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Gerry Rafferty: North and South

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In April 1988, “London” label released “North and South”, the sixth Gerry Rafferty studio album. It was recorded in 1988, and was produced by Gerry Rafferty and Hugh Murphy.

Personnel:

  • Gerry Rafferty – vocals, guitar, organ, synthesiser, piano
  • Jerry Donahue– guitar
  • Bryn Haworth– slide guitar
  • Alan Clark– synthesiser, Hammond organ
  • Ken Craddock– synthesiser, Hammond organ
  • Betsy Cook– electric piano
  • Geraint Watkins– accordion
  • Ian Maidman – bass
  • Pete Zorn– bass
  • Mo Foster– bass, fretless bass
  • Arran Ahmun – drums, percussion
  • Morris Pert– percussion
  • Mel Collins– saxophone
  • Andrew White– soprano saxophone
  • William Malone – strings, arranger
  • Davy Spillane– whistle, uilleann pipes
  • Ric Sanders– fiddle
  • Gered Mankowitz– photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Gerry Rafferty

  1. North and South
  2. Moonlight and Gold
  3. Tired of Talking
  4. Hearts Run Dry
  5. A Dangerous Age
  6. Shipyard Town
  7. Winter’s Come
  8. Nothing Ever Happens Down Here
  9. On a Night Like This
  10. Unselfish Love

Gerry Rafferty: Snake and Ladders

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In April 1980, “United Artists” label released “Snakes and Ladders”, the fourth Gerry Rafferty album. It was recorded in 1980, and was produced by Gerry Rafferty and Hugh Murphy.

Personnel:

  • Gerry Rafferty – vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • Bryn Haworth– guitar, slide guitar
  • Richard Brunton – guitar
  • Jerry Donahue– guitar
  • Billy Livsey – piano, keyboards
  • Billy Wingfield – piano, Moog synthesiser
  • Ian Lynn – keyboards
  • Pete Wingfield– organ
  • Richard Harvey – synthesiser, penny whistle
  • Pete Zorn– bass
  • Mo Foster– bass
  • Liam Genockey– drums
  • Frank Ricotti– percussion
  • Mel Collins– saxophone
  • Raphael Ravenscroft– saxophone
  • Betsy Cook– backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Gerry Rafferty

  1. The Royal Mile (Sweet Darlin’)
  2. I Was a Boy Scout
  3. Welcome to Hollywood
  4. Wastin’ Away
  5. Look at the Moon
  6. Bring It All Home
  7. The Garden of England
  8. Johnny’s Song
  9. Didn’t I
  10. Syncopatin Sandy
  11. Cafe Le Cabotin
  12. Don’t Close the Door

Gerry Rafferty: City To City

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City to city

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