Night Owl

by Gerry Rafferty

Night Owl cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 18 May 1979
  • Label: United Artists
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 50:04
  • Community rating: 3.13/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Tasked with following the monumental success of 'City to City', 'Night Owl' retains Rafferty's signature blend of slick soft rock production and melancholic lyricism. The project benefits heavily from precise studio orchestration, securing another major commercial hit with its title track.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic

Tracklist

  1. Days Gone Down (Still Got the Light in Your Eyes) (6:27)
  2. Night Owl - Edit (4:23)
  3. The Way That You Do It (5:09)
  4. Why Won't You Talk to Me (4:00)
  5. Get It Right Next Time (4:42)
  6. Take the Money and Run (5:48)
  7. Family Tree (5:58)
  8. Already Gone (4:56)
  9. The Tourist (4:14)
  10. It's Gonna Be a Long Night (4:25)

Credits

  • Graham Preskett - arranged by [strings], score, conductor, piano, electric piano, synthesizer [string machine], keyboards, fiddle, mandolin
  • John Patrick Byrne - cover
  • BilBo - lacquer cut by
  • Gavyn Wright - leader ["string"]
  • Barbara Dickson - backing vocals
  • Betsy Cook - backing vocals
  • Linda Thompson - backing vocals
  • Mo Foster - bass, electric bass guitar guest

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