City To City

Album: City To City (1978)
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Songfacts®:

  • Like "Baker Street," the title track of Rafferty's 1978 album was inspired by his long-distance commuting, in fact it is the polar opposite of another track on the album, "Mattie's Rag," which sees him returning home to his daughter Martha.
  • Written by Rafferty alone and running 4:51, the uptempo "City To City" was released on United Artists, the radio edit running 3:44 backed by "Mattie's Rag," and another version running 4:10 backed by an extended version of the same song. >>>
    Suggestion credit:
    Alexander Baron - London, England, for above 2
  • Paul Jones, who was once the frontman for Manfred Mann, played harmonica on this track. >>>
    Suggestion credit:
    Paul - Bath, United Kingdom

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