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A poetic masterpiece of British pop that combines folk and urban sentiment.
This masterpiece, which includes "Baker Street," combines elements of folk rock and AOR. The smooth melody and impressive saxophone lines combine to create a calm and deep soundscape.
Gerry Rafferty's soft voice, enveloped in the warmth of acoustic guitar and saxophone, poetically depicts urban loneliness and travel scenes. The song's structure is meticulous, and the melodies flow naturally. It possesses the AOR sophistication of Larry Carlton and others, while also exuding British introspection and melancholy. Radio-friendly familiarity coexists with sincerity in the lyrics and composition, leaving a quiet, lingering impression the more you listen. This masterpiece symbolizes the beauty and warmth that British pop reached in the late '70s.
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- Harmonica - Paul Jones (A4)
- Guitar [Dobro] - Brian Cole
- Steel Guitar - Brian Cole
- Guitar - Hugh Burns (A2 to A5, B3, B4)
- Saxophone - Raphael Ravenscroft (A2, B4)
- Guitar - Andy Fairweather-Low (B5)
- Drums - Henry Spinetti (A1 to B1, B3, B5)
- Backing Vocals - Barbara Dickson (A1, B2)
- Guitar - Jerry Donahue (A1)
- Producer - Hugh Murphy
- Trombone - Hugh Murphy (A4)
- Fiddle - Graham Preskett (A1, A4, B5)
- Mandolin - Graham Preskett (A1)
- Strings - Graham Preskett (A5)
- Keyboards - Tommy Eyre (A2, A4)
- Organ - Tommy Eyre (A3, B4, B5)
- Piano - Tommy Eyre (A1, A3, A5 to B5)
- Guitar - Micky Moody (A5)
- Guitar - Nigel Jenkins (A2, B3)
- Backing Vocals - Rab Noakes (A4)
- Drums - Glen Le Fleur
- Percussion - Glen Le Fleur
- Tambourine - Glen Le Fleur
- Backing Vocals - John McBurnie (A4)
- Backing Vocals - Gary Taylor (4) (A4)
- Bass - Gary Taylor (4) (A1, A3 to A5, B1, B3 to B5)
- Backing Vocals - Joanna Carlin (B2)
- Backing Vocals - Vivian McAuliff
- Accordion - Willy Ray (B1, B4)
- Backing Vocals - Roger Brown (3) (A4)
- Accordion - Willy Ray (B1, B4)
- Acoustic Guitar - Gerry Rafferty (B2)
- Artwork [Cover Painted By] - John Patrick Byrne
- Backing Vocals - Barbara Dickson (A1, B2)
- Backing Vocals - Gary Taylor (4) (A4)
- Backing Vocals - Joanna Carlin (B2)
- Backing Vocals - John McBurnie (A4)
- Backing Vocals - Rab Noakes (A4)
- Backing Vocals - Roger Brown (3) (A4)
- Backing Vocals - Vivian McAuliff
- Bass - Gary Taylor (4) (A1, A3 to A5, B1, B3 to B5)
- Dobro - Brian Cole
- Drums - Glen Le Fleur
- Drums - Henry Spinetti (A1 to B1, B3, B5)
- Engineer - Barry Hammond
- Engineer - Dec O'Doherty
- Fiddle - Graham Preskett (A1, A4, B5)
- Guitar - Andy Fairweather-Low (B5)
- Guitar - Hugh Burns (A2 to A5, B3, B4)
- Guitar - Jerry Donahue (A1)
- Guitar - Micky Moody (A5)
- Guitar - Nigel Jenkins (A2, B3)
- Harmonica - Paul Jones (A4)
- Keyboards - Tommy Eyre (A2, A4)
- Mandolin - Graham Preskett (A1)
- Organ - Tommy Eyre (A3, B4, B5)
- Percussion - Glen Le Fleur
- Piano - Gerry Rafferty (B5)
- Piano - Tommy Eyre (A1, A3, A5 to B5)
- Producer - Gerry Rafferty
- Producer - Hugh Murphy
- Saxophone - Raphael Ravenscroft (A2, B4)
- Steel Guitar - Brian Cole
- Strings - Graham Preskett (A5)
- Tambourine - Glen Le Fleur
- Trombone - Hugh Murphy (A4)
- Vocals - Gerry Rafferty
- Written-By - Gerry Rafferty
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