Essential by Gerry Rafferty - DeepRiffs

ALBUM

This budget-priced collection from EMI is a reissue of 1999's Premium Gold Collection, which included 16 cuts from the mercurial Scottish pop legend. Listeners looking for anything from his time with the Humblebums or Stealer's Wheel will be disappointed (that means no "Stuck in the Middle with You"), but all of his solo hits are here, including "Right Down the Line," "Bring It All Home," "Get It Right Next Time," and "Baker Street," the latter of which includes one of classic rock's most recognizable and satisfying saxophone melodies.
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1. Baker Street

by Gerry Rafferty

Composer: Gerry Rafferty
Graham Preskett; Composer
Bass: Gary Taylor; Performer
Drums: Henry Spinetti; Performer
Guitar: Hugh Burns
Nigel Jenkins; Performer
Keyboard: Tommy Eyre; Performer
Moog Synthesizer: Tommy Eyre; Performer
Engineer: Barry Hammond; Production
Mixing: Dec O'doherty; Production
Percussion: Glen Le Fleur; Performer
Recorder: Barry Hammond; Performer
Saxophone: Raf Ravenscroft; Performer
Strings: Graham Preskett; Performer
Vocals: Gerry Rafferty; Performer
Recording: Barry Hammond; Production
Produced By: Gerry Rafferty
Hugh Murphy; Other
Produced By: Gerry Rafferty
Hugh Murphy; Other
Primary Artist: Gerry Rafferty; Main Performer
Producer: Gerry Rafferty
Hugh Murphy; Production

2. Right Down the Line

by Gerry Rafferty

Primary Artist: Gerry Rafferty; Main Performer
Bass: Gary Taylor; Performer
Drums: Henry Spinetti; Performer
Guitar: Brian Cole
Hugh Burns; Performer
Organ: Tommy Eyre; Performer
Percussion: Glen Le Fleur; Performer
Piano: Tommy Eyre; Performer
Recorder: Barry Hammond; Performer
Vocals: Gerry Rafferty; Performer
Composer: Gerry Rafferty; Composer
Engineer: Barry Hammond; Production
Mixing: Dec O'doherty; Production
Producer: Gerry Rafferty
Hugh Murphy; Production
Recording: Barry Hammond; Production
Produced By: Gerry Rafferty
Hugh Murphy; Other
Produced By: Gerry Rafferty
Hugh Murphy; Other

3. The Ark

by Gerry Rafferty

Bass: Gary Taylor; Performer
Composer: Gerry Rafferty; Composer
Drums: Henry Spinetti; Performer
Fiddle: Graham Preskett; Performer
Guitar: Gerry Rafferty
Jerry Donahue; Performer
Piano: Tommy Eyre; Performer
Engineer: Barry Hammond; Production
Mixing: Dec O'doherty; Production
Mandolin: Graham Preskett; Performer
Recorder: Barry Hammond; Performer
Tambourine: Glen Le Fleur; Performer
Vocals: Gerry Rafferty
Barbara Dickson; Performer
Recording: Barry Hammond; Production
Produced By: Hugh Murphy
Gerry Rafferty; Other
Produced By: Gerry Rafferty
Hugh Murphy; Other
Primary Artist: Gerry Rafferty; Main Performer
Producer: Gerry Rafferty
Hugh Murphy; Production

4. Night Owl

by Gerry Rafferty

Bass: Mo Foster; Performer
Primary Artist: Gerry Rafferty; Main Performer
Drums: Liam Genocky; Performer
Guitar: Hugh Burns; Performer
Moog Synthesizer: Gerry Rafferty; Performer
Organ: Peter Wingfield; Performer
Percussion: Frank Ricotti; Performer
Piano: Graham Preskett
Gerry Rafferty; Performer
Synthesizer: Graham Preskett; Performer
Vocals: Gerry Rafferty; Performer
Woodwind: Raf Ravenscroft; Performer
Composer: Gerry Rafferty; Composer
Producer: Gerry Rafferty
Hugh Murphy; Production
Produced By: Gerry Rafferty
Hugh Murphy; Other
Produced By: Gerry Rafferty
Hugh Murphy; Other

5. Get It Right Next Time

by Gerry Rafferty

Primary Artist: Gerry Rafferty; Main Performer
Bass: Gary Taylor; Performer
Drums: Liam Genocky; Performer
Guitar: Hugh Burns
Gerry Rafferty; Performer
Keyboard: Tommy Eyre; Performer
Organ: Peter Wingfield; Performer
Percussion: Frank Ricotti; Performer
Saxophone: Raf Ravenscroft; Performer
Vocals: Gerry Rafferty; Performer
Composer: Gerry Rafferty; Composer
Producer: Gerry Rafferty
Hugh Murphy; Production
Guitarra: Hugh Burns; Other
Produced By: Hugh Murphy
Gerry Rafferty; Other
Produced By: Gerry Rafferty
Hugh Murphy; Other

6. The Royal Mile

by Gerry Rafferty

Primary Artist: Gerry Rafferty; Main Performer
Composer: Gerry Rafferty; Composer
Producer: Gerry Rafferty
Hugh Murphy; Production

7. Sleepwalking

by Gerry Rafferty

Primary Artist: Gerry Rafferty; Main Performer
Drums: Liam Genocky; Performer
Guitar: Hugh Burns; Performer
Keyboard: Kenny Craddock; Performer
Percussion: Maurice Pert; Performer
Vocals: Christopher Neil
Gerry Rafferty; Performer
Composer: Gerry Rafferty; Composer
Producer: Christopher Neil
Gerry Rafferty; Production
Produced By: Gerry Rafferty
Christopher Neil; Other
Produced By: Christopher Neil
Gerry Rafferty; Other

