Gilbert O'Sullivan Reviews

MERCHANDISE

Gilbert has become a regular visitor to the Opera House in Manchester. Once again it gives his fans an opportunity to complete their collection of his back catalogue by visiting the Merchandise Stand at each show. There are CDs, tee-shirts, posters, programmes and music books available for purchase. The stand is fronted by Gilbert's sister Marie, and her husband Richard and they both spend their concert evenings helping fans find their required albums from the large back catologue. You can see what's available in advance at the shows by clicking HERE. For those who can't make it to a live show, the same merchandise is available from www.bygumrecords.com

A new tee-shirt has been designed for the Gilbertville tour and comes in five colours and features the cartoon sketch of Gilbert from the Gilbertville album sleeve. Bygum Records have also had Every Song Has It's Play reprinted and is now available. The very popular tour programme from last year is now back in stock.

PHOTOGRAPHS

All concert photographs by Brian King.

NEW SONGBOOK

The is now a new songbook for piano/guitar available. It contains 12 songs including two songs from the new album Gilbertville. The new tracks are All They Wanted To Say and Missing You Already. The other songs include Alone Again (Naturally), Clair, Matrimony, Get Down and Nothing Rhymed. If you can't make it to one of the shows, the book can be brought from www.bygumrecords. Contact Marie by clicking HERE.

LINE-UP

For the purpose of this report the personnel on stage were:

String Quartet: Laura Stanford [violin], Eleanor Stanford [violin], Nozomi Cohen [viola] and Jessica Cox [cello]

Band: Rod Quinn [drums + percussion], Jimmy Smyth [guitars, ukulele, piano] and Nick Scott [bass]

Backing Vocals: Nina Ferro & Niamh McNally

Saxophone, Flute & Clarinet: Pat Kyle

Keyboard and Accordion: Mick Parker

(1) - THUNDER AND LIGHTNING - [From the album "HIMSELF"]

Gilbert [Keyboard] + Band + Mick [Keyboard] + Pat [Saxophone] + String Quartet + Nina & Niamh [Backing Vocals]

(2) - CAN I LEAVE THE REST UP TO YOU - [From the album "GILBERTVILLE"]

Gilbert [Keyboard] + Band + Mick [Keyboard] + Nina & Niamh [Backing Vocals]

(3) - PRIVATE EYE - [From the album "GILBERTVILLE"]

Gilbert [Keyboard] + Band + Pat [Flute] + Nina + Niamh [Backing Vocals]

(4) - NOTHING RHYMED - [From the album "HIMSELF"]

Gilbert [Keyboard] + Band + String Quartet + Pat [Flute]

(5) - OUT OF THE QUESTION - [From the album "BACK TO FRONT"]

Gilbert [Keyboard] + Mick [Keyboard] + Band + Pat [Flute] + Nina & Niamh [Backing Vocals]

(6) - MISS MY LOVE TODAY - [From the album "SOUTHPAW"]

Gilbert [Keyboard] + Mick [Keyboard]

(7) - WHERE WOULD WE BE (WITHOUT TEA) - [From the album "GILBERTVILLE"]

Gilbert [Keyboard] + Band + Mick [Keyboard] + Pat [Flute] + Nina & Niamh [Backing Vocals]

(8) - NOBODY - [UNRELEASED]

Gilbert [Vocal] + Mick [Accordion] + Pat [Flute]

(9) - WE WILL - [From the album "THE BERRY VEST OF"]

Gilbert [Keyboard] + String Quartet + Band + Mick [Keyboard] + Nina & Niamh [Backing Vocals]

(10) - KNOW WHAT, YOU'RE RIGHT - [From the album "A SCRUFF AT HEART"]

Gilbert [Baby Grand] + String Quartet

(11) - I KNOW WHAT I WOULD DO - [From the album "A SCRUFF AT HEART"]

Gilbert [Baby Grand]

(12) - I'M IN LOVE WITH LOVE (AGAIN) - [From the album "A SCRUFF AT HEART"]

Gilbert [Baby Grand] + String Quartet

(13) - STICK IN THE MUD - [From the album "IN THE KEY OF G"]

Gilbert [Keyboard] + Band + Mick [Keyboard] + Pat [Saxophone] + Nina & Niamh [Backing Vocals]

(14) - WHO WAS IT - [From the album "BACK TO FRONT"]

Gilbert [Vocal] + Jimmy [Piano] + Mick [Keyboard] + Nina & Niamh [Backing Vocals]

(15) - ALL THEY WANTED TO SAY - [From the album "GILBERTVILLE"]

Gilbert [Keyboard] + Band + String Quartet + Nina & Niamh [Backing Vocals]

(16) - OOH-WAKKA-DOO-WAKKA-DAY - [From the album "THE BERRY VEST OF"]

Gilbert [Keyboard] + Band + Mick [Keyboard] + Pat [Flute]

