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Sold is the debut solo studio 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, Ireland, and Norway, and the top 10 in several other countries.




Background


Sold was released following the breakup of George's band Culture Club in 1986 and his subsequent recovery from drug addiction.




Commercial performance


The album was successful in Europe, but failed to sell as well in the United States, reaching only No. 145 on the Billboard 200. The album got good reviews.




Singles


Following on from the success of "Everything I Own", three further singles were released from the album: "Keep Me in Mind" (UK No. 29), the title track "Sold" (UK No. 24) and "To Be Reborn" (UK No. 13).




Track listing






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?)"




= B-sides

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




Other songs


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




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 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




= 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






Release history






References






External links


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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