A Stranger In My Own Back Yard

A Stranger In My Own Back Yard
Studio album by Gilbert O'Sullivan
Released	October 1974
Recorded	Sunset Sounds Studio, Los Angeles and A & R Studios, New York
Genre	pop
Length	41:49 (62:03 with bonus tracks)
Label	MAM
Producer	Gordon Mills
Gilbert O'Sullivan chronology
I'm a Writer, Not a Fighter (1973) A Stranger In My Own Back Yard (1974) Southpaw (1977)

A Stranger In My Own Back Yard is Irish-English singer-songwriter Gilbert O'Sullivan's fourth studio album, originally released in October 1974. Union Square Music re-released it 2012 on Salvo label in part of the Gilbert O'Sullivan - A Singer & His Songs collection.

Track listing

All songs written by Gilbert O'Sullivan.

1. "Number Four" - 1:25
2. "A Woman's Place" - 3:17
3. "No More" - 2:26
4. "It's So Easy To Be Sad" - 4:42
5. "My Father" - 2:43
6. "The Marriage Machine" - 3:28
7. "If You Ever" - 2:33
8. "The Thing Is" - 4:01
9. "Just Like Me" - 3:04
10. "Victor E" - 2:46
11. "I Wonder Would You Mind" - 2:19
12. "15 Times" - 2:21
13. "Nothing To Do About Much" - 3:27
14. "Can't Get You To Love Me" - 2:25
15. "Always Somebody" - 0:53

Bonus tracks on the 2012 remaster

16. "Happiness is Me and You" (single, February 1974) - 3:11
17. "Breakfast Dinner and Tea" (b-side of "Happiness is Me and You") - 2:07
18. "Too Bad" (b-side of "A Woman's Place", August 1974) - 3:13
19. "To Cut a Long Story Short" (b-side of "Christmas Song", November 1974) - 2:46
20. "You Are You" (single, January 1975) - 3:20
21. "Tell Me Why" (b-side of "You Are You") - 2:58
22. "That's a Fact" (b-side of "I Don't Love You But I Think I Like You", May 1975) - 2:39

Personnel

• Gilbert O'Sullivan - vocals, piano
• Gordon Mills - producer
• Phil Ramone - engineer
• John Haeny - engineer
• Johnnie Spence - arranger
• Terry O'Neill - photography

External links

• Official Gilbert O'Sullivan page
• A Stranger In My Own Backyard at Chart Stats