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{{Infobox Musical artist
| Name = Boy George
| Img = Boygeorge pacha brasil ariadne.JPG
| Background = Solo artist
| Birth name = George Alan O'Dowd
| Also known as = Angela Dust, The Twin
| Born = {{birth date and age|1961|6|14|df=yes}}
| Origin = [[Eltham, London|Eltham]], [[London]], [[England]]
| Genre = [[Pop music|Pop]]<br>[[Reggae]]<br>[[Rock music|Rock]]<br>[[Electronica]]<br>[[Dance]]
| Occupation = [[Singer]], [[songwriter]], [[DJ]]
| Instrument = [[Vocals]], [[Turntablism|Turntables]]
| Years_active = 1982 &ndash; present
| Label = [[More Protein]]<br> [[Plan A Records]]<br> [[Virgin Records]]
| URL = http://www.boygeorgelive.com
| Associated_acts = [[Culture Club]], [[Jesus Loves You (band)|Jesus Loves You]]
}}
 
'''Boy George''' (born '''George Alan O'Dowd''' [[14 June]] [[1961]] in [[Eltham, London]]) is a an [[England|English]] singer-songwriter and club DJ who was part of the English [[New Romantic]] movement which emerged in the early 1980s. He helped give [[androgyny]] an international stage with the success of [[Culture Club]] during the 1980s. His music is often classified as [[blue-eyed soul]], which is influenced by [[rhythm and blues]] and [[reggae]]. His 1990s and 2000s-era solo music has [[glam rock|glam]] influences such as [[David Bowie]] and [[Iggy Pop]].
 
== Career ==
 
===Culture Club===
Boy George's androgynous style caught the attention of music executive [[Malcolm McLaren]] (of [[Sex Pistols]] fame), who arranged for O'Dowd to perform with the group [[Bow Wow Wow]], featuring [[Annabella Lwin]]. Boy George's association with Bow Wow Wow ended soon afterwards, and he started his own group with bassist [[Mikey Craig]]. The group was to be called ''In Praise Of Lemmings'', but the name was later abandoned. [[Jon Moss]] (who had drummed with [[The Damned]], [[Adam and the Ants]] and [[London (band)|London]]) then joined the group. The final member to join the band was [[Roy Hay]]. The group abandoned another name, [[Sex Gang Children]], and settled on the name [[Culture Club]], an in-joke about the ethnic composition of the group, which consisted of a transvestite Irish singer, a Jamaican-Briton on bass, a Jewish drummer, and an Anglo-Saxon Englishman on guitar.
 
The band signed with [[Virgin Records]] in the UK and with [[Epic Records]] in the US, and released its debut album ''Kissing To Be Clever'' in 1982. The album's third single, "[[Do You Really Want to Hurt Me?]]", reached #1 in sixteen countries and #2 in the United States. This single was followed by "Time (Clock Of The Heart)" (not on the UK LP), which reached the US #2, and "I'll Tumble 4 Ya", which reached #9. This gave Culture Club the distinction of being the first group since [[the Beatles]] to have three top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 from a debut album. Their next album, ''Colour By Numbers'' was also a success.
 
The single "Church Of The Poison Mind" (featuring [[Helen Terry]]) became a Top 10 hit, and "[[Karma Chameleon]]" became a #1 single in numerous countries around the world, including the U.S., where it stayed at #1 for three weeks, and the UK, where it was the best-selling single of the year, spending six weeks at [[List of Number 1 singles from the 1980s (UK)|#1]]. It stands as the group's biggest hit. "Miss Me Blind" and "It's A Miracle" were Top 5 and Top 20 hits respectively, and "Victims" was another Top 3 UK hit.
 
George became the main songwriter of the band for Culture Club's contributions to the movie soundtrack ''[[Electric Dreams (Soundtrack)|Electric Dreams]]''. George and Roy Hay had already written "Love Lies Lost" for backing singer [[Helen Terry]] and a new tune "[[Passing Friend]]" for the upcoming [[The Beach Boys (album)|Beach Boys album]] but the two Culture Club songs for ''Electric Dreams'', "The Dream" and "Love is Love", was also written solely by George and Roy Hay. Moreover, the [[P. P. Arnold]] song "Electric Dreams" was credited only to George and Phil Pickett, who also co-wrote "Karma Chameleon". George was one of the lead vocalists on the [[Band Aid (band)|Band Aid]] single "[[Do They Know It's Christmas]]". In early 1986, he guest-starred on an episode of [[The A-Team]] entitled "Cowboy George", in which he played himself.
 