(17) - CLAIR - [From the album "BACK TO FRONT"]

Gilbert [Keyboard] + String Quartet + Band + Mick [Keyboard]

INTERVAL

(18) - YOU GOT ME GOING - [From the album "SOUTHPAW"]

Gilbert [Keyboard] + Pat [Saxophone] + Band + Mick [Keyboard] + Nina & Niamh [Backing Vocals]

(19) - MAKE MY DAY - [From the album "PIANO FOREPLAY"]

Gilbert [Keyboard] + Band+ Mick [Keyboard] + Pat [Saxophone] + Nina & Niamh [Backing Vocals]

(20) - PERMISSIVE TWIT - [From the album "HIMSELF"]

Gilbert [Keyboard] + Mick [Keyboard]

(21) - NO MATTER HOW I TRY - [From the album "THE BERRY VEST OF"]

Gilbert [Keyboard] + Band+ Mick [Keyboard]

(22) - CAN'T THINK STRAIGHT - [From the album "SOUNDS OF THE LOOP"]

Gilbert [Vocal] + String Quartet + Mick [Keyboard] + Nina & Niamh [Backing Vocals]

(23) - OR SO THEY SAY - [From the album "OFF CENTRE"]

Gilbert [Keyboard] + Band + Pat [Saxophone] + Mick [Keyboard] + Nina & Niamh [Backing Vocals]

(24) - WHY, OH WHY, OH WHY - [From the album "THE BERRY VEST OF"]

Gilbert [Keyboard] + Band + Mick [Keyboard]

(25) - THE WINDOW CLEANER'S MATE - [From the album "BY LARRY"]

Gilbert [Vocal] + Jimmy [Ukulele] + Pat [Clarinet]

(26) - CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF YOU - [From the album "OFF CENTRE"]

Gilbert [Keyboard] + Band + Mick [Keyboard] + Pat [Flute] + Nina & Niamh [Backing Vocals]

(27) - HOLD ON TO WHAT YOU GOT - [From the album "BY LARRY"]

Gilbert [Keyboard] + Band + String Quartet + Mick [Keyboard & Accordion] + Nina & Niamh [Backing Vocals]

(28) - HAPPINESS IS ME AND YOU - [From the album "THE BERRY VEST OF"]

Gilbert [Vocal] + Jimmy [Spanish Acoustic Guitar] + Pat [Flute] + Rod [Percussion]

BAND INTRODUCTIONS

(29) - I WANNA KNOW - [From the album "GILBERTVILLE"]

Gilbert [Keyboard] + Mick [Baby Grand] + Band + Pat [Saxaphone]

(30) - HERE'S WHY - [From the album "GILBERTVILLE"]

Gilbert [Vocal] + Band + Nina & Niamh [Backing Vocals]

(31) - WHAT'S IN A KISS? - [From the album "OFF CENTRE"]

Gilbert [Keyboard] + Band + String Quartet + Mick [Keyboard]

(32) - ALONE AGAIN (NATURALLY) - [From the album "THE BERRY VEST OF"]

Gilbert [Keyboard] + Band + String Quartet + Mick [Keyboard]

ENCORE

(33) - MATRIMONY - [From the album "HIMSELF"]

Gilbert [Keyboard] + Band + String Quartet + Mick [Keyboard] + Pat [Saxophone] + Nina & Niamh [Backing Vocals]

(34) - GET DOWN - [From the album "I'M A WRITER NOT A FIGHTER"]

Gilbert [Keyboard] + Band + String Quartet + Mick [Keyboard] + Nina & Niamh [Backing Vocals]

STATS

Gilbert played and sang 34 songs tonight representing material from 12 different albums. The breakdown was as follows:

	Gilbertville	6	All They Wanted To Say/Can I Leave The Rest Up To You/Here's Why/I Wanna Know/Private Eye/Where Would We Be (Without Tea)
	The Berry Vest Of	6	Alone Again (Naturally)/Happiness Is Me And You/No Matter How I Try/Ooh Wakka Doo Wakka Day/We Will/Why, Oh Why,Oh Why
	Himself	4	Matrimony/Nothing Rhymed/Permissive Twit/Thunder & Lightning
	Back To Front	3	Clair/Out Of The Question/Who Was It
	A Scruff At Heart	3	I Know What I Would Do/I'm In Love With Love (Again)/Know What You're Right
	Off Centre	3	Can't Get Enough Of You/Or So They Say/What's In A Kiss?
	By Larry	2	Hold On To What You Got/The Window Cleaner's Mate
	Southpaw	2	Miss My Love Today/You Got Me Going
	I'm A Writer Not A Fighter	1	Get Down
	In The Key of G	1	Stick In The Mud
	Piano Foreplay	1	Make My Day
	Sounds of the Loop	1	Can't Think Straight
-	Unreleased	1	Nobody