Sounds of the Loop

1991 studio album by Gilbert O'Sullivan
Sounds of the Loop
Studio album by
Gilbert O'Sullivan
ReleasedNovember 1991
RecordedVal Au Bec, Jersey and Gateway, Kingston, Surrey
GenreSoft rock, pop
Length42:27 (54:51 with bonus tracks)
LabelToshiba, Japan and Park Records, UK
ProducerGilbert O'Sullivan
Gilbert O'Sullivan chronology
In the Key of G
(1989)
Sounds of the Loop
(1991)
By Larry
(1992)

Sounds of the Loop is the tenth studio album by British-Irish singer-songwriter Gilbert O'Sullivan, released in November 1991 (Japan) and in April 1993 (UK). Union Square Music re-released it in April 2013 on the Salvo label as part of the Gilbert O'Sullivan - A Singer and His Songs collection.

Track listing

All songs written by Gilbert O'Sullivan.

  1. "Are You Happy?" - 3:30
  2. "Not That It Bothers Me" - 3:17
  3. "Sometimes" - 4:08
  4. "It's Easy to See When You're Blind" - 4:01
  5. "Having Said That" - 4:00
  6. "Can't Think Straight" (duet with Peggy Lee) - 4:05
  7. "The Best Love I Never Had" - 3:42
  8. "Divorce Irish Style" - 4:14
  9. "Came and Went" - 3:45
  10. "I'm Not Too Young" - 4:06
  11. "I Can Give You" - 3:41

Bonus tracks on the 2013 remaster

  1. "Can't Think Straight" (Japanese version - duet with Takao Kisugi) - 4:05
  2. "Can't Think Straight" (Spanish version - duet with Silvia Tortosa) - 4:05
  3. "What a Way (To Show I Love You)" (Words by Gilbert O'Sullivan, Music by Takao Kisugi) (from Japanese releases of Sounds of the Loop) - 4:13

Personnel

  • Gilbert O'Sullivan - vocals, piano, rhythm keyboards

Additional personnel

  • Roly Kerridge - drums, programming, percussion
  • Bob Skeat - bass
  • Mick Parker - keyboards, programming, accordion
  • Geoff Whitehorn - lead and rhythm guitars

References

  • Sounds of the Loop, CD booklet, 2013

External links

  • Official Gilbert O'Sullivan page
  • v
  • t
  • e
Gilbert O'Sullivan
Studio albums
CompilationsSingles
  • "Nothing Rhymed"
  • "We Will"
  • "Alone Again (Naturally)"
  • "Ooh-Wakka-Doo-Wakka-Day"
  • "Clair"
  • "Out of the Question"
  • "Get Down"
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