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.
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. "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 "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 - 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
References
External links
Official Gilbert O'Sullivan page