In 1985, George developed a heroin addiction, which affected [[Culture Club]]'s ability to perform and record. Their 1986 album ''[[From Luxury to Heartache]]'' dragged on for so long that producer [[Arif Mardin]] had to disband the sessions and leave it up to engineer [[Lew Hahn]] to record the final vocals. In July, he was arrested by the British police for possession of cannabis. Several days later, keyboardist Michael Rudetski, who played on ''From Luxury to Heartache'' and had co-written “Sexuality” and "What Have I Got To Lose" with George, was found dead of a heroin overdose in George's home. This followed a second death, friend Mark Vaultier who overdosed on [[methadone]] and [[Valium]] at a party Boy George was attending but got arrested en route on suspicion of carrying drugs. A tour of America was cancelled and the group had disbanded by late 1986.
 
=== Solo career ===
 
Still battling his heroin addiction and subsequent dependence on prescription narcotics, George started recording his first solo album. In 1987, ''[[Sold (album)|Sold]]'' was released and George enjoyed several hit singles including "Everything I Own" (UK#1), "Keep Me In Mind" (UK#29), "To be Reborn" (UK#13) as well as the title song (UK#24). Despite UK success, George never really managed to duplicate that success in the United States, especially because he was not able to go to America because of the previous year's drug charges, though he did score a moderate hit with the song "Live My Life" (#40 US) from the ''Hiding Out'' soundtrack. His second US album ''[[High Hat]]'' comprised of songs from two of his solo British albums released after ''Sold''. The R&B song "Don't Take My Mind On A Trip", produced by [[Teddy Riley (new jack swing)|Teddy Riley]], became the only hit from ''High Hat'', reaching top 5 on the R&B chart. His following release was a song to protest against the governing UK [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]]'s legal restrictions on anyone working for a local authority ''promoting'' [[homosexuality]], 'No [[Section 28|Clause 28]] (Emilio Pasquez Space Face Full Remix)' was an underground [[acid house]] hit.
 
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In 1989, George formed his own label, [[More Protein]] and recorded under the name Jesus Loves You, (writing under the pseudonym Angela Dust). He released two other underground club songs "After The Love" and "Generations Of Love", and "Bow Down Mister". With "Bow Down Mister", he returned to the UK top 30 in 1991. Inspired by his involvement in the [[Hare Krishna]] movement ([[ISKCON]]), George had written the song during a trip to India. A third single taken from it, "One On One" became popular in its single version, remixed by [[Massive Attack]]).
 
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|title=Bow Down Mister (A Small Portion 2 B Polite Mix) excerpt|description=An excerpt from ''Bow Down Mister (A Small Portion 2 B Polite Mix)''}}
 
From March 1990 to April 1991, George presented a weekly chat and music show on the [[Power Station (television)|Power Station]] satellite channel called ''Blue Radio''. In 1992, George had a hit with a version of the song "[[The Crying Game (song)|The Crying Game]]" (produced by the [[Pet Shop Boys]]), which was featured on the movie of the same name, and reached the top twenty of the Billboard Hot 100. Although he had had solo hits in the UK, this would be his first and only big US pop hit since Culture Club's 1986 single "Move Away".
 
George made many recordings between 1990 and 1994, but none surfaced. A pop and worldmusic-oriented album was scheduled for release by Jesus Loves You in 1992, named "Popularity Breeds Contempt", but never came out. Only three tracks with their respective remixed versions survived, ending up on the "Sweet Toxic Love" EP, released in the last year of the 1990 year (which only reached #65 in the UK Chart). The album (the tentative title of which, "Popularity Breeds Contempt", also survived as opening line spoken at the beginning of the 1993 collection called "At Worst: The Best of Boy George and Culture Club") was shelved, as it were, in favour of the recent growing interest in rock for George.
 
He released a rock-driven ''[[Cheapness and Beauty]]'' in [[1995]], but the album was not successful, although "Same Thing in Reverse" did become a minor US hit. A follow-up to ''Cheapness And Beauty'', tentatively named "Too Spooky" was recorded in spring 1996 but it was shelved. Some of the tracks from those sessions appeared later on ''The Unrecoupable One Man Bandit Volume One'', which was at first sold on the internet only and then distributed by several minor labels. Another project from the time was a new group that would include Boy George and two long-time musicians, John Themis and Richie Stevens. Initially named "Shallow", it was later re-named "Dubversive". The project took place in 1997 and was to include trip-hop, dub and reggae. The project was shelved, this time due to a lack of interest by record companies because of the group's lack of commercial appeal. Some songs from those sessions surfaced later on the 2002 Culture Club Box set and some others appeared on eBay in 2004.
 
