Tracklisting:

1. Intro
2. I Hope You ll Stay
3. In My Hole
4. Clair
5. That s Love
6. Can I Go With You
7. But I m Not
8. I m In Love With You
9. Who Was It
10. What Could Be Nicer
11. Out Of The Question
12. The Golden Rule
13. I m Leaving
14. Outro
15. Alone Again (Naturally) [single]
16. Save It [b-side]
17. Ooh Wakka Do Wakka Day [single]

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Product Description:

If 1971 had established Gilbert O Sullivan as an intriguing new song writing talent with an unforgettable off-beat image, 1972 saw him become even more successful and, somewhat surprisingly, a sex-symbol. The pale, be-capped Just William character pictured on the previous album, Himself (SALVOXCD001), had become a not-so-distant cousin of manager and producer Gordon Mills other manly stars, Tom Jones and Engelbert Humperdinck, and on the front of his second album he looked handsome, tanned and sexy. Alone Again (Naturally) and Clair, the singles that preceded the album, had been enormous hits in both Europe and America. The former spent six weeks at number 1 in the US and the latter was only kept from the American top spot by Carly Simon s You re So Vain. Yet it wasn t until the release of Back To Front in October 1972 that Gilbert finally got around to touring. I wanted to concentrate on writing, explains Gilbert. My apprenticeship wasn t going through clubs and small venues, it was sitting in a room trying to write songs. So I didn t miss getting on the road. Television was easy in and out, and I could go home to my house and concentrate on the real work. And the real work was now really paying off. Back To Front was hugely popular in the UK and, alongside the aforementioned singles (and his exciting new image) it helped to propel Gilbert to international superstardom. Three bonus tracks including the international smash Alone Again (Naturally) a UK and US Number One - and the UK Number Eight hit Ooh Wakka Do Wakka Day 20-page booklet contains detailed liner notes and track-by-track guide by Chris Ingham from new interviews with Gilbert plus full lyrics and rare photos The deluxe digipack recreates the original sleeve art and poster

Thanks for the Gilbert updates Patrick. I have a love of his music that I don't quite understand and certainly can't explain to anyone.

I have several of his cds and the Caricature box set. I loved the bonus tracks on the re-issue of the first album. There were a couple missing b-sides so I'm hoping there is a rarities disc that comes out eventually. If they go all the way with this series I may just have to go along for the ride and get the whole catalog. Ooh Wakka Doo Wakka Day!

Vince

I pre-ordered mine from Amazon this week. Always loved this album (still have the vinyl LP too!).