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I'm "SOLD" to this album!!!...
I first heard this on ct, and now owning it on CD, I must say its great on both. This was Boy Georges first solo album made in 1987, after he left Culture Club. Although it was a smash in Europe, it flopped in the U.S., because of his then-drug use. Helen Terry joined him for this album. Containing anthems like the title track; "Freedom;" and (my favorite) "Where are you now (when I need you)?). To the gutsy, aggressive "Just ain't enough;" and "Next time." The ballads "I asked for love," "Keep me in mind," "We've got the right," and the funny "Little Ghost," in which he sings in lower octives. And not to mention a "reggae" style cover of Bread's "Everything I own," which I think is better than the origonal. Then closing the album, is the beautiful, heart-breaking ballad, "To be reborn," which makes my heart melt and makes me want to cry. Although George has admitted that when he made this, he was lazy and was feeling sorry for himself, it's my favorite solo from him. I hope you enjoy this album as much as I have.

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Mixed bag
Boy George made this album in 1987, very shortly after kicking a heroin addiction (although he was not completely off of drugs). The damage done to his voice can be heard by the sometimes-evident raspiness in his voice. About half of this album is quite good, while the other half is not-so-good. My favourite is "Everything I Own", but only the album version. (As one of the previous reviewers stated, the version is oddly different on greatest hits collections, which is inferior in my opinion.) George expresses a sensitive sincereness in his voice. To me, the message is sort of obviously directed to his former lover, Jon Moss (former drummer of Culture Club). "Sold" is a good song, but i don't think it was appropriate for George to sing that song at that time. To me it sounds like a drug addict still trying to lie that he's fine, as George did before the press officially found about the heroin. Perhaps it was a bit of foreshadowing, though, because George did clean himself up in later years. "Keep Me In Mind" and "I Asked For Love" are a little bit too muzak-ish to me, but still not bad as a whole. "Where Are You Now" is also enjoyable. The album's downfall is with the up-tempo numbers where George sings with a weirdly hoarse voice, such as "Just Ain't Enough" and "Next Time". The tempos of the songs are just plain and simple too fast for me, and don't fit the music of George. "To Be Reborn" seems somewhat boring to me. "We've Got The Right" is another song that has too much of an 80's muzak vibe to me. In a nutshell, the songs full of excess make this album less than George's best. The songs where his more controlled and sensitive side shows are definitely the best to me. This is a good introduction to George's solo work, but be sure to move on to better works, such as "High Hat" and "Martyr Mantras".

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This album can't be "shut down"!
This was Boy george's first solo effort, and it is fantastic. The best song is "Sold". It is just brilliant. This song also is very rare in the U.S., since it has been out of print for years. Also, U.S. greatest hits albums never include this song. In addition, greatest hits albums don't included the version of "Everything I Own" that appears on this album. It is slightly different than Boy George albums in the U.S. It is also better and, I am not going to give it away. Also, there are brillinat songs like "Keep me In Mind", "To Be Reborn", and "Freedom". It is a crime I have to review this album as an import. Someone at Virgin America should have went to jail for having this deleted in the U.S. It is a gem and it proved the Boy could hold his own entertainment.