Album info

• Title Kissing to Be Clever
• Artist Culture Club
• Year 1982
• Genre Pop

Tracklist

1. White Boy
2. You Know I’m Not Crazy
3. I’ll Tumble 4 Ya
4. Take Control
5. Love Twist
6. Boy Boy
7. I’m Afraid of Me
8. White Boys Can’t Control It
9. Do You Really Want to Hurt Me

Thoughts

I know the main Culture Club classics but I don’t really know a lot else, so it was interesting to go back to the start of their journey and this debut album. Ultimately, it didn’t really work for me, it felt like they were throwing a lot of different ideas at the wall and seeing what stuck.

Reggae rhythms are great, and Do You Really Want to Hurt Me is an outstanding classic, but the rest is pretty forgettable. I’m aware of the cultural importance of Boy George and his crew but this didn’t get off to a good start for me.

Rating: 3 / 5