Gerry Rafferty – Baker Street
Gerry Rafferty had been part of the Duo Stealer’s Wheel along with Joe Egan. When the duo separated it was not without problems. Rafferty had been banned from the recording studio for three years after the break up.
Baker Street was the first released single from the Album City to City. The single reached Number 3 in the UK and Number 2 in the US. The Album hit Number 1 in the US.
Two version were released of the song. The Album version was 6:01 while the single release was 4:08.
Baker Street is a real street in the city of London and is famous as being the street where Sherlock Holmes, the detective created by Arthur Conan Doyle, resides.