Gerry Rafferty

Artist:  Gerry Rafferty
Birth Name:  Gerald Rafferty
Born:  April 18, 1947.  Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Died:  January 4, 2011.  (Aged 63).  Stroud, Gloucestershire, England
Genre:   Rock, Pop Rock, Folk Rock, Soft Rock, Blues Rock, Contemporary Pop
Occupation:  Musician, Singer, Songwriter, Record Production
Instruments:  Vocals, Guitar, Piano, Bass

Gerry Rafferty was a Scottish Folk Rock Singer and Songwriter, from Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland.  Her 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 in 1969.  After they disbanded in 1971, je recorded his first solo album, Can I have My Money Back?.  He and Joe Egan formed the group Stealers Wheel in 1972.  In 1978, he recorded his second solo album, City To City, which included "Baker Street", his most popular song.

Title:   Who Knows What The Day Will Bring? - The Complete Transatlantic Recordings 1969-1971  (2019)
Genre:   Rock, Pop Rock, Folk Rock, Soft Rock, Blues Rock, Contemporary Pop
Label:  Grapefruit
Rating:   *****

Format:  CD

Tracks:

Disc 1:  The Humblebums:

 1.  Look Over The Hill And Far Away  (3:44)
 2.  Patrick  (2:26)
 3.  Rick Rack  (2:53)
 4.  Her Father Didn't Like Me Anyway  (4:39)
 5.  Please Sing A Song For Us  (2:47)
 6.  Blood And Glory  (2:35)
 7.  Coconut Tree  (2:01)
 8.  I Can't Stop Now  (4:46)
 9.  All The Best People Do It  (3:03)
10. Steamboat Row  (2:08)
11. Shoeshine Boy  (3:20)
12. Keep It To Yourself  (3:21)
13. Song For Simon  (2:25)
14. My Singing Bird  (3:23)
15. Half A Mile (Church Version)  (4:49)
16. Half A Mile (Backing Track)  (3:44)
17. Continential Song   (3:57)
18. Continential Song (Backing Track)  (3:10)

Disc 2:  Gerry Rafferty:

 1.  New Street Blue  (2:59)
 2.  Didn't I  (3:44)
 3.  Mr. Universe  (2:48)
 4.  Mary Skeffington  (2:35)
 5.  Long Way Round  (4:51)
 6.  Can I Have My Money Back?   (2:02)
 7.  Sign On The Dotted Line   (2:37)
 8.  Make You, Break You (Alternative Version)  (2:53)
 9.  To Each And Everyone  (2:44)
10. One Drink Down  (2:51)
11. Don't Count Me Out  (3:49)
12. Half A Chance  (3:56)
13. Where I Belong  (2:05)

Bonus Tracks:

14. So Bad Thinking  (3:26)
15. Mary Skeffington (Overdubbed Version)  (2:38)
16. Who Cares (Demo Version)  (4:58)
17. Bernard  (2:47)
18. In Loving Memory  (3:37)
19. Make You, Break You (Alternative Version)  (2:53)
20. Don't Count Me Out (Alternative Version)  (3:58)
21. Mr. Universe (Alternative Version)  (2:47)
22. Martha  (2:20)
23. Way Of Knowing  (4:35)
24. Who Cares (Finished Master)  (5:10)

Who Knows What The Day Will Bring? - The Complete Transatlantic Recordings 1969-1971 is the collection album by Gerry Rafferty, released on September 20, 2019 by Grapefruit Records.  Disc 1 from The Humblebums and Disc 2 from his solo album.