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Ten years after Gerry Rafferty's death from alcoholism-induced liver failure, Rest in Blue is being released as a sort of "what-if?" vision of his final album. Culled from demo tapes Rafferty had pulled from his archives for consideration on the follow-up to 2009's Life Goes On, the songs on Rest in Blue were actually written across several decades of his career. His daughter took those tapes and oversaw a remixing project in an effort to deliver what could have (should have?) been his next album had he not died. To be clear: this is not a misguided attempt to modernize or reinterpret Rafferty's work; instead, the material is surprisingly and thankfully consistent, both within the context of the album as well as within Rafferty's career. It's important to not read too much narratively into the curation here, as these tracks represent more than 40 years of Rafferty's songcraft, the equivalent of an author pulling out boxes of old notebooks before beginning a new novel. So, it's best to approach Rest In Blue as a halted work-in-progress, rather than a fully formed album finally seeing the light of day. However, it must be said, starting off a posthumous album with a song about the very thing that killed the artist is ... a move. "Still in Denial," is a rough-edged, bluesy rocker that kicks off the album with a dose of infectious high energy; it's also about helplessly struggling with alcoholism, so the song tinged with the slightly bitter weariness Rafferty was known for. That approach persists throughout most of Rest In Blue, which is undercut with the folksy touches that are at the root of Rafferty's songwriting, but presented with more of a live, rockist vibe than the smooth melancholy of his best known stuff; this is definitely not soft rock. Cuts like "Sign of the Times" are brimming with energy (albeit one shot through with lyrical cynicism bemoaning the befouling of the planet) and even occasionally ("Slow Down") have a gleeful sense of optimism. And while Rafferty's voice is notably wobbly on "I Still Love You"—a beautiful number crafted with gentle guitar lines and his trademark multi tracked harmonies—it's quite strong elsewhere, like on the muscular, bluesy rocker "Keeper of My Soul" and a redux of "Stuck in the Middle with You." These two cuts close out the album, and while the loose rendition of "Stuck" may strike one as a little weird and unnecessary, it definitely fits with the organic and open mood of these 14 tracks. © Jason Ferguson/Qobuz
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Miles Showell, Masterer - Gerry Rafferty, Guitar, Percussion, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Katie Kissoon, Backing Vocals - Bryn Haworth, Slide Guitar - Neil Costello, RecordingEngineer - Mark Pusey, Drums - George Oulton, Assistant Mix Engineer - Andy Patterson, Mixer, Bass Guitar, RecordingEngineer - Mark Rafferty, Harmonica - Martha Rafferty, Producer - Seb Stone, RecordingEngineer
© 2021 Parlophone Records Limited under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, ℗ 2021 Metanoia Music Limited
Graham Preskett, Piano - Barry Hammond, RecordingEngineer - Miles Showell, Masterer - Gerry Rafferty, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Katie Kissoon, Backing Vocals - Roy Dodds, RecordingEngineer - Liam Genockey, Drums - Tommy Eyre, Piano - Mo Foster, Bass Guitar - Richard Brunton, Guitar - Hugh Burns, Guitar - George Oulton, Assistant Mix Engineer - Andy Patterson, Mixer, Programming, RecordingEngineer - Martha Rafferty, Producer - Seb Stone, RecordingEngineer
© 2021 Parlophone Records Limited under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, ℗ 2021 Metanoia Music Limited
Barry Hammond, RecordingEngineer - Miles Showell, Masterer - Gerry Rafferty, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Katie Kissoon, Backing Vocals - Roy Dodds, RecordingEngineer - Liam Genockey, Drums - Mo Foster, Bass Guitar - Hugh Burns, Guitar - George Oulton, Assistant Mix Engineer - Andy Patterson, Mixer, Percussion, RecordingEngineer - Mark Rafferty, Harmonica - Martha Rafferty, Producer - Frank Bogie, Guitar - Seb Stone, RecordingEngineer
© 2021 Parlophone Records Limited under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, ℗ 2021 Metanoia Music Limited
