This Time: The First Four Years

Compilation by Culture Club

Released 6 April 1987

Arif Mardin
producer [8]
Boy George
lead vocals [1-7, 9, 12-13]
Colin Campsie
background vocals [9]
Denise Spooner
background vocals [9]
Gordon Milne
assistant [4, 7], engineer [1-3, 5-6, 12], mix [13]
Helen Terry
additional [7], background vocals [1-2, 4], choir vocals [13], guest [13]
Jon Moss
drums (drum set) [1-7, 9, 12-13], membranophone [9], mix [1-7, 9, 12], percussion [1-3, 5-6, 9, 12-13], tambourine [4], vibraphone [7]
Judd Lander
guest [13], harmonica [1-2, 13]
Keith Miller
synclavier [7]
Lew Hahn
producer [8]
Michael Craig
bass vocals [9]
Mike Ross‐Trevor
engineer [1-6, 12]
Mikey Craig
Moog [4], bass [4], bass guitar [1-3, 5-7, 9, 12-13], bass vocals [9]
Nick Payne
flute [9], harmonica [9], saxophone [9]
Phil Pickett
additional [4, 9], background vocals [9], guest [1, 13], keyboard [1, 4, 9, 13], organ [2]
Roy Hay
electric piano [7], electric sitar [1-3, 5-6, 9, 12], guitar [1-7, 9, 12-13], keyboard [1, 3, 5-6, 9, 12-13], piano [1-3, 5-6, 9, 12], sitar [1, 3, 5-6, 12], synthesizer [7], tubular bells [4]
Simon Humphrey
engineer [1-3, 5-6, 12]
Steve Grainger
saxophone [2, 4]
Steve Levine
engineer [4, 7, 9], mix [1-7, 9, 12], producer [1-7, 9-14]
Terry Bailey
trumpet [2, 9]
Trevor Bastow
strings [4]