Life & Rhymes

Life & Rhymes is the seventh studio album by Irish singer-songwriter Gilbert O'Sullivan, released in October 1982.

The album was produced by Graham Gouldman of 10cc and featured several musicians of various 10cc lineups: Paul Burgess, Vic Emerson and Duncan Mackay.

Union Square Music re-released it in August 2012 on the Salvo label as part of the Gilbert O'Sullivan – A Singer & His Songs collection.

Track listing
All songs written by Gilbert O'Sullivan.
 * 1) "Live Now Pay Later" – 3:03
 * 2) "Bear With Me" – 3:22
 * 3) "You Don't Own Me" – 3:38
 * 4) "A Minute of Your Time" – 3:40
 * 5) "Is It a Crime?" – 2:54
 * 6) "Got To Be That Way" – 3:15
 * 7) "Has Been" – 2:51
 * 8) "I Promise Honest" – 3:25
 * 9) "Wonder Why" – 3:15
 * 10) "Looking (A Tale of Two Meanings)" – 3:16
 * 11) "If I Know You" – 4:06
 * 12) "At Least I'm Honest" – 3:09

Bonus tracks on the 2012 remaster

 * 1) "Don't Bother At All" (b-side of "Bear With Me") – 3:26
 * 2) "In Other Words" (b-side of "A Minute of Your Time") – 3:33

Personnel

 * Gilbert O'Sullivan – vocals, piano, electric piano, synth
 * Graham Gouldman – all guitars, bass, backing vocals, percussion
 * Paul Burgess – drums, percussion
 * Vic Emerson – electric piano, synth
 * Pete Wingfield – electric piano, synth, melodica
 * Tessa Webb – backing vocals
 * Bim Sinclair – synth, organ
 * Bud Sinclair – percussion
 * Duncan Mackay – organ
 * Lenny – sax
 * Orchestra arranged and conducted by Richard Niles