Southpaw (album)

Southpaw is the fifth studio album by Irish singer-songwriter Gilbert O'Sullivan, 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.

Southpaw
Studio album by Gilbert O'Sullivan
Released	November 1977
Genre	Pop
Length	36:03 (67:25 with bonus tracks)
Label	MAM
Producer	Gilbert O'Sullivan
Gilbert O'Sullivan chronology
A Stranger In My Own Back Yard (1974) Southpaw (1977) Off Centre (1980)

This was the first of O'Sullivan's albums not to contain a UK top 40 single. However, "I'll Believe It When I See It" and "To Each His Own" (not included on the original album) did chart in the Irish top 20.

Critical reception

The Globe and Mail wrote: "O'Sullivan is still writing his cloying little songs that start infectiously and end infectiously. In between is zero, or less than."

Track listing

All songs written by Gilbert O'Sullivan.

1. "Intro" - 0:46
2. "You Got Me Going" - 2:40
3. "No Telling Why" - 3:36
4. "Tomorrow Today" - 3:12
5. "The Best Fun I Ever Had" - 3:33
6. "I Remember Once" - 5:15
7. "Intro 2" - 0:23
8. "I Of Course Replied" - 2:42
9. "That's Where I Belong" - 3:33
10. "My Love And I" - 3:22
11. "If I Can't Have You All To Myself" - 3:04
12. "Miss My Love Today" - 3:56

Bonus tracks on the 2012 remaster

13. "I'll Believe It When I See It" (single, August 1975) - 5:20
14. "Just As You Are" (b-side of "I'll Believe It When I See It") - 2:38
15. "You Never Listen To Reason" (single, October 1975) - 3:20
16. "Call On Me" (b-side of "You Never Listen To Reason") - 3:14
17. "Doing What I Know" (single, August 1976) - 4:45
18. "To Each His Own" (single, October 1976) - 3:08
19. "Can't Get You Out Of My Mind" (b-side of "To Each His Own") - 3:24
20. "As Long As I Can" (b-side of "You Got Me Going", July 1977) - 2:21
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 - guitars
• Lee Fothergill - guitars
• Ritchie Cunningham - guitars
• Colin Green - guitars
• Alan Jones - bass
• Barry De Souza - drums
• Pete Kircher - drums
• Terry Cox - drums
• Tony Hymas - keyboards, Moog
• Robert Hook - keyboards, Moog
• Frank Ricotti - percussion
• Francisco Yglesias - Paraguayan Harp
• The Mike Sammes Singers, The Chanter Sisters - backing vocals
• Johnnie Spence - arranger, conductor

Technical

• John Haeny, Phil Ramone - engineers

External links

• Southpaw at Discogs
• Official Gilbert O'Sullivan page