Sold is the debut solo album by British singer Boy George, released in 1987, for the Virgin Music label, including the hit singles, "Everything I Own" (UK #1), "Keep Me in Mind" (UK #29), "To Be Reborn" (UK #13), and the title track "Sold" (UK #24).
Overview
The album was a big success in Europe, and a modest success in the UK, but failed to sell as well in the US because George was not able to tour and promote the record there due to drugs-related restrictions, so Sold reached only number 145 on the Billboard 200,[2] even though Boy George had been a multi-platinum artist with Culture Club in previous years. The album was nonetheless a huge hit in Italy, where it became George’s highest-charting and bestselling work ever – not even his band Culture Club, though extremely popular in that country, ever achieved such an outcome there. The album got good reviews,[3] even if Virgin Records did not like the use of brass on many tracks.
Amazon.com: professional and customer reviews, product details, track listing and audio samples.
Lyrically Speaking: Web page, including, in particular, all the lyrics to the Sold album, the lyrics of its singles B sides, 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, in general.