Oh World is the sole solo studio album by Paul Rutherford, the former backing singer of Frankie Goes to Hollywood, released in 1989.

[3] However, due to the BBC ban of "Get Real" and the disappointing chart performances of the three singles, the album was never released in the UK, in favor of a European and American issue only.

[4] Oh World was written and recorded at a time when Rutherford was dealing with personal struggles and caring for his partner who would die from AIDS complications.

In a 2013 interview with Penny Black Music, Rutherford recalled, "My partner died during my planned solo career so I disappeared for a while because I thought it was more important for him.

Still, there's a looseness in the overall feeling of the album that compares favorably to Billy Mackenzie's near contemporary stumble with Wild and Lonely; Rutherford sounded more tuned in to the times on the one hand while able to take a gentler, smokies turn on songs like "The Gospel Truth.