Featuring one of the most memorable uses of the sax on any pop/rock record of the era and a killer guitar solo, Gerry Rafferty’s “Baker Street” off his album City To City was a massive hit when released in 1978, selling millions of copies. The album spawned a couple more minor hits (including Right Down the Line) but it was Baker Street that made Rafferty a household name.
Unfortunately, as a result of a number of factors including a reluctance to tour, Rafferty never again enjoyed the same taste of success as he did with City To City. He continued to record during the ’80s (if you can track down a copy of 1982′s Sleepwalking, I think it’s worth a listen.) but his popularity faded. His last album of new material, Another World, came out in 2000 and was pretty much ignored. He hasn’t been heard from since although apparently he’s been living in Tuscany and working on new material. Not sure how much appetite outside of the UK there will be for new Gerry Rafferty material but one never knows.
Bonus OHWW factoid: remember that early 70s chestnut “Stuck In The Middle With You” by Stealers Wheel (which gained a second life thanks to Quentin Tarantino), another great OHW? Rafferty was a member of Stealers Wheel and co-wrote it. If he releases a new disc in the near future, could a third OHW be in the cards?
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