''Southpaw'' is the fifth studio album by Irish singer-songwriter
Gilbert O'Sullivan
Raymond Edward "Gilbert" O'Sullivan (born 1 December 1946) is an Irish singer-songwriter who achieved his most significant success during the early 1970s with hits including "Alone Again (Naturally)", " Clair", and "Get Down".
O'Sullivan's so ...
, originally released in November 1977. This was the first album produced by Gilbert O'Sullivan. Union Square Music re-released it in June 2012 on Salvo label in part of the ''Gilbert O'Sullivan - A Singer & His Songs'' collection.
This was the first of O'Sullivans albums not to contain a UK top 40 single. However, "I'll Believe It When I See It" and "To Each His Own" did chart in the Irish top 20.
Track listing
All songs written by Gilbert O'Sullivan.
# "Intro" - 0:46
# "You Got Me Going" - 2:40
# "No Telling Why" - 3:36
# "Tomorrow Today" - 3:12
# "The Best Fun I Ever Had" - 3:33
# "I Remember Once" - 5:15
# "Intro 2" - 0:23
# "I Of Course Replied" - 2:42
# "That's Where I Belong" - 3:33
# "My Love and I" - 3:22
# "If I Can't Have You All To Myself" - 3:04
# "Miss My Love Today" - 3:56
Bonus tracks on the 2012 remaster
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"I'll Believe It When I See It" (single, August 1975) - 5:20
# "Just As You Are" (b-side of "I'll Believe It When I See It") - 2:38
# "You Never Listen To Reason" (single, October 1975) - 3:20
# "Call On Me" (b-side of "You Never Listen To Reason") - 3:14
# "Doing What I Know" (single, August 1976) - 4:45
# "To Each His Own" (single, October 1976) - 3:08
# "Can't Get You Out of My Mind" (b-side of "To Each His Own") - 3:24
# "As Long As I Can" (b-side of "You Got Me Going", July 1977) - 2:21
# "Our Own Baby" (b-side of "Miss My Love Today", February 1978) - 3:10
Personnel
* Gilbert O'Sullivan - vocals, piano
;Additional personnel
* Chris Spedding
Christopher John Spedding (born Peter Robinson, 17 June 1944) is an English musician, singer, guitarist, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, composer, and record producer. In a career spanning more than 50 years, Spedding is best known for his st ...
- guitars
* Lee Fothergill - guitars
* Ritchie Cunningham - guitars
* Colin Green - guitars
* Alan Jones - bass
* Barry De Souza - drums
* Pete Kircher
Peter Derek Kircher (born 21 January 1945, Folkestone, Kent) is a retired English rock/pop drummer. Between 1982 and 1985 he was a member of Status Quo, performing with the band at Live Aid and on the albums '' Live at the N.E.C.'' and '' Back ...
- drums
* Terry Cox
Terence William Harvey 'Terry' Cox (born 13 March 1937, in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire) played drums in the British folk rock bands The Pentangle, Duffy's Nucleus and Humblebums.
He also drummed with several other artists, most notably D ...
- drums
* Tony Hymas
Anthony James Keith "Tony" Hymas (born 23 September 1943) is an English keyboard player, pianist, and composer.
Career
Hymas started as a chorister at Exeter Cathedral School, where his contemporaries included composer and cathedral organist ...
- keyboards, Moog
* Robert Hook - keyboards, Moog
* Frank Ricotti
Frank Ricotti (born 31 January 1949) is an English jazz vibraphonist and percussionist.
Early life and education
Ricotti was born in London, England. His father was a drummer. Bill Ashton, founder of the National Youth Jazz Orchestra (NY ...
- percussion
* Francisco Yglesias - Paraguayan Harp
* The Mike Sammes Singers, The Chanter Sisters - backing vocals
* - arranger, conductor
;Technical
* John Haeny, Phil Ramone
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- engineers
External links
Official Gilbert O'Sullivan page
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1977 albums
Gilbert O'Sullivan albums
MAM Records albums