Off the Coast of Me
Off the Coast of Me | ||||
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Released | August 1980 | |||
Studio | Chappell Hall and Blank Tapes, New York City | |||
Genre | Disco, Latin, Rock | |||
Label | ZE[1] Island | |||
Producer | August Darnell | |||
Kid Creole and the Coconuts chronology | ||||
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Singles from Off the Coast of Me | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Smash Hits | 8/10[5] |
Spin Alternative Record Guide | 9/10[6] |
The Village Voice | B+[7] |
Off the Coast of Me is the debut album by Kid Creole and the Coconuts, released in 1980.[8][9] The album was reissued in 2003 with additional bonus tracks by Universal Island Records.
Production
The album kicked off a loose narrative—Kid Creole's search for good times and his "dream babe," Mimi—that continued over the course of the next few albums.[10][11] It was produced by August Darnell.[12]
Critical reception
Trouser Press wrote that the album's "uniqueness and danceability, along with the Kid's occasionally risqué wordplay, are enough to suggest the band's potential."[13]
Track listing
All tracks are written by August Darnell; except where indicated
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Mister Softee" | 4:25 | |
2. | "Maladie d'Amour" | Darnell, Andy Hernandez | 4:59 |
3. | "Yolanda" | 4:23 | |
4. | "Off the Coast of Me" | 4:51 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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5. | "Darrio..." | 4:02 | |
6. | "Lili Marlene" | Hans Leip, Norbert Schultze, Tommie Connor | 3:55 |
7. | "Bogota Affair" | 4:29 | |
8. | "Calypso Pan American" | Darnell, Stony Browder | 5:22 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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9. | "There But for the Grace of God Go I" (12" mix) | Darnell, Kevin Nance | 5:27 |
10. | "He's Not Such a Bad Guy After All" (12" B-side) | 5:13 | |
11. | "Darrio..." (12" disco mix) | 5:12 | |
12. | "Yolanda" (12" mix) | 6:42 | |
13. | "Maladie d'Amour" (Mutant Disco Version) | Darnell, Hernandez | 6:15 |
Personnel
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References
- ^ "Kid Creole – a classic NME feature from the vaults". the Guardian. March 6, 2012.
- ^ Ruhlmann, William. Review: Off the Coast of Me. AllMusic. Retrieved on 2010-01-06.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 4. MUZE. p. 812.
- ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 392.
- ^ Starr, Red. "Albums". Smash Hits (July 24 – August 6, 1980): 29.
- ^ Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. 1995. pp. 207–208.
- ^ Christgau, Robert. Consumer Guide: Kid Creole and the Coconuts. Robert Christgau. Retrieved on 2019-05-10.
- ^ "Kid Creole & the Coconuts | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ "Kid Creole - Record Collector Magazine".
- ^ "Props". Vibe. Vibe Media Group. May 20, 2000 – via Google Books.
- ^ Tucker, Ken (2 Apr 1986). "KID CREOLE IS OUT TO CONQUER AMERICA". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. E1.
- ^ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 628.
- ^ "Kid Creole and the Coconuts". Trouser Press. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
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- The Coconuts: Fonda Rae
- Cory Daye
- Cheryl Poirier
- Adriana Kaegi
- Taryn Hagey
- Eva Tudor-Jones
- The Band: Coati Mundi
- Jimmy Rip (Rippetoe)
- Mark Anthony Jones
- Scott Johnson
- Peter Schott
- Carol Coleman
- Winston Grennan
- Andrew Lloyd
- "Bongo" Eddie Folk
- Simon "Franco" Frost
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- You Shoulda Told Me You Were...
- KC2 Plays K2C
- To Travel Sideways
- Kiss Me Before the Light Changes
- The Conquest of You
- Too Cool to Conga!
- I Wake Up Screaming
- Don't Take My Coconuts
- Killer Bees
- Cre~Olé: The Best of Kid Creole & the Coconuts
- Kid Creole Redux
- Haiti
- Classic Kid Creole & The Coconuts - The Universal Masters Collection
- Oh! What a Night
- Wonderful Thing
- The Ultimate Collection
- "I'm a Wonderful Thing, Baby"
- "Stool Pigeon"
- "Annie, I'm Not Your Daddy"
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