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Himself (Gilbert O'Sullivan album)

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Released
  
1971

Himself (1971)
  
Back to Front (1972)

Release date
  
August 1971

Producer
  
Gordon Mills

Length
  
43:02

Artist
  
Gilbert O'Sullivan

Genre
  
Pop

Label
  
MAM Records

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Recorded
  
Audio International Studios, London

Similar
  
Back to Front, A Stranger In My Own Back Yard, The Very Best of Gilbert O, Off Centre, The Berry Vest of Gilbert O

Himself is Irish-English singer-songwriter Gilbert O'Sullivan's debut album, originally released in August 1971. Union Square Music re-released it 2011 on Salvo label in part of the Gilbert O'Sullivan - A Singer & His Songs collection.

Contents

Track listing

All songs written by Gilbert O'Sullivan.

  1. "Intro" - 0:24
  2. "January Git" - 3:14
  3. "Bye-Bye" - 3:22
  4. "Permissive Twit" - 4:10
  5. "Matrimony" - 3:19
  6. "Independent Air" - 5:08
  7. "Nothing Rhymed" - 3:27
  8. "Too Much Attention" - 2:39
  9. "Susan Van Heusan" - 2:59
  10. "If I Don't Get You (Back Again)" - 2:44
  11. "Thunder and Lightning" - 2:59
  12. "Houdini Said" - 5:24
  13. "Doing the Best I Can" - 2:35
  14. "Outro" - 0:38

Bonus tracks on the 2011 remaster

  1. "Disappear" (1967 demo) - 1:40
  2. "What Can I Do" (1967 demo) - 1:34
  3. "Mr Moody's Garden" (b-side of "I Wish I Could Cry", August 1971) - 3:04
  4. "Everybody Knows" (b-side of "Nothing Rhymed", October 1970) - 2:19
  5. "Underneath the Blanket Go" (single, February 1970) - 3:09
  6. "We Will" (single, July 1971) - 3:55
  7. "I Didn't Know What to Do" (b-side of "We Will") - 1:47
  8. "No Matter How I Try" (single, November 1971) - 3:02

Personnel

  • Gilbert O'Sullivan - vocals, piano
  • Chris Spedding - guitar
  • Johnnie Spence - arrangements
  • Peter Rynston - engineer
  • Don Bax - cover design

    • Songs

    1Intro0:23
    2January Git3:14
    3Bye-Bye3:22

    References

    Himself (Gilbert O'Sullivan album) Wikipedia
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