''Gerry Rafferty'', released in 1974 by

Transatlantic Records Transatlantic Records was a British independent record label. The company was established in 1961, primarily as an importer of American folk, blues and jazz records by many of the artists who influenced the burgeoning British folk and blues boom ...

(TRA 270), and reissued 1978 in the US by Visa Records (Visa 7006), is a compilation of mainly

Humblebums The Humblebums were a Scottish folk rock band, based in Glasgow. Its members included Billy Connolly, who later became a renowned stand-up comedian and actor; guitarist Tam Harvey; and singer-songwriter Gerry Rafferty. The band was active from ...

material that

Gerry Rafferty Gerald Rafferty (16 April 1947– 4 January 2011) was a Scottish singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer. He was a founding member of Stealers Wheel, whose biggest hit was " Stuck in the Middle with You" in 1973. His solo hits in th ...

had written and performed while in that group. It comprises most of the serious musical content of the last two albums released by that group, with the exception of "So Bad Thinking", which was the

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of his "Can I Have My Money Back?" single. The remaining content of those two albums were mostly humorous

Billy Connolly Sir William Connolly (born 24 November 1942) is a Scottish actor, retired comedian, artist, writer, musician, and presenter. He is sometimes known, especially in his homeland, by the Scots nickname the Big Yin ("the Big One"). Known for his ...

compositions. All song versions on this album (except "So Bad Thinking") are available in CD form on various Humblebums compilations.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Gerry Rafferty, except where indicated # "Shoeshine Boy" – 3:17 # "Rick Rack" – 2:48 # "All the Best People Do It" – 2:59 # "Look Over the Hill and Far Away" – 3:40 # "Blood and Glory" – 2:32 # "Song for Simon" – 2:21 # "I Can't Stop Now" – 4:41 # "So Bad Thinking" – (Rafferty, Joe Egan) 3:20 # "Patrick" – 3:22 # "Steam Boat Row" – 2:05 # "Her Father Didn't Like Me Anyway" – 4:35 # "Keep It to Yourself" – 3:16 # "Coconut Tree" – 1:57 # "Please Sing a Song for Us" – 2:45 # "My Singing Bird" – 3:18

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gerry Rafferty Gerry Rafferty albums 1974 compilation albums Albums produced by Bill Leader Albums with cover art by Hipgnosis Transatlantic Records compilation albums