Over My Head (album)
Over My Head is the eighth studio album by Gerry Rafferty, released in 1994. It is the follow-up to his album On a Wing and a Prayer and features many of the same musicians. The album includes songwriting contributions from Joe Egan and a John Lennon cover. The album also includes Rafferty's version of "Lonesome Polecat" a mournful ballad from Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. The final track on the album is a reworking of a song written for The Humblebums.
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| Released | 1994 | |||
| Recorded | 1993–1994 | |||
| Studio | Tye Farm, Hartfield, East Sussex | |||
| Genre | Rock/Pop | |||
| Length | 50:39 | |||
| Label | Polydor | |||
| Producer | Gerry Rafferty, Hugh Murphy | |||
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This was the last album Hugh Murphy produced before his death in 1998.
Track listing
All songs by Gerry Rafferty except where noted:
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Bajan Moon" | 4:27 | |
| 2. | "The Waters of Forgetfulness" | 3:40 | |
| 3. | "Down and Out" | 5:49 | |
| 4. | "Over My Head" | 2:48 | |
| 5. | "The Girl's Got No Confidence" | 2:51 | |
| 6. | "Wrong Thinking" | Joe Egan | 3:54 |
| 7. | "Lonesome Polecat" | Gene de Paul, Johnny Mercer | 5:25 |
| 8. | "Right or Wrong" | Joe Egan, Rafferty | 4:20 |
| 9. | "Late Again" | Joe Egan, Rafferty | 3:50 |
| 10. | "Clear Day" | Joe Egan, Rab Noakes, Rafferty | 3:12 |
| 11. | "Out the Blue" | John Lennon | 3:33 |
| 12. | "A New Beginning" | 4:10 | |
| 13. | "Her Father Didn't Like Me Anyway" | 2:40 |
Personnel
- Gerry Rafferty – acoustic guitar, vocals, backing vocals
- Arran Ahmun – drums, cymbal, percussion
- Bryn Haworth – rhythm guitar, mandolin, acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Paweł Rosak – piano, keyboards, