On September 29, 1980, “Liberty” label released “Sleepwalking”, the fifth Gerry Rafferty, studio album. It was recorded in 1980, at “Chipping Norton Recording Studios” in Oxon, England, “Strawberry Studios South” in Dorking, England, and was produced by Gerry Rafferty and Christopher Neil.
Personnel:
Gerry Rafferty – lead and backing vocals, acoustic guitar, arrangements
On March 7, 1994, “Chrysalis” label released “Hit the Highway”, the third Proclaimers (The) studio album. It was recorded in 1993, at “Chipping North Studio” in Chipping North, Oxfordshire, England, and was produced by Pete Wingfield, Charlie Reid and Craig Reid.
Personnel:
Craig Reid – vocals, tambourine
Charlie Reid – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar
Stuart Nisbet – acoustic and electric guitar, steel guitar, mandolin
Tim Renwick – acoustic and electric guitar, electric slide guitar
Jerry Donahue – acoustic and electric guitar
Bobby Valentino – fiddle
Pete Wingfield – keyboards, piano, Hammond C3
Pete Thomas – tenor and baritone saxophone
Raul D’Oliveira – trumpet
Vince Sullivan – trombone
Iain Bruce – bass guitar
Phil Cranham – bass guitar, fretless bass guitar
Kevin Wilkinson – drums
Dave Mattacks – drums
Martin Ditcham – percussion
Barry Hammond – engineer
Geoff Pesche – mastering
Track listing:
All tracks by Charlie and Craig Reid, except where noted.
On November 30, 2009, “Hypertension Music” label released “Life Goes On”, the tenth Gerry Rafferty album, and the last one released in his lifetime. It was recorded in 2009, at“Icon Studios” in East Sussex, England, “Studio Miraval” in France, “Blue Wave Recording Studios” in St. Philip, Barbados, “Parkgate Studios” in Sussex, England, “Chipping Norton Studios” in Oxfordshire, England, “Tye Farm”, “The Hit Factory”, “Skibo Castle” in Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland, and was produced by Hugh Murphy and Gerry Rafferty.
Personnel:
Gerry Rafferty – lead, harmony and backing vocals, acoustic, electric and high-string guitar, piano, electric piano, organ, synthesizer, programming
On September 3, 2021, “Metanoia Music” label released “Rest in Blue”, the eleventh Gerry Rafferty album. It was recorded in 2021, and was produced by Martha Rafferty and Rudy Tambala.
Personnel:
Gerry Rafferty – lead and backing vocals, guitar, percussion
In August 1988, “Chrysalis” label released “Sunshine on Leith”, the second Proclaimers (The) album. It was recorded January – February 1988, at “Chipping Norton Recording Studios”, and was produced by Pete Wingfield.
Personnel:
Craig Reid – vocals, percussion
Charlie Reid – vocals, acoustic guitars
Jerry Donahue – acoustic and electric guitars
Nico Ramsden – electric guitar
Gerry Hogan – steel guitar
Steve Shaw – violin, mandolin, piano
Stuart Nisbet – pennywhistle, mandolin, guitars, pedal steel guitar
Dave Whetstone – melodeon
Pete Wingfield – keyboards, organ, bass synth
Judd Lander – harmonica
Phil Cranham – bass guitar
Niko Bruce – double bass
Paul Townsend – bass guitar
Dave Mattacks, Paul Robinson – drums, percussion
Keith Burns – drums
Barry Hammond – engineer
Beeg Al, Chris Birkett – engineer
Richard Hollywood – engineer
Gavin Evans – cover photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Craig Reid and Charlie Reid, except where noted.
In December 1980, “New Routes” label released “The Five Seasons”, the seventeenth Fairport Convention studio album. It was recorded April – August 1990, at “Woodworm Studios” in Barford St. Michael, Oxfordshire, and was produced by Dave Mattacks and Simon Nicol.
Personnel:
Dave Mattacks – drums, percussion, keyboards, harpsichord, mixing
On July 11, 1980, “EMI” label released “Searching for the Young Soul Rebels”, the debut Dexys Midnight Runners studio album. It was recorded in 1979 – 1980, at “Chipping Norton Recording Studios” in Oxfordshire, and was produced by Pete Wingfield. “The Guardian” ranked the album at number 93 on its list of the “100 Best Albums Ever” and “Melody Maker” ranked it at number 42 on its list of the “All Time Top 100 Albums”.
Personnel:
Kevin Rowland– vocals
Kevin “Al” Archer– vocals, guitar, liner notes
Pete Saunders– organ
Pete Williams – vocals, bass
Andy “Stoker” Growcott– drums
Geoffrey “Jeff” Blythe – saxophone
Steve “Babyface” Spooner – alto saxophone
“Big” Jim Paterson – trombone
Andy Leek– organ
Barry Hammond – engineer
Peter Barrett – artwork
Track listing:
Burn it Down – Kevin Rowland
Tell Me When My Light Turns Green – Kevin Rowland
The Teams That Meet in Caffs – Kevin Archer
I’M Just Looking – Kevin Rowland, Geoffrey Blythe, Peter Saunders
Geno – Kevin Archer, Kevin Rowland
Seven Days Too Long – R. Bailey, Vernon Harrell
I Couldn’t Help It If I Tried – Kevin Rowland, Jim Paterson
Thankfully Not Living in Yorkshire It Doesn’t Apply – Kevin Rowland, Peter Saunders
Keep It – Kevin Archer, R. Blythe
Love Part One – Kevin Rowland
There, There, My Dear – Kevin Rowland, Kevin Archer
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