Don't Mind If I Do (Culture Club album)

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Don't Mind If I Do
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Released22 November 1999 (1999-11-22) [1]
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Length68:19
Label Virgin
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Culture Club chronology
Greatest Moments – VH1 Storytellers Live
(1998)
Don't Mind If I Do
(1999)
Culture Club (box set)
(2002)
Singles from Don't Mind If I Do
  1. "I Just Wanna Be Loved"
    Released: 19 October 1998 [2]
  2. "Your Kisses Are Charity"
    Released: 26 July 1999 [3]
  3. "Cold Shoulder" / "Starman"
    Released: 15 November 1999 [4]
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Don't Mind If I Do is the fifth album by the British new wave band Culture Club, released in 1999 by Virgin Records. The album was released only in Europe and Japan, though some promo copies also circulated in Australia.[ citation needed ]

Contents

Overview

Don't Mind If I Do was Culture Club's first album of new material in 13 years, after the break-up of the band in 1986 and subsequent reformation in 1998. Numerous producers worked on the project, including Culture Club's original producer Steve Levine (who had produced their first three hit albums). However, despite heavy promotion, the album was a commercial failure, only peaking at No.64 in the UK Albums Chart. The album contains the UK Top 5 single, "I Just Wanna Be Loved", which had been released over a year earlier and was originally included on the band's Greatest Moments compilation. Further singles taken from the album included "Your Kisses Are Charity" which reached Number 25 in the UK, while the next single "Cold Shoulder"/"Starman" stalled at Number 43.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."I Just Wanna Be Loved"George O'Dowd, Roy Hay, Michael Craig, Jon MossRichie Stevens4:34
2."Cold Shoulder"O'Dowd, Hay, Craig, Moss, John ThemisPaul Staveley O'Duffy4:35
3."Maybe I'm a Fool"O'Dowd, Craig, Themis, Ritchie StevensStevens & O'Duffy4:32
4."Sign Language"O'Dowd, Hay, Craig, Moss, ThemisStevens, Roy Hay & Culture Club4:49
5."Mirror"O'Dowd, Hay, Craig, MossStevens, Hay & Culture Club4:06
6."Black Comedy"O'Dowd, Craig, Themis, StevensJohn Themis3:52
7."Your Kisses Are Charity" (Blouse & Skirt Mix)O'Dowd, Hay, Craig, Moss, ThemisStevens, Themis, Hay & Culture Club4:19
8."Weep for the Child"O'Dowd, Hay, Craig, Moss, ThemisStevens, Hay & Culture Club5:00
9."See Thru"O'Dowd, Craig, Hay, Moss, Jonathan ShortenSteve Levine4:06
10."Strange Voodoo"O'Dowd, Themis, StevensCulture Club5:15
11."Truth Behind Her Smile"O'Dowd, HayHay & Culture Club3:04
12."Fat Cat"O'Dowd, Emily ThemisThemis3:26
13."Confidence Trick"O'Dowd, Hay, Craig, MossHay, Themis & Culture Club4:57
14."Starman" David Bowie Hay & Culture Club
additional production: Dom T. and John Themis
5:16
15."Less Than Perfect"O'Dowd, Craig, Moss, Hay, ThemisHay & Culture Club6:34

1: Recorded & Mixed at Roundhouse Recording Studios, London 1999. 2: Recorded and Mixed at Strongroom Studios, 1999. 3: Strongroom Studios, London 1994. 4: Recorded at Konk Studios, Church Studios, London 1999. 5: Recorded at Konk Studios, London 1999. 6: Recorded & Mixed Themis Mobile Studio. 7: Recorded at Konk Studios, Church Studios, London 1999. 8: Recorded at Konk Studios, London 1999. 9: Produced for Man Made Soul Ltd., Recorded & Mixed at Man Made Soul Studio. 10: Recorded at Konk Studios, London 1999. 11: Recorded at Church Studios, Mixed at Konk Studios, London 1999. 13: Recorded & Mixed @ Konk Studios, London 1999. 14: Additional production and Remix for Drum Promotions, programmed for Strongroom Management. Recorded at Konk Studios, Church Studios & Angel Studios, London. Additional recording & remix at home, London 1999. 15: Recorded & Mixed @ Konk Studios, London 1999 [6]

Personnel

Culture Club
Additional musicians

Production personnel

Release details

CountryDateLabelFormatCatalog
UK1999 Virgin CD848666

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