Essential

~ Release by Gerry Rafferty (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1Baker Street
recording engineer:
Barry Hammond
producer:
Hugh Murphy (UK producer, engineer) and Gerry Rafferty
mixer:
Declan O’Doherty
bass:
Gary Taylor (UK bassist/songwriter/vocalist, member of Herd/Fox/Stealers Wheel)
drums (drum set):
Henry Spinetti
electric guitar:
Hugh Burns and Nigel Jenkins
Moog and keyboard:
Tommy Eyre
percussion:
Glen LeFleur
saxophone:
Raphael Ravenscroft
lead vocals:
Gerry Rafferty
strings arranger:
Graham Preskett (British multi-instrumentalist, musician, songwriter and arranger)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records USA (formerly EMI USA, renamed since early 1990s) (in 1977), EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint) (in 1978), EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1978), Parlophone Records Ltd. (not for release label use! a Warner Music Group company) (in 1978) and United Artists Music and Records Group, Inc. (UAMARG, Inc.) (in 1978)
recorded at:
Chipping Norton Recording Studios in Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Advision Studios in Fitzrovia, Camden (London Borough of Camden), Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1978 (number: 26) and Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time (2026-05-04) (number: 89)
recording of:
Baker Street
lyricist and composer:
Gerry Rafferty
publisher:
B Music, Belfern Ltd., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Publishing Ltd., Icon Music Ltd., Island Music Ltd., Mushroom Music Pty. Ltd., Music of Stage Three, PolyGram Music Publishing, PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), Stage Three Music Ltd., Stage Three Music Publishing Limited, Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Universal Songs (publisher) and Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
3.76:06
2Right Down the Line
recording engineer:
Barry Hammond
producer:
Hugh Murphy (UK producer, engineer) and Gerry Rafferty
mixer:
Declan O’Doherty
bass:
Gary Taylor (UK bassist/songwriter/vocalist, member of Herd/Fox/Stealers Wheel)
drums (drum set):
Henry Spinetti
guitar family:
Hugh Burns
organ and piano:
Tommy Eyre
percussion:
Glen LeFleur
steel guitar:
Brian Cole
lead vocals:
Gerry Rafferty
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1977), Parlophone Records Ltd. (not for release label use! a Warner Music Group company) (in 1978) and United Artists Music and Records Group, Inc. (UAMARG, Inc.) (in 1978)
recorded at:
Chipping Norton Recording Studios in Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Advision Studios in Fitzrovia, Camden (London Borough of Camden), Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
part of:
Paste: The 25 Greatest Yacht Rock Songs of All Time (number: 1)
recording of:
Right Down the Line
lyricist and composer:
Gerry Rafferty
publisher:
Stage Three Music Publishing Limited, Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc. and Music of Stage Three (in 1978)
3.54:28
3The Ark
recording engineer:
Barry Hammond
producer:
Hugh Murphy (UK producer, engineer) and Gerry Rafferty
mixer:
Declan O’Doherty
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Gerry Rafferty
bass:
Gary Taylor (UK bassist/songwriter/vocalist, member of Herd/Fox/Stealers Wheel)
drums (drum set):
Henry Spinetti
electric guitar:
Jerry Donahue
fiddle and mandolin:
Graham Preskett (British multi-instrumentalist, musician, songwriter and arranger)
piano:
Tommy Eyre
tambourine:
Glen LeFleur
background vocals:
Barbara Dickson and Gerry Rafferty
performer:
The Bashwhackers
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1978), Parlophone Records Ltd. (not for release label use! a Warner Music Group company) (in 1978) and United Artists Music and Records Group, Inc. (UAMARG, Inc.) (in 1978)
recorded at:
Chipping Norton Recording Studios in Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Advision Studios in Fitzrovia, Camden (London Borough of Camden), Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
The Ark
lyricist and composer:
Gerry Rafferty
publisher:
Stage Three Music Publishing Limited
45:40
4Night Owl
recording of:
Night Owl
lyricist and composer:
Gerry Rafferty
6:09
5Get It Next Time
engineer:
Nick Patrick
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1979)
recording of:
Get It Right Next Time
lyricist and composer:
Gerry Rafferty
publisher:
Stage Three Music Ltd.
