Kissing to Be Clever - Definition and Overview

Kissing to Be Clever
Album by Culture Club
Released	1982
Recorded	???
Genre	New Wave
Length	33 min 35 sec
Record label	Virgin
Producer	Steve Levine
Professional reviews
AMG	4/5	link (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=ADFEAEE47D1ED847A47E20E0B11A40DEB561F61A8F1AACD83E284541D1B43844C30E79EC40A6D8B1E8B800E203E3FE2FBB5D10D1CAEE52B0D86C383A87EBA4705843&uid=MIDMR0411071657&sql=10:67d8vwmva92k~T1)
Culture Club Chronology
Kissing to Be Clever (1982)		Colour by Numbers (1983)

Kissing to Be Clever is an album by New Wave band Culture Club, released in 1982 (see 1982 in music). Anchored by the international hit "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me?", with its sunny reggae tones and neo-torch song vocals, remains one of Culture Club's signature songs.

Since the demise of Epic Records, Kissing to Be Clever has been available only without the song "Time" and with the black-and-white photo pictured here, instead of the original color photo.

Track listing

all songs by Culture Club

1. "White Boy" [Dance Mix] - 4:40
2. "You Know I'm Not Crazy" - 3:36
3. "I'll Tumble 4 Ya" - 2:36
4. "Take Control" - 3:09
5. "Love Twist" [Featuring Captain Crucial] - 4:23
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

Personnel

• Boy George - vocals
• Keith Miller - synclavier
• Terry Bailey - trumpet
• Colin Campsie - background vocals
• Mikey Craig - bass
• Roy Hay - guitar, piano, keyboards, sitar, electric sitar
• John Moss - percussion, drums
• Nicky Payne - flute, harmonica, saxophone
• Phil Pickett - keyboards, background vocals
• Helen Terry - vocals
• Jon Moss - percussion, drums
• Sue Clowes
• Denise Spooner - background vocals

Production

• Producer: Steve Levine
• Engineer: Steve Levine
• Assistant engineer: Gordon Milne
• Mixing: Steve Levine, Jon Moss
• Synclavier programming: Keith Miller
• Drum programming: Jon Moss
• Cover Design: Jaki Graham
• Photography: Mark Lebon
• Artwork: Jackie Ball
• Logo: Jaki Graham, Nick Egan
• Typography: Jaki Graham
• Make-Up: Boy George

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Singles - Billboard (North America)