Night Owl (album)
Night Owl is the third 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 platinum status in Canada, gold in the United Kingdom,and gold status in the U.S. The title song reached No. 5 on the UK charts. The album made the UK Top 10.
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| Released | June 1979 | |||
| Recorded | 1978–1979; Chipping Norton Recording Studios, Lansdowne Recording Studios | |||
| Genre | Folk rock | |||
| Length | 54:42 | |||
| Label | United Artists | |||
| Producer | Hugh Murphy, Gerry Rafferty | |||
| Gerry Rafferty chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Smash Hits | 7/10[1] |
The album was recorded at Chipping Norton Recording Studios, Chipping Norton, England.
"Take the Money and Run" appears on the 1980 release Free Fall (Alvin Lee Band album) as "Take the Money."
Re-releases
On 30 January 2007 Collectables Records released City To City and Night Owl 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 (A3,A4,A5,B1,B2,B3,B5), synthesizer (A2), piano (A2,B4), string arrangements
- Richard Brunton - electric guitar (A1,A3,B1,B2), acoustic guitar (A3,A4,B2,B3,B4,B5), lap steel guitar (A4,B5)
- Hugh Burns – electric guitar (A1,A2,A4,A5,B4,B5)
- Betsy Cook – background vocals (A1,A3)
- Barbara Dickson – background vocals (A1,A3,B2)
- Tommy Eyre – synthesizer (A5), piano (A3), fender rhodes electric piano (A5)
- Mo Foster – bass guitar (A1,A2,A4,B1,B2,B3,B4,B5)
- Liam Genockey – drums (all tracks)
- Richard Harvey – pipe organ (B2), synthesiser (B3,B4), recorder (B2), penny whistle (B1)
- John Kirkpatrick – accordion (A4,B1,B2)
- Graham Preskett – fiddle (B1,B2), mandolin (B5), piano (A1,A4,B5), electric piano (A2), synthesizer (A2), keyboards (B1,B2), string arrangements, score & conduction
- Raphael Ravenscroft – saxophone (A5,B1,B4,B5), lyricon (A2)
- Frank Ricotti – percussion (A1,A2,A3,A5,B1,B3,B4,B5)
- Linda Thompson – background vocals (A1,A3)
- Richard Thompson – electric guitar (B2,B3), mandolin (A4)
- Pete Wingfield – organ (A1,A2,A3)
- Gary Taylor – bass guitar (A3,A5)
- Gavin Wright - string leader
- Technical
- Barry Hammond, Nick Patrick - engineer
- 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 | "Night Owl" | Ireland | 5 |
| 1979 | "Days Gone Down (Still Got The Light In Your Eyes)" | U.S. Billboard Pop Singles | 17 |
| 1979 | "Days Gone Down (Still Got The Light In Your Eyes)" | Canada RPM Adult Contemporary[2] | 8 |
| 1979 | "Days Gone Down (Still Got The Light In Your Eyes)" | Canada RPM Top Singles[3] | 19 |
| 1979 | "Days Gone Down (Still Got The Light In Your Eyes)" | U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary | 17 |
| 1979 | "Get It Right Next Time" | U.S. Billboard Pop Singles | 21 |
| 1979 | "Get It Right Next Time" | U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary | 15 |
| 1979 | "Get It Right Next Time" | UK Top 40 | 30 |
| 1979 | "Get It Right Next Time" | Ireland | 2 |
| 1979 | "Get It Right Next Time" | Canada RPM Top Singles[4] | 52 |
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References
- Starr, Red. "Albums". Smash Hits (28 June – 11 July 1979): 25.
- RPM Adult Contemporary, 11 August 1979
- RPM Top Singles, 4 August 1979
- RPM Top Singles, 17 November 1979
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