Life & Rhymes Explained
| Life & Rhymes |
| Type: | Studio |
| Artist: | Gilbert O'Sullivan |
| Cover: | Life & Rhymes.jpg |
| Released: | October 1982 |
| Recorded: | Windmill Lane Recording Studios, Dublin, Eire |
| Genre: | Pop |
| Length: | 39:56 (46:55 with bonus tracks) |
| Label: | CBS |
| Producer: | Graham Gouldman |
| Prev Title: | Off Centre |
| Prev Year: | 1980 |
| Next Title: | Frobisher Drive |
| Next Year: | 1987 |
Life & Rhymes is the seventh studio album by Irish singer-songwriter Gilbert O'Sullivan, released in October 1982.
The album was produced by Graham Gouldman of 10cc and featured several musicians of various 10cc lineups: Paul Burgess, Vic Emerson and Duncan Mackay.
Union Square Music re-released it in August 2012 on the Salvo label as part of the Gilbert O'Sullivan – A Singer & His Songs collection.
Track listing
All songs written by Gilbert O'Sullivan.
- "Live Now Pay Later" – 3:03
- "Bear With Me" – 3:22
- "You Don't Own Me" – 3:38
- "A Minute of Your Time" – 3:40
- "Is It a Crime?" – 2:54
- "Got To Be That Way" – 3:15
- "Has Been" – 2:51
- "I Promise Honest" – 3:25
- "Wonder Why" – 3:15
- "Looking (A Tale of Two Meanings)" – 3:16
- "If I Know You" – 4:06
- "At Least I'm Honest" – 3:09
Bonus tracks on the 2012 remaster
- "Don't Bother At All" (b-side of "Bear With Me") – 3:26
- "In Other Words" (b-side of "A Minute of Your Time") – 3:33
Personnel
- Gilbert O'Sullivan – vocals, piano, electric piano, synth
- Graham Gouldman – all guitars, bass, backing vocals, percussion
- Paul Burgess – drums, percussion
- Vic Emerson – electric piano, synth
- Pete Wingfield – electric piano, synth, melodica
- Tessa Webb – backing vocals
- Bim Sinclair – synth, organ
- Bud Sinclair – percussion
- Duncan Mackay – organ
- Lenny – sax
- Orchestra arranged and conducted by Richard Niles
Sources
- Life & Rhymes, CD booklet, 2012
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