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Gerry Rafferty's '80s and '90s albums were so low-key and infrequent that a rumor actually went around that the singer/songwriter had made so much money off his monster 1978 hit "Baker Street" that he'd simply bought an island and retired. He might not have made that much, but it's clear from the casual, relaxed vibe of 1988's North & South that Rafferty is a man with little to prove and no concern as to whether his sound is particularly commercially viable. As a result, North & South sounds remarkably like Mark Knopfler's post-"Money for Nothing" records. (The title track and the slide guitar-enhanced "Hearts Run Dry" are particularly Dire Straits-like.) The ten songs take their own sweet time to unfold -- six are over six minutes long -- but Rafferty's knack for simple but memorable melodies and his inimitable voice, which sounds as great as ever, are enough to keep even a casual listener interested. The unexpectedly Celtic-sounding "Tired of Talking" is a particular highlight, but the '70s-phobic should note that this album is as smoothly produced and utterly sweat-free as Rafferty's best-known work.
© Stewart Mason /TiVo
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Davy Spillane, Uilleann Pipes, AssociatedPerformer - Mel Collins, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Alan Clark, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Gerry Rafferty, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Hugh Murphy, Producer - Jerry Donahue, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Mo Foster, Fretless Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Arran Ahmun, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Ric Sanders, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Pete Zorn, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1988 Universal Music GmbH
Alan Clark, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Gerry Rafferty, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Organ, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Wil Malone, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Hugh Murphy, Producer - Jerry Donahue, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ian Maidman, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew White, Soprano Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Arran Ahmun, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1988 Universal Music GmbH
Davy Spillane, Uilleann Pipes, AssociatedPerformer - Geraint Watkins, Accordion, AssociatedPerformer - Alan Clark, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Kenny Craddock, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Gerry Rafferty, Producer, Keyboards, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Hugh Murphy, Producer - Jerry Donahue, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ian Maidman, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Arran Ahmun, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Ric Sanders, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1988 Universal Music GmbH
Betsy Cook, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Mel Collins, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Geraint Watkins, Accordion, AssociatedPerformer - Kenny Craddock, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Gerry Rafferty, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Hugh Murphy, Producer - Jerry Donahue, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Mo Foster, Fretless Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Maurice Pert, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Ian Maidman, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Bryn Haworth, Slide Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Arran Ahmun, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1988 Universal Music GmbH
Davy Spillane, Whistle, Uilleann Pipes, AssociatedPerformer - Mel Collins, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Alan Clark, Keyboards, Hammond Organ, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Kenny Craddock, Keyboards, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Gerry Rafferty, Producer, Vocals, Synthesizer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Hugh Murphy, Producer - Ian Maidman, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Arran Ahmun, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Ric Sanders, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1988 Universal Music GmbH
Murphy, Producer - Gerry Rafferty, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Hugh Murphy, Producer - Arran Ahmun, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1988 Universal Music GmbH
Davy Spillane, Whistle, Uilleann Pipes, AssociatedPerformer - Kenny Craddock, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Gerry Rafferty, Producer, Keyboards, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Hugh Murphy, Producer - Jerry Donahue, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ian Maidman, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Arran Ahmun, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Ric Sanders, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1988 Universal Music GmbH
Geraint Watkins, Accordion, AssociatedPerformer - Gerry Rafferty, Producer, Keyboards, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Hugh Murphy, Producer - Jerry Donahue, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Arran Ahmun, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Ric Sanders, Fiddle, AssociatedPerformer - Pete Zorn, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1988 Universal Music GmbH
Geraint Watkins, Accordion, AssociatedPerformer - Alan Clark, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Kenny Craddock, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Gerry Rafferty, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Hugh Murphy, Producer - Jerry Donahue, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ian Maidman, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Arran Ahmun, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1988 Universal Music GmbH
Alan Clark, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Kenny Craddock, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Gerry Rafferty, Producer, Electric Guitar, Saxophone, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Hugh Murphy, Producer - Jerry Donahue, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ian Maidman, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Arran Ahmun, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1988 Universal Music GmbH
Album review
Gerry Rafferty's '80s and '90s albums were so low-key and infrequent that a rumor actually went around that the singer/songwriter had made so much money off his monster 1978 hit "Baker Street" that he'd simply bought an island and retired. He might not have made that much, but it's clear from the casual, relaxed vibe of 1988's North & South that Rafferty is a man with little to prove and no concern as to whether his sound is particularly commercially viable. As a result, North & South sounds remarkably like Mark Knopfler's post-"Money for Nothing" records. (The title track and the slide guitar-enhanced "Hearts Run Dry" are particularly Dire Straits-like.) The ten songs take their own sweet time to unfold -- six are over six minutes long -- but Rafferty's knack for simple but memorable melodies and his inimitable voice, which sounds as great as ever, are enough to keep even a casual listener interested. The unexpectedly Celtic-sounding "Tired of Talking" is a particular highlight, but the '70s-phobic should note that this album is as smoothly produced and utterly sweat-free as Rafferty's best-known work.
© Stewart Mason /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:56:42
- Main artists: Gerry Rafferty
- Composer: Gerry Rafferty
- Label: Polydor
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 1988 Universal Music GmbH ℗ 1988 Universal Music GmbH
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