Off the Coast of Me

Off the Coast of Me is the debut album by Kid Creole and the Coconuts, released in 1980. 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. It was produced by August Darnell.

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."

Track listing

Personnel

• 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

• 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