Don't Mind If I Do
Album by Culture Club
Released	December 14, 1999
Recorded	1999
Genres	New Wave
Producers	Paul Staveley O'Duffy and Jon Themis
Length	68 min 19 sec
Record label	Virgin
Catalogue	Virgin Records 848666 (1999 CD)
Professional reviews
Robert Christgau	Grade: B+	link (http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=Culture+Club)
AMG	4.5/5	link (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=MIW040503090138&sql=10:uwf5zfh1eh8k~T1)
Culture Club Chronology
From Luxury to Heartache (1986)	Don't Mind If I Do (1999)	untitled (2005)

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Track listing

All tracks composed by Culture Club, except "Starman"

1. "I Just Wanna Be Loved" - 4:33
2. "Cold Shoulder" - 4:35
3. "Maybe I'm a Fool" - 4:32
4. "Sign Language" - 4:48
5. "Mirror" - 4:06
6. "Black Comedy" - 3:51
7. "Your Kisses Are Charity" - 4:19
8. "Weep for the Child" - 4:59
9. "See Thru" - 4:06
10. "Strange Voodoo" - 5:15
11. "Truth Behind Her Smile" - 3:04
12. "Fat Cat" - 3:25
13. "Confidence Trick" - 4:57
14. "Starman" (Bowie) - 5:16
15. "Less Than Perfect" - 6:33

Personnel

• Boy George - Vocals
• Mikey Craig - Bass guitar, piano, vocal arrangement
• Roy Hay - Conductor, guitar, keyboards, vocal arrangements, brass arrangements
• Jon Themis - Guitar, vocal arrangement
• Tim Cansfield - Guitar
• Tony Remy - Guitar
• Steve Honest - Pedal steel guitar
• Darius Zickus - Keyboards, programming
• Kevan Frost - Keyboards
• Jonathan Shorten - Keyboards
• Sacha Skarbek - Keyboards
• Chaz Kkoshi - Hammond organ
• John Moss - Percussion, drums
• Richie Stevens - Percussion, programming
• Gillian Findlay - Violin
• Sophie Langdon - Violin
• Julian Leaper - Violin
• Roland Roberts - Violin
• Paul Wiley - Violin
• Rolf Wilson - Violin
• Kate Evans - Fiddle
• Chris Davis - Flute, saxophone
• J. Neil Sidwell - Trombone, brass arrangement
• Steve Sidwell - Trumpet, flugelhorn, brass
• Paul Spong - Trumpet, flugelhorn
• John Thirkell - Trumpet
• London Chamber Orchestra - Strings
• Robin Smith - Arranger, programming, music direction
• Paul Staveley O'Duffy - Programming
• Steve Levine - Programming
• Disco Dave - Programming
• Adian Love - Programming
• David Maurice - Programming
• Mr. Spee - Programming
• Emily Themis - Backing vocals
• Zee Asher - Backing vocals
• Angie Brown - Backing vocals
• Linda Duggan - Backing vocals
• Gina Foster - Backing vocals
• Chyna Gordon - Backing vocals
• Spencer Graham - Backing vocals
• Derek Green - Backing vocals
• Mary Pearce - Backing vocals
• Tubbs Williams - Backing vocals
• Derick Johnson - Rap

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Production

• Jon Themis - Executive producer, music direction
• Paul Staveley O'Duffy - Producer, engineer, mixing engineer
• Dom T - Producer, remixing
• Roy Hay - Producer
• Steven Levine - Producer
• John Musgrave - Engineer, mixing engineer
• Chris Scard - Engineer, mixing engineer
• Albert Pinheiro - Engineer, assistant engineer
• Pete Lewis - Engineer
• Frank Arkwright - Mastering, cutting engineer
• Wing Commander Gill - Assistant engineer
• Daniel Gilliland - Assistant engineer
• Graham Hogg - Assistant engineer
• Ian Rossiter - Assistant engineer
• Ryan Tully - Assistant engineer
• Roland Herrington - Mixing engineer
• Richie Stevens - Mixing
• Fiesta Mailing - Transcription
• Ryan Art - Design
• Paul Cox - Photography

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Charts

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External links

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