8. The Right Moment

by Gerry Rafferty

Primary Artist: Gerry Rafferty; Main Performer
Piano: Alan Clark; Performer
Strings: Wil Malone; Performer
Synthesizer: Alan Clark
Ian Lynn; Performer
Vocals: Gerry Rafferty; Performer
Arranger: Wil Malone; Composer
Composer: Gerry Rafferty; Composer
Producer: Gerry Rafferty
Christopher Neil; Production
Produced By: Gerry Rafferty
Christopher Neil; Other
Produced By: Christopher Neil
Gerry Rafferty; Other

9. City to City

by Gerry Rafferty

Bass: Gary Taylor; Performer
Composer: Gerry Rafferty; Composer
Drums: Henry Spinetti; Performer
Fiddle: Graham Preskett; Performer
Guitar: Gerry Rafferty
Hugh Burns
Brian Cole; Performer
Keyboard: Tommy Eyre; Performer
Engineer: Barry Hammond; Production
Mixing: Dec O'doherty; Production
Harmonica: Paul Jones; Performer
Recorder: Barry Hammond; Performer
Tambourine: Hugh Murphy; Performer
Vocals: Gary Taylor
John Mcburnie
Vivian Mcauliff
Gerry Rafferty
Rab Noakes
Roger Brown; Performer
Recording: Barry Hammond; Production
Produced By: Hugh Murphy
Gerry Rafferty; Other
Produced By: Gerry Rafferty
Hugh Murphy; Other
Primary Artist: Gerry Rafferty; Main Performer
Producer: Gerry Rafferty
Hugh Murphy; Production

10. Days Gone Down (Still Got the Light in Your Eyes)

by Gerry Rafferty

Primary Artist: Gerry Rafferty; Main Performer
Lead Vocals: Gerry Rafferty; Performer
Composer: Gerry Rafferty; Composer
Producer: Gerry Rafferty
Hugh Murphy; Production

11. Take the Money and Run

by Gerry Rafferty

Primary Artist: Gerry Rafferty; Main Performer
Composer: Gerry Rafferty; Composer
Producer: Gerry Rafferty
Hugh Murphy; Production

12. As Wise as a Serpent

by Gerry Rafferty

Banjo: Kenny Craddock; Performer
Primary Artist: Gerry Rafferty; Main Performer
Bass: Mo Foster; Performer
Guitar: Hugh Burns
Gerry Rafferty; Performer
Percussion: Maurice Pert; Performer
Synthesizer: Kenny Craddock; Performer
Vocals: Christopher Neil
Gerry Rafferty; Performer
Composer: Gerry Rafferty; Composer
Producer: Gerry Rafferty
Christopher Neil; Production
Produced By: Gerry Rafferty
Christopher Neil; Other
Produced By: Christopher Neil
Gerry Rafferty; Other

13. Wastin' Away

by Gerry Rafferty

Primary Artist: Gerry Rafferty; Main Performer
Composer: Gerry Rafferty; Composer
Producer: Gerry Rafferty
Hugh Murphy; Production

14. Bring It All Home

by Gerry Rafferty

Primary Artist: Gerry Rafferty; Main Performer
Bass: Mo Foster; Performer
Drums: Liam Genocky; Performer
Guitar: Gerry Rafferty
Richard Brunton; Performer
Organ: Peter Wingfield; Performer
Piano: Bill Livesey; Performer
Saxophone: Raf Ravenscroft; Performer
Vocals: Gerry Rafferty; Performer
Composer: Gerry Rafferty; Composer
Producer: Gerry Rafferty
Hugh Murphy; Production
Produced By: Hugh Murphy
Gerry Rafferty; Other
Produced By: Gerry Rafferty
Hugh Murphy; Other

15. Waiting for the Day

by Gerry Rafferty

Bass: Gary Taylor; Performer
Drums: Henry Spinetti; Performer
Fiddle: Graham Preskett; Performer
Guitar: Hugh Burns
Andy Fairweather-low; Performer
Percussion: Glen Le Fleur; Performer
Piano: Gerry Rafferty
Tommy Eyre; Performer
Arranger: Tommy Eyre; Composer
Composer: Gerry Rafferty; Composer
Engineer: Barry Hammond; Production
Mixing: Dec O'doherty; Production
Organ: Tommy Eyre; Performer
Recorder: Barry Hammond; Performer
Vocals: Gerry Rafferty; Performer
Recording: Barry Hammond; Production
Produced By: Hugh Murphy
Gerry Rafferty; Other
Produced By: Gerry Rafferty
Hugh Murphy; Other
Primary Artist: Gerry Rafferty; Main Performer
Producer: Hugh Murphy
Gerry Rafferty; Production

16. Why Won't You Talk to Me

by Gerry Rafferty

Primary Artist: Gerry Rafferty; Main Performer
Composer: Gerry Rafferty; Composer
Producer: Gerry Rafferty
Hugh Murphy; Production

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

16 tracks available

Type

ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

1 hour, 18 minutes and 33 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 1500x1500 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

All tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

12/16 tracks have synced lyrics

Genres

Pop/Rock, Psychedelic, Singer & Songwriter, Soft Rock, Folk-Rock, Singer-Songwriter

Label

Parlophone UK

Music Distribution Service

WMG Mora

Country

United Kingdom

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

Oct 30, 2011

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site

UPC

5099968025854