Gerry Rafferty – City To City
Label: | United Artists Records – UAS 30104 |
|---|---|
Format: | Vinyl, LP, Album |
Country: | UK |
Released: | |
Genre: | Pop |
Style: | Pop Rock |
Tracklist
| A1 | The Ark | 5:40 | |
| A2 | Baker Street | 6:11 | |
| A3 | Right Down The Line | 4:32 | |
| A4 | City To City | 5:06 | |
| A5 | Stealin' Time | 6:06 | |
| B1 | Mattie's Rag | 3:30 | |
| B2 | Whatever's Written In Your Heart | 6:40 | |
| B3 | Home And Dry | 4:59 | |
| B4 | Island | 5:22 | |
| B5 | Waiting For The Day | 5:40 |
Companies, etc.
- Published By – Belfern Music Ltd.
- Published By – Island Music Ltd.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – United Artists Records Ltd.
- Copyright © – United Artists Records Ltd.
- Recorded At – Chipping Norton Recording Studios
- Recorded At – Marquee Studios
- Recorded At – Berwick Street Studios
- Mixed At – Advision Studios
- Pressed By – EMI Records
Credits
- Accordion – Willy Ray
- Acoustic Guitar – Micky Moody
- Backing Vocals – Barbara Dickson, Joanna Carlin, John McBurnie, Rab Noakes, Roger Brown (3), Vivienne McAuliffe
- Bass, Backing Vocals – Gary Taylor (4)
- Drums – Henry Spinnetti*
- Electric Guitar – Jerry Donahue
- Electric Piano, Organ, Grand Piano, Synthesizer [Moog], Keyboards – Tommy Eyre
- Engineer – Barry Hammond, Dec ODoherty*
- Fiddle, Arranged By [Strings], Arranged By [Brass Section], Synthesizer [String Machine], Mandolin – Graham Preskett
- Harmonica – Paul Jones
- Lacquer Cut By – BilBo (3) (tracks: A1 to A5), Porky (5) (tracks: B1 to B5)
- Lead Guitar, Rhythm Guitar – Hugh Burns, Nigel Jenkins
- Painting [Cover] – John Patrick Byrne
- Percussion, Tambourine, Drums – Glen LeFleur
- Producer – Hugh Murphy
- Producer, Composed By – Gerry Rafferty
- Rhythm Guitar – Andy Fairweather-Low
- Saxophone – Raphael Ravenscroft
- Steel Guitar, Dobro – Brian Cole*
- Tambourine – Hugh Murphy
- Vocals, Piano, Acoustic Guitar, Backing Vocals – Gerry Rafferty
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Label, A-side): UAS 30104A
- Matrix / Runout (Label, B-side): UAS 30104B
- Matrix / Runout (Runout, A-side, stamped/etched): UAS 30104 A - 5U BILBO! CJ
- Matrix / Runout (Runout, B-side, stamped/etched): UAS 30104 B - 5U A PORKY PRIME CUT CJ
Other Versions (5 of 221)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
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Recently Edited | City To City (LP, Album, Stereo, Cloud Labels, Foon Cut) | United Artists Records, United Artists Records | 4C058-60395, 4C 058 - 60395 | Belgium | 1978 | ||
Recently Edited | City To City (LP, Album) | United Artists Records, United Artists Records | 5C 062.60395, 5C 062-60395 | Netherlands | 1978 | ||
| City To City (LP, Album) | United Artists Records | 11C 074-60 395 | Portugal | 1978 | |||
Recently Edited | City To City (LP, Album, Clear) | United Artists Records | UASF 30 104 | France | 1978 | ||
| City To City (LP, Album, All Disc Pressing) | United Artists Records | UA-LA840-G | US | 1978 |
Recommendations
Reviews
- Matrix numbers on my record:
• A-side: UAS 30104 A-4U
• B-side: UAS 30104 B-5U
Etched initials: Vertically etched initials “RDH” (possibly “RDT”) appear in the runout area. - Yes this is an "original UK" but the new 2023 half speed remaster sounds far better. Get that one for the best sound.
Oh man; grew up with this record. Rafferty was a musical genius in his own way. 5 Star album aka Middle of the Road Delight.
A nice listening. Baker Street is the hit but the rest of the album is equally good.
Sound quality is OK, typical 70's recording, a bit thin but not piercing, all in all enjoyable.
Can't find my version: It's got 1A 058-60395 on the spine and back
Hugh Burns on playing the lead guitar on "Baker Street" and City to City:
I first met Gerry through working with the band Stealers Wheel (Right or wrong album)
At the time I did "City to City" I was touring with Jack Bruce, so I was playing in that slightly harder Rock blues style, which worked well with the songs. Gerry looked at the songs in a number of different ways before deciding on the final arrangement. It was a great lesson for me to see the amount of care taken to get the result he wanted. I have a feeling 'Baker Street' was one of the first songs I played on that album. The sound of the solo is a Les Paul through a Music man and a Fender Amp. Later I did 'Right down the line', 'Waiting for the day' and 'Stealin time', which are all really great songs. Working with Hugh Murphy (Gerry's producer) was inspiring for me because he created an atmosphere where you felt comfortable and could give your best. Its been my good fortune to work on a number of other albums with Gerry, including "Night Owl" with the classic song 'Get it right next time.' His recent album "A wing and a prayer" shows yet again what a wonderful songwriter he is - one of my favourite songwriters, bar none, and a great guitar player too.
'Careless Whisper' came from the Wham album "Make it big". The guitar parts are electric rhythm (A strat through a Fender amp) and Spanish style lead lines (A nylon strung Kohno.)
(from 2002 interview)
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