Baker Street (song)
"Baker Street" is a song written by Scottish singer-songwriter Gerry Rafferty and issued as a single by him in February 1978. It won the 1979 Ivor Novello Award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically and reached the top three in the UK, US and elsewhere. The arrangement is known for its saxophone riff.
"Baker Street" | ||||
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Solid centre variant of the 1978 UK single | ||||
Single by Gerry Rafferty | ||||
from the album City to City | ||||
B-side | "Big Change in the Weather" | |||
Released | 3 February 1978 | |||
Recorded | 1977 | |||
Studio | Chipping Norton Recording Studios, Oxfordshire, UK | |||
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Length | 6:06 (album version) 4:10 (single version) 5:56 (US 12-inch promo single version) 6:29 (1989 “Right Down The Line” compilation remix version) | |||
Label | United Artists | |||
Songwriter(s) | Gerry Rafferty | |||
Producer(s) | Hugh Murphy, Gerry Rafferty | |||
Gerry Rafferty singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Baker Street" on YouTube | ||||
Audio sample | ||||
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