On some other labels, several dance-oriented tracks were released in various countries. For example, "Love is Leaving" went top 3 in Italy and "When Will You Learn" reached the top positions in the Switzerland charts. "When Will You Learn" was also nominated for the Best Dance Recording, at the Grammy Awards. In 1999, Boy George collaborated on songs with dance-oriented acts. For example, "Why Go," a slow-paced track with [[Faithless]], from their Sunday 8 PM LP, was later released in a remixed form in some European countries and Australia. A track was done with [[Groove Armada]], named "Innocence Is Lost", but was only released on a promo 12" in 1999.
 
From 2001 to 2004, George was involved in the production of his hit musical "Taboo". It was performed in London in 2002-2003 and then was taken to Broadway for one hundred performances. There was also another version who toured the UK. Boy George was nominated for a Tony Awards for the "Best Musical Score", receiving good reviews about all the original songs included in the show. In 2002, Boy George released ''[[U Can Never B2 Straight]]'', an "unplugged" collection of rare and lesser known acoustic works. It contained unreleased tracks from previous years as well as some ballads from ''Cheapness And Beauty'' and the Culture Club album ''[[Don't Mind if I Do]]''. It received the best reviews of Boy George's solo career, many of them highlighting his strong song writing abilities. The record was only released in the UK and Japan, and received almost no promotion from Virgin Records, only rising to #147 on the UK album charts.
 
From 2002 to 2004, under the pseudonym "the Twin", Boy George experimented in electronica, releasing limited edition 7" singles and promo records. Performed in small venues such as the Nag Nag Club, the material was considered innovative, but not commercially marketable. This period, however, was a very creative and liberating one for George; for "the Twin," could sing whatever he wanted. The limited releases included four 500 to 520 copies 7", one limited 12" (for Sanitized) and a promo cd, 1000 copies 13-track album ''Yum Yum''. Two years later, it was released via digital outlets like itunes. An album recorded in the Spring of 2003 was also shelved. A collaboration with electronic combo T-Total, the album was a collection of covers of songs by [[Jefferson Airplane]], [[David Bowie]], [[John Lennon]], [[Dusty Springfield]], [[T-Rex]], and the [[Eurythmics]] among others. It is suggested that Boy George's numerous abandoned projects are due to his broad interest and need to explore other creative mediums such as photography, writing, and fashion.
 
On his "More Protein" website, George did announce another unreleased album, named Straight, for summer 2005. It was to include tracks like "Panic" and "Talking Love". Fortunately, four tracks were released as a sampler with the book of the same name in 2005. A reggae-ton oriented EP was also planned for August 2006 but was never released. Some recent tracks were shared by George himself in late 2006 and early 2007 on his YouTube account, his three myspace pages and sometimes on his official site.In January 2007, Boy George released "Time Machine" on Plan A Records. "Time Machine" was co-written by double Ivor Novello Award-winning songwriter [[Amanda Ghost]] who also co-wrote "[[You're Beautiful]]" with [[James Blunt]].<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/5322888.stm Boy George 'enjoyed' street sweep]</ref>
 
Australian singer [[Kylie Minogue]] asked to work with George and Amanda Ghost for her upcoming album, which was set to be released in 2007 under the name "X". It will not be the first time that George has given songs to other artists. In the past, he shared compositions with the [[Beach Boys]], [[Caron Wheeler]], [[Charlotte Church]], [[Mica Paris]] and many others. He also wrote many of the tracks for the artists on his own dance oriented music label, More Protein, such as [[Eve Gallagher]], Zee Asha, Lippy Lou, and E-Zee Possee.
 
In 2007, two electronica/dance collaborations were released in limited editions. In the spring, the track "You're Not The One" was remixed from an old demo and released with the dance combo "Loverush UK" reaching the top 20 in the UK dance chart. It was a digital-only release, available in many digital retailers like iTunes. Also on iTunes, a new collaboration with trip-hop/electro band Dark Globe, called "Atoms", was released on November 19th. The single contains eight versions, from the slow original to electro remixes by Ariya and Henrik Schwarz. That EP would have included new remixes of tracks like "Turn 2 Dust", remixes of covers like "Don't Wanna See Myself" and "Go Your Own Way", and most of the versions included would have been remixes done by German producer Kinky Roland.
 
