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]
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| Released | 1998 | |||
| Recorded | January–June 1996 | |||
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| Label | Back Door Records | |||
| Producer | John Themis | |||
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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
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| 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
All songs written by George O'Dowd and John Themis, unless otherwise stated.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 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 Bowie | 3:40 |
| 10. | "Who Killed Rock N Roll" | 3:16 |
Personnel
- 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
- The Unrecoupable One Man Bandit (booklet). Back Door Records. 1998.
- "Unrecoupable One Man Bandit, Vol. 1 - Boy George - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 May 2018.