Night Owl (song)
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Night Owl is a song by Gerry Rafferty
. It is the second track on his 1979 album of the same name
. It features a Lyricon
solo played by "Baker Street
" saxophonist Raphael Ravenscroft
. The song made the Top 5 in the UK and along with "Baker Street" is one of two solo efforts by Gerry Rafferty to accomplish this feat.
Though the single was a Top 5 hit for Rafferty in his native Untied Kingdom, "Night Owl" was never released in this format in North America, at a time when interest in Rafferty was at its peak after the tremendous success of his single "Baker Street" and album City to City
a year earlier. In the US, "Days Gone Down" was used as the lead single from Night Owl instead.
The b-side on the original "Night Owl" single was the fourth track from the same album, "Why Won't You Talk To Me".
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 is the second track on his 1979 album of the same name
Night Owl (album)
Night Owl is a 1979 album by Gerry Rafferty. It was released a year after Rafferty's Platinum-selling album City to City. While not quite performing as well as its predecessor, Night Owl still managed enough sales to achieve Gold status in North America and the United Kingdom. The title song...
. It features a Lyricon
Lyricon
The Lyricon is an electronic wind instrument, the first wind controller to be constructed.Invented by Bill Bernardi , it was manufactured by a company called Computone Inc in Massachusetts...
solo played by "Baker Street
Baker Street (song)
"Baker Street" is a ballad written and first recorded by Scottish singer-songwriter Gerry Rafferty. Released as a single in 1978, it reached #1 in Canada, #2 in the US, #3 in the UK, #1 in Australia and #9 in the Netherlands...
" saxophonist Raphael Ravenscroft
Raphael Ravenscroft
Raphael Ravenscroft is a Scottish saxophonist and author on saxophone play. He now resides in Exeter, Devon, England.He is best known for his work with Gerry Rafferty, performing the saxophone solo on "Baker Street". Ravenscroft was paid £27 for the session, with a cheque that bounced...
. The song made the Top 5 in the UK and along with "Baker Street" is one of two solo efforts by Gerry Rafferty to accomplish this feat.
Though the single was a Top 5 hit for Rafferty in his native Untied Kingdom, "Night Owl" was never released in this format in North America, at a time when interest in Rafferty was at its peak after the tremendous success of his single "Baker Street" and album City to City
City to City
City to City is an album by Scottish singer-songwriter Gerry Rafferty. It was Rafferty's first solo release in six years - and first release of any kind since 1975 - due to his tenure in the band Stealer's Wheel and subsequent legal proceedings which prevented Rafferty from releasing any new solo...
a year earlier. In the US, "Days Gone Down" was used as the lead single from Night Owl instead.
The b-side on the original "Night Owl" single was the fourth track from the same album, "Why Won't You Talk To Me".