The Best of Gilbert O’Sullivan [Rhino]

RELEASE
2004
LABEL
Rhino
GENRES
Pop/Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Soft Rock, AM Pop

Album Review

Gilbert O'Sullivan's lengthy but erratic career is nicely summarized on this well-assembled 20-track retrospective. Best remembered in the U.S. for the coy, McCartney-esque pop of hits like "Alone Again (Naturally)" and "Clair," O'Sullivan was actually a major star in his native Britain, notching a series of smashes which also included "Nothing Rhymed," "Underneath the Blanket Go," and "What's in a Kiss"; although at times his material can be insufferably cute, at its peak the music also possesses an undeniable charm as well as a playfulness that makes even the most saccharine moments tough to actively dislike.
Jason Ankeny, Rovi

Track Listing

  1. Nothing Rhymed
  2. Underneath the Blanket Co
  3. Too Much Attention
  4. Matrimony
  5. No Matter How I Try
  6. Alone Again (Naturally)
  7. Ooh-Wakka-Doo-Wakka-Day
  8. Clair
  9. Out of the Question
  10. Who Was It
  11. Get Down
  12. At the Very Mention of Your Name
  13. Ooh Baby
  14. Why, Oh Why, Oh Why
  15. Happiness Is Me and You
  16. A Woman's Place
  17. Can't Think Straight
  18. I Don't Love You But I Think I Like You
  19. You Got Me Going
  20. What's in a Kiss [Original Version]