Another World is the ninth and final 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...

. The album was released in 2000 on the Icon Music label to good reviews. It was re-released in 2003 on the Hypertension label with a slightly amended track order, and with "La Fenetre" replaced by "Keep It To Yourself", the latter track also being released a single in Europe and the UK. Mark Knopfler

Mark Knopfler

Mark Freuder Knopfler, OBE is a Scottish-born British guitarist, singer, songwriter, record producer and film score composer. He is best known as the lead guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter for the British rock band Dire Straits, which he co-founded in 1977...

 of Dire Straits

Dire Straits

Dire Straits were a British rock band active from 1977 to 1995, composed of Mark Knopfler , his younger brother David Knopfler , John Illsley , and Pick Withers .Dire Straits' sound drew from a variety of musical influences, including jazz, folk, blues, and came closest...

 appears throughout the album, providing his trademark touch with rhythm guitar and lead fills.

Track listing 2000 edition

All songs were written and arranged by Gerry Rafferty, except where noted.

1. "All Souls" - 5:20
2. "Land of the Chosen Few" - 5:13
3. "Sweet Surrender" - 4:02
4. "Sweet Love" - 4:27
5. "Whose House Is It Anyway?" (Rafferty, Julian Littman) - 4:31
6. "It's Better This Way" - 4:00
7. "Conscious Love" - 4:26
8. "La Fenetre" - 3:17
9. "Everytime I Wake Up" - 5:52
10. "Xavier & Honor" - 3:10
11. "You Put Something Better Inside of Me" (Rafferty, Joe Egan) - 4:53
12. "Metanoia" - 3:24
13. "Children of the Sun" - 4:04
14. "Another World" - 10:40
    • Contains the hidden track
      Hidden track
      In the field of recorded music, a hidden track is a piece of music that has been placed on a CD, audio cassette, vinyl record or other recorded medium in such a way as to avoid detection by the casual listener...
      
       "The Grinches"

Track listing 2003 edition

All songs were written and arranged by Gerry Rafferty, except where noted.

1. "All Souls" - 5:20
2. "Land of the Chosen Few" - 5:13
3. "Keep It To Yourself" - 5:42
4. "Sweet Love" - 4:27
5. "Whose House Is It Anyway?" (Rafferty, Julian Littman) - 4:31
6. "It's Better This Way" - 4:00
7. "Conscious Love" - 4:26
8. "Sweet Surrender" - 4:02
9. "Everytime I Wake Up" - 5:52
10. "Xavier & Honor" - 3:10
11. "You Put Something Better Inside of Me" (Rafferty, Joe Egan) - 4:53
12. "Metanoia" - 3:24
13. "Children of the Sun" - 4:04
14. "Another World" - 10:40
    • Contains the hidden track
      Hidden track
      In the field of recorded music, a hidden track is a piece of music that has been placed on a CD, audio cassette, vinyl record or other recorded medium in such a way as to avoid detection by the casual listener...
      
       "The Grinches"

Personnel

• Gerry Rafferty - vocals, guitar, synthesizer bass, keyboards, production
• Giles Twigg - drums, percussion, programming, bass, effected guitar, engineering
• Mel Collins
  Mel Collins
  Mel Collins is a British saxophonist and flautist and session musician.He has worked in a wide variety of contexts ranging from R&B and blues rock to jazz, but is perhaps known for his work in progressive rock, as with King Crimson, Camel and the Alan Parsons Project.-Career:Collins has worked...
  
   - saxophone
• Cindy Legall - background vocals
• Bryn Haworth
  Bryn Haworth
  Bryn Haworth is a British Christian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and pioneer of Jesus music in mainstream rock. Born in Blackburn, Lancashire, UK, he has released some twenty-two albums and several singles since the 1970s as well as guesting as guitarist on many other albums by rock and folk...
  
   - electric & slide guitar
• Julian Littman - guitar, accordion, background vocals
• Hugh Burns - guitar
• Kenny Craddock
  Kenny Craddock
  Kenny Craddock was an instrumentalist, composer and producer. Throughout his career he worked with artists including Ringo Starr, Ginger Baker, Billy Bragg, Gerry Rafferty and Alan White...
  
   - keyboards
• Dave Suttle - vocal percussion
• Vic Linton - electric guitar
• Mark Knopfler
  Mark Knopfler
  Mark Freuder Knopfler, OBE is a Scottish-born British guitarist, singer, songwriter, record producer and film score composer. He is best known as the lead guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter for the British rock band Dire Straits, which he co-founded in 1977...
  
   - electric guitar
• Mo Foster
  Mo Foster
  Mo Foster is a British session musician, playing primarily jazz, jazz-fusion and rock bass guitar. He is also a music producer and songwriter/composer. In over 40 years as a musician Foster has played on and produced countless albums, singles, and film soundtracks...
  
   - bass
• Pino Palladino
  Pino Palladino
  Pino Palladino is a Welsh bass guitarist who gained fame playing primarily rock and roll, blues rock, and rhythm and blues music, although he has been lauded for his ability to play most genres of popular music, including jazz, neo soul, and funk...
  
  - bass