Music / Sold

Sold is the first solo studio album by Boy George of Culture Club, released in 1987 after the band's first break-up. Its only known hit has been a reggae-style cover of "Everything I Own" by Bread.

Tracklist:

Side One

1. "Sold"
2. "I Asked For Love"
3. "Keep Me In Mind"
4. "Everything I Own"
5. "Freedom"

Side Two

1. "Just Ain't Enough"
2. "Where Are You Now (When I Need You)"
3. "Little Ghost"
4. "Next Time"
5. "We've Got The Right"
6. "To Be Reborn"

I would trope everything I own...

• Album Title Drop: "Sold" on the Title Track.
• Break Up Song: "I Asked For Love" and "Just Ain't Enough".
• Cover Song: "Everything I Own", originally by Bread.
• Face on the Cover: Boy George standing in front of a background littered with price markings. Half his face also fills up the left side of the background.
• Lyrical Cold Open: "Freedom".
• Money Song: "Sold", which is about people not having enough money to make ends meet.
• One-Word Title: "Sold" and "Freedom".
• Record Producer: Stewart Levine, Glen Skinner.
• Shout-Out:
  • "Sold" mentions former South African Prime Minister P. W. Botha.
  • "Next Time" name-drops Ray Charles and James Brown at the fade-out.
• Title-Only Chorus: "Where Are You Now (When I Need You)" (including the words in the parentheses) and "Next Time".
• Title Track: "Sold".