Gerry Rafferty Signed Album " City To City"
The classic album "City To City" signed in person by the artist in question Gerry Rafferty. The autograph is in Blue Sharpie and was signed in person in London in July 2008. It is a lovely piece and is ready to hang on the wall. A great piece of Gerry Rafferty memorabilia, very rare for this reclusive artist.A must for any fan a rare opportunity to get a genuine Gerry Rafferty autograph.
Bibliography;
Gerald "Gerry" Rafferty (16 April 1947 - 4 January 2011) was a Scottish singer-songwriter best known for his time in the groups "The Humblebums" and "Stealers Wheel" but achieved most of his success as a solo artist where he had hits such as "Baker Street", "Right Down the Line", "Days Gone Down", "Night Owl", "Get It Right Next Time".
He joined "The Humblebums in 1969 and when they disbanded in 1972 tried his hand as a solo artist releasing the album "Can I have my money back" before forming "Stealers Wheel" where he had the hit "Stuck in the middle with you" with Joe Egan.In 1978, he recorded his second solo album, "City to City", which included "Baker Street", his most popular song.The album sold over 5.5 million copies, toppling the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack in the US. An irony of the success of "Baker Street" was that the lyrics reflected Rafferty's disenchantment with elements of the music industry.In a radio interview Gerry said how uncomfortable he felt with the star system, and what do you know, it was a giant world hit.Although he had a few more hit singles in the US, by 1980 it was basically all over.
Although his next album, "Night Owl", also did well, and had several hit singles including "Take The Money and Run", Night Owl" which was a UK top 5 hit and "Get It Right Next Time", his next two albums failed to deliver commercial success and he grew more disillusioned with the music industry and unfortunately became more and more alcohol dependant. It was this alcohol dependency that killed him in January 2011.
The autograph is signed on the actual record "City to City" which was his second solo album and his biggest commercial success going gold in the Uk and Platinum in the US.It was released in January 1978.
Track listing
1. "The Ark"
2. "Baker Street"
3. "Right Down The Line"
4. "City To City"
5. "Stealin' Time"
6. "Mattie's Rag"
7. "Whatever's Written In Your Heart"
8. "Home And Dry"
9. "Island"
10. "Waiting For The Day"
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Was £495.00 plus delivery
Now sold for £395.00