title: Off the Coast of Me
text: # Off the Coast of Me
  
  Professional ratings :
  
  | Review scores ||
  | - | - |
  | Source | Rating |
  | AllMusic | |
  | The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | |
  | The Rolling Stone Album Guide | |
  | Smash Hits | 8/10 |
  | Spin Alternative Record Guide | 9/10 |
  | The Village Voice | B+ |
  
  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
  
  All tracks are written by August Darnell; except where indicated.
  
  