Gilbert O'Sullivan discography
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The following is a discography listing of Gilbert O'Sullivan's officially-released works to date.
[edit] Singles
- Disappear/You (Nov 1967)
- What Can I Do/You (Apr 1968)
- Mr. Moody's Garden/I Wish I Could Cry (May 1969)
- Nothing Rhymed/Everybody Knows (Oct 1970) - UK No. 8, US No. 114, NED No. 1
- Underneath The Blanket Go/Doing The Best I Can (Feb 1971) - UK No. 40, NED No. 1
- We Will/I Didn't Know What To Do (Jul 1971) - UK No. 16, NED No. 23
- I Wish I Could Cry/Mr. Moody's Garden (re-issued with the two sides reversed, Aug 1971), NED. No 18
- No Matter How I Try/If I Don't Get You (Back Again) (Nov 1971) - UK No. 5, NED No. 13
- Alone Again (Naturally)/Save It (Feb 1972) - UK No. 3, US No. 1, NED No. 21
- Ooh-Wakka-Doo-Wakka-Day/But I'm Not (May 1972) - UK No. 8, NED No 6.
- Clair/What Could Be Nicer (Mum, The Kettle's Boiling) (Oct 1972) - UK No. 1, US No. 2, NED No. 3
- Alone Again (Naturally)/Save It/No Matter How I Try/If I Don't Get You (Back Again) (1972 - EP)
- Clair/What Could Be Nicer/Ooh-Wakka-Doo-Wakka-Day/But I'm Not (1972 - EP)
- I Wish I Could Cry/Mr. Moody's Garden (2nd re-issue, Jan 1973)
- Get Down/A Very Extraordinary Sort Of Girl (Mar 1973) - UK No. 1, US No. 7, NED No. 3
- Ooh Baby/Good Company (Aug 1973) - UK No. 18, US No. 25, NED No 18
- Why Oh Why Oh Why/You Don't Have To Tell Me (Nov 1973) - UK No. 6
- Happiness Is Me And You/Breakfast Dinner And Tea (Feb 1974) - UK No. 19, US No. 62
- A Woman's Place/Too Bad (Aug 1974) - UK No. 42
- Christmas Song/To Cut A Long Story Short (Nov 1974) - UK No. 12
- You Are You/Tell Me Why (Jan 1975) - UK No. 53 unofficially (not part of published chart)
- I Don't Love You But I Think I Like You/That's A Fact (May 1975) - UK No. 14
- I'll Believe It When I See It/Just As You Are (Aug 1975) - UK No. 52 unofficially (not part of published chart), NED No. 11
- You Never Listen To Reason/Call On Me (Oct 1975)
- Doing What I Know/I, Of Course, Replied (Apr 1976)
- To Each His Own/Can't Get You Out Of My Mind (Oct 1976)
- Matrimony/You Don't Have To Tell Me (1971 album track belatedly released as a single, Nov 1976), NED No. 4
- My Love And I/Call On Me (May 1977)
- You Got Me Going/As Long As I Can (Jul 1977)
- Miss My Love Today/Our Own Baby (Feb 1978)
- Christmas Song/Clair/Nothing Rhymed (Nov 1978 - EP)
- What's In A Kiss?/Down, Down, Down (Aug 1980) - UK No. 19
- I Love It But/Help Is On The Way (Nov 1980)
- Hello, It's Goodbye/Break It To Me Gently (Jan 1981)
- Can't Get Enough Of You/Or So They Say (Mar 1981)
- A Minute Of Your Time/In Other Words (Jun 1982)
- Bear With Me/Don't Bother At All (Sep 1982)
- Lost A Friend/You Better Run (1989)
- Lost A Friend/Get Down/We Will '87 (1989 – CD)
- So What/In A Nutshell (Feb 1990) - UK No. 70
- So What (Italo)/So What (Ital)/So What (Original Version) (1990 – 12” single)
- At The Very Mention Of Your Name/What You See Is What You Get (Jun 1990)
- Can't Think Straight (duet with Peggy Lee) /Sometimes/Divorce Irish Style (1992 – CD)
- Are You Happy?/Nothing Rhymed (live)/Or So They Say (live) (Nov 1993 – CD)
- Dear Dream/Dear Dream (dance mix) /Sometimes (alternate version) /Dear Dream (dance mix full version) (Nov 1995 – CD)
- Ain't No Telling (What Tomorrow Will Bring) /Doesn't It Make You Sick/Break A Leg (Oct 1998 – CD)
- Say Goodbye/Sex Appeal/Clair (performed by Shoreditch Ogre) (Jul 2001 – CD)
- Two's Company (Three Is Allowed) /I Have My Coat To Keep Me Warm/There Are Others (Jun 2002 – CD)
- Ooh Baby (Radio Mix) /Ooh Baby (Vocoder Mix) /Ooh Baby (Vocal Mix) /Ooh Baby (Radio FX Mix) (Dec 2002 – CD)
- Just So You Know (June 2007, on iTunes)
[edit] Albums
| Year | Title | Chart positions | Sales/Certifications | ||||||||
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| U.S. | UK | NED | NOR | SWE | AUT | SWI | |||||
| 1971 | Himself
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9 | 5 | 2 | - | - | - | - | Sales worldwide: -
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| 1972 | Back To Front
