【专辑艺人】:Gerry Rafferty

【专辑名称】:Baker Street

【发行日期】:1998年

【唱片公司】:Disky

【专辑类型】:Rock 

 

 

[专辑介绍]：

 

格里.拉弗蒂(Gerry Rafferty)苏格兰民谣歌手,唱作人, 1947年出生于苏格兰Paisley, 母亲是苏格兰人,父亲是爱尔兰人, Can I Have My Money Back是Gerry Rafferty的第一张个人专辑, 之后的单曲"Baker Street"以及专辑City to City都让他名声大振, 成为70年代最成功的歌手之一。更值得一提的是, 他所参与的另外两支乐队Humblebums和Stealers Wheel也都相当的成功。Baker Street是Gerry Rafferty于1998年发行的一张合辑专辑。它具有1978年至1988年的16首最佳热门歌曲。Stealers Wheel后来的分裂让Rafferty苦涩而面临破产。他花了三年时间才把自己从剥削合同中解脱出来。Baker Street“贝克街”是在这段时期写的，当时Rafferty在他位于格拉斯哥的家和在伦敦的律师楼之间, 为了官司的纠缠来回奔跑。 常暂居于友人伦敦的小公寓, 附近有一条"贝克街", 他说：“I knew a guy who lived in a little flat off Baker Street,” “We’d sit and chat or play guitar there through the night.” 

 

在主要和次要和弦之间的切换，这首歌设定了Rafferty的早期希望（“You used to think that it was so easy…”）对比著他对音乐事业的幻景和不断增加的酒精依赖（“…but you’re crying, you’re crying now“）。 在最后一节中，他对于解决了法律的诉讼而感到宽慰：“The sun is shining it’s a new morning/ And you’re going, you’re going home.” 

 

Gerald Rafferty (16 April 1947 – 4 January 2011) was a Scottish singer-songwriter known for his solo hits "Baker Street", "Right Down the Line" and "Night Owl", as well as "Stuck in the Middle with You" recorded with the band Stealers Wheel. 

 

Rafferty was born into a working-class family in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. His mother taught him both Irish and Scottish folk songs as a boy; later, he was influenced by the music of The Beatles and Bob Dylan. He joined the folk-pop group The Humblebums in 1969. After they disbanded in 1971, he recorded his first solo album, Can I Have My Money Back? Rafferty and Joe Egan formed the group Stealers Wheel in 1972 and produced several hits, most notably "Stuck in the Middle with You" and "Star". In 1978, he recorded his second solo album, City to City, which included "Baker Street", his most popular song. 

 

Baker Street is a compilation album released in 1998 by Gerry Rafferty. It features 16 of his best hits from 1978 to 1988. 

 

曲目：

• 01. Baker Street
• 02. Right Down the Line
• 03. City to City
• 04. Waiting for the Day
• 05. Get It Right Next Time
• 06. Take the Money and Run
• 07. Days Gone Down
• 08. Why Won't You Talk to Me
• 09. The Royal Mile
• 10. Wastin' Away
• 11. Bring It All Home
• 12. Don't Close the Door
• 13. Sleepwalking
• 14. A Change of Heart
• 15. On the Way
• 16. Night Owl