On January 20, 1978, “United Artists” released “City to City”, the second Gerry Rafferty studio album. It was recorded in 1977,at the “ Chipping  Norton Recording Studios”, and was produced by Hugh Murphy. The album featured the song  “Baker Street”, which reached  5 million plays on British radio, and became Rafferty’s best known song. “City to City” was certified Platinum the US by “RIAA”.

Personnel:

• Gerry Rafferty– lead and backing vocals, piano, acoustic guitar
• Tommy Eyre– piano, electric piano, grand piano, Moog synthesizer, organ, keyboards, brass arrangements
• Jerry Donahue– lead, rhythm and electric guitar
• Hugh Burns– acoustic, rhythm and electric guitar
• Nigel Jenkins, Andy Fairweather-Low– rhythm and electric guitar
• Micky Moody– acoustic guitar
• Brian Cole– steel guitar, dobro
• Graham Preskett– fiddle, mandolin, synthesizer, string machine, strings, bass, arrangements
• Paul Jones– harmonica
• Hugh Murphy – tambourine
• Willy Ray – accordion
• Mo Foster– bass, backing vocals
• Henry Spinetti– drums
• Glen LeFleur- drums, percussion, tambourine
• Raphael Ravenscroft– saxophone
• Roger Brown, Vivian McAuliff, John McBurnie, Rab Noakes, Barbara Dickson, Joanna Carlin – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Gerry Rafferty.

1. The Ark
2. Baker Street
3. Right Down the Line
4. City to City
5. Stealin’ Time
6. Mattie’s Rag
7. Whatever’s Written In Your Heart
8. Home and Dry
9. Island
10. Waiting for the Day