=== Reunions ===
In [[July 1998]], a reunited [[Culture Club]] performed three dates in Monte Carlo and then joined [[Human League]] and [[Howard Jones (musician)|Howard Jones]] in a "Big Rewind" tour of the US. The following month, the band appeared on ''Late Night with David Letterman'' and made an appearance in Britain, their first in 14 years. Later that year, the band had a Top 5 hit in the UK with "I Just Wanna Be Loved" and later a top 30 hit with "Your Kisses are Charity".In 2006, the band decided to again reunite and tour; however, George declined to join them for this tour. As a result, two members of Culture Club replaced George with vocalist Sam Butcher. George has expressed his displeasure at the turn of events.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6043794.stm Boy George slams new Club singer]</ref> Finally, after one showcase and one live show, that project was shelved.
 
== Personal life ==
George struggled against his severe [[heroin]] addiction for many years.<ref>Boy George with Spencer Bright, ''Take It Like A Man'', London, Sigwick & Jackson, 1995</ref> He would appear in public under the influence of the drug, and even attempted to do concerts in such a state. Addictions to other drugs followed, and George's younger brother David, in an attempt to save his famous sibling from death, went on UK national television and blew the whistle on George. Some of George's closest friends had already died of overdoses and co-writer on the ''[[From Luxury to Heartache]]'' album, Michael Rudetsky, was found dead of a heroin overdose in George's home in August 1986.
 
After heavy press coverage in July 1986, Boy George was arrested for [[heroin]] possession. Police had code named the project as "Operation Culture" involving the raids of houses and arrests of ex-boyfriend [[Jon Moss]], friend [[Marilyn (singer)|Marilyn]], Culture Club backing vocalist [[Helen Terry]], friend Mimi and drug suppliers Ginty and Steve. In [[1995]], [[Kirk Brandon]], an ex-lover during Boy George's punk days had filed a lawsuit against him for "malicious falsehood" claiming to falsely mentioning a love-affair between them in Boy George's autobiography, ''Take It Like a Man''. George won the suit and Kirk Brandon was ordered to pay £200,000 to [[Virgin Records]], EMI Virgin Music and the book publishers for legal costs. Brandon had himself declared bankrupt, which resulted in Boy George paying £60,000+ in legal fees (''Boy George with Paul Gorman (2005), Straight, London, Arrow Book'').
 
On [[7 October]] [[2005]], Boy George was arrested in Manhattan on suspicion of possessing [[cocaine]], [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4321328.stm (BBC Online Report)] and appeared in court on [[1 February]], [[2006]] ([http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4786814.stm BBC News report]). On [[17 June]] [[2006]], a Manhattan judge issued a warrant for the arrest of Boy George after the former Culture Club singer failed to appear in court.[http://wcbstv.com/national/Boy.George.New.2.269050.html] On [[14 August]] [[2006]], Boy George reported for [http://wcbstv.com/topstories/local_story_226053739.html garbage duty], picking up trash for the New York City Department of Sanitation as part of his community service. As a result of the media frenzy, he was allowed to perform his community service inside the Sanitation Department grounds. This garbage duty was assigned by the court for 'wasting police time,' after he admitted to falsely reporting a burglary in his Manhattan apartment. <ref name="daily">[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/showbiz/showbiznews.html?in_article_id=451651&in_page_id=1766&ito=1490 DailyMail UK]</ref>
 
On [[30 April]] [[2007]], Boy George was arrested for allegedly assaulting and falsely imprisoning a [[Norway|Norwegian]] man in his home in East London.<ref name="daily"/> On [[8 October]] [[2007]], Boy George was sued by a American club promoter from [[Warrington]] and ordered to pay £31,000 in compensation for loss of earnings. Boy George had cancelled his appearance after being arrested for possession of cocaine, only providing ten days' notice.
[[http://search.bbc.co.uk/cgi-bin/search/results.pl?scope=all&edition=d&q=boy+george]] On [[13 November]] [[2007]], Boy George was charged with falsely imprisoning a 28-year-old man. He was ordered to appear before a court on [[22 November]]. The Sun newspaper reported in April that a Norwegian man, Audun Carlsen, 28, claimed he was chained and threatened at O'Dowd's London flat, where he had gone as a photo model.
 
== Memoirs ==
Harper Collins published the autobiography of Boy George, ''Take It Like A Man'', in 1995. The book was released to coincide with the timing of George's solo record, ''Cheapness And Beauty''. In 2005, [[Century]] published ''Straight'', his second autobiographical book, written with author [[Paul Gorman]]. This stayed in ''[[The Sunday Times (UK)|The Sunday Times]]'' bestseller list for six weeks. Gorman has also ghost written ''[[Cry Salty Tears]]'', the memoirs of George's mother [[Dinah O'Dowd]], which was published by [[Arrow Books]] in January 2007.
 
