It’s something which is very organic and individual'. One need only look at the current charts, which are flecked with such dauntless new-music wunderkinds as Eurythmics and Madness, not to mention the unlikeliest pop scion of them all, by george: Boy George O’Dowd of Culture Club.' 'Britain, home of the brave new world of pop, has kept lobbing them over.
Anglomania: The Second British Invasion, by Parke Puterbaugh for Rolling Stone, November 1983.
The band recorded demos that were paid for by EMI Records, but the label declined to sign them. Virgin Records expressed interest in signing the group in the UK for European releases, while Epic Records handled the US and North American distribution. They recorded their debut album Kissing to Be Clever (UK No. The single ' Do You Really Want to Hurt Me?' became an international hit, reaching No. 1 in multiple countries around the world, plus top ten in several more countries (US No. 2). This was followed by the Top 5 hit ' Time' in the US and UK, and 'I'll Tumble 4 Ya' which reached US No. 9. This gave Culture Club the distinction of being the first group since the Beatles to have three Top 10 hits in the US from a debut album.