Off the Coast of Me

1980 studio album by Kid Creole and the Coconuts

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[1]
Island
Producer| August Darnell
Kid Creole and the Coconuts chronology
|  | Off the Coast of Me
(1980)  | Fresh Fruit in Foreign Places
(1981)

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Singles from  Off the Coast of Me

1. "Maladie D'Amour" b/w "Adnaloy"
Released: August 1980

Professional ratingsReview 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

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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

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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

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All tracks are written by August Darnell; except where indicated.

Side oneNo.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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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 twoNo.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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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 tracksNo.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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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

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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

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## References

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1. ^ "Kid Creole – a classic NME feature from the vaults". the Guardian. March 6, 2012.
2. ^ Ruhlmann, William. Review: Off the Coast of Me. AllMusic. Retrieved on 2010-01-06.
3. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 4\. MUZE. p. 812.
4. ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 392.
5. ^ Starr, Red. "Albums". Smash Hits (July 24 – August 6, 1980): 29.
6. ^ Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. 1995. pp. 207–208.
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 (April 2, 1986). "KID CREOLE IS OUT TO CONQUER AMERICA". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. E1.
12. ^ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 628.
13. ^ "Kid Creole and the Coconuts". Trouser Press. Retrieved May 20, 2021.

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Kid Creole and the Coconuts

* 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

Singles|

* "I'm a Wonderful Thing, Baby"
* "Stool Pigeon"
* "Annie, I'm Not Your Daddy"

Related articles|

* Discography
* Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band
* Elbow Bones and the Racketeers

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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