Gerry Rafferty
Gerald „Gerry“ Rafferty (* 16. April 1947 in Paisley, Schottland; † 4. Januar 2011 in Poole) weer en britisch Folk-Rock-Singer-Songwriter. As sien gröttste musikalisch Stärke wurr sien Gespör för Melodien würdigt.[1] Sien bekanntest Kompositschoon Baker Street (1978) hett hüm weltberühmt un vermögend makt, wiel dat Leed ok hüüd noch völ in’t Radio speelt wurrd.
Vör „Baker Street“ harr he mit sein Früend Jo Egan all de Musikgrupp Stealers Wheel grünnd un ok gooden Spood harrt. Immerhin harrn se in dat Johr 1973 en Top-Ten-Hit mit Stuck in the Middle with You,
Diskografie
ännern| Jahr | Studioalbum | US | UK | DE | AT | CH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Can I Have My Money Back | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1978 | City to City | 1 | 6 | 3 | 9 | - |
| 1979 | Night Owl | 29 | 9 | 18 | - | - |
| 1980 | Snakes & Ladders | 61 | 15 | 34 | - | - |
| 1982 | Sleepwalking | - | 39 | - | - | - |
| 1988 | North & South | - | 43 | 20 | - | 16 |
| 1992 | On a Wing & a Prayer | - | 73 | 87 | - | - |
| 1994 | Over My Head | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2003 | Another World | - | - | 78 | - | - |
| 2009 | Life Goes On | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jahr | Kompilationen | US | UK | DE | AT | CH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Right Down the Line | - | - | 62 | - | - |
| 1995 | One More Dream - The Very Best of Gerry Rafferty | - | 17 | - | - | - |
| 2006 | Days Gone Down: The Anthology: 1970 - 1982 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jahr | Singles | US | UK | DE | AT | CH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | City to City | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1978 | Baker Street | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 1978 | Right Down the Line | 12 | - | - | - | - |
| 1979 | Home and Dry | 28 | - | - | - | - |
| 1979 | Night Owl | - | 5 | - | - | - |
| 1979 | Days Gone Down (Still Got the Light in Your Eyes) | 17 | - | - | - | - |
| 1979 | Get It Right Next Time | 21 | 30 | - | - | - |
| 1980 | The Royal Mile (Sweet Darlin') | 54 | - | - | - | - |
| 1988 | Shipyard Town | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1992 | Don't Give Up on Me | - | - | 51 | - | - |
| 1994 | A New Beginning | - | - | 67 | - | - |
Kompilationen
- 1974: Gerry Rafferty Revisited – Transatlantic
- 1978: Gerry Rafferty – Visa
- 1989: Right Down the Line: The Best of Gerry Rafferty – EMI
- 1995: On a Wing and a Prayer (eenig Songs tosommen mit Joe Egan) – Polydor
- 1995: Collection – Castle
- 1995: One More Dream: The Very Best of Gerry Rafferty – Polygram TV
- 1997: Clowns to the Left, Jokers to the Right: … – Raven
- 1997: Best of Gerry Rafferty – EMI
- 2006: The Best of 1970–1982: Days Gone Down – Raven
- 2007: City to City/Night Owl – Collectables
Mit The Humblebums
- 1969: First Collection of Merry Melodies
- 1969: The New Humblebums
- 1970: Open Up the Door
- 1996: Billy Connolly & Gerry Rafferty – Best of The Humblebums (2 CDs)
- 2005: Please Sing a Song for Us – The Transatlantic Collection (2 CDs)
Mit Stealers Wheel
- 1973: Stealers Wheel
- 1974: Ferguslie Park
- 1975: Right or Wrong
Weblenken
ännern- Gerry Rafferty obituary. In: The Guardian, 4. Januar 2011 (Nahroop)
- Gerry Rafferty in de Internet Movie Database (engelsch)
- Gerry Rafferty upLast.fm (deutsch)
Enkeld Nahwiesen
ännern- ↑ Douglas Martin: Gerry Rafferty, Songwriter, Dies at 63. In: New York Times, 4. Januar 2011:
«Reviewing “City to City” in Rolling Stone, Ken Emerson said Mr. Rafferty “writes with the sweet melodiousness of Paul McCartney and sings with John Lennon’s weary huskiness.”»