North and South is the sixth studio album by Gerry Rafferty

Gerry Rafferty

Gerald "Gerry" Rafferty was a Scottish singer songwriter best known for his solo hits "Baker Street", "Right Down the Line", "Days Gone Down", "Night Owl", "Get It Right Next Time", and with the band Stealers Wheel, "Stuck in the Middle with You". Rafferty was born into a working-class family in...

. 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

LP album

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 and CD in 1988. One of the singles was "Shipyard Town", also released on several compilation albums.

Track listing

All tracks composed and arranged by Gerry Rafferty

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

Personnel

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