''Ordinary Alien – The Kinky Roland Files'' is an
album by
Boy George, featuring a collection of his dance recordings made between 2001 and 2009. It was produced by Boy George himself and
German
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record producer Kinky Roland.
Background
Some of the album's tracks, such as "Don't Wanna See Myself", "Look Pon U", and "Kill the A&R", had been shared by George via
YouTube and
MySpace around 2006–2007. "After Dark" and "Human Racing" (the latter in an alternate version) were featured on George's alter ego The Twin's 2004 album ''
Yum Yum''. "If I Were You" was included in his band
Culture Club
Culture Club are an English pop band formed in London in 1981. The band comprises Boy George (lead vocals), Roy Hay (guitar and keyboards), Mikey Craig (bass guitar) and formerly included Jon Moss (drums and percussion). Emerging in the New ...
's
2002 box set. "Yes We Can" and "Amazing Grace" were released as singles in 2008 and 2009 respectively. "Turn 2 Dust" was released in
dance
Dance is a performing art form consisting of sequences of movement, either improvised or purposefully selected. This movement has aesthetic and often symbolic value. Dance can be categorized and described by its choreography, by its repertoir ...
and also
reggae versions at the end of 2011.
The album contains two cover versions:
Fleetwood Mac
Fleetwood Mac are a British-American rock band, formed in London in 1967. Fleetwood Mac were founded by guitarist Peter Green, drummer Mick Fleetwood and guitarist Jeremy Spencer, before bassist John McVie joined the line-up for their epony ...
's "
Go Your Own Way" and soul-folk songwriter
Terry Callier's "I Don't Want to See Myself (Without You)".
Track listing
#"Turn 2 Dust"
(George O'Dowd
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 singer ...
, Kevan Frost)
#"Yes We Can"
(O'Dowd, John Themis)
#"Brand New"
(O'Dowd, Frost, Kinky Roland)
#"Amazing Grace" (featuring
fado singer
Ana Laíns
Ana Margarida Laíns da Silva Augusto (born 16 August 1979, in Tomar) is a Portuguese fado singer.Richard Elliott ''Fado and the Place of Longing: Loss, Memory and the City'' 2010 -0754667952- Page 104 "This sense of being too short of time to c ...
)
(O'Dowd, Themis, Kinky Roland)
#"Don't Wanna See Myself"
(Eric Hocheert, Terry Callier, Larry Wade, Pennington McGee)
#"If I Were You"
(O'Dowd, Themis)
#"
Go Your Own Way"
( Lindsey Buckingham)
#"Here Come the Girls" (featuring
Ave D)
(O'Dowd, Kinky Roland)
#"Seconds" (featuring Phiiilip Something)
(Phiiilip Something)
#"After Dark"
(O'Dowd, Frost)
#"Kill the A&R"
(O'Dowd, Kinky Roland, Cheska Grover)
#"Human Racing"
(O'Dowd, Frost)
#"Look Pon U"
(O'Dowd, Kinky Roland)
Taiwan 2 CD edition
CD 2:
#"Out of Fashion"
#"Sanitized"
#"Time Machine"
#"Psychology of the Dreamer"
#"Ragga Music"
Argentina 2 CD edition
CD 1:
#"Turn 2 Dust"
#"Yes We Can"
#"Brand New"
#"Amazing Grace"
#"Don't Wanna See Myself"
#"If I Were You"
#"Go Your Own Way"
#"Time Machine"
#"Seconds" (featuring Phiiilip Something)
#"Psychology of the Dreamer"
#"After Dark"
#"Human Racing"
CD 2:
#"Amazing Grace" (Original mix)
#"Here Come the Girls" (feat. Ave D)
#"Sanitized"
#"Kill the A&R"
#"Look Pon U"
References
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Boy George albums
2011 albums