From Luxury to Heartache
Studio album by Culture Club
Released	1986
Recorded	1986
Genre	New Wave
Length	36:52
Label	Virgin
Producer	Arif Mardin
Professional reviews
Robert Christgau (C) link All Music Guide link
Culture Club chronology
Waking Up with the House on Fire (1984) From Luxury to Heartache (1986) Don't Mind If I Do (1999)

From Luxury to Heartache is an album by New Wave band Culture Club, released in 1986 (see 1986 in music). From Luxury to Heartache was a deliberate departure for Culture Club, a move away from the reggae-flavoured pop of their previous releases into dance-oriented music. Veteran pop and R&B producer Arif Mardin, replaced Steve Levine, in a bid to revitalise the band's sound. Due to lead singer Boy George's growing addiction to drugs, recordings dragged on for so long that Mardin had to disband the sessions and leave it up to engineer Lew Hahn to record the final vocals. Songs like "Gusto Blusto" and "Reasons" took days for the addicted singer to finish. Image File history File links FromLuxuryToHeartache. ... A studio album is a collection of previously unreleased, studio-recorded tracks by a recording artist. ... Culture Club is a popular English new romantic rock group, that achieved considerable global success in the 1980s. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... New Wave is a term that has been used to describe many developments in music, but is most commonly associated with a movement in Western popular music in the late 1970s and early 1980s inspired by the punk rock movement. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Virgin Records is a British recording label founded by British entrepreneur Richard Branson, and Nik Powell in 1972. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Arif Mardin (March 15, 1932 - June 25, 2006) was a renowned Turkish-American music producer, who worked with a wide range of artists, across many different styles and genres of music. ... Robert Christgau (2007) Robert Christgau (sometimes abbreviated in print to Xgau), born April 18, 1942, is an American essayist, music journalist, and the self-declared Dean of American Rock Critics[1] His first reviews were published by Esquire in 1967. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music, owned by All Media Guide. ... Image File history File links 2. ... Culture Club is a popular English new romantic rock group, that achieved considerable global success in the 1980s. ... Waking Up with the House on Fire is an album by New Wave band Culture Club, released in 1984 (see 1984 in music). ... Dont Mind If I Do is an album by New Wave band Culture Club, released in 1999 (see 1999 in music). ... New Wave is a term that has been used to describe many developments in music, but is most commonly associated with a movement in Western popular music in the late 1970s and early 1980s inspired by the punk rock movement. ... Culture Club is a popular English new romantic rock group, that achieved considerable global success in the 1980s. ... See also: Musical groups established in 1986 Record labels established in 1986 // 1986 - Goo Goo Dolls are formed in Buffalo, New York. ... Arif Mardin (March 15, 1932 - June 25, 2006) was a renowned Turkish-American music producer, who worked with a wide range of artists, across many different styles and genres of music. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... George Alan ODowd, better known as Boy George (born June 14, 1961 in Eltham) is a rock singer-songwriter. ... Look up addiction in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Many drugs are provided in tablet form. ...

Following the release of the album, rumors of George's heroin addiction began to circulate, and by the summer of 1986, he announced that he was indeed addicted to drugs. In July, he was arrested by the British police for possession of cannabis. Several days later, keyboardist Michael Rudetski, who played on the album and had co-written “Sexuality” with George, was found dead of a heroin overdose in George's home. Heroin (INN: diacetylmorphine, BAN: diamorphine) is an opioid synthesized directly from the extracts of the opium poppy, Papaver somniferum. ... Look up Cannabis in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... A drug overdose occurs when a chemical substance (i. ...

Despite selling a little less than a million records worldwide and chart success with the opening track "Move Away", Boy George decided for a solo career within a year of the album's release. "God Thank You Woman" was the second single in UK but only reached #31 in the chart while in the US "Gusto Blusto" was chosen, but didn't chart (the single didn't have a video and probably this is the reason that it did not enter the US chart). The next single "Heaven's Children" was planned to be released in July after the lack of success of "God Thank You Woman" but the release was cancelled. The band reformed in 1990 and in 1998.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Culture Club

1. "Move Away" – 4:21
2. "I Pray" – 4:00
3. "Work On Me Baby" – 4:06
4. "Gusto Blusto" – 4:40
5. "Heaven's Children" – 4:44
6. "God Thank You Woman" – 4:14
7. "Reasons" – 4:35
8. "Too Bad" – 4:36
9. "Come Clean" – 3:20
10. "Sexuality" – 5:28
11. "Move Away" (Extended) – 7:25
12. "God Thank You Woman" (Extended) – 7:03
13. "Sexuality" (Extended) – 10:34

Personnel

• Boy George – vocals
• Mikey Craig – bass guitar
• Roy Hay – guitar, piano, keyboards, sitar, electric sitar
• John Moss – percussion, drums
• Michael Rudetsky – keyboards
• Phil Pickett – keyboards, background vocals
• Lewis Hahn – Recorder
• Helen Terry – backing vocals
• Jocelyn Brown – backing vocals
• David Lasley – backing vocals
• Wendell Morrison – backing vocals
• Ruby Turner – backing vocals

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Production

• Arif Mardin – Producer
• Lewis Hahn – Producer, mixing
• George Marino – Mastering
• Jon Moss – Digital mixing
• Michael O'Reilly – Engineer
• Martin Pearson – Engineer
• David Richards – Engineer
• Tony Gordon – Management

Charts

Album

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Singles

Release details

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External links

• Amazon.com review
• Artist Direct review
• Buy.com review
• Rate Your Music review