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48 | 1 | 6 | - | - | - | - | Sales worldwide: -
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| 1973 | I'm A Writer Not A Fighter
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101 | 2 | 13 | - | - | - | - | Sales worldwide: -
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| 1974 | A Stranger In My Own Back Yard
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- | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | Sales worldwide: -
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| 1976 | Greatest Hits
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- | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | Sales worldwide: -
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| 1977 | Southpaw
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- | - | - | - | - | - | - | Sales worldwide: -
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| 1980 | Off Centre
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- | - | - | - | - | - | - | Sales worldwide: -
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| 1981 | 20 Golden Greats
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- | 98 | - | - | - | - | - | Sales worldwide: -
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| 1982 | Life & Rhymes
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- | - | - | - | - | - | - | Sales worldwide: -
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| 1987 | Frobisher Drive (Germany Only)
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- | - | - | - | - | - | - | Sales worldwide: -
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| 1989 | In The Key Of G
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- | - | - | - | - | - | - | Sales worldwide: -
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| 1991 | Nothing But The Best
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- | 50 | - | - | - | - | - | Sales worldwide: -
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| 1992 | Sounds Of The Loop
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- | - | - | - | - | - | - | Sales worldwide: -
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| 1984 | By Larry (also known as 'The Little Album')
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- | - | - | - | - | - | - | Sales worldwide: -
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| 1995 | The Best Of Gilbert O'Sullivan: Live In Japan
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- | - | - | - | - | - | - | Sales worldwide: -
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| 1995 | Every Song Has Its Play
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- | - | - | - | - | - | - | Sales worldwide: -
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| 1997 | Singer Sowing Machine
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- | - | - | - | - | - | - | Sales worldwide: -
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| 2001 | Irlish
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| 2003 | Piano Foreplay
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- | - | - | - | - | - | - | Sales worldwide: -
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| 2004 | The Berry Vest Of Gilbert O'Sullivan
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- | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | Sales worldwide: -
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| 2007 | A Scruff At Heart
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- | - | - | - | - | - | - | Sales worldwide: -
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| Total sales | XX | ||||||||||
[edit] Track Listings
[edit] Himself (Aug 1971)
Intro/January Git/Bye-Bye/Permissive Twit/Matrimony/Independent Air/Nothing Rhymed/Too Much Attention/Susan Van Heusen*/If I Don't Get You (Back Again) /Thunder And Lightning/Houdini Said/Doing The Best I Can*/Outro
* The American version of this album, which was released nearly a year later, replaced these two songs with "Alone Again, Naturally" and "We Will," respectively.
