Don't Mind If I Do is the fifth album by the British pop band Culture Club, released in 1999 by Virgin Records. The album was released only in Europe and Japan, though some promo copies also circulated in Australia.
Overview Don't Mind If I Do was Culture Club's first album of new material in 13 years, after the break-up of the band in 1986 and subsequent reformation in 1998. Numerous producers worked on the project, including Culture Club's original producer Steve Levine (who had produced their first three hit albums). However, despite heavy promotion, the album was a commercial failure, only peaking at No.64 in the UK Albums Chart. The album contains the UK Top 5 single, "I Just Wanna Be Loved", which had been released over a year earlier and was originally included on the band's Greatest Moments compilation. Further singles taken from the album included "Your Kisses Are Charity" which reached Number 25 in the UK, while the next single "Cold Shoulder"/"Starman" stalled at Number 43.
Track listing
1: Recorded & Mixed at Roundhouse Recording Studios, London 1999. 2: Recorded and Mixed at Strongroom Studios, 1999. 3: Strongroom Studios, London 1994. 4: Recorded at Konk Studios, Church Studios, London 1999. 5: Recorded at Konk Studios, London 1999. 6: Recorded & Mixed Themis Mobile Studio. 7: Recorded at Konk Studios, Church Studios, London 1999. 8: Recorded at Konk Studios, London 1999. 9: Produced for Man Made Soul Ltd., Recorded & Mixed at Man Made Soul Studio. 10: Recorded at Konk Studios, London 1999. 11: Recorded at Church Studios, Mixed at Konk Studios, London 1999. 13: Recorded & Mixed @ Konk Studios, London 1999. 14: Additional production and Remix for Drum Promotions, programmed for Strongroom Management. Recorded at Konk Studios, Church Studios & Angel Studios, London. Additional recording & remix at home, London 1999. 15: Recorded & Mixed @ Konk Studios, London 1999
Personnel Culture Club Boy George – vocals Mikey Craig – bass guitar, piano, vocal arrangement Roy Hay – conductor, guitar, keyboards, vocal arrangements, brass arrangements Jon Moss – percussion, drums Additional musicians
John 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 "Da Bat" Kkoshi – Hammond organ 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 "Snake" Davis – flute, saxophone 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" Daniels – programming Aidan Love – programming David Maurice – programming Spencer "Mr. Spee" Graham – programming, backing vocals Emily Themis – backing vocals Zee Asher – backing vocals Angie Brown – backing vocals Linda Duggan – backing vocals Gina Foster – backing vocals Chyna Gordon – backing vocals Derek Green – backing vocals Mary Pearce – backing vocals Paul "Tubbs" Williams – backing vocals Derick Johnson – rap
Production personnel John Themis – executive producer, music direction Paul Staveley O'Duffy – producer, engineer, mixing engineer Dominic "Dom T" Thrupp – producer, remixing Roy Hay – producer Steven Levine – producer Jon 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" (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
Release details Country Date Label Format Catalog UK 1999 Virgin CD 848666
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