Night Owl (album)

Night Owl is a 1979 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.

Night Owl
Studio album by
Gerry Rafferty
ReleasedJune 1979
Recorded1978–1979; Chipping Norton Recording Studios,
Lansdowne Recording Studios
GenreFolk rock
Length54:42
LabelUnited Artists
ProducerHugh Murphy, Gerry Rafferty
Gerry Rafferty chronology
City to City
(1978)		 Night Owl
(1979)		 Snakes and Ladders
(1980)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Smash Hits7/10[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.TitleLength
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

Charts

Album

Chart (1979) Position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[2] 18
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[3] 8
1979 "Days Gone Down (Still Got The Light In Your Eyes)" Canada RPM Top Singles[4] 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[5] 52

References
  1. Starr, Red. "Albums". Smash Hits (28 June – 11 July 1979): 25.
  2. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 244. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  3. RPM Adult Contemporary, 11 August 1979
  4. RPM Top Singles, 4 August 1979
  5. RPM Top Singles, 17 November 1979



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