Bob Whitney, RecordingEngineer - Miles Showell, Masterer - John Giblin, Bass Guitar - Gerry Rafferty, Guitar, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Katie Kissoon, Backing Vocals - John Logan, String Arranger - Hugh Burns, Guitar - Daniel Pioro, Violin Leader - Mark Pusey, Drums - Cameron Smith, Cello - George Oulton, Assistant Mix Engineer - Andy Patterson, Mixer, RecordingEngineer - Kirsty Main, Violin - Scott Bryant, Violin - Martha Rafferty, Producer - Abilgail Young, Violin - Colin McKee, Violin - Maria Turowska, Violin - Nico Ersfeld, Viola - Rebekah Lesan, Cello - Samuel Omalyev, Viola
© 2021 Parlophone Records Limited under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, ℗ 2021 Metanoia Music Limited
Alan Clark, Hammond Organ, Piano - Miles Showell, Masterer - John Giblin, Bass Guitar - Gerry Rafferty, Guitar, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Katie Kissoon, Backing Vocals - Hugh Burns, Guitar - Mark Pusey, Drums - George Oulton, Assistant Mix Engineer - Andy Patterson, Mixer, Percussion, Backing Vocals, RecordingEngineer - Martha Rafferty, Producer, Percussion - Seb Stone, RecordingEngineer
© 2021 Parlophone Records Limited under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, ℗ 2021 Metanoia Music Limited
Alan Clark, Piano - Miles Showell, Masterer - Gerry Rafferty, Vocals, MainArtist - Hugh Burns, Guitar - Francis McPeake, Writer - Neil Costello, RecordingEngineer - George Oulton, Assistant Mix Engineer - Andy Patterson, Mixer, RecordingEngineer - Martha Rafferty, Producer - Seb Stone, RecordingEngineer
© 2021 Parlophone Records Limited under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, ℗ 2021 Metanoia Music Limited
Barry Hammond, RecordingEngineer - Miles Showell, Masterer - Kenny Craddock, Keyboards, Hammond Organ - Gerry Rafferty, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Katie Kissoon, Backing Vocals - Liam Genockey, Drums - Mo Foster, Bass Guitar - Andy Patterson, Percussion Programmer, RecordingEngineer - Tambala, Producer, Mixer, Percussion Programmer - Martha Rafferty, Producer - Frank Bogie, Guitar - Seb Stone, RecordingEngineer
© 2021 Parlophone Records Limited under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, ℗ 2021 Metanoia Music Limited
Miles Showell, Masterer - Gerry Rafferty, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist - Perry Morgan, RecordingEngineer - Katie Kissoon, Backing Vocals - Richard Thompson, Writer - Roy Dodds, RecordingEngineer - Liam Genockey, Drums - Tommy Eyre, Piano - Mo Foster, Bass Guitar - Richard Brunton, Guitar - Hugh Burns, Guitar - George Oulton, Assistant Mix Engineer - Andy Patterson, Mixer, RecordingEngineer - Martha Rafferty, Producer
© 2021 Parlophone Records Limited under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, ℗ 2021 Metanoia Music Limited
Bob Whitney, RecordingEngineer - Alan Clark, Hammond Organ - Miles Showell, Masterer - John Giblin, Bass Guitar - Gerry Rafferty, Guitar, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Katie Kissoon, Backing Vocals - John Logan, String Arranger - Rab Noakes, Backing Vocals - Hugh Burns, Guitar - Daniel Pioro, Violin Leader - Mark Pusey, Drums - Cameron Smith, Cello - George Oulton, Assistant Mix Engineer - Andy Patterson, Mixer, Percussion, RecordingEngineer - Kirsty Main, Violin - Scott Bryant, Violin - Martha Rafferty, Producer - Seb Stone, RecordingEngineer - Abilgail Young, Violin - Colin McKee, Violin - Maria Turowska, Violin - Nico Ersfeld, Viola - Rebekah Lesan, Cello - Samuel Omalyev, Viola - John Cavannah, RecordingEngineer
© 2021 Parlophone Records Limited under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, ℗ 2021 Metanoia Music Limited
Ewan MacColl, Writer - Alan Clark, Hammond Organ - Miles Showell, Masterer - Gerry Rafferty, Vocals, MainArtist - Bryn Haworth, Guitar - Neil Costello, RecordingEngineer - Mark Pusey, Drums - George Oulton, Assistant Mix Engineer - Andy Patterson, Mixer, Bass Programmer, RecordingEngineer - Mark Rafferty, Harmonica - Martha Rafferty, Producer
© 2021 Parlophone Records Limited under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, ℗ 2021 Metanoia Music Limited
Miles Showell, Masterer - Gerry Rafferty, Guitar, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Katie Kissoon, Backing Vocals - Bryn Haworth, Guitar - Neil Costello, RecordingEngineer - Mark Pusey, Drums - George Oulton, Assistant Mix Engineer - Andy Patterson, Mixer, Bass Guitar, Percussion Programmer, RecordingEngineer - Mark Rafferty, Harmonica - Martha Rafferty, Producer
© 2021 Parlophone Records Limited under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, ℗ 2021 Metanoia Music Limited
Alan Clark, Hammond Organ, Piano - Miles Showell, Masterer - John Giblin, Bass Guitar - Gerry Rafferty, Guitar, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Katie Kissoon, Backing Vocals - Bryn Haworth, Guitar - Neil Costello, RecordingEngineer - Mark Pusey, Drums, Percussion - George Oulton, Assistant Mix Engineer - Andy Patterson, Mixer, Bass Guitar, Mandolin, Tenor Guitar, RecordingEngineer - Martha Rafferty, Producer - Seb Stone, RecordingEngineer
© 2021 Parlophone Records Limited under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, ℗ 2021 Metanoia Music Limited
J.B.F. Wright, Writer - Miles Showell, Masterer - Gerry Rafferty, Vocals, MainArtist - Roy Dodds, RecordingEngineer - Hugh Burns, Guitar - George Oulton, Assistant Mix Engineer - Andy Patterson, Mixer, RecordingEngineer - Martha Rafferty, Producer
© 2021 Parlophone Records Limited under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, ℗ 2021 Metanoia Music Limited
Joe Egan, Writer - Miles Showell, Masterer - Gerry Rafferty, Guitar, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Katie Kissoon, Backing Vocals - Bryn Haworth, Guitar - Neil Costello, RecordingEngineer - Mark Pusey, Drums, Percussion - George Oulton, Assistant Mix Engineer - Andy Patterson, Mixer, Bass Guitar, Claps, Tenor Guitar, RecordingEngineer - Martha Rafferty, Producer - Seb Stone, RecordingEngineer
© 2021 Parlophone Records Limited under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, ℗ 2021 Metanoia Music Limited
Albumbeschreibung
Ten years after Gerry Rafferty's death from alcoholism-induced liver failure, Rest in Blue is being released as a sort of "what-if?" vision of his final album. Culled from demo tapes Rafferty had pulled from his archives for consideration on the follow-up to 2009's Life Goes On, the songs on Rest in Blue were actually written across several decades of his career. His daughter took those tapes and oversaw a remixing project in an effort to deliver what could have (should have?) been his next album had he not died. To be clear: this is not a misguided attempt to modernize or reinterpret Rafferty's work; instead, the material is surprisingly and thankfully consistent, both within the context of the album as well as within Rafferty's career. It's important to not read too much narratively into the curation here, as these tracks represent more than 40 years of Rafferty's songcraft, the equivalent of an author pulling out boxes of old notebooks before beginning a new novel. So, it's best to approach Rest In Blue as a halted work-in-progress, rather than a fully formed album finally seeing the light of day. However, it must be said, starting off a posthumous album with a song about the very thing that killed the artist is ... a move. "Still in Denial," is a rough-edged, bluesy rocker that kicks off the album with a dose of infectious high energy; it's also about helplessly struggling with alcoholism, so the song tinged with the slightly bitter weariness Rafferty was known for. That approach persists throughout most of Rest In Blue, which is undercut with the folksy touches that are at the root of Rafferty's songwriting, but presented with more of a live, rockist vibe than the smooth melancholy of his best known stuff; this is definitely not soft rock. Cuts like "Sign of the Times" are brimming with energy (albeit one shot through with lyrical cynicism bemoaning the befouling of the planet) and even occasionally ("Slow Down") have a gleeful sense of optimism. And while Rafferty's voice is notably wobbly on "I Still Love You"—a beautiful number crafted with gentle guitar lines and his trademark multi tracked harmonies—it's quite strong elsewhere, like on the muscular, bluesy rocker "Keeper of My Soul" and a redux of "Stuck in the Middle with You." These two cuts close out the album, and while the loose rendition of "Stuck" may strike one as a little weird and unnecessary, it definitely fits with the organic and open mood of these 14 tracks. © Jason Ferguson/Qobuz
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 01:03:17
- Main artists: Gerry Rafferty
- Label: Parlophone UK
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2021 Parlophone Records Limited Under exclusive licence to Parlophone Records Limited, ℗ 2021 Metanoia Music Ltd
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