Night Owl (album)
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| Smash Hits | 7/10[1] |
Night Owl is a 1979 album by Gerry Rafferty. It was released a year after Rafferty's Platinum-selling album City to City. While not quite performing as well as its predecessor, Night Owl still managed enough sales to achieve Gold status in North America and the United Kingdom. The title song reached No. 5 on the UK charts. The album made the UK Top 10.
The album was recorded at Chipping Norton Recording Studios, Chipping Norton, England.
Re-releases
On 30 January 2007 Collectables Records released Night Owl and City To City as a two-disc set.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Gerry Rafferty
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Days Gone Down (Still Got The Light In Your Eyes)" | 6:31 |
| 2. | "Night Owl" | 6:11 |
| 3. | "The Way That You Do It" | 5:08 |
| 4. | "Why Won‘t You Talk To Me?" | 3:59 |
| 5. | "Get It Right Next Time" | 4:40 |
| 6. | "Take The Money And Run" | 5:48 |
| 7. | "Family Tree" | 5:55 |
| 8. | "Already Gone" | 4:54 |
| 9. | "The Tourist" | 4:14 |
| 10. | "It‘s Gonna Be A Long Night" | 4:22 |
Personnel
- Gerry Rafferty – vocals, acoustic guitar, polymoog 2, piano 9
- John Kirkpatrick – accordion
- Richard Thompson – guitar, mandolin
- Barbara Dickson – background vocals
- Richard Harvey – organ, synthesiser, recorder, penny whistle
- Richard Brunton – guitar
- Hugh Burns – guitar
- Betsy Cook – background vocals
- Tommy Eyre – synthesiser, piano
- Liam Genockey – drums
- Graham Preskett – violin, fiddle, mandolin, piano
- Raphael Ravenscroft – saxophone, lyricon
- Frank Ricotti – percussion
- Linda Thompson – background vocals
- Pete Wingfield – organ
- Gary Taylor – bass, vocals
- Patrick (John Byrne) – Front cover painting
Charts
Album
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Billboard Pop Albums | 29 |
Single
| Year | Song | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | "Night Owl" | UK Top 40 | 5 |
| 1979 | "Days Gone Down (Still Got The Light In Your Eyes)" | Billboard Pop Singles | 17 |
| 1979 | "Get It Right Next Time" | Billboard Pop Singles | 21 |
| 1979 | "Get It Right Next Time" | UK Top 40 | 30 |
References
- ^ Starr, Red. "Albums". Smash Hits (28 June – 11 July 1979): 25.
External links
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