Colour by Numbers es un álbum de Culture Club, publicado en 1983 por Virgin. El disco incluye 15 canciones, entre ellas «Karma Chameleon», «It's A Miracle», «Black Money» y «Changing Every Day».
Sobre el álbum
El segundo álbum de la banda, Colour by Numbers, de 1983, es la gran obra que transformó a Culture Club en la banda de pop más grande del planeta. Este disco, de hecho, es la quintaesencia del sonido y la filosofía del grupo, una colección de canciones casi perfecta que representa la cima absoluta de su creatividad y de su éxito comercial. Es uno de los álbumes más definitorios de toda la década de los 80.
Tras el éxito de su debut, la banda llega a este segundo trabajo con una confianza arrolladora. En consecuencia, 'Colour by Numbers' es una explosión de pop brillante, soul sofisticado y ritmos caribeños, todo ello envuelto en una producción impecable y lleno de una calidez y una humanidad contagiosas. La interacción entre los cuatro miembros de la banda es perfecta.
El bajista Mikey Craig y el baterista Jon Moss crean una base rítmica de un "groove" irresistible, mientras que las guitarras y teclados de Roy Hay aportan el color y la sofisticación. Por encima de todo, está la voz de Boy George, un instrumento de una belleza y una emotividad extraordinarias, capaz de transmitir alegría y melancolía con la misma convicción.
El álbum es un desfile de éxitos inmortales. La canción "Karma Chameleon" se convirtió en un fenómeno global, un número uno en todo el mundo gracias a su melodía irresistible y su mensaje de autenticidad. "Church of the Poison Mind", con su enérgica armónica a cargo de Judd Lander, es un tema de soul vibrante. Mientras tanto, "It's a Miracle" y "Miss Me Blind" son ejemplos perfectos de su pop bailable y lleno de estilo.
No obstante, el álbum también contiene una de las baladas más hermosas de la década, "Victims". En esta pieza de una tristeza sobrecogedora, con arreglos de cuerda majestuosos, Boy George ofrece una de sus interpretaciones más vulnerables y conmovedoras. 'Colour by Numbers' es una gran obra atemporal, un disco que celebra la diversidad y el amor en todas sus formas. Es el triunfo del pop como una forma de arte inteligente, emotiva y universal.
Listado de Canciones
- Karma Chameleon4:12
Letra
Desert loving in your eyes all the way. If I listen to your lies, Would you say I'm a man without conviction, I'm a man who doesn't know How to sell a contradiction? You come and go, you come and go. Karma, karma, karma, karma, karma, chameleon, You come and go, you come and go. Loving would be easy if your colours were like my dreams: Red, gold, and green, red, gold, and green. Didn't you hear your wicked words ever'y day. And you used to be so sweet. I heard you say that my love was an addiction. When we cling, our love is strong. When you go, you're gone forever. You string along, you string along. Karma, karma, karma, karma, karma, chameleon, You come and go, you come and go. Loving would be easy if your colours were like my dreams: Red, gold, and green, red, gold, and green. Ev'ry day is like survival. You're my lover, not my rival. Ev'ry day is like survival. You're my lover, not my rival. I'm a man without conviction I'm a man who doesn't know How to sale a contradiction? You come and go, you come and go. Karma, karma, karma, karma, karma, chameleon, You come and go, you come and go. Loving would be easy if your colours were like my dreams: Red, gold, and green, red, gold, and green. Karma, karma, karma, karma, karma, chameleon, You come and go, you come and go. Loving would be easy if your colours were like my dreams: Red, gold, and green, red, gold, and green. - It's A Miracle3:25
- Black Money5:19
Letra
Do you deal in black money? Do you deal in black money? Do you deal in black money? Do you deal in black money? Fortunes find you. Cross out every emotion. Standing right behind A shadow of devotion. Somebody else's life Cannot be mine. But when you love someone And they don't love you in return. When you love someone, You've got money to burn. Do you deal in black money? Do you deal in black money? Do you deal in black money? Do you deal in black money? I believe that Nothing could come between us. Magic potions, Won't you save them for dreamers? Somebody else's life cannot be mine. But when you love someone, And they don't love you in return. When you love someone, You've got money to burn. Do you deal in black money? Do you deal in black money? Do you deal in black money? Do you deal in black money? Give me some love, But don't waste my time. Black money. I'll love you again, But you must be mine. Black money. Give me some love, But don't waste my time. Black money. Fortunes find you. Cross out every emotion. Standing right behind A shadow of devotion. Somebody else's life Cannot be mine. But when you love someone, And they don't love you in return. When you love someone, You've got money to burn. Do you deal in black money? Do you deal in black money? Do you deal in black money? Do you deal in black money? Give me some love, But don't waste my time. Black money. I'll love you again, But you must be mine. Black money. Give me some love, But don't waste my time. Black money. - Changing Every Day3:17
Letra
Someone says Wake up child, And throw your life away. See you in the crime file, What will your mama say? Sometimes you get angry, No focus in your life. When people get hungry, They learn how to survive. [Chorus:] Changing every day. Changing every day. Changing every day. Changing every day. Summer syncopation, The space between your eyes. Is a place for heroes, That never compromise. Sometimes you feel lonely, No focus or surprise. Pushed into production, What a way to live our lives. [Chorus] - That's The Way (I'm Only Trying To Help You)2:46
- Church Of The Poison Mind3:30
Letra
