| A Stranger in My Own Back Yard | ||||
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| Released | October 1974 | |||
| Recorded | Sunset Sound Factory, Los Angeles and A & R Recording, New York | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 41:49 (62:03 with bonus tracks) | |||
| Label | MAM | |||
| Producer | Gordon Mills | |||
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A Stranger in My Own Back Yard is the fourth studio album by Irish singer-songwriter Gilbert O'Sullivan, originally released in October 1974 by MAM Records. Peaking at number 9 on the UK Albums Chart, it was O'Sullivan's fourth and, to date, final top ten album, although it received positive reviews from critics. After the funk-inflected I'm a Writer, Not a Fighter, A Stranger in My Own Back Yard marked a return to the style of O'Sullivan's first two albums. The album's only single, "A Woman's Place", was O'Sullivan's first since his breakthrough to miss the top 40 of the UK Singles Chart. Union Square Music reissued the album on the Salvo label in 2012 as part of the Gilbert O'Sullivan - A Singer & His Songs collection.