Sold is the debut solo studio 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,[3] Ireland,[4] and Norway,[5] and also reached the top 10 in several other countries.
Background
Sold was released following the breakup of George's band Culture Club in 1986 and his subsequent recovery from drug addiction.[6]
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,[7] 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,[8] even if Virgin Records did not like the use of brass on many tracks.[citation needed]
Singles
Following on from the success of "Everything I Own", three further singles were released from the album: "Keep Me in Mind" (UK No. 29), the title track "Sold" (UK No. 24) and "To Be Reborn" (UK No. 13).[3]
Amazon.com: professional and customer reviews, product details, track listing and audio samples.
Lyrically Speaking: Web page including all the lyrics to the Sold album, the lyrics of its singles, B-sides, "The Wishing Well" and "Let It Be", as well as all lyrics to the songs by Culture Club, Boy George, Jesus Loves You and related projects.