== Sexual orientation ==
When George was with Culture Club, much was made of his androgynous appearance, and there was speculation about his sexuality. When asked the question in interviews, George gave various answers. At times he suggested he was [[bisexual]]. He gave a famous, often quoted response to an interviewer that "I prefer a nice cup of tea to sex with boys and/or girls". <ref>[http://www.icons.org.uk/theicons/collection/cupoftea/biography/copy_of_tea-the-basics Becoming an Icon - A Cup of Tea - Icons of England<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
 
In ''Take It Like A Man'', George told his side of his secret relationship with Culture Club drummer [[Jon Moss]] (also [[Kirk Brandon]]). He stated many of the songs he wrote for Culture Club were directed at Moss. He also alleged that Moss had broken off his engagement with a woman to be with George, and that Moss was never comfortable in a same-sex relationship, although Moss was [[bisexual]]. During the Culture Club reunion, though, Moss did acknowledge that he had loved George deeply and had dreams about him.
 
== 2000s==
Boy George remains a figure in the public eye. Although he has not reached the same level of success as a solo artist, he has a second career as a notable music DJ. He started DJing in the early 1990s and came to the attention of legendary rave/house promoters [[Fantazia]] who asked him to mix 1 of the discs on the 2 volume in their new compilation series [[Fantazia]] The House Collection 2. This compilation was a success in the UK, going gold. The album was also sold to Sony for European-wide release. London mega club Ministry of Sound hired him to compile one of their first CDs, and it promptly sold 100,000 copies. He then completed some compilations for them, five of them being the Annual I to V. In 2002/2003 he starred in the London musical ''[[Taboo (musical)|Taboo]],'' based on his life (George didn't play himself, opting instead to take on the persona of Australian-born performance artist [[Leigh Bowery]]). ''Taboo'' was a great success in London's West End, though a heavily altered [[Rosie O'Donnell]]-produced run in New York was short-lived (100 performances only, versus the two-year run in England, and several nominations for best musical soundtrack).
 
In 1998, Boy George began writing a weekly column in ''The Daily Express'' and hosted a weekly radio show on the Galaxy Radio Network. During 2003, he presented a weekly show on London radio station [[LBC 97.3]] for six months. He wrote the foreword for a [[feng shui]] book called "Practical Feng Shui" by Simon G. Brown (published in 1998). He also appeared as a guest on the British comedy-talk show ''[[The Kumars at No. 42]]''. In March 2005 he was the guest host for an episode of [[The Friday Night Project]], for [[Channel 4]] television.
 
On [[20 October]] [[2006]] it was announced that he will write some tracks for [[Kylie Minogue]] ([http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/interactive/picture/0,10419,5001880-5246512,00.html News.com.au story]). Boy George has run his own fashion line for some years, namely "B-Rude". B-Rude has shown at fashion shows in London, New-York and Moscow He is working right now on a forthcoming solo LP, which apparently will be including some ragga, reggae, pop and acoustic songs. On [[24 December]] [[2006]], George appeared on a one-off BBC TV programme "Duet Impossible" where he performed with himself from the 1980s and joked about his street cleaning.
 
On [[25 February]] [[2007]], George was special guest DJ at GLBT nightspot, The Court Hotel in Perth, Western Australia. On [[4 March]] [[2007]], George performed as a DJ at the Hordern Pavilion in Sydney for the [[Mardi Gras]] Festival. On [[11 May]] [[2007]], George performed as a DJ at the launch party for the [[Palazzo Versace]] in [[Dubai]], [[UAE]]. George cancelled his planned 2007 October tour via an announcement on his official website. In 2007: George toured as a DJ, visiting Florence, Stuttgart, Rotterdam, Toulouse, Auckland, Brisbane, Melbourne, Syndey, Dubai, Skopje, Niagara Falls, Montreal, Toronto, Cagliari, Blackpool, Coventry, Munich, Naples, Mantova, Lyon, Follonica, Paris, Kristiansand, Noli, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Amsterdam, Beirut, Budapest, Skanderborg, Baia, London, Mykonos, Geneva, Lausanne, Stockholm, Manchester, Brussels, Bologna, Hongkong, Letterkenny, Aix-en-Provence, Reims, Moscow and Genova.
 
