From Luxury to Heartache

by Culture Club

Overview

For their fourth album, From Luxury to Heartache, Culture Club jettisoned producer Steve Levine in favor of pop/R&B veteran Arif Mardin, seeking to reverse the commercial decline they had suffered with their third album. When the danceable leadoff track, "Move Away," rose into the singles chart, that seemed like a good decision, and the rest of the album followed through with a pronounced drum sound and a relentless beat. The group's flamboyance was played down in an attempt to redefine Culture Club as dancefloor favorites. But previously the group had enjoyed a broad-based pop appeal, and by focusing on one part of their constituency, they ultimately sacrificed the rest. What's more, to make this kind of music, you didn't need a group; all you needed was a lead singer and some synthesizers. No wonder Boy George went solo before the year was out. ~ William Ruhlmann

Product Details

Release Date:	12/23/2022
Label:	Universal Music
UPC:	4988031542231
Rank:	62342

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Culture Club   Primary Artist
Ruby Turner   Vocals (Background)
Phil Pickett   Vocals (Background)
David Lasley   Vocals (Background)
Helen Terry   Vocals (Background)
Wendell Morrison   Vocals (Background)
Jocelyn Brown   Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

David Richards   Engineer
Lewis Hahn   Producer,Mixing,Engineer
Roy Hay   Composer
Phil Pickett   Composer
Phil Pickett   Composer
Michael O'Reilly   Engineer
Mikey Craig   Composer
George Marino   Mastering
George O'Dowd   Composer
Arif Mardin   Producer
Boy George   Composer
Martin Pearson   Engineer
Jamie J. Morgan   Photography
Michael Rudetsky   Composer
Ed Garcia   Engineer
Tony Gordon   Management
Philip Pickett   Composer
Ray Petri   Photography
Jon Moss   Composer
Culture Club   Composer