34:41
6The Royal Mile
recording of:
The Royal Mile
lyricist and composer:
Gerry Rafferty
publisher:
Stage Three Music Ltd.
3:49
7Sleepwalking
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1982)
recording of:
Sleepwalking
lyricist and composer:
Gerry Rafferty
3:52
8The Right Moment
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1982)
3:26
9City to City
recording engineer:
Barry Hammond
producer:
Hugh Murphy (UK producer, engineer) and Gerry Rafferty
mixer:
Declan O’Doherty
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Gerry Rafferty
bass:
Gary Taylor (UK bassist/songwriter/vocalist, member of Herd/Fox/Stealers Wheel)
drums (drum set):
Henry Spinetti
electric guitar:
Hugh Burns
fiddle:
Graham Preskett (British multi-instrumentalist, musician, songwriter and arranger)
harmonica:
Paul Jones (singer, formerly of Manfred Mann, The Blues Band, was also in musical theatre)
keyboard:
Tommy Eyre
steel guitar:
Brian Cole
tambourine:
Hugh Murphy (UK producer, engineer)
background vocals:
Roger Brown (US guitarist, singer and songwriter, also active in Europe), Vivienne McAuliffe, John McBurnie, Rab Noakes and Gary Taylor (UK bassist/songwriter/vocalist, member of Herd/Fox/Stealers Wheel)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Parlophone Records Ltd. (not for release label use! a Warner Music Group company) (in 1978) and United Artists Music and Records Group, Inc. (UAMARG, Inc.) (in 1978)
recorded at:
Chipping Norton Recording Studios in Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Advision Studios in Fitzrovia, Camden (London Borough of Camden), Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
City to City
lyricist and composer:
Gerry Rafferty
publisher:
Stage Three Music Publishing Limited
5:03
10Days Gone Down (Still Got the Light in Your Eyes)
recording of:
Days Gone Down
lyricist and composer:
Gerry Rafferty
part of:
50/50
46:28
11Take the Money and Run5:48
12As Wise as a Serpent
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1982)
recording of:
As Wise as a Serpent
lyricist and composer:
Gerry Rafferty
5:07
13Wastin' Away
recording of:
Wastin' Away
lyricist and composer:
Gerry Rafferty
3:29
14Bring It All Home
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1980)
recording of:
Bring It All Home
lyricist and composer:
Gerry Rafferty
4:40
15Waiting for the Day
recording engineer:
Barry Hammond
producer:
Hugh Murphy (UK producer, engineer) and Gerry Rafferty
mixer:
Declan O’Doherty
bass:
Gary Taylor (UK bassist/songwriter/vocalist, member of Herd/Fox/Stealers Wheel)
drums (drum set):
Henry Spinetti
electric guitar:
Hugh Burns and Andy Fairweather‐Low
electric piano and organ:
Tommy Eyre
fiddle:
Graham Preskett (British multi-instrumentalist, musician, songwriter and arranger)
percussion:
Glen LeFleur
piano and lead vocals:
Gerry Rafferty
brass arranger:
Tommy Eyre
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Parlophone Records Ltd. (not for release label use! a Warner Music Group company) (in 1978) and United Artists Music and Records Group, Inc. (UAMARG, Inc.) (in 1978)
recorded at:
Chipping Norton Recording Studios in Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
mixed at:
Advision Studios in Fitzrovia, Camden (London Borough of Camden), Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Waiting for the Day
lyricist and composer:
Gerry Rafferty
publisher:
Stage Three Music Publishing Limited
5:46
16Why Won't You Talk to Me
recording of:
Why Won't You Talk to Me
lyricist and composer:
Gerry Rafferty
3:59