Colour by Numbers [Extra tracks]

Product Description
2003 remastered reissue of 1983 album features 15 tracks including 5 bonus tracks, 'Man- Shake', 'Mystery Boy (Suntori Hot Whiskey Song)', 'Melting Pot', 'Colour By Numbers', & 'Romance Revisited', as well as the hit single 'Karma Chameleon'. Virgin.

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Colour by Numbers [Extra tracks]

Average customer rating: The Definitive Culture Club Album!! Their Best Album Ever! Great Remastered Sound plus Extra Tracks! Colour by Numbers A perfect pop album - the BEST album of the 80s?! BRILLIANT what a difference a year makes

Colour by Numbers Culture Club Manufacturer: Virgin Records Us ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD New Wave | New Wave & Post-Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Similar Items: Kissing to Be Clever Waking Up with the House on Fire Culture Club: Greatest Hits Greatest Hits Don't Mind If I Do ASIN: B0000C83YJ Release Date: 2003-10-07

Tracks:

1. Karma Chameleon
2. It's A Miracle
3. Black Money
4. Changing Every Day
5. That's The Way (I'm Only Trying To Help You)
6. Church Of The Poison Mind
7. Miss Me Blind
8. Mister Man
9. Stormkeeper
10. Victims
11. Man-Shake
12. Mystery Boy (Suntori Hot Whiskey Song)
13. Melting Pot
14. Colour By Numbers
15. Romance Revisited

Album Description

2003 remastered reissue of 1983 album features 15 tracks including 5 bonus tracks, 'Man- Shake', 'Mystery Boy (Suntori Hot Whiskey Song)', 'Melting Pot', 'Colour By Numbers', & 'Romance Revisited', as well as the hit single 'Karma Chameleon'. Virgin.

Album Details

Digitally Remastered Edition of the Glam 4's Most Popular Album with the Hits "Miss Me Blind", "Victims", "it's a Miracle", "Church of the Poisoned Mind" and of Course,"Karma Chameleon". The Bonus Tracks Are B-sides from the Singles Issued in Conjunction with the Album.

Customer Reviews:

The Definitive Culture Club Album!!.......2006-01-04

Though they had scored nicely with the preceeding
album, 1982's "Kissing To Be Clever" containing
"Do You Really Want To Hurt Me",
"Time (Clock Of The Heart)" and "I'll Tumble For Ya",
it was this album which will go down as their "Sgt. Pepper"
in terms of what they were about and capable of!
Every song on here is bangin'!
Along with CC doing their thing and Boy George handling the
lead vocals in his "Smokey Robinson meets Sylvester" way,
there was the excellent and soulful wailings of Helen Terry
throughout (why she never got offered a deal is beyond me!)
and the late Jermaine Stewart in the background!
As I said, all of this album is still the bomb,
but one in particular, "Victims", still melts my heart
to this day!

Their Best Album Ever! Great Remastered Sound plus Extra Tracks!.......2005-09-24

This was the cd that I was waiting for. After my cassette version disintegrated years ago, I decided to wait for a proper remastered version to become available before getting a replacement. The wait was very long but finally the wait was worth it.

The remastering quality is brilliant and the album has never sounded better. The extra tracks are good too and unlike in other albums do not detract from or otherwise demean the main album material.

Boy George's antics may sometime detract from Culture Club as musicians and make it difficult to take them seriously but Boy is this album a good one (pun intended). All the tracks are wonderful and showcase the band as the great singer/songwriter/musicians that they are.

Great tracks, great sound quality, what more could you ask for? Go get this already!

Colour by Numbers.......2005-08-12

OK CD.
Brings back A LOT of memories (like when I had this ON TAPE!!).
There's so many songs by Culture Club I wanted, I got their Best Of/Greatest Hits as well.
Good CD though.

A perfect pop album - the BEST album of the 80s?! BRILLIANT.......2005-07-16

Out of all of CC's amazing CDs in their catalog, and out of all the LP's from the 80s, THIS is the one that means the most to me and the one I return to again & again. It NEVER sounds tired, it NEVER sounds dated, it ALWAYS hits the spot. It takes me back to my early teen years circa 1982/83 and defined that era when MTV really came into its own to transform the pop-music landscape forever. How can anyone who loves quality pop music deny the brilliant songwriting chops and production of sterling songs like BLACK MONEY, THAT'S THE WAY, IT'S A MIRACLE, MISS ME BLIND, CHURCH OF THE POISON MIND, and of course, VICTIMS, I think CC's most beautiful, mature, and poignant ballad ever! And I haven't even mentioned HELEN TERRY, quite possibly the best back-singer ever? Terry's fierce vocal interplay between BOY on almost every cut is staggering. Bottom line, this is GREAT music that defies genres & could please toddlers to grandparents and everyone in between - maybe that explains why (even though it outstays its welcome) KARMA CHAMELEON is STILL the biggest UK single of all time? CC isn't about 80s tired nostalgia, COLOUR BY NUMBERS is timeless, tuneful pop that demands to be in your CD collection. Every home should have one.