George has played a special residency at the Shaw Theatre in London (in which all shows were sold out) from [[23 January]] [[2008]], followed by a full UK tour<ref>[http://thelondonpaper.typepad.com/thelondonblog/2008/01/boy-george-live.html Review: Boy George live last night (thelondonpaper)</ref>. Boy George will be headlining this years RETROFEST to be held in Scotland August 2008. April 2008, [[The Biography Channel]] featured a documentary on the life of Boy George. The North American tour which was planned for July/August 2008 had to be cancelled because he had been denied a United States visa due to a London court case scheduled for November 2008. On July 2nd, 6 concert dates in South America have been announced. A 30-dates UK tour is scheduled for October/November 2008. [http://www.boygeorgeuk.com].
 
== Discography ==
=== Studio albums, greatest hits and DJ compilations ===
{{main|Culture Club}}
*[[1987 in music|1987]] - ''[[Sold (album)|Sold]]'' [UK #29, U.S. #145]
*[[1988 in music|1988]] - ''[[Tense Nervous Headache]]'' (not in the U.S)
*[[1989 in music|1989]] - ''[[Boyfriend (album)|Boyfriend]]'' (not in the U.S.)
*[[1989 in music|1989]] - ''[[High Hat]]'' (selected tracks from ''Tense Nervous Headache'' and ''Boyfriend'', for America only) [U.S. #126]
*[[1990 in music|1990]] - ''[[The Martyr Mantras]]'' (released as Jesus Loves You in the UK) [UK #60]
*[[1992 in music|1992]] - ''Spin Dazzle'' (Culture Club & Boy George joint compilation)
*[[1993 in music|1993]] - ''At Worst... The Best of Boy George and Culture Club'' [UK #24, U.S. #169 (Gold)]
*[[1995 in music|1995]] - ''[[Cheapness and Beauty]]'' [UK #44]
*[[1995 in music|1995]] - ''Fantazia House Collection 2'' (as DJ)
*[[1998 in music|1998]] - ''[[The Unrecoupable One Man Bandit]]'' (studio album by fans request)
*[[1999 in music|1999]] - ''Everything I Own'' (Boy George solo greatest hits and stand-out tracks compilation)
*[[1999 in music|1999]] - ''Galaxy Mix'' (as DJ)
*[[2001 in music|2001]] - ''Essential Mix'' (as DJ)
*[[2002 in music|2002]] - ''[[Taboo (musical)|Taboo Original London Cast]]'' (soundtrack of West End show)
*[[2002 in music|2002]] - ''Classic Masters'' (compilation)
*[[2002 in music|2002]] - ''A Night Out with Boy George - A DJ Mix'' (as DJ)
*[[2002 in music|2002]] - ''A Night In with Boy George - A Chillout Mix'' (as DJ)
*[[2002 in music|2002]] - ''[[U Can Never B2 Straight]]'' [UK #147]
*[[2002 in music|2002]] - ''[[Culture Club Box Set]]'' (contains many unreleased solo and band tracks, demos and remixes)
*[[2002 in music|2002]] - ''In & Out with Boy George - A DJ Mix'' (as DJ) (double CD collecting ''A Night Out...'' and ''A Night In with Boy George'')
*[[2003 in music|2003]] - ''BoyGeorgeDJ.Com'' (as DJ)
*[[2004 in music|2004]] - ''[[Taboo (album)|Taboo Original Broadway Cast]]'' (soundtrack of Broadway show)
*[[2004 in music|2004]] - ''[[Yum Yum (The Twin)|Yum Yum]]'' (as The Twin)
*[[2004 in music|2004]] - ''The Annual 1, 2, 3, 4''
*[[2004 in music|2004]] - ''Dance Nation 1, 2, 4, 5''
 
=== EPs ===
* [[1994 in music|1994]] - ''The Devil in Sister George EP'' ([[1993 in music|1993]]-[[1994 in music|1994]]) [UK #26]
* [[2003 in music|2003]] - ''The Twin EP'' ([[2003 in music|2003]]-[[2004 in music|2004]]) (as The Twin)
* [[2005 in music|2005]] - ''Straight EP'' (included in the book of the same name)
* [[2007 in music|2007]] - ''Boy George & Kinky Roland EP'' (very limited promo sam
 
