City to City by Gerry Rafferty

City to City, Gerry Rafferty's second solo album, came out on United Artists on 20 January 1978, and it was a long time coming: his first solo record in six years and his first release of any kind since 1975. Stealers Wheel had taken up the early part of the decade, and legal proceedings afterwards kept him from putting out solo music for three years. He made up for lost time at Chipping Norton Recording Studios.

The record blends the folk he grew up on with polished, radio-ready rock, smooth on the surface and restless underneath. Baker Street, Right Down the Line and Home and Dry all became American hits, and in July 1978 the album knocked Saturday Night Fever off the top of the Billboard 200 and went platinum. Back home it got to number 6 and went gold, and Canada made it double platinum in 1979.

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