Gilbert O'Sullivan Reviews

The second show of the Norwegian trip was VIP show in Portor, Kragerø. The audience was restricted to 300 and they received a champagne reception and dinner while they watched the show.

MERCHANDISE

People never cease to be amazed on tour at the amount of albums that Gilbert has recorded and that are available at the Merchandise Stand. 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. 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 has sold out and and an updated version is planned.

VIEW FROM THE STAGE

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], Amy Hickox [viola] and Jessica Cox [cello]

Band: Rod Quinn [drums + percussion], Bill Shanley [guitars] and Nick Scott [bass]

Backing Vocals: Nina Ferro

Saxophone & Flute: Julian Webster Greaves

Keyboard and Accordion: Mick Parker

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

Gilbert [Keyboard] + Band + Mick [Keyboard] + Julian [Saxophone] + String Quartet + Nina [Backing Vocals]

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

Gilbert [Keyboard] + Band + Mick [Keyboard] + Julian [Tambourine] + Nina [Backing Vocals]

(3) - THE ALLERGY SONG - [From the album "GILBERTVILLE"]

Gilbert [Keyboard] + Band + Julian [Harmonica]

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

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

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

Gilbert [Keyboard] + Mick [Keyboard] + Band + Julian [Flute] + Nina [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] + Julian [Flute] + Nina [Backing Vocals]

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

Gilbert [Vocal] + Mick [Keyboard] + Nina [Backing Vocals]

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

Gilbert [Keyboard] + Band + Mick [Keyboard] + Julian [Saxophone] + Nina [Backing Vocals]

(10) - A FRIEND OF MINE - [From the album "I'M A WRITER NOT A FIGHTER"]

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

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

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

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

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

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

Gilbert [Baby Grand] + String Quartet

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

Gilbert [Baby Grand] + String Quartet

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

Gilbert [Keyboard] + Julian [Saxophone] + Band + Mick [Keyboard] + Nina [Backing Vocals]

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

Gilbert [Keyboard] + Band+ Mick [Keyboard] + Julian [Saxophone] + Nina [Backing Vocals]

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

Gilbert [Keyboard] + Band+ Mick [Keyboard]

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

Gilbert [Keyboard] + Band + Julian [Saxophone] + Mick [Keyboard] + Nina [Backing Vocals]

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

Gilbert [Keyboard] + Band + Mick [Keyboard]

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

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

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

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

BAND INTRODUCTIONS

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

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

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

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

ENCORE

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

Gilbert [Keyboard] + Band + String Quartet + Mick [Keyboard] + Julian [Saxophone] + Nina [Backing Vocals]

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

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

STATS

Gilbert played and sang 25 songs tonight representing material from 11 different albums. The breakdown was as follows:

Gilbertville	4	Can I Leave The Rest Up To You/I Wanna Know/The Allergy Song/Where Would We Be (Without Tea)
The Berry Vest Of	4	Alone Again (Naturally)/No Matter How I Try/Ooh Wakka Doo Wakka Day/Why, Oh Why,Oh Why
Himself	3	Matrimony/Nothing Rhymed/Thunder & Lightning
Back To Front	3	Clair/Out Of The Question/Who Was It
A Scruff At Heart	2	I'm In Love With Love (Again)/Know What You're Right
Off Centre	2	Or So They Say/What's In A Kiss?
Southpaw	2	Miss My Love Today/You Got Me Going
I'm A Writer Not A Fighter	2	A Friend of Mine/Get Down
In The Key of G	1	Stick In The Mud
By Larry	1	Hold On To What You Got
Piano Foreplay	1	Make My Day