''Don't Mind If I Do'' is the fifth album by the British new wave band

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, released in 1999 by

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. 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

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(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

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. The album contains the UK Top 10 single, "

I Just Wanna Be Loved "I Just Wanna Be Loved" is the first single from English new wave band Culture Club's fifth album, ''Don't Mind If I Do'' (1999). The song was serviced to US radio in August 1998 to promote the band's reformation US tour and the live album and ...

", 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"/"

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" 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 George Alan O'Dowd (born 14 June 1961), known professionally as Boy George, is an English singer, songwriter, DJ, author and mixed media artist. Best known for his soulful voice and his androgynous appearance, Boy George has been the lead singe ...

– vocals *

Mikey Craig Michael Emile "Mikey" Craig (born 15 February 1960) is a British musician and DJ of Jamaican descent, best known as the bassist of the pop/soul/new wave group Culture Club. Craig's group Culture Club became one of the most successful bands of t ...

– bass guitar, piano, vocal arrangement * Roy Hay – conductor, guitar, keyboards, vocal arrangements, brass arrangements *

Jon Moss Jonathan Aubrey Moss (born 11 September 1957) is an English drummer, best known as a member of the 1980s new wave group Culture Club. He has also played with other bands, including London, the Nips, the Damned and Adam and the Ants. Early li ...

– percussion, drums ;Additional musicians *

John Themis John Themis is an Australian-born musician, songwriter and record producer, best known for his long-term work with Boy George and Culture Club, collaborating on many of their songs and albums since the 1990s. He also worked on ''Taboo'', a music ...

– guitar, vocal arrangement * Tim Cansfield – guitar * Tony Remy – guitar * Steve Honest –

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* Darius Zickus – keyboards, programming *

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– keyboards * Jonathan Shorten – keyboards * Sacha Skarbek – keyboards * Chaz "Da Bat" Kkoshi –

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* Richie Stevens – percussion, programming * Gillian Findlay – violin * Sophie Langdon – violin * Julian Leaper – violin * Roland Roberts – violin * Paul Wiley – violin * Rolf Wilson – violin * Kate Evans –

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* Chris "Snake" Davis –

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, saxophone * Neil Sidwell –

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arrangement *

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– trumpet,

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, brass * Paul Spong – trumpet, flugelhorn * John Thirkell – trumpet *

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* Robin Smith – arranger, programming, music direction *

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– programming *

– 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 *

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– 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 –

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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 –

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* Ryan Art – design * Paul Cox – photography

Release details

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dont Mind If I Do 1999 albums Culture Club albums Albums produced by Steve Levine Virgin Records albums Albums recorded at The Church Studios