seem tailor-made for the frontman's smooth-sliding tenor, while Mikey Craig's bass grooves pump with dance-til-you-drop Hi NRG. Although relatively brief (the original LP had one more cut than the CD release), the album stylistically hops like a Mexican jumping bean from disco funk to rhumba to reggae and contains obvious filler material. But the gender-bender flair perfected by Boy George announced a unique style that helped define the decade. --Thomas May2003 remastered reissue of 1982 album features 13 tracks including four bonus tracks, 'Love Is Cold', 'Murder Rat Trap' (Feat. Captain Crucial), 'Time (Clock Of The Heart)', & 'Romance Beyond The Alphabet', as well as the hit single 'Do You Really Want To Hurt Me'. Virgin.Digitally Remastered Edition of the Glam 4's Debut Album that Introduced the World to the First Cross Dressing Postpunk that Made Gender Bending an Art. Includes the Hits "do You Really Want to Hurt Me", "i'll Tumble Four Ya" and "Time (Clock of the Heart). The Bonus Tracks Are B-sides from the Singles Issued in Conjunction with the Album.
Other Versions
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Tracks: 9, Disk length: 33m 39s (-1m 59s)
Tracks: 10 (+1 tracks), Disk length: 37m 20s (+3m 40s)
Tracks: 10 (+1 tracks), Disk length: 37m 26s (+3m 46s)
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