Sold (Boy George album)


Sold is the debut solo 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 also reached the top 10 in several other countries.

Background

Sold was released following the break up of George's band Culture Club in 1986 and his subsequent recovery from addiction to drugs.

Commercial performance

The album was a big success in Europe, and a modest success in the UK, but failed to sell as well in the United States because George was not able to tour and promote it there due to drugs-related restrictions, so it only reached No. 145 on the Billboard 200, despite George's popularity with Culture Club in previous years. The album was nonetheless a huge hit in Italy, where it became George's highest-charting and best-selling work; Culture Club, though extremely popular in that country, never achieved such an outcome there. The album got good reviews, even if Virgin Records did not like the use of brass on many tracks.

Singles

Following on from the success of "Everything I Own", three further singles were released from the album: "Keep Me in Mind", the title track "Sold" and "To Be Reborn".

Track listing

Singles

Musicians

Weekly charts

Certifications

Release history