Off the Coast of Me

Studio album by Kid Creole and the Coconuts

Released

August 1980

Recorded

Chappell Hall and Blank Tapes, N.Y.C^[1]

Label

ZE Records
Island

Producer

August Darnell

Kid Creole and the Coconuts chronology

Off the Coast of Me
(1980)

Fresh Fruit in Foreign Places
(1981)

Singles from Off the Coast of Me

"Maladie D'Amour" b/w "Adnaloy"
Released: August 1980^[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[3]
Smash Hits	8/10^[4]

Off The Coast Of Me is a studio album by Kid Creole and the Coconuts, released in 1980. It is the début studio release of the August Darnell fronted group. The album was reissued in 2003 with additional bonus tracks by Universal Island Records.

Track listing

All tracks by August Darnell; except where indicated

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Mister Softee" (Written by Darnell, Hernandez)	4:25
2.	"Maladie d'Amour"	4:59
3.	"Yolanda"	4:23
4.	"Off the Coast of Me"	4:51

Side two
No.	Title	Length
5.	"Darrio"	4:02
6.	"Lili Marlene" (Written by Leip, Schulze, Connor)	3:55
7.	"Bogota Affair"	4:29
8.	"Calypso Pan American" (Written by Darnell, Browder)	5:22

2003 Reissue Bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
9.	"There But For The Grace Of God Go I (12" Mix)" (Written by Darnell, Nance)	5:27
10.	"He's Not A Such A Bad Guy After All" (12" B-side)	5:13
11.	"Darrio" (12" B-side)	5:12
12.	"Yolanda (12" Mix)"	6:42
13.	"Maladie D'Amour (Mutant Disco Version)"	6:15

Personnel

Bass - Tommy Browder
Drums - Winston Grennan
Guitar - Franz Krauns, Ken Mazur
Percussion - Andrew Lloyd
Piano - Peter Schott
Vibes - Coati Mundi
Vocals - Adriana Kaegi, Brooksie Wells, Fonda Rae, Kid Creole, Lourdes Cotto

References

↑ Listing: Off The Coast Of Me. Discogs. Retrieved on 2010-01-06.
↑ http://www.45cat.com/record/wip6619
↑ Ruhlmann, William. Review: Off the Coast of Me. Allmusic. Retrieved on 2010-01-06.
↑ Starr, Red. "Albums". Smash Hits (July 24 – August 6, 1980): 29.