From Luxury to Heartache
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| From Luxury to Heartache | ||
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| Album by Culture Club | ||
| Released | 1986 | |
| Recorded | 1986 | |
| Genres | New Wave | |
| Producer | Arif Mardin | |
| Length | 36 min 52 sec | |
| Record label | Virgin | |
| Catalogue | Virgin Records E-40345 (1986 CD), Virgin Records 2380 (LP), Virgin Records 86704 (1998 CD) | |
| Professional reviews | ||
| Robert Christgau | Grade: C | link (http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=Culture+Club) |
| AMG | 2/5 | link (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=MIW010503042302&sql=10:tgue4j470wat~T1) |
| Culture Club Chronology | ||
| Waking Up With the House on Fire(1984) | From Luxury to Heartache(1986) | Don't Mind If I Do(1999) |
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 orientated 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.
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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
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Personnel
- Boy George - vocals
- Mikey Craig - bass guitar
- Roy Hay - guitar, piano, keyboards, sitar, electric sitar
- John Moss - percussion, drums
- Michael Rudetski - 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
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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
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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 |
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External links
- Amazon.com review (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0007VWRD0/qid=1109993517/sr=1-31/ref=sr_1_31/103-3466049-5883841?v=glance&s=music)
- Artist Direct review (http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/store/artist/album/0,,2684379,00.html)
- Buy.com review (http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=60506785&loc=109&sp=1)
- Rate Your Music review (http://rateyourmusic.com/view_album_details/album_id_is_3049)
