Sounds of the Loop

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Sounds of the Loop
Studio album by
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[edit]

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[edit]

  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[edit]

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

Additional personnel[edit]

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

References[edit]

  • Sounds of the Loop, CD booklet, 2013

External links[edit]