''Off the Coast of Me'' is the debut album by

Kid Creole and the Coconuts Kid Creole and the Coconuts is an American musical group created by August Darnell with Andy Hernandez and Adriana Kaegi. Its music incorporates a variety of styles and influences, in particular a mix of disco and Latin American, Caribbean ...

, released in 1980. The album was reissued in 2003 with additional bonus tracks by Universal Island Records.

Production

The album kicked off a loose narrative—Kid Creole's search for good times and his "dream babe," Mimi—that continued over the course of the next few albums. It was produced by August Darnell.

Critical reception

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'' wrote that the album's "uniqueness and danceability, along with the Kid’s occasionally risqué wordplay, are enough to suggest the band’s potential."

Track listing

Personnel

;Performers *

Kid Creole Thomas August Darnell Browder (born August 12, 1950), known professionally as August Darnell and under the stage name Kid Creole, is an American musician, singer and songwriter. He co-founded Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band and subsequently f ...

– vocals *The Coconuts (

Adriana Kaegi Adriana Kaegi (born March 17, 1957) is a Swiss-born American actress, producer and former singer. Career Kaegi co-founded the band Kid Creole and the Coconuts together with August Darnell and Coati Mundi, both formerly of Dr. Buzzard's Original ...

, Brooksie Wells,

Fonda Rae Fonda Rae Wood (performing as simply Fonda Rae) is an American R&B singer best known for her club hits like "Over Like a Fat Rat" and " Touch Me" (the latter which was later covered by Cathy Dennis). She has also worked with artists such as Don ...

, Lourdes Cotto) – vocals *Peter Schott – piano *Franz Krauns – guitar * Coati Mundi – vibes *Andrew Lloyd – percussion *

Winston Grennan Winston Grennan (16 September 1944 – 27 October 2000) was a Jamaican drummer, famous for session work from 1962 to 1973 in Jamaica as well as later in New York City through the 1970s and 1980s. Biography Career Grennan's career spanne ...

– drums * Tommy Browder – bass ;Technical credits * August Darnell – producer *

Michael Zilkha Michael Zilkha (born 1954) is a British-born entrepreneur, the co-founder of ZE Records. Early life He was born in 1954, the son of Selim Zilkha, the founder of Mothercare, one of the UK's largest retail chains (and the grandson of Khedouri Zil ...

– directed by (executive producer) * Sugar-Coated Andy Hernandez (1-6, 8) – orchestrations *Stony Browder Jr. – orchestrations (7) *Bobby Blank and Jules McBrown – engineering * August Darnell and Robert Blank – mixing * Tony Wright – art direction *George Dubose – photography *Richard Cramer – typography and graphics

References

1980 debut albums Kid Creole and the Coconuts albums Island Records albums ZE Records albums {{1980s-album-stub