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Baker Street (song)
1978 single by Gerry Rafferty / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"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[2] and reached the top three in the UK, US and elsewhere. The arrangement is known for its saxophone riff.[3]
For other uses, see Baker Street (disambiguation).
Quick Facts Single by Gerry Rafferty, from the album City to City ...
"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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