=== Singles and/or videoclips ===
{{see also|Culture Club}}
{{see also|Jesus Loves You (band)}}
* [[1987 in music|1987]] - ''Everything I Own'' ['''UK #1''' (3 weeks), U.S. Dance #45, '''Europe #1''' (2 weeks), '''Canada #1''', Germany #8, '''Italy #1''']
* [[1987 in music|1987]] - ''Keep Me in Mind'' [UK #29, Italy #3]
* [[1987 in music|1987]] - ''Sold'' [UK #24, Italy #4, Ireland #8]
* [[1987 in music|1987]] - ''To Be Reborn'' [UK #13, Italy #13, Ireland #8]
* [[1987 in music|1987]] - ''Live My Life'' [UK #62, U.S. #40, Canada #9]
* [[1988 in music|1988]] - ''No Clause 28'' [UK #57]
* [[1988 in music|1988]] - ''Don't Cry'' [UK #60, Italy #13]
* [[1989 in music|1989]] - ''Don't Take My Mind on a Trip'' [UK #68, U.S. R&B #5, Canada Dance #17]
* [[1989 in music|1989]] - ''Whether They Like It or Not''(¤)
* [[1989 in music|1989]] - ''You Found Another Guy'' [U.S. R&B #34]
* [[1989 in music|1989]] - ''Whisper'' (video only in the UK)(¤)
* [[1989 in music|1989]] - ''You Are My Heroin'' (¤)(video only)
* [[1989 in music|1989]] - ''Something Strange Called Love''(¤) (Philippines only)
* [[1992 in music|1992]] - ''[[The Crying Game (song)|The Crying Game]]'' [UK #22, U.S. #15, '''Canada #1''']
* [[1993 in music|1993]] - ''Everything I Own 1993'' (US single, promo in the UK)
* [[1993 in music|1993]] - ''More Than Likely'' (PM Dawn feat. Boy George) [UK #40]
* [[1994 in music|1994]] - ''Human Beings'' (Gaurangi feat. Boy George)
* [[1995 in music|1995]] - ''Funtime'' [UK #45]
* [[1995 in music|1995]] - ''Il Adore'' [UK #50, France #69]
* [[1995 in music|1995]] - ''Same Thing in Reverse'' [UK #56, U.S. Dance #18]
* [[1996 in music|1996]] - ''Sad/Satan's Butterfly Ball'' (double-A-side 12" for DJs only)
* [[1996 in music|1996]] - ''Love Is Leaving'' (¤) [Italy #4, Spain #3]
* [[1997 in music|1997]] - ''When Will You Learn''(¤)
* [[1997 in music|1997]] - ''Police and Thieves''(***)(US single, promo in UK)
* [[1998 in music|1998]] - ''Generations of Love 1998 (The TimeWriter Bootleg Mix Edit)''(*)(¤)
* [[1999 in music|1999]] - ''Why Go?'' (with [[Faithless]])(¤)
* [[1999 in music|1999]] - ''Innocence Is Lost'' (with Groove Armada) (12" promo only)
* [[2002 in music|2002]] - ''Swallow Me'' (as The Real Feminem) (12" promo only)
* [[2002 in music|2002]] - ''Out of Fashion'' (with Hi-Gate) (promo only)
* [[2002 in music|2002]] - ''Run'' (with [[Sash!]])(¤) [Germany #48]
* [[2002 in music|2002]] - ''Autoerotic'' (with Dark Globe) [UK #165]
* [[2003 in music|2002]] - ''Psychology of the Dreamer'' (with Eddie Locke) [UK Dance #5]
* [[2003 in music|2003]] - ''Here Come the Girls'' (as The Twin) (limited edition)
* [[2003 in music|2003]] - ''Electro Hetero'' (as The Twin) (limited edition)
* [[2003 in music|2003]] - ''Sanitised'' (as The Twin) (limited edition)
* [[2004 in music|2004]] - ''Human Racing'' (as The Twin) (limited edition)
* [[2005 in music|2005]] - ''Love Your Brother''(**) (as Jesus Loves You feat. Boy George) (12" promo only)
* [[2006 in music|2006]] - ''You Are My Sister'' (with [[Antony and the Johnsons]]) [UK #39]
* [[2006 in music|2006]] - ''You're Not the One'' (with Loverush UK) (promo)
* [[2007 in music|2007]] - ''Time Machine'' (with Amanda Ghost) (limited edition)
* [[2007 in music|2007]] - ''You're Not the One'' (with Loverush UK) (digital release only)
* [[2007 in music|2007]] - ''Atoms'' (with Dark Globe) (digital release only)
 
(¤) not released in the UK<br>
(*) as 'Jesus Loves You' in the UK, 'Boy George' in the U.S., and 'Jesus Loves You-A Project by Boy George' in other territories (other tags had 'Jesus Loves You feat. Boy George', but this officially applies to ''Love Your Brother'' only)<br>
(**) as 'Jesus Loves You featuring Boy George'<br>
(***) as 'Dubversive featuring Boy George'
 
