At Worst... The Best of Boy George and Culture Club

At Worst... The Best of
Greatest hits album by
Released20 September 1993
Recorded1982–1993
GenreNew wave
Label
ProducerSteve Levine
Angela Dust
Bruce Forest
Amos Pizzey
Bobby Z.
Pet Shop Boys
Arif Mardin
Lew Hahn
Jon Moss
P.M. Dawn
Andy Whitmore
Culture Club chronology
This Time – The First Four Years
(1987)
At Worst... The Best of
(1993)
Greatest Moments – VH1 Storytellers Live
(1998)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
NME5/10[2]

At Worst... The Best of Boy George and Culture Club is a greatest hits album featuring the biggest hits from 1982 to 1993 of Boy George's career as a solo singer as well as with the bands Culture Club and Jesus Loves You. It was released on 20 September 1993.[3]

It was the third Culture Club retrospective following 1987's This Time – The First Four Years and 1989's The Best of Culture Club

While the album features most of Boy George's and Culture Club's hit singles up to that point, there were several notable omissions including "The War Song" (UK #2), "Mistake No.3", "The Medal Song" (UK #32) and "To Be Reborn" (UK #13).

Track listing

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Title Performed Album Time
1 "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me" Culture Club Kissing to Be Clever 4:22
2 "Time (Clock of the Heart)" Kissing to Be Clever 3:42
3 "Church of the Poison Mind" Colour by Numbers 3:31
4 "Karma Chameleon" Colour by Numbers 4:00
5 "Victims" Colour by Numbers 4:53
6 "I'll Tumble 4 Ya" Kissing to Be Clever 2:35
7 "It's a Miracle" Colour by Numbers 3:25
8 "Miss Me Blind" Colour by Numbers 4:29
9 "Move Away" From Luxury to Heartache 4:20
10 "Love Is Love" Electric Dreams soundtrack 3:50
11 "Love Hurts" Jesus Loves You The Martyr Mantras 4:25
12 "Everything I Own" Boy George Sold 3:56
13 "Don't Cry" High Hat 4:07
14 "After the Love" Jesus Loves You The Martyr Mantras 4:22
15 "More Than Likely" P.M. Dawn (feat. Boy George) The Bliss Album…? 3:50
16 "The Crying Game" Boy George The Crying Game 3:22
17 "Generations of Love"
(La La Gone Gaga Mix)
Jesus Loves You The Martyr Mantras 3:58
18 "Bow Down Mister"
(A Small Portion 2B Polite Mix)
The Martyr Mantras 3:44
19 "Sweet Toxic Love"
(Deliverance Mix)
Popularity Breeds Contempt

(unreleased album)

3:52

Charts and certifications

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References

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  1. ^ AllMusic review
  2. ^ Dalton, Stephen (16 October 1993). "Long Play". New Musical Express. p. 34.
  3. ^ Cd Universe http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/pid/1396076/a/At+Worst+The+Best+Of+Boy+George+And+Culture+Club.htm
  4. ^ "Boy George ARIA chart history received from ARIA in May 2024". ARIA. Retrieved 19 July 2024 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
  5. ^ Billboard https://www.billboard.com/artist/culture-club/chart-history/
  6. ^ "British album certifications – Boy George & Culture Club – Boy George – At Worst ... The Best of ..." British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 25 October 2018.