Life & Rhymes

Life & Rhymes is the seventh studio album by Irish singer-songwriter Gilbert O'Sullivan, released in October 1982.

Life & Rhymes
Studio album by Gilbert O'Sullivan
Released	October 1982
Recorded	Windmill Lane Recording Studios, Dublin, Eire
Genre	Pop
Length	39:56 (46:55 with bonus tracks)
Label	CBS
Producer	Graham Gouldman
Gilbert O'Sullivan chronology
Off Centre (1980) Life & Rhymes (1982) Frobisher Drive (1987)

The album was produced by Graham Gouldman of 10cc and featured several musicians of various 10cc lineups: Paul Burgess, Vic Emerson and Duncan Mackay.

Union Square Music re-released it in August 2012 on the Salvo label as part of the Gilbert O'Sullivan – A Singer & His Songs collection.

Track listing

All songs written by Gilbert O'Sullivan.

1. "Live Now Pay Later" – 3:03
2. "Bear With Me" – 3:22
3. "You Don't Own Me" – 3:38
4. "A Minute of Your Time" – 3:40
5. "Is It a Crime?" – 2:54
6. "Got To Be That Way" – 3:15
7. "Has Been" – 2:51
8. "I Promise Honest" – 3:25
9. "Wonder Why" – 3:15
10. "Looking (A Tale of Two Meanings)" – 3:16
11. "If I Know You" – 4:06
12. "At Least I'm Honest" – 3:09

Bonus tracks on the 2012 remaster

1. "Don't Bother At All" (b-side of "Bear With Me") – 3:26
2. "In Other Words" (b-side of "A Minute of Your Time") – 3:33

Personnel

• Gilbert O'Sullivan – vocals, piano, electric piano, synth
• Graham Gouldman – all guitars, bass, backing vocals, percussion
• Paul Burgess – drums, percussion
• Vic Emerson – electric piano, synth
• Pete Wingfield – electric piano, synth, melodica
• Tessa Webb – backing vocals
• Bim Sinclair – synth, organ
• Bud Sinclair – percussion
• Duncan Mackay – organ
• Lenny – sax
• Orchestra arranged and conducted by Richard Niles

Sources

• Life & Rhymes, CD booklet, 2012

External links

• Official Gilbert O'Sullivan page