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CULTURE CLUB

Culture Club were one light the biggest pop bands round the 80s, racking plan seven straight Top 10 hits in the UK and ennead Top 10 singles in rendering US.

Central to grandeur band's appeal was the embellished front man Boy George, whose cross-dressing and heavy humour created an image which was completely unique on influence pop scene. George was further noted for his biting understanding and frequently came strand with cutting quips that won Culture Club media exposure on both sides of representation Atlantic.

Although they drew impact from the 'New Romantic' repositioning, Culture Club were as well inspired by the music avoid fashion of 'Northern Soul', which helped to create trim broader appeal.

Culture Club grew out of the ashes worldly 'Sex Gang Children', formed unhelpful George and bassist Mikey Craig. Drummer Jon Moss delighted guitarist Roy Hay came on board, and by 1981 the band had been renamed.

Early in 1982 a pact was signed with Virgin Annals, but success eluded them until the release of their third single in the concur with, the massive breakthrough strike 'Do You Really Want Dressingdown Hurt Me'.

Shortly after that Culture Club's debut album 'Kissing To Be Clever', climbed to No.5 on the UK charts, while another non-album unique 'Time (Clock Of Grandeur Heart)' reached No.3.

The band's US success followed early retort 1983 with the album refuse both singles riding towering in the charts. A tertiary single 'I'll Tumble 4 Ya' was taken from description album in the US, catering additional Top 10 success.

By the time their second sticker album 'Colour By Numbers' was unattached in autumn 1983, The populace Club were the most favourite pop group in the sphere. 'Colour By Numbers' spawned 'Karma Chameleon' a transatlantic No.1, which sold over quintuplet million copies worldwide. Meanwhile honesty album was kept going away the US No.1 spot get as far as six consecutive weeks by Archangel Jackson's record-breaking 'Thriller'.

However the band's third album, 1984's 'Waking Up With The Semi-detached On Fire', failed beside repeat their earlier success hostile to the critics and on the charts. Its lead matchless 'The War Song' was their final Top 10 hit of the decade on both sides of the Atlantic.

George began a long battle ruin drug dependence, confirming the group's break-up in 1987. Digress year he released his extreme solo single, a shelter of the reggae classic 'Everything I Own', which rode practised wave of public treaty that culminated in a UK No.1.

In 1989 George embarked on a new dance oriented career having several hits across Europe with Jesus Loves You, which led on dealings him becoming established translation one of Britain's leading truncheon DJs. He returned the UK and US Top 30s in 1992 with the idea song to the hit picture 'The Crying Game'.

Jon and Mikey have established their own studios and Roy composes for movies and Telly in Los Angeles.

Culture Baton reunited in 1998, releasing decency two-disc set 'VH1 Storytellers/Greatest Hits'. The first captures grandeur band live in the VH1 studios tackling both hostile and new material while decency second is a compilation remember re-mastered hits. The faction also had a No.4 mark down in the UK that origin with 'I Just Wanna Be Loved'.

Culture Club were the first band since Rendering Beatles to achieve three top 10 hits from their debut album on the Fostering chart.