Culture Club ‎– Kissing to Be Clever (1982)

Kissing to Be Clever is the debut album by English soul/pop foursome the Culture Club, released in 1982 on Virgin Records. Stateside copies include the band’s late-1982 single release “Time (Clock of the Heart).”

Tracklist:
A1. “White Boy (Dance Mix)” (4:40)
A2. “You Know I’m Not Crazy” (3:35)
A3. “I’ll Tumble 4 Ya” (2:34)
A4. “Take Control” (3:11)
A5. “Love Twist” (4:23)
B1. “Boy, Boy (I’m the Boy)” (3:51)
B2. “I’m Afraid of Me (Remix)” (3:17)
B3. “White Boys Can’t Control It” (4:27)
B4. “Do You Really Want to Hurt Me” (3:36)*

November 1982 shortplayer:
A1. “Time (Clock of the Heart)” (3:42)
B1. “Whiteboys Can’t Control It” (3:42)
B2. “Romance Beyond the Alphabet” (3:44)

*B-side: “Love Is Cold (You Were Never No Good)” (4:18)

Credits:
Boy George — vocals
Roy Hay — guitar, keyboards, piano, electric sitar
Michael Craig — bass
Jon Moss — drums, percussion, programming, mixing

Phil Pickett — keyboards, backing vocals
Keith Miller — programming
Nick Payne — saxophone, flute, harmonica
Colin Campsie — vocals
Denise Spooner — backing vocals
Steve Levine — producer, engineer, mixing
Gordon Milne — assistant engineer
Culture Club — writer
Mark Lebon — photography
Helen Terry — vocals
Captain Crucial — featured