Gerry Rafferty

Before he formed Stealer's Wheel in the mid 1970s, or before he scored a major hit in '78 with the sax-soaked "Baker Street," Rafferty knocked out this folk-rock gem in '71. From the Beatles via E.L.O. power pop of "Mr. Universe," to the countrified harmonies of "Didn't I?," the album is a fluid, detailed recount of how to make good pop music in the '70s.

Gerry Rafferty paid his dues playing bass in countless rock bands before joining up with
fellow Scot Billy Connolly in a mildly successful affair called the Humblebums. When the
duo parted, Rafferty recorded his solo LP, Can I Have My Money Back? (This was well over a
year ago, before he and Joe Egan formed Stealer's Wheel.) Recently released in the States,
the package conjures up the image of old Gerry nodding over a pint in some see... More >