City to City

For the song by Ratt, see Reach for the Sky (Ratt album). For the church planting organization, see Redeemer City to City.

City to City
Studio album by
Gerry Rafferty
Released20 January 1978 (1978-01-20)
Recorded1977
StudioChipping Norton Recording Studios
GenreRock
Length51:12 (outside UK)
53:00 (UK)
LabelUnited Artists
ProducerHugh Murphy, Gerry Rafferty
Gerry Rafferty chronology
Gerry Rafferty
(1974) 		City to City
(1978) 		Night Owl
(1979)
Singles from City to City
  1. "City to City"
    Released: September 1977[1]
  2. "Baker Street"
    Released: February 1978
  3. "Whatever's Written in Your Heart"
    Released: June 1978 (UK)[2]
  4. "The Ark"
    Released: June 1978 (EU)[3]
  5. "Right Down the Line"
    Released: July 1978 (US)
  6. "Home and Dry"
    Released: November 1978 (US)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Christgau's Record GuideB−[5]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[7]
Rolling Stone(very favorable)[6]

City to City is the second solo studio album by Scottish singer-songwriter Gerry Rafferty, released on 20 January 1978 by United Artists Records. 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 Stealers Wheel and subsequent legal proceedings which prevented Rafferty from releasing any new solo recordings for the next three years. The album was well received, peaking at No. 1 in the US and going Platinum,[8] as well as reaching No. 6 in the UK Albums Chart and achieving Gold status. "Baker Street", "Right Down the Line" and "Home and Dry" were hits on the American charts.

  1. ^ "Gerry Rafferty singles".
  2. ^ "Gerry Rafferty singles".
  3. ^ "Gerry Rafferty singles".
  4. ^ Stone, Doug. City to City at AllMusic
  5. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: R". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved 10 March 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  6. ^ "Rolling Stone review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 8 May 2006.
  7. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
  8. ^ "RIAA Gold and Platinum". Recording Industry Association of America. Archived from the original on 26 June 2007. Retrieved 9 July 2008.