CD 8: Culture Club "Kissing To Be Clever"

Out of the four Culture Club albums from their heyday, their 1982 debut Kissing To Be Clever took over two decades to grow on me. For some reason (other than 2 popular singles), I just couldn't really get into it.

The first single was "White Boy", which went unnoticed, as well as the following single "I'm Afraid Of Me". It wasn't until "Do You Really Want To Hurt Me" that America caught onto Culture Club, along with another popular single, "I'll Tumble 4 Ya".

Kissing To Be Clever is a mixed bag of reggae, new wave, disco-funk, rumba and pop. It sounds nothing like any of their other albums - but then again, all of Culture Club's albums are distinctly different. I have to say this album features some of Mikey Craig's best basslines with the group.

Listen to WHITE BOY [DANCE MIX] from KISSING TO BE CLEVER: