Off the Coast of Me

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Off the Coast of Me
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Studio album by
Kid Creole and the Coconuts
ReleasedAugust 1980
StudioChappell Hall and Blank Tapes, New York City
GenreDisco, latin, rock
LabelZE[1]
Island
ProducerAugust 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
  1. "Maladie D'Amour" b/w "Adnaloy"
    Released: August 1980

Off the Coast of Me is the debut album by Kid Creole and the Coconuts, released in 1980.[2][3] 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.[4][5] It was produced by August Darnell.[6]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStarFile:Star empty.svg[7]
Robert ChristgauB+[8]
The Encyclopedia of Popular MusicStarStarStarFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svg[9]
The Rolling Stone Album GuideStarStarFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svg[10]
Smash Hits8/10[11]
Spin Alternative Record Guide9/10[12]

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 one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Mister Softee" 4:25
2."Maladie d'Amour"Darnell, Andy Hernandez4:59
3."Yolanda" 4:23
4."Off the Coast of Me" 4:51
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Darrio..." 4:02
2."Lili Marlene"Hans Leip, Norbert Schultze, Tommie Connor3:55
3."Bogota Affair" 4:29
4."Calypso Pan American"Darnell, Stony Browder5:22
2003 reissue bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
9."There But for the Grace of God Go I" (12" mix)Darnell, Kevin Nance5:27
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, Hernandez6:15

Personnel

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References

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