what a difference a year makes.......2005-05-21

From the spotty debut Kissing to Be Clever to this in a little over a year is simply amazing. Colour By Numbers is an embarresment of riches. The only song here I do not like is the monster hit single Kharma Chameleon, it grates on my nerves in a way I cannot describe. From pure pop, to dance, to gospel styled ballads, to reggae. All the bases are covered, in a way that only a band like Culture Club could pull off. They were the Kings of Pop Radio for a brief time in the early 80's, and could do no wrong. And Colour By Numbers is the apex of their reign.

Average customer rating:

Colour by Numbers Culture Club Manufacturer: Atlantic / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD New Wave | New Wave & Post-Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music ASIN: B00008EQ6X Release Date: 1990-07-17

Tracks:

1. Karma Chameleon
2. It's a Miracle
3. Black Money
4. Changing Every Day
5. That's the Way (I'm Only Trying to Help You)
6. Church of the Poison Mind
7. Miss Me Blind
8. Mister Man
9. Stormkeeper
10. Victims

Average customer rating: Red, Gold and Green:Boy George All Over The World "When you love someone, you've got money to burn" Skip this version, & get the REMASTERED version! LOVE IT-THE BEST EVER!! Surprising!

Colour by Numbers Culture Club Manufacturer: Virgin Records Us ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD New Wave | New Wave & Post-Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Similar Items: Kissing to Be Clever Kissing to Be Clever Waking Up with the House on Fire ASIN: B000000WHH Release Date: 1992-06-29

Tracks:

1. Karma Chameleon
2. It's A Miracle
3. Black Money
4. Changing Every Day
5. That's The Way (I'm Only Trying To Help You)
6. Church Of The Poison Mind
7. Miss Me Blind
8. Mister Man
9. Stormkeeper
10. Victims

Customer Reviews:

Red, Gold and Green:Boy George All Over The World.......2004-05-10

I got this CD back in August 2002 and I absolutely love the CD. It's what I call my driving music. (...) Here we go, track by track.

1.Karma Chameleon - A country like type of song. It is very catchy and singable. Everybody knows the words to this song. Who doesn't? ''Karma karma karma karma karma chameleon....you come and go, you come and go.'' Love the harmonica. When Boy George does it at his concerts, he repeats the word ''karma'' 17 times at the end. Don't you think it's very, very repetitive? I'd say ''OK!! Enough!!''

2.It's A Miracle - A feel-good type of song. It was originally titled ''It's America.'' You clap your hands, stomp your feet, sing along. Always, like it says in the song ''Dreams are made of emotions!'' It's true.

3.Black Money - The soul song on the CD and very slow. It was about the band realizing the cost of fame to become very sucessful. George and Helen Terry are blasting away when you listen to this song.

4.Changing Every Day - Another slow jam that has very good sax solos. You always listen to this song on a very quiet morning.

5.That's the Way - The piano ballad with George and Helen Terry again singing a duet. It was about George's mom and George has some strong vocals.

6.Church of the Poisoned Mind - A tribute to Motown 60's soul. Aretha Franklin meets Stevie Wonder. There are some nice harmonica breaks during the song. It is a song about George's boyfriend, drummer Jon Moss.

7.Miss Me Blind - Wow!! Awesome song that will keep you rocking on your feet and will catch you singing along, though it gets repetitive after the awesome guitar solo by Roy Hay. Awesome! The trip to 70's disco!!

8.Mister Man - This is a trumpet song and very mid-tempo. George's smooth vocals have you dancing along to this song. It is not very fast.

9.Stormkeeper - The flute meets the sax. Awesome song. Hey, what is that noise at the end? It's the stormkeeper! Ha Ha!

10.Victims - The dark and drippy ballad almost like a storm. George sounds very vocallly and there are nice orchestra selections, including flute and violins. There's a piano in this, too.

