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1[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/boy_george_sold.jpg]]
2''Sold'' is the first solo studio album by Boy George of Music/CultureClub, released in 1987 after the band's first break-up. Its only known hit has been a reggae-style cover of "Everything I Own" by Music/{{Bread|Band}}.
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4'''Tracklist:'''
5
6[[AC: Side One]]
7# "Sold"
8# "I Asked For Love"
9# "Keep Me In Mind"
10# "Everything I Own"
11# "Freedom"
12
13[[AC:Side Two]]
14# "Just Ain't Enough"
15# "Where Are You Now (When I Need You)"
16# "Little Ghost"
17# "Next Time"
18# "We've Got The Right"
19# "To Be Reborn"
20
21!!''I would trope everything I own...''
22* AlbumTitleDrop: "Sold" on the TitleTrack.
23* BreakUpSong: "I Asked For Love" and "Just Ain't Enough".
24* CoverSong: "Everything I Own", originally by Music/{{Bread|Band}}.
25* FaceOnTheCover: Boy George standing in front of a background littered with price markings. Half his face also fills up the left side of the background.
26* LyricalColdOpen: "Freedom".
27* MoneySong: "Sold", which is about people not having enough money to make ends meet.
28* OneWordTitle: "Sold" and "Freedom".
29* RecordProducer: Stewart Levine, Glen Skinner.
30* ShoutOut:
31** "Sold" mentions former South African Prime Minister P. W. Botha.
32** "Next Time" name-drops Music/RayCharles and Music/JamesBrown at the [[FadeOut fade-out]].
33* TitleOnlyChorus: "Where Are You Now (When I Need You)" (including the words in the parentheses) and "Next Time".

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