Sold is the debut solo studio album by English singer Boy George, released in 1987 by Virgin Records. The album includes George's cover of "Everything I Own", which reached number one in the United Kingdom,[3] Ireland,[4] and Norway,[5] and also reached the top 10 in several other countries.
The album was a big success in Europe, and a modest success in the UK, but failed to sell as well in the United States because George was not able to tour and promote it there due to drugs-related restrictions, so it only reached No. 145 on the Billboard 200,[7] despite George's popularity with Culture Club in previous years. The album was nonetheless a huge hit in Italy, where it became George's highest-charting and best-selling work; Culture Club, though extremely popular in that country, never achieved such an outcome there. The album got good reviews,[8] even if Virgin Records did not like the use of brass on many tracks.[citation needed]
Following on from the success of "Everything I Own", three further singles were released from the album: "Keep Me in Mind" (UK No. 29), the title track "Sold" (UK No. 24) and "To Be Reborn" (UK No. 13).[3]
Amazon.com: professional and customer reviews, product details, track listing and audio samples.
Lyrically Speaking: Web page including all the lyrics to the Sold album, the lyrics of its singles, B-sides, "The Wishing Well" and "Let It Be", as well as all lyrics to the songs by Culture Club, Boy George, Jesus Loves You and related projects.