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help. " Baker Street " is a single by the Scottish singer-songwriter Gerry Rafferty, released in February 1978. It won the 1979 Ivor Novello Award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically [ 2 ] and reached the top three in the UK, US and elsewhere. The song is known for its saxophone riff, written by Rafferty and performed by Raphael Ravenscroft .
Beat. " Out of Reach " is a song by English singer Gabrielle. It was written by Gabrielle and frequent collaborator Jonathan Shorten for the soundtrack of Sharon Maguire 's 2001 romantic comedy film Bridget Jones's Diary. The London Session Orchestra provides the string section on the track. Released as the soundtrack's lead single on 9 April ...
City to City is the second solo studio album by Scottish singer-songwriter Gerry Rafferty, released on 20 January 1978 by United Artists Records.It was Rafferty's first solo release in six years—and first release of any kind since 1975—due to his tenure in the band Stealers Wheel and subsequent legal proceedings which prevented Rafferty from releasing any new solo recordings for the next ...
Josh Klinghoffer, a guitarist who has played with Pearl Jam and the Red Hot Chili Peppers, was distracted by a cellphone while he was behind the wheel of an SUV that struck and killed a pedestrian ...
When Burke arrived for his first recording session at the Atlantic Records studio at 1841 Broadway in New York City on December 13, 1960, [1] he was given four songs, including his first Atlantic release, "Keep the Magic Working", which was a flop [2] and "Just Out Of Reach (of My Two Empty Arms)", [3] a cover of a country song written and recorded by Virgil "Pappy" Stewart, [4] [5] that had ...
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 the late 1970s included "Baker Street", "Right Down the Line", and "Night Owl".
Lyrics. Marian Grudeff, Raymond Jessel and Sheldon Harnick. Book. Jerome Coopersmith. Basis. The Sherlock Holmes stories of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Productions. 1965 Broadway. Baker Street is a 1965 musical with a book by Jerome Coopersmith and music and lyrics by Marian Grudeff and Raymond Jessel, based on the tales of Sherlock Holmes.
"Right Down the Line" is a song written and recorded by Scottish singer-songwriter Gerry Rafferty. Released as a single in July 1978, it reached #12 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [2] and #8 on Cash Box. [3] It was the third release from Rafferty's City to City LP as the follow-up to his first major hit as a solo artist, "Baker Street".