=== Other songs ===
'''Non-album songs released on soundtracks'''<br />
"Live My Life" on ''Hiding Out'' (1987)<br />
"Girlfriend" on ''Slaves of New York'' (1989)<br />
"Fear Not the Sword My Son" on ''Freddie The Frog'' (1992)<br />
"The Crying Game" on ''The Crying Game'' (1992-1993)<br />
"Felidae" on ''Felidae'' (1994)<br />
"Welcome to Your Life" on ''Welcome to Woop Woop'' (1998)<br />
"Try Not to Be Afraid" on special CD ''Whistle Down the Wind'' (1998)<br />
"La Barque" on ''Le Libertin'' (2000)<br />
"Put Yourself Out with the Trash" in ''Désaccord Parfait'' (2007)<br />
<br />
'''B-Sides not included on albums'''<br />
"Use Me" on "Everything I Own" (1987)<br />
"I Pray '87" on "Keep Me in Mind" 12" maxi single (1987)<br />
"State of Love" on "Keep Me in Mind" (1987)<br />
"State of Love (Extended Version)" on "Keep Me in Mind" 12" maxi single<br />
"Are You Too Afraid" on "Sold" (1987)<br />
"Leave in Love" (with Carroll Thompson) on "Don't Cry" (1988)<br />
"A Boy Called Alice" on "Don't Cry" CD single (1988)<br />
"These Boots Are Made for Walkin'", double-A-Side with "Il Adore" double CD single (1995)<br />
<br />
'''Other rare songs'''<br />
"Something He Can Feel", multi-collaboration on [[Afrika Bambaata]] album, ''The Light'' (1988)<br />
"My Sweet Lord", [[George Harrison]] cover on ''Ruby Trax'' (1992)<br />
"Five", collaboration with [[Ram Jam World]] on album ''Rough and Ready'' (1997)<br />
"Dream", cover of [[Chage & Aska]], (1996)<br />
"Get It On", [[T-Rex]] cover on ''Duos Taratata'' (1996)<br />
"I Could Be Someone", on ''Streetwise House Our Youth'' (1998)<br />
"Why Go", slow version on [[Faithless]] album ''Sunday 8PM'' (1998)<br />
"Bad Girl", [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]] cover on ''Virgin Voices'' tribute (1999)<br />
"Burning Up", duet with [[Tracy Emin]] on project ''We Love You'' (1998)<br />
"In the Ghetto", [[Elvis Presley]] cover on [[Apache Indian]] album ''Karma'' (2000)<br />
"Radio One" (as The Hampstead Bowie Clone) digital release (2002)<br />
"Who Am I Today", collaboration with [[Erik Morillo]], on album ''My World'' (2003)<br />
"Poverty", collaboration with [[Hi-Gate]] on their album ''Split Personality'' (2003)<br />
"Breakdance Hunks" collaboration with Canadian band [[Kids On TV]] (2005)<br />
"Dragging Me Down", collaboration with [[Adam Sky]], on ''neo.pop.06'' (2006)<br />
"Idiot Crowd", collaboration with [[Punx Soundcheck]], on ''When Machines Ruled the World'' (2007)<br />
<br />
'''Cameos on charity tracks'''<br />
"Do They Know It's Christmas", [[Band Aid]] (1984)<br />
"Let It Be", [[Ferry Aid]] (1987)<br />
"Wishing Well", [[G.O.S.H.]] (1987)<br />
"What's Going On", [[Life Aid Armenia]] (1989)<br />
"Karma Chameleon" for BT Payphones charity (2000)<br />
"War Is Over", duet with Antony (of [[Antony & The Johnsons]]) on [[War Child]] album ''Help'' (2005)<br />
"Grief Never Grows Old", ''One World Project'' (2006)<br />
<br />
 
==Notes==
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==References==
*De Graaf Kasper, Garret Malcom ([[1983]]), ''When Cameras Go Crazy'', [[London]], [[United Kingdom|UK]], [[Virgin Books]] & [[New York]], [[NY]], [[USA]], [[St. Martin's Press]]; ISBN 0-312-17879-4 (Culture Club's official biography)
*Boy George with Spencer Bright ([[1995]]), ''Take It Like a Man'', [[London]], [[Sidgwick & Jackson]] (Boy George's first official autobiography)
*Boy George with Paul Gorman ([[2004]]), ''Straight'', [[London]], [[Century]] (Boy George's second official autobiography - republished in [[2007]] with updates - first edition includes EP of the same name)
 
== External links==
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* [http://www.northantset.co.uk/interviews/Boy-George--Mad-about.3737017.jp Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph interview with Boy George]
* [http://www.boygeorgelive.com Boy George Official Website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/boygeorgelive Official MySpace]
 
 
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