Off the Coast of Me

Off the Coast of Me
Off the Coast of Me
Studio album by Kid Creole and the Coconuts
Released	August 1980
Studio	Chappell Hall and Blank Tapes, New York City
Genre	Disco, Latin, Rock
Label	ZE; Island
Producer	August Darnell
Kid Creole and the Coconuts chronology
Singles from Off the Coast of Me
	"Maladie D'Amour" b/w "Adnaloy"; Released: August 1980;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	^[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[4]
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.

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
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

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
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

2003 reissue bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
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

Performers

Kid Creole – vocals
The Coconuts (Adriana Kaegi, Brooksie Wells, Fonda Rae, Lourdes Cotto) – vocals
Peter Schott – piano
Franz Krauns – guitar
Coati Mundi – vibes
Andrew Lloyd – percussion
Winston Grennan – drums
Tommy Browder – bass

Technical credits

August Darnell – producer
Michael Zilkha – directed by (executive producer)
Sugar-Coated Andy Hernandez (1–6, 8) – orchestrations
Stony Browder Jr. – orchestrations (7)
Bobby Blank and Jules McBrown – engineering
August Darnell and Robert Blank – mixing
Tony Wright – art direction
George Dubose – photography
Richard Cramer – typography and graphics

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.

[1] "Kid Creole – a classic NME feature from the vaults". the Guardian. March 6, 2012.

[Ruhlmann-2] Ruhlmann, William. Review: Off the Coast of Me. AllMusic. Retrieved on 2010-01-06.

[CL-3] Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 4. MUZE. p. 812.

[RS-4] The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 392.

[5] Starr, Red. "Albums". Smash Hits (July 24 – August 6, 1980): 29.

[SP-6] Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. 1995. pp. 207–208.

[Christgau-7] Christgau, Robert. Consumer Guide: Kid Creole and the Coconuts. Robert Christgau. Retrieved on 2019-05-10.

[8] "Kid Creole & the Coconuts | Biography & History". AllMusic.

[9] "Kid Creole - Record Collector Magazine".

[10] "Props". Vibe. Vibe Media Group. May 20, 2000 – via Google Books.

[11] Tucker, Ken (2 Apr 1986). "KID CREOLE IS OUT TO CONQUER AMERICA". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. E1.

[MH-12] MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 628.

[13] "Kid Creole and the Coconuts". Trouser Press. Retrieved 20 May 2021.

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Kid Creole: August Darnell 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
Studio albums	Off the Coast of Me Fresh Fruit in Foreign Places Tropical Gangsters Doppelganger In Praise of Older Women... and Other Crimes I, Too, Have Seen the Woods Private Waters in the Great Divide 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
The Coconuts albums	Don't Take My Coconuts Killer Bees
Other albums	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
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