"When you love someone, you've got money to burn".......2004-02-06

Colour By Numbers is Culture Club's best album, but buy the remastered version as it has many bonus tracks including, among others, the song from where this album got its name and a Helen Terry fanny-kicking on B-side "Man Shake." Now, here is the reason this album is one of the best of the 1980s and definitely the best by Culture Club: Put aside all those stories about Boy George and drummer Jon Moss and Boy George's drug collapse and just listen to this album. It is nearly perfect and is one of the best albums to come out of the 1980s. Considering that their smash debut album had three songs in a row with the word "Boy" in the title, Colour By Numbers is a surprisingly mature-sounding album. "Victims" (a single in the UK) is an interesting and beautiful ballad. The rest are amazing pop tracks. So many of these songs were released as singles ("Karma Chameleon," "It's A Miracle," "Church of the Poison Mind," "Miss Me Blind," "Victims," and even "Black Money" was considered for release off the "This Time" hits set) it can almost be considered a greatest hits package in and of itself. All it needs is "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me," Culture Club's best song "Time (Clock of the Heart)" and maybe "I'll Tumble 4 Ya" and there you go. In fact, the weakest track here is probably the most famous one: "Karma Chameleon." In his autobiography, Boy George writes how guitarist Roy Hay hated this track and, due to a bet, married his girlfriend when the single reached #1. Things went downhill for the band after this album but Colour By Numbers made Culture Club one of the most important bands of the 1980s.

Skip this version, & get the REMASTERED version!.......2004-01-29

Just FYI- I would recomend skipping this version of the CD, and instead getting the REMASTERED version that was released in 2003 and includes bonus tracks!

LOVE IT-THE BEST EVER!!.......2003-10-13

I have been a Culture Club/Boy George fan for years.George O'Dowd (aka Boy George) is one of the best writers of all times and still to this day continues to write beautiful music.This album says alot about his personal life which makes it even better.I will always love this album,and it is their/his best to date.My only problem is Amazon has the date wrong,it was 1983.They should get their information straight.Other than that,this album is a classic for all the Culture Club/Boy George fans!!

Surprising!.......2003-07-31

I had heard "Karma Chameleon" various times on the radio growing up, and didn't think much of it. Also, Boy George's androgynous image led me to dismiss him for the longest time. Then I heard "Time: Clock of the Heart" on the radio, and was stunned when I found out that it was Culture Club. At once I rushed out and got this record. And I was not disappointed. For all his eccentricities, Boy George can sing his heart out! His soulful and versatile delivery remind you of Smokey Robinson.

Average customer rating:

Colour by Numbers Culture Club Manufacturer: Cbs/Epic/Wtg Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B00000DS0J Release Date: 1990-02-08

Average customer rating:

Colour By Numbers ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music ASIN: B0009OAUKM Release Date: 2006-09-12

Average customer rating: The best album ever - a classic gem! You'll Tumble 4 this album

Colour By Numbers ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD New Wave | New Wave & Post-Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Dance & DJ | Imports | Stores | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B0000562T9 Release Date: 2004-01-20

Customer Reviews:

The best album ever - a classic gem!.......2002-05-30

This is THE album from Culture Club released in 1983. If You buy a "best of" album, You'll probably get 50% of this album -but You'll need all songs! This is NOT a "best of", it is the second album released by Culture Club, but it could might as well be a "best of" compilation, it includes most of Culture Club's best songs and greatest hits. Don't think about it -buy it! You can't regret it!

You'll Tumble 4 this album.......2000-12-08

Of all the albums in the 80s, Colour By Numbers by Culture Club is probably one of the most influential, if not memorable. It proppelled Boy George and Culture Club into superstardom and spawned a host of gender bending imitators.

Culture Club's first album, Kissing to Be Clever, relied solely on the strengths of its three hits, Do You REally Want to Hurt Me, Time (Clock of the Heart) (this song is left out on certain prints of the CD, so watch out), and I'll Tumble 4 Ya. The rest is really a mish mash heavily influenced by Caribbean sound. Their second album, COlour By Numbers rose above that, and it is pure pop. Almost every single track is a standout, each song propelling the listener into its own unique universe.

The biggest hit of the album, of course, is the country sounding Karma Chameleon. Others include the pounding Church of the Poison Mind, also Miss Me Blind, It's A Miracle, Victims, Black Money, and Stormkeeper. The album is also helped enormously from Helen Terry's powerful Aretha Franklin-like back vocals, noticably in Church of the Poison Mind, and That's the Way (I'm Only Trying to Help You).

Unfortunately, Colour By Numbers will proved to be the biggest high Culture Club will ever produce. Their subsequent albums lacked the energy, charm, and enthusiasim of this album. They should have stopped while they were ahead.

Average customer rating:

Colour by Numbers/Waking Up With the House on Fire Culture Club Manufacturer: EMI Int'l ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD New Wave | New Wave & Post-Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Blue-Eyed Soul | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music ASIN: B00008G3YL Release Date: 1999-08-31

Average customer rating:

Colour by Numbers Culture Club Manufacturer: Musicrama/Koch ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B0000DEMUJ Release Date: 1999-08-03

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