Desolate loving in your eyes, you used and made my life so sweet. Step out like a God found child, I saw your eyes across the street. Who would be the fool to take you, be more that just kind? Step into a life of maybe; love is hard to find in the church of the poison mind, In the church of the poison mind. In the church of the poison mind. in the church of the poison mind. in the church of the poison mind. in the church of the poison mind. in the church of the poison mind. Watch me clinging to the beat. I had to fight to make it mine, That religion you could sink it neat. Just move your feet an' you'll feel fine. Who would be the fool to maybe Trick a kiss in time? Who am I to say that's crazy? Love will make you blind. . . In the church of the poison mind. In the church of the poison mind. in the church of the poison mind. in the church of the poison mind. in the church of the poison mind. in the church of the poison mind. Desolate loving in your eyes, you used and made my life so sweet. Step out like a God found child, I saw your eyes across the street. Who would be the fool to take you, be more that just kind? Step into a life of maybe; love is hard to find in the church of the poison mind, In the church of the poison mind. In the church of the poison mind. in the church of the poison mind. in the church of the poison mind. In the church of the poison mind. In the church of the poison mind. in the church of the poison mind. - Miss Me Blind4:29
Letra
Miss me I know you'll miss me I know you'll miss me blind I know you'll miss me I know you'll miss me I know you'll miss me blind Bet you got a good gun Bet you know how To have some fun and then You turn it around on me Because I'm better than the rest of the men I say you'll miss me And you always do I say you'll miss me Now would I lie to you Now there's no need to demand Grab my golden hand I'll teach you and you'll never be sure If the way that you need Is too much like greed Decide if you are rich or you're poor I know you'll miss me I know you'll miss me I know you'll miss me blind Bet you make the fool run Bet you know how To make it last forever But you know I'm never really sure If you're just kissing to be clever I say you'll miss me And you always do I say you'll miss me Now would I lie to you Now there's no need to demand Grab my golden hand I'll teach you and you'll never be sure If the way that you need Is too much like greed Decide if you are rich or you're poor Because the love That I have to give Must be better than that kind It can make you rich It can make you poor But I know that you'll miss me blind I know you'll miss me I know you'll miss me I know you'll miss me blind - Mister Man3:36
Letra
On the street They're preaching violence Mr man it's in your head On the street The midnight cowboy Needs no gun To shoot you dead Why do I live the way I do Ain't it obvious I'm just a man like you Mr man full of love Mr man full of hate Got his heart on the trigger But he pulled it too late Mr man is a pilot Mr man is a fake Mr man's feeling hungry And he's lying in wait On the street The lights are fighting Searching for someone like you Better find a good messiah To help the sad and lonely through Why do I live the way I do Ain't it obvious I'm much more black than blue On the street (they're preaching violence) Mr man it's in your head On the street The midnight cowboy Needs no gun To shoot you dead - Stormkeeper2:49
Letra
Ooh I have love sweeter than lies Gave you no reason not to decide Say you are leaving, you've got too much pride It's not love if you have it to hide it Oh woe who is the man Who puts waves on the sand It's the stormkeeper, stormkeeper Liven my life When I need to survive Is the storm keeping you warm Keeping you warm Oh I have cried so many times But only for things that never were mine Heaven is sweet, love is unkind Thoughts are twisted inside of your mind Don't let them tell you That this love is wrong And don't let them fool you That this love can't go on - Victims4:53
Letra
The victims we know so well They shine in your eyes When they kiss and tell Strange places we never see But you're always there Like a ghost in my dream And I keep on telling you Please don't do the things you do When you do those things Pull my puppet strings I have the strangest void for you We love and we never tell What places our hearts in the wishing well Love leads us into the stream And it's sink or swim Like it's always been And I keep on loving you It's the only thing to do When the angel sings There are greater things Can I give them all to you Pull the strings of emotion Take a ride into unknown pleasure Feel like a child on a dark night Wishing there was some kind of heaven I could be warm with you smiling Hold out your hand for a while The victims we know them so well... The victims we know so well They shine in your eyes when they kiss and tell Strange places we never see But you're always there like a ghost in my dream And I keep on telling you Please don't do the things you do When you do those things, pull my puppet strings I have the strangest void for you Show my heart some devotion Push aside those that whisper never Feel like a child on a dark night Wishing there were some kind of heaven I could be warm with you smiling Hold out your hand for a while The victims we know them so well, so well... - Man-Shake
- Mystery Boy (Suntori Hot Whiskey Song)
- Melting Pot
Letra
Take a pinch of white man Wrap him up in black skin Add a touch of blue blood And a little bitty bit of red indian boy Oh like a curly latin kinkies Oh lordy, lordy, mixed with yellow chinkees, yeah You know you lump it all together And you got a recipe for a get along scene Oh what a beautiful dream If it could only come true, you know, you know What we need is a great big melting pot Big enough enough enough to take The world and all it's got And keep it stirring for A hundred years or more And turn out coffee coloured people by the score Rabbis and the friars Vishnus and the gurus We got the beatles or the sun god Well it really doesn't matter What religion you choose And be thankful little mrs. Graceful You know that livin' could be tasteful We should all get together in a lovin machine I think I'll call up the queen It' s only fair that she knows, you know, you know What we need is a great big melting pot Big enough enough enough to take The world and all it's got And keep it stirring for A hundred years or more And turn out coffee coloured people by the score Coffee coloured people Coffee coloured people Coffee coloured people by the score - Colour By Numbers
Letra
When I looked in your eyes Felt the spirit of man Demanding more than just a smile Took a chance for a while Speaking in tongues That float us down rivers The past will remind us All colours we chose When I told you those lies Felt the spirit of love Demanding more than compromise Took a chance for a while Speaking in tongues That float us down rivers The past will remind us All colours we chose Some people say that the way that we live Is out of this place And some people say that the way that we live Is blinded by fate All colours we chose - Romance Revisited