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2 | [[caption-width-right:350:''I say you'll miss me, and you always do.\ |
3 | I say you'll miss me. Now would I lie to you?'']] |
4 | ->''There's a loving in your eyes all the way\ |
5 | If I listened to your lies, would you say\ |
6 | \ |
7 | I'm a man without conviction\ |
8 | I'm a man who doesn't know\ |
9 | How to sell a contradiction\ |
10 | You come and go\ |
11 | You come and go'' |
12 | -->'''"Karma Chameleon"''' |
13 | |
14 | ''Colour by Numbers'' is the second studio album by British [[NewWaveMusic New Wave]] band Music/CultureClub. It was released through Creator/VirginRecords in the United Kingdom, and Creator/EpicRecords in the United States, on 10 October 1983. |
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16 | The album solidified stardom for the band, as it hit #1 on the Official Charts Company album chart, and #2 on the Billboard 200 album chart. It went triple-Platinum in the United Kingdom, and quadruple-Platinum in the United States, selling over 10 million copies worldwide. |
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18 | The global singles from this album were "Church of the Poison Mind", "Karma Chameleon", and "It's a Miracle". "Victims" was released in the UK only, while "Miss Me Blind" was a US exclusive. All five were massive hits, with "Karma Chameleon" being their first #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, and their second #1 on the UK Pop chart. |
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20 | All the singles would have music videos on Creator/{{MTV}}. The music video for "Karma Chameleon" was especially notable, being set in the late 19th century on a Mississippi River riverboat. |
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22 | !!Tracklist |
23 | |
24 | [[AC:Side one]] |
25 | |
26 | #"Karma Chameleon" – 4:12 |
27 | #"It's a Miracle" – 3:25 |
28 | #"Black Money" – 5:19 |
29 | #"Changing Every Day" – 3:17 |
30 | #"That's the Way (I'm Only Trying to Help You)" – 2:45 |
31 | |
32 | [[AC:Side two]] |
33 | |
34 | #"Church of the Poison Mind" – 3:30 |
35 | #"Miss Me Blind" – 4:30 |
36 | #"Mister Man" – 3:36 |
37 | #"Stormkeeper" – 2:46 |
38 | #"Victims" – 4:55 |
39 | |
40 | [[AC:2003 CD bonus tracks]] |
41 | |
42 | #"Man-Shake" – 2:34 |
43 | #"Mystery Boy" (Suntory Hot Whiskey Song) – 3:33 |
44 | #"Melting Pot" – 4:31 |
45 | #"Colour by Numbers" – 3:57 |
46 | #"Romance Revisited" – 5:00 |
47 | ----- |
48 | !!Principal members |
49 | * Boy George – vocals |
50 | * Mikey Craig – bass guitar |
51 | * Roy Hay – guitar, piano, keyboards, sitar, electric sitar |
52 | * Jon Moss – percussion, drums |
53 | ----- |
54 | !!''Tropes of the Poison Mind'': |
55 | * AlbumTitleDrop: "Miss Me Blind" references the previous album ''Music/KissingToBeClever''. |
56 | * AlliterativeTitle: "'''M'''ister '''M'''an". |
57 | * BrokenRecord: "In the church of the poison mind, in the church of the poison mind,..." |
58 | * FaceOnTheCover: All four band members are featured, with Boy George's face being prominently displayed on the right. |
59 | * {{Instrumentals}}: "Romance Revisited" is an instrumental version of "Victims". |
60 | * KarmaHoudini: The topic of the song "Karma Chameleon" (although the chameleon gets his comeuppance in the video). |
61 | * KimonoFanservice: Found in the videos for "Miss Me Blind" & "It's A Miracle". |
62 | * LyricalColdOpen: "Miss Me Blind". |
63 | * MoneySong: "Black Money". |
64 | * OneManSong: "Mister Man". |
65 | * OneWordTitle: "Stormkeeper" and "Victims". |
66 | * [[RealLifeWritesThePlot Real Life Writes The Song]]: "Victims" is about Boy George's then publicly unknown and rather turbulent relationship with drummer Jon Moss. |
67 | * RecordProducer: Steve Levine. |
68 | * ShoutOut: "It's A Miracle" vaguely mentions Creator/MarilynMonroe in the lyrics. |
69 | * SpecialGuest: Jermaine Stewart on "That's The Way" and "Church Of The Poison Mind". |
70 | * TitleTrack: Averted on the original album, though "Colour by Numbers" was added in the 2003 CD release. |
71 | * UnusuallyUninterestingSight: In the video for "Karma Chameleon", everyone on the riverboat is so flamboyantly dressed that Boy George doesn't appear as unusual in the crowd despite being at the very least a FishOutOfTemporalWater. |
72 | * VisualKei: All over the "Miss Me Blind" video. |
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