North and South (album)

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North and South is the sixth studio album by Gerry Rafferty. It was Rafferty's first studio album in six years and reunited him with producer Hugh Murphy. The album got fair reviews from critics and fans. The album was released as an LP and CD in 1988. One of the singles was "Shipyard Town", also released on several compilation albums. It was regarded by most of Rafferty's fans as the best album since Night Owl. After the rather, some felt, over-engineered nature of Sleepwalking, the album was a welcome return to form with a more stripped-back nature and less fastidiously-engineered songs.

Track listing

All tracks composed and arranged by Gerry Rafferty

1. "North and South" – 6:45
2. "Moonlight and Gold" – 6:10
3. "Tired of Talking" – 4:09
4. "Hearts Run Dry" – 6:09
5. "A Dangerous Age" – 6:11
6. "Shipyard Town" – 6:12
7. "Winter’s Come" – 6:50
8. "Nothing Ever Happens Down Here" – 3:42
9. "On a Night Like This" – 6:09
10. "Unselfish Love" – 5:25

Personnel

• Gerry Rafferty – vocals, bass guitar, Hammond organ, synthesiser, piano, Fender Rhodes, acoustic guitar
• Mo Foster, Pete Zorn, Ian Maidman – bass guitar
• Andrew White – soprano saxophone
• Jerry Donahue – rhythm guitar, electric guitar
• Bryn Haworth – slide guitar
• Geraint Watkins – accordion
• Arran Ahmun – drums, percussion
• Alan Clark – keyboards, synthesizer, Hammond organ
• Mel Collins – saxophone
• Betsy Cook – piano, Fender Rhodes
• Kenny Craddock – keyboards, synthesizer, Hammond organ
• William Malone – strings, arranger
• Morris Pert – additional percussion
• Davy Spillane – whistle, uilleann pipes
• Ric Sanders – fiddle
• Gered Mankowitz – photography

Trivia

On a side note, the sleeve of this album was one of the very first to include an email address. It was the address of Gerry's management at the time. It also included a telex number.

External links

• North and South at Discogs (list of releases)