[edit] Back To Front (Oct 1972)
Intro/I'll Hope You'll Stay/In My Hole/Clair/That's Love/Can I Go With You/But I'm Not/Outro/I'm In Love With You/Who Was It?/What Could Be Nicer (Mum The Kettle's Boiling) /Out Of The Question/The Golden Rule/I'm Leaving/Outro
[edit] I'm A Writer Not A Fighter (Sep 1973)
I'm A Writer Not A Fighter/A Friend Of Mine/They've Only Themselves To Blame/Who Knows, Perhaps, Maybe/Where Peaceful Waters Flow/Ooh Baby/I Have Never Loved You As Much As I Love You Today/Not In A Million Years/If You Love Me Like You Love Me/Get Down
[edit] A Stranger In My Own Back Yard (Oct 1974)
Number 4/A Woman's Place/No More/It's So Easy To Be Sad/My Father/The Marriage Machine/If You Ever/The Thing Is/Just Like Me/Victor E/I Wonder Would You Mind/15 Times/Nothing To Do About Much/Can't Get You To Love Me/Always Somebody
[edit] Greatest Hits (Nov 1976)
Alone Again (Naturally)/Clair/Christmas Song/We Will/Nothing Rhymed/Why Oh Why Oh Why/Get Down/Matrimony/Ooh-Wakka-Doo-Wakka-Day/No Matter How I Try/Ooh Baby/Out Of The Question
[edit] Southpaw (Nov 1977)
Intro/You Got Me Going/No Telling Why/Tomorrow Today/The Best Fun I Ever Had/I Remember Once/Intro/I Of Course Replied/That's Where I Belong/My Love And I/If I Can't Have You All To Myself/Miss My Love Today
[edit] Off Centre (Oct 1980)
I Love It But/What's In A Kiss/Hello It's Goodbye/Why Pretend/I'm Not Getting Any Younger/Things That Go Bump In The Night/Help Is On The Way/For What It's Worth/The Niceness Of It All/Can't Get Enough Of You/Break It To Me Gently/Or So They Say
[edit] 20 Golden Greats (1981)
Nothing Rhymed/No Matter How I Try/We Will/Alone Again (Naturally)/Ooh-Wakka-Doo-Wakka-Day/Clair/I Love It But/Hello It's Goodbye/Underneath The Blanket Go/Get Down/What's In A Kiss/Matrimony/Ooh Baby/Why Oh Why Oh Why/Happiness Is Me And You/A Woman's Place/Christmas Song/Susan Van Heusan/Can't Get Enough Of You/I Don't Love You But I Think I Like You
[edit] Life & Rhymes (Oct 1982)
Live Now Pay Later/Bear With Me/You Don't Own Me/A Minute Of Your Time/Is It A Crime?/Got To Be That Way/Has Been/I Promise Honest/Wonder Why/Looking (A Tale Of Two Meanings) /If I Know You/At Least I'm Honest
[edit] Frobisher Drive (1987) (Germany Only)
So What/If I Start With The Chorus/What Am I Doing Here With You?/We Will (New Version) /Stick In The Mud/The Way Things Used To Be/I Don't Trust Men With Earrings In Their Ears/Lost A Friend/Forever Wondering/At The Very Mention Of Your Name
[edit] In The Key Of G (Nov 1989)
Lost A Friend/At The Very Mention Of Your Name/What Am I Doing Here With You?/If I Start With The Chorus/So What/The Way Things Used To Be/I Don't Trust Men With Earrings In Their Ears/Gordon Bennett/To The Extreme/Stick In The Mud
[edit] Nothing But The Best (1991)
Nothing Rhymed/Matrimony/We Will/No Matter How I Try/Permissive Twit/Alone Again (Naturally)/Ooh-Wakka-Doo-Wakka-Day/Out Of The Question/Clair/Get Down/A Friend Of Mine/Ooh Baby/Why Oh Why Oh Why/Happiness Is Me And You/A Woman's Place/Christmas Song/I Don't Love You But I Think I Like You/What's In A Kiss
[edit] Sounds Of The Loop (Apr 1992)
Are You Happy?/Not That It Bothers Me/Sometimes/It's Easy To See When You're Blind/Having Said That/Can't Think Straight (Duet With Peggy Lee) /The Best Love I Never Had/Divorce Irish Style/Came And Went/I'm Not Too Young/I Can Give You/Can't Think Straight (Japanese Version)
[edit] By Larry (Apr 1994) (also known as 'The Little Album')
That's/When To Today/Shy/That's Why I Love You/My Advice To You/Hold On To What You Got/Came To See Me Yesterday/Mr And Mrs Regards/It Ain't For Me/I Don't Mind/As A Rule/My Front Door Is/Because Of You/The Window Cleaner's Mate (Some formats featured two bonus tracks: What Am I Doing Here With You/What You See Is What You Get)
[edit] The Best Of Gilbert O'Sullivan: Live In Japan (Apr 1995)
Nothing Rhymed/No Matter How I Try/Clair/At The Very Mention Of Your Name/Matrimony/Or So They Say/Get Down/What's In A Kiss/A Friend Of Mine/A Woman's Place/Alone Again (Naturally)/Hold On To What You Got/Miss My Love Today/We Will/Dear Dream/Thunder And Lightning/Came To See Me Yesterday/Is It A Crime?/Tomorrow Today/Where Peaceful Waters Flow (Another format titled 'Tomorrow Today: Gilbert O' Sullivan Live In Japan' included 'Not That It Bothers Me'/'It's Easy To See When You're Blind'/'Can't Get Enough Of You'/'Got To Be That Way' in place of four tracks on the above release)
[edit] Every Song Has Its Play (May 1995)
Overture/Showbiz/Dear Dream/I Wish I Could Cry/Nothing To Fear/Pretty Polly/Can't Find My Way Home/Dishonourable Profession/You Don't Own Me/If I Know You/Nobody Wants To Know/Young At Heart (We'll Always Remain) /I've Never Been Short Of A Smile/Showbiz (Reprise)/If You Commence Before The Start
[edit] Singer Sowing Machine (Nov 1997)
Heaven's Above/In Bed By Ten/Sex Appeal/You Better Believe It/Please Don't Let My Weakness Show/I'll Be The Lonely One/Con-Lab-Lib/Doesn't It Make You Sick (Mortar And Brick) /Not So Great Britain/I Don't Care/I'm About/Break A Leg/Say Ireland/An End....
[edit] Irlish (Oct 2001)
Have It/A Sight For Sore Eyes/Where The Hell Have You Been/Me/Say Goodbye/Don't I Know It/How I Say That I Love You/Passport Photos/Water Music/Fine By Me/Two's Company (Three Is Allowed) /Love Being Faxed By You/Easier Said Than Done/Me (Reprise)
[edit] Piano Foreplay (2003)
It Never Rains But It Pours/Barking Up The Wrong Tree (Such Is Life) /Make My Day/God Forbid/Conversation With The Flying Plates/I Gave Mine To You/A Love So/You Me And The Garden Post/Parrish/What's It All Supposed To Mean?/Answers On A Postcard (Please)/Will I Do?/World Of Work
[edit] The Berry Vest Of Gilbert O'Sullivan (Mar 2004)
Nothing Rhymed/Alone Again (Naturally)/Clair/Get Down/We Will/No Matter How I Try/Matrimony/Out Of The Question/Ooh-Wakka-Doo-Wakka-Day/Who Was It?/Ooh Baby (Radio Remix) /Miss My Love Today/What's In A Kiss/So What/Can't Think Straight (Duet With Peggy Lee) /Doesn't It Make You Sick (Mortar And Brick) (Remix)/Happiness Is Me And You/Two's Company (Three Is Allowed) /What's It All Supposed To Mean?/Mr. Moody's Garden
[edit] A Scruff At Heart (due for release in March 2007)
Take Your Foot Off My Toe/A Proper Fool/My Place Or Yours/Don't Let It Get To You/You Can't Con-crete/Taking Sides/I'm In Love With Love (Again)/Force Of Habit/One Door Closes/Just So You Know/Let's Not Go There/Can't Say Fairer Than That/Love You Out Of Trouble/I Know What I Would Do
