Off Centre (album)
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| Released | October 1980 | |||
| Recorded | Moonlight Studios, Cookham, England | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 46:31 (49:08 with the bonus track) | |||
| Label | CBS | |||
| Producer | Gus Dudgeon | |||
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Off Centre is the sixth studio album by is Irish singer-songwriter Gilbert O'Sullivan, produced by Gus Dudgeon and originally released in October 1980. Union Square Music re-released it August 2012 on Salvo label in part of the Gilbert O'Sullivan - A Singer & His Songs collection.
Track listing
All songs written by Gilbert O'Sullivan.
- "I Love It But" - 3:33
- "What's In a Kiss" - 2:36
- "Hello It's Goodbye" - 3:08
- "Why Pretend" - 3:58
- "I'm Not Getting Any Younger" - 4:32
- "Things That Go Bump in the Night" - 4:51
- "Help Is On the Way" - 3:43
- "For What It's Worth" - 4:05
- "The Niceness of It All" - 5:26
- "Can't Get Enough of You" - 3:27
- "Break It To Me Gently" - 3:20
- "Or So They Say" - 3:50
Bonus track on the 2012 remaster
- "Down, Down, Down" (b-side of "What's In a Kiss", August 1980) - 2:38
Personnel
- Gilbert O'Sullivan - vocals, piano
Additional personnel
- Phil Curtis - bass
- Chris Laurence - bass on "I'm Not Getting Any Younger"
- Paul Westwood - bass on "Can't Get Enough Of You"
- Steve Holley - drums
- Dave Mattacks - drums on "Can't Get Enough Of You"
- Terry Cox - drums on "What's In a Kiss"
- Martin Jenner - acoustic and lead guitars; steel guitar on "For What It's Worth"
- Tim Renwick - acoustic and lead guitars
- Ray Russell - acoustic guitar on "Can't Get Enough Of You"
- Pete Wingfield - electric piano on "The Niceness Of It All", second piano on "Why Pretend", organ on "Hello It's Goodbye" and synthesizer on "Or So They Say"
- Howie Casey - saxophone on "I'm Not Getting Any Younger" and "Why Pretend"
- Jeff Daley - saxophone on "Help Is On the Way"
- Chris Rea - accordion on "I Love It But"
- Stuart Epps - harmony and backing vocals
- Alan Carvell - harmony and backing vocals on "I'm Not Getting Any Younger"
- English Chorale - choir on "Or So They Say"
Sources
- Off Centre, CD booklet, 2012