Missing only one of his five charted singles, One More Dream serves as an effective gathering of Gerry Rafferty's adult contemporary-styled pop. Known for his smooth midnight sound and calming voice, Rafferty began his solo chart success with "Baker Street" in 1978. Supported by the famous saxophone solo of Raphael Ravenscroft, the single reached the number two spot and held that position for six weeks, while Rafferty's follow-up single, "Right Down the Line," peaked at number 12 only three months later. Both singles came from the platinum selling City to City album, easily his most solid release. One More Dream covers all of Rafferty's finest moments, with "Night Owl," "Days Gone Down," and "Get It Right Next Time" representing 1979's Night Owl album in which the latter two were Top 40 singles. No hits collection would be complete without acknowledging his brief career with Stealers Wheel, which is where Rafferty had his inaugural rub with the Top Ten chart, achieving a number-six placing with "Stuck in the Middle With You," resurrected again on the 1992 soundtrack to the movie Reservoir Dogs. But even the unfamiliar material is wonderfully subdued and comfortably wholesome, brushed with relaxing acoustic guitar and laid-back, lenitive lyrics . Both "Tired of Talkin'" and "Moonlight and Gold" stream with late-night enchantment, and the bouncy guitar enthusiasm of "The Girl's Got No Confidence" is a solid pop effort. Even though "Home and Dry" is left off of this compilation, One More Dream is still a suitable assembly of this quieted performer's best work.Missing only one of his five charted singles, One More Dream serves as an effective gathering of Gerry Rafferty's adult contemporary-styled pop. Known for his smooth midnight sound and calming voice, Rafferty began his solo chart success with "Baker Street" in 1978. Supported by the famous saxophone solo of Raphael Ravenscroft, the single reached the number two spot and held that position for six weeks, while Rafferty's follow-up single, "Right Down the Line," peaked at number 12 only three months later. Both singles came from the platinum selling City to City album, easily his most solid release. One More Dream covers all of Rafferty's finest moments, with "Night Owl," "Days Gone Down," and "Get It Right Next Time" representing 1979's Night Owl album in which the latter two were Top 40 singles. No hits collection would be complete without acknowledging his brief career with Stealers Wheel, which is where Rafferty had his inaugural rub with the Top Ten chart, achieving a number-six placing with "Stuck in the Middle With You," resurrected again on the 1992 soundtrack to the movie Reservoir Dogs. But even the unfamiliar material is wonderfully subdued and comfortably wholesome, brushed with relaxing acoustic guitar and laid-back, lenitive lyrics . Both "Tired of Talkin'" and "Moonlight and Gold" stream with late-night enchantment, and the bouncy guitar enthusiasm of "The Girl's Got No Confidence" is a solid pop effort. Even though "Home and Dry" is left off of this compilation, One More Dream is still a suitable assembly of this quieted performer's best work.false2025-11-08 06:51:37One More Dream19951995-01-011995-01-0178PopRockSoft Rock118980224856637bae300-7a6c-4a62-981d-9e98cb8dd999563201cb-721c-4cfb-acca-c1ba69e3d1fb979c2d43-944e-326e-9d61-cb846fd18547/media/data/media4/Music/Gerry Rafferty/One More Dream/folder.jpgGerry RaffertyGerry RaffertyGerald Rafferty (16 April 1947 – 4 January 2011) was a Scottish singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer. His solo hits in the late 1970s included "Baker Street", "Right Down the Line" and "Night Owl", as well as "Stuck in the Middle with You", which was recorded with his band Stealers Wheel in 1973.
Rafferty was born into a working-class family in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. His mother taught him both Irish and Scottish folk songs when he was a boy; later, he was influenced by the music of the Beatles and Bob Dylan. He joined the folk-pop group the Humblebums (of which Billy Connolly was a member) in 1969. After they disbanded in 1971, he recorded his first solo album, Can I Have My Money Back?. Rafferty and Joe Egan formed the group Stealers Wheel in 1972 and produced several hits, most notably "Stuck in the Middle with You" and "Star". In 1978, he recorded his second solo album, City to City, which included "Baker Street", his most popular song. In 2011, then 63 years old, Rafferty died of liver failure.