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Gerry Rafferty: City To City

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

 

Alan Parsons: Try Anything Once

Alan_Parsons_-_Try_Anything

On October 26, 1993, “Arista” label released”Try Anything Once”, the first Alan Parsons album. It was recorded October 1992 – August 1993, and was produced by Alan Parsons.

Personnel:

  • Alan Parsons– synthesizer, acoustic guitar, bass, flute, backing vocals
  • Jacqui Copland – lead and backing vocals
  • Eric Stewart– vocals
  • Chris Thompson– vocals
  • Jeremy Parsons – guitar
  • Graham Preskett – fiddle, mandolin, violin
  • David Pack– vocals, synthesizer, guitar
  • Ian Bairnson– synthesizer, bass, guitar, pedal steel, backing vocals
  • Andrew Powell – bass, synthesizer
  • Stuart Elliott– synthesizer, drums
  • Richard Cottle – synthesizer, saxophone
  • Philharmonia Orchestra Group

Track listing:

  1. The Three of Me – David Pack, Andrew Powell
  2. Turn It Up – Ian Bairnson
  3. Wine From The Water –  Alan Parsons, Ian Bairnson
  4. Breakaway – Alan Parsons
  5. Mr Time –  Stuart Elliot, Jacqui Copland, Driscoll
  6. Jigue” – Alan Parsons, Andrew Powell
  7. I’m Talkin’ To You – Davis Pack, Andrew Powell
  8. Siren Song  – Ian Bairnson and Musker
  9. Dreamscape – Alan Parsons
  10. Back Against The Wall – Ian Bairnson
  11. Re-Jigue –  Alan Parsons, Andrew Powell
  12. Oh Life – Davis Pack, Alan Parsons