Track Listing

1. Baker Street
2. Right Down The Line
3. City To City
4. Waiting For The Day
5. Get It Right Next Time
6. Take The Money And Run
7. Days Gone Down (Still Got The Light In Your Eyes)
8. Why Won't You Talk To Me
9. Royal Mile
10. Wastin' Away
11. Bring It All Home
12. Don't Close The Door
13. Sleepwalking
14. Change Of Heart
15. On The Way
16. Night Owl

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1889 in Music
• Released on: 1998-06-01
• Number of discs: 1

Amazon.co.uk Review
It's impossible to travel on the Circle Line in London without reflexively going into a mental sax solo when the train stops at Baker Street. This sort of thing doesn't happen when you stop at Tooting Broadway (a Kitchens Of Distinction song), Camden Town (Suggs), or Victoria (The Kinks)--which, in a roundabout way, is to say that in the late 1970s few were the songwriters who could pen a tune as evocative as the ex-Stealers Wheel frontman. As with that hit, there's a restless, inscrutable quality to Rafferty's best songs that perhaps finds its root in the songwriter's early days touring the folk circuit in the Humblebums. "Sleepwalking" and "City To City" seem to simulate the rattle of a sleeper carriage, while their Scottish author's Dylanesque tones suggest a certain comfort in the nomadic lifestyle--no more so than on "Night Owl", a bittersweet ode to the performing life. Rafferty will, one suspects, forever be known for "Baker Street". But, before we whip out the violins, it's worth considering that sax player Raphael Ravenscroft received just a single performance fee for his troubles! --Peter Paphides

Customer Reviews

Definitely NOT the best
There is so much more to Gerry Rafferty than Baker Street. Some of his genius features on this album, but the "best of", I don't think so. Dig out his CD's you'll be pleased you did. Find these tracks........"The Right Moment" "Garden of England" "Light of Love" "Barking at the Moon", and you're getting close to his best stuff - trust me!

Bland
I bought this on the strength of the song "Baker Street" but unfortunately the rest of the album is quite dull.
The average song length is around 4 minutes - way too long when there is so little variation between song sections.
The lyrics are generally mundane and though there are occasional similarities with the better aspects of Dire Straits and George Harrison, overall it's disappointing.

The train keeps on rollin' and just rocks me to sleep!
Fantastic. I only bought this because it had Baker Street on it, but Gerry is a superb musician and vocalist. Ever listened to a song and wished it went on for longer than it did? This whole album is full of these songs. City to City is another excellent song but the surprise for me was that there are some songs I like even more than the irrepressible Baker Street. The Days Gone Down track is the pinnacle of the album for me. It's the kind of wistful road theme that engenders a desire to listen to it on some epic journey. A must have. Plus Mr Rafferty's history is amazing, from performing sets with Billy Connolly & the Humblebums to the Stealers' Wheel failed collaboration. I've listened to this album far more than most of any I own.