Gerry Rafferty is a Scottish singer and songwriter. He began his career as a member of the folk group The Humblebums along side comedian Billy Connolly, recording two of that group's three albums before Connolly disbanded the duo. Gerry then recorded a well-regarded solo effort Can I Have My Money Back? before forming a new group with his song writing partner Joe Egan, Stealer's Wheel, who would have huge success with the single Stuck In The Middle With You. After the demise of Stealers Wheel, Gerry again launched his solo career, releasing the hugely successful City To City album with it's classic hit single Baker Street.
Sleepwalking was the last of Gerry's run of albums for EMI. Gerry made a significant change to his sound with this album, using a different producer and featuring synthesisers more prominently than his usual folk instrumentation. At only 37 minutes it is also the shortest of Gerry's albums, which normally run around 50 minutes, and the lyrics reveal his growing disillusion with the music industry and performing. For the first time since the Stealers Wheel days the artwork is not by John "Patrick" Byrne. It would be Gerry's last album for 6 years.
Gerry Rafferty passed away on 4 January 2011.
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