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The Unrecoupable One Man Bandit

The Unrecoupable One Man Bandit – Volume One is an album by English singer Boy George, released in 1998. The album's ten tracks were recorded in 1996[1] and were intended to be included on a follow-up to George's 1995 album Cheapness and Beauty,[1] but it was shelved. The tracks were finally released in 1998 due to popular demand from fans[1] and are presented on the album in demo form, mixed and not fully mixed.[1]

The Unrecoupable One Man Bandit
Studio album by
Released1998
RecordedJanuary–June 1996
Studio
LabelBack Door Records
ProducerJohn Themis
Boy George chronology
Cheapness and Beauty
(1995)
The Unrecoupable One Man Bandit
(1998)
U Can Never B2 Straight
(2002)

The album includes "She Was Never He", a song that was first performed on late night BBC show Gaytime TV in 1995, as well as a cover version of David Bowie's "Suffragette City".

Critical reception edit

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [2]

In a review for AllMusic, Ned Raggett gave The Unrecoupable One Man Bandit three out of five stars, describing the album as "an enjoyable romp through a variety of fun rockers, some more pointedly tongue in cheek than others."[2]

Track listing edit

All songs written by George O'Dowd and John Themis, unless otherwise stated.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."GI Josephine" 3:29
2."Mr. Strange" 3:52
3."She Was Never He" 3:34
4."Number One" 3:36
5."Spooky Truth" (with Eve Gallagher) 3:47
6."In Maya" 5:07
7."Vanity Case" 3:40
8."Broken Spirit" 4:44
9."Suffragette City"David Bowie3:40
10."Who Killed Rock N Roll" 3:16

Personnel edit

Adapted from AllMusic.[2]

  • Peter Adams – keyboards
  • Sian Bell – cello
  • Winston Blissett – bass
  • Boy George – primary artist, vocals
  • Alan Branch – engineer
  • Cheeky Paul – editing
  • Chris Davis – saxophone
  • Snake Davis – saxophone
  • Linda Duggan – background vocals
  • Wilhelm Finger – sleeve art
  • Kevan Frost – background vocals
  • Eve Gallagher – vocals
  • Mitt Gammon – harmonica
  • Simon Gardner – flugelhorn, trumpet
  • Haxwood Herbert – bagpipes
  • Sally Herbert – violin
  • Alan Jenkins – engineer
  • Julian Mendelsohn – mixing
  • Mary Pearse – background vocals
  • Jocelyn Pook – viola
  • André Scillag – original photography, photography
  • Jonathan Shorten – keyboards
  • J. Neil Sidwell – trombone
  • Richard Sidwell – flugelhorn, trumpet
  • Sonia Slany – violin
  • Richie Stevens– drums
  • John Themis – guitar, mixing, producer, background vocals
  • Salvatore Vada– illustrations
  • Zee – background vocals

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d The Unrecoupable One Man Bandit (booklet). Back Door Records. 1998.
  2. ^ a b c "Unrecoupable One Man Bandit, Vol. 1 - Boy George - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 May 2018.

External links edit

  • The Unrecoupable One Man Bandit at Discogs

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