Gerry Rafferty, released in 1974 on Transatlantic Records

Transatlantic Records

Transatlantic Records was a British independent record label. It was established in 1961. It started began primarily as an importer of American folk, blues and jazz records - by many of the artists who influenced the burgeoning British folk and blues boom. Within a couple of years, the company had...

 (TRA 270) (reissues included: Visa Records [Visa 7006]), is mainly a compilation of Humblebums

Humblebums

The Humblebums were a Scottish folk band, based in Glasgow. Its members included Billy Connolly, who later became a renowned stand-up comic and actor, guitarist Tam Harvey and the singer-songwriter Gerry Rafferty...

 material that 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...

 had written and performed while in that group. It comprises most of the serious musical content of the last two albums released by that group, with the exception of So Bad Thinking (which came from the backside of his Can I Have My Money Back

Can I Have My Money Back

Can I Have My Money Back is the first solo album by Gerry Rafferty. The distinctive cover design was by John Patrick Byrne and was the start of a long working relationship between Rafferty and the playwright. The LP was well received, but performed poorly in charts and sales, in part because...

? single). The remaining content of those two albums were mostly humorous Billy Connolly

Billy Connolly

William "Billy" Connolly, Jr., CBE is a Scottish comedian, musician, presenter and actor. He is sometimes known, especially in his native Scotland, by the nickname The Big Yin...

 compositions, although a few musical gems can be found among them, especially the ones in which Rafferty sings harmony. The sound and feel of this album is similar to Can I Have My Money Back

Can I Have My Money Back

Can I Have My Money Back is the first solo album by Gerry Rafferty. The distinctive cover design was by John Patrick Byrne and was the start of a long working relationship between Rafferty and the playwright. The LP was well received, but performed poorly in charts and sales, in part because...

?, his first solo effort from 1971. All song versions on this album (except So Bad Thinking) are available in CD form on various Humblebums

Humblebums

The Humblebums were a Scottish folk band, based in Glasgow. Its members included Billy Connolly, who later became a renowned stand-up comic and actor, guitarist Tam Harvey and the singer-songwriter Gerry Rafferty...

compilations.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Gerry Rafferty, except where indicated

1. "Shoeshine Boy"
2. "Rick Rack"
3. "All the Best People Do It"
4. "Look Over the Hill and Far Away"
5. "Blood and Glory"
6. "Song for Simon"
7. "I Can't Stop Now"
8. "So Bad Thinking"
9. "Patrick"
10. "Steamboat Row"
11. "Her Father Didn't Like Me Anyway"
12. "Keep It to Yourself"
13. "Coconut Tree"
14. "Please Sing a Song for Us"
15. "My Singing Bird" (Traditional)