Studio Album · No. 4
From Luxury to Heartache Songwriting Credits by Culture Club
Produced by Arif Mardin, Lew Hahn · Engineered by Lewis Hahn, George Marino, Michael O'Reilly
Virgin / Epic
PopReggae
100%
Authorship
Holds writing credit on 10 of 10 tracks
Authorship Breakdown 10 / 10 documented
Who wrote the songs?
Scored across the 10 tracks with documented writers, by whether Culture Club carries a lyricist or composer credit.
10 trackswritten by Culture Club
0 tracksoutside writers
Culture Club's roles on this album
Share of the 10 tracks where a band member is credited, by role.
Lyricist100%
Composer100%
Producer0%
Performer100%
By the Numbers
10
Tracks
6
Lyricists
2
Producers
1986
Released
Data Insight
Phil Pickett is written into the blanket credit itself, so all ten tracks carry five names rather than four. It is the only Culture Club album where an outside writer is part of the standing credit.
The 1986 album produced by Arif Mardin, the last before the band broke up, made while Boy George was in the middle of a heroin addiction.
Track Listing & Credits 10 tracks
Written by the artist
Written by outside writers
Songwriter & Credit Spotlight 11 contributors
BG
Boy George
Writer · Performer
GA
George Alan O'Dowd
Writer
JM
Jon Moss
Writer · Performer
JA
Jonathan Aubrey Moss
Writer
ME
Michael Emile Craig
Writer
MC
Mikey Craig
Writer · Performer
RH
Roy Hay
Writer · Performer
PP
Phil Pickett
Writer
MR
Michael Rudetsky
Writer
AM
Arif Mardin
Producer
LH
Lew Hahn
Producer
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Frequently Asked Questions From Luxury to Heartache
Who wrote the songs on From Luxury to Heartache?
Boy George, Jon Moss, Mikey Craig, Roy Hay and Phil Pickett on all ten tracks. Michael Rudetsky is added to one.
How high did the singles chart?
"Move Away" reached number 12 on the Hot 100 and "God Thank You Woman" number 31 in the UK.
Who produced it?
Arif Mardin with Lew Hahn.
How high did the album chart?
Number 10 in the UK and number 32 on the Billboard 200.
How did it sell?
The article publishes no sales or certification figure for it.
Was this the last album before the split?
Yes. The band broke up in 1986 and did not release another studio album until 1999.
How long is the album?
44:04 across ten tracks.