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"Baker Street" was recorded in 1977 at Chipping Norton Studios, Oxfordshire, during the sessions for City to City. [7] It was co-produced by Rafferty and Hugh Murphy. [8] It features a guitar solo played by Hugh Burns. [9]
Dec 17, 2015 · In the summer of 1978, Gerry Rafferty's song “Baker Street” became a top-five hit in the United States, Canada, Australia, and the United Kingdom. And for good reason.
Jul 3, 2022 · Gerry Rafferty's 'Baker Street' inspired a boom in saxophone solos in the late 1970s, and it remains one of the all-time greatest soft rock songs of all time. But what was the backstory behind Gerry Rafferty's seminal 1978 track 'Baker Street'?
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At the time "Baker Street" was in it's fifth of six weeks at #2 on Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart, and for the six weeks that it was at #2, the #1 record was "Shadow Dancing" by Andy Gibb... It reached #1 {for 1 week} on the Australian Kent Music chart, #3 on the United Kingdom's Singles chart, and #4 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary Tracks ...
Feb 20, 2024 · If we take the story of “Baker Street” on its surface level, it’s a gripping, emotional tale. Gerry Rafferty’s understated delivery only adds to its melancholy.
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Apr 27, 2024 · The Saxophone Riff. The saxophone riff in “Baker Street” is one of the most recognizable in the history of music. Did you know that it was nearly never included in the song? According to Hugh Murphy, the producer of the record, Gerry Rafferty had originally written the part for guitar.
Feb 3, 2023 · Recorded at Chipping Norton Studios, in Oxfordshire, and co-produced by Gerry Rafferty and Hugh Murphy, Baker Street was laid to tape during sessions for the Scottish songwriter’s second album, City To City, in late 1977.
