From Luxury to Heartache
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| From Luxury to Heartache | ||
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| Studio album by Culture Club | ||
| Released | 1986 | |
| Recorded | 1986 | |
| Genre | New Wave | |
| Length | 36:52 | |
| Label | Virgin | |
| Producer(s) | Arif Mardin | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| Culture Club chronology | ||
| Waking Up With the House on Fire</br>(1984) | From Luxury to Heartache</br>(1986) | Don't Mind If I Do</br>(1999)
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From Luxury to Heartache is an album by New Wave band Culture Club, released in 1986 (see 1986 in music). From Luxury to Heartache was a deliberate departure for Culture Club, a move away from the reggae-flavoured pop of their previous releases into Dance oriented music. Veteran pop and R&B producer Arif Mardin, replaced Steve Levine, in a bid to revitalise the band's sound. Despite chart success with the opening track "Move Away", Boy George decided for a solo career within a year of the album's release. The band reformed in 1998.
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
All tracks composed by Culture Club
- "Move Away" – 4:21
- "I Pray" – 4:00
- "Work On Me Baby" – 4:06
- "Gusto Blusto" – 4:40
- "Heaven's Children" – 4:44
- "God Thank You Woman" – 4:14
- "Reasons" – 4:35
- "Too Bad" – 4:36
- "Come Clean" – 3:20
- "Sexuality" – 5:28
- "Move Away" (Extended) – 7:25
- "God Thank You Woman" (Extended) – 7:03
- "Sexuality" (Extended) – 10:34
[edit] Personnel
- Boy George – vocals
- Mikey Craig – bass guitar
- Roy Hay – guitar, piano, keyboards, sitar, electric sitar
- John Moss – percussion, drums
- Michael Rudetsky – keyboards
- Phil Pickett – keyboards, background vocals
- Lewis Hahn – Recorder
- Helen Terry – backing vocals
- Jocelyn Brown – backing vocals
- David Lasley – backing vocals
- Wendell Morrison – backing vocals
- Ruby Turner – backing vocals
[edit] Production
- Arif Mardin – Producer
- Lewis Hahn – Producer, mixing
- George Marino – Mastering
- Jon Moss – Digital mixing
- Michael O'Reilly – Engineer
- Martin Pearson – Engineer
- David Richards – Engineer
- Tony Gordon – Management
[edit] Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1986 | The Billboard 200 | 32 |
Singles - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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| 1986 | "Move Away" | Adult Contemporary | 11 |
| 1986 | "Move Away" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 12 |
| 1986 | "Move Away" | Hot Dance Music/Club Play | 4 |
| 1986 | "Move Away" | Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales | 8 |
| 1986 | "Move Away" | Hot R&B/Hip Hop Singles and Tracks | 87 |
[edit] Release details
| Country | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
| 1986 | Virgin | CD | E-40345 | |
| LP | 2380 | |||
| 1998 | Virgin | CD | 86704 |
