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Released
  
April 1988

Artist
  
Gerry Rafferty

Producer
  
Gerry Rafferty

Genre
  
Rock music

Length
  
55:41

Release date
  
April 1988

Label
  
Polydor Records

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North and South (1988)
  
On a Wing and a Prayer (1992)

Similar
  
Snakes and Ladders, Sleepwalking, On a Wing and a Prayer, Night Owl, Over My Head

North and south gerry rafferty 1988


North and South is the sixth studio album by Gerry Rafferty. It was Rafferty's first studio album in six years and reunited him with producer Hugh Murphy. The album got fair reviews from critics and fans. The album was released as an LP and CD in 1988. One of the singles was "Shipyard Town", also released on several compilation albums. It was regarded by most of Rafferty's fans as the best album since Night Owl. After the rather, some felt, over-engineered nature of Sleepwalking, the album was a welcome return to form with a more stripped-back nature and less fastidiously-engineered songs.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks composed and arranged by Gerry Rafferty

  1. "North and South" – 6:45
  2. "Moonlight and Gold" – 6:10
  3. "Tired of Talking" – 4:09
  4. "Hearts Run Dry" – 6:09
  5. "A Dangerous Age" – 6:11
  6. "Shipyard Town" – 6:12
  7. "Winter’s Come" – 6:50
  8. "Nothing Ever Happens Down Here" – 3:42
  9. "On a Night Like This" – 6:09
  10. "Unselfish Love" – 5:25

Personnel

  • Gerry Rafferty – vocals, organ, synthesiser, piano, guitar
  • Mo Foster – bass, fretless bass
  • Andrew White – soprano saxophone
  • Jerry Donahue – guitar
  • Bryn Haworth – slide guitar
  • Geraint Watkins – accordion
  • Arran Ahmun – drums, percussion
  • Alan Clark – synthesiser, Hammond organ
  • Mel Collins – saxophone
  • Betsy Cook – electric piano
  • Ken Craddock – synthesiser, Hammond organ
  • Ian Maidman – bass
  • William Malone – strings, arranger
  • Morris Pert – percussion
  • Davy Spillane – whistle, uilleann pipes
  • Pete Zorn – bass
  • Ric Sanders – fiddle
  • Gered Mankowitz – photography
  • Trivia

    On a side note, the sleeve of this album was one of the very first to include an email address. It was the address of Gerry's management at the time. It also included a telex number.

    Songs

    1North and South6:40
    2Moonlight and Gold6:10
    3Tired of Talking4:09

    References

    North and South (album) Wikipedia