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Gilbert O'Sullivan

Jools welcomes Gilbert O'Sullivan to the studio to play live with him and the band and pick some of his favourite records.

Gilbert O'Sullivan guests in the first of a new series, playing live with Jools and the band, and picking some of his favourite records.

Gilbert O'Sullivan (born Raymond Edward O'Sullivan, 1 December 1946) is an Irish singer-songwriter, best known for his early 1970s hits "Alone Again (Naturally)", "Clair" and "Get Down". The music magazine Record Mirror voted him the No. 1 UK male singer of 1972.

Worldwide he has charted 16 top-40 records, including six number one songs, the first of which was 1970's "Nothing Rhymed" (for further information see Gilbert O'Sullivan discography). Such was his popularity in the early 1970s that "Matrimony", an airplay and live favourite from his debut album Himself, remains one of his most famous compositions despite never having been a hit single (except in the Netherlands where it reached No. 4).

His most successful recording period was between 1970 and 1980, though he has since recorded ten studio albums up to 2015's Latin A la G!. Speaking in 2009 he said, "I write pop songs. End of story. That's all I wanted to do. That's all I want to do. And that's all I continue to want to do. I have no interest in just touring, and living in the past.".

57 minutes

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Mon 7 Sep 2015 23:00
BBC Radio 2

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Music Played

  • HOLLAND, JOOLS & HIS RHYTHM SECTION

    JOOLS SIG TUNE

  • Little Richard

    Hey Hey Hey hey

    • Duck Back In The Alley.
    • ACE.
    • ABOXCD-1-3.

  • Amos Milburn

    Birmingham Bounce

    • Blues, Barrel House + Boogie Woogie.
    • Capitol.
    • 7243 8 3687923.

  • Randy Newman

    Birmingham

    • Randy Newman: Good Old Boys.
    • Reprise/Warner Bros Records Inc.
    • 7599-27214-2.

  • Warren Smith

    Rock n' Roll Ruby

    • Hot Rock.
    • Proper.
    • D1585.

  • Lightnin’ Slim

    Tired Little Fellow

    • Bluesin' by the Bayou: Rough 'N' Tough.
    • Ace Records.
    • CDCHD 1403.

  • Tiny Grimes

    Tiny's Boogie Woogie

    • Blue Note Swingtets.
    • Blue Note.
    • 1.

  • Tiny Bradshaw

    Walking The Chalk Line

    • Breaking Up The House.
    • Proper Records.
    • PVCD101.

  • Gilbert O’Sullivan

    Hablando Del Rey De Roma

    • Latin ala G.
    • Union Square Music.
    • USMFLCD002.

  • Gilbert O’Sullivan

    Hablando Del Rey De Roma

    • Latin ala G.
    • Union Square Music.
    • USMFLCD002.

  • Tommy Tucker

    HIGH HEEL SNEAKERS

    • R N B CLASSICS.
    • KNIGHT.
    • KNCD-15002.

  • Peggy Lee

    FOLKS WHO LIVE ON THE HILL

    • The Peggy Lee Collection.
    • HMV.
    • 5222-532.

  • Gilbert O'Sulliva with Jools Holland & The band

    Bring It On Home To Me

  • Cat Stevens

    I Love My Dogs

    • MATTHEW & SON.
    • DERAM.
    • 820-560-2.

  • Gilbert O’Sullivan

    Let's See

    • Latin ala G.
    • Union Square Music.
    • USMFLCD002.

Broadcast

  • Mon 7 Sep 2015 23:00
    BBC Radio 2