Waking Up with the House on Fire
The 1984 third album, a UK number two that sold less than its two predecessors.
Culture Club, 1984
- Released
- 22 October 1984
- Label
- Virgin
- Producer
- Steve Levine
Steve Levine produced the third album, with Phil Pickett on keyboards and Helen Terry among a large group of backing singers. It reached number two in the UK, the band's third top five album, and was certified platinum in the UK and the US and double platinum in Canada. The War Song reached number two in the UK and the US top 20, Mistake No. 3 got to 33 in the US and The Medal Song to 32 in the UK.
Reviews were poor. Smash Hits' Tom Hibbert called it a disaster of mediocrity. AllMusic's Lindsay Planer gave it two stars out of five, while picking out Crime Time and Mannequin as the more interesting cuts.
Track listing
- Dangerous Man4:13
- The War Song4:14
- Unfortunate Thing3:08
- Crime Time2:59
- Mistake No. 34:35
- The Dive3:47
- The Medal Song4:15
- Don't Talk About It3:16
- Mannequin2:54
- Hello Goodbye3:24
Personnel
- Boy George vocals
- Roy Hay acoustic piano, keyboards, guitars, sitar
- Mikey Craig bass guitar
- Jon Moss drums, percussion
- Phil Pickett keyboards, backing vocals
- Steve Grainger saxophones
- Helen Terry backing vocals
- Steve Levine producer
More from Culture Club
Kissing to Be Clever (1982), Colour by Numbers (1983), From Luxury to Heartache (1986)
Sources
- Waking Up with the House on Fire, Wikipedia
- Helen Terry, Wikipedia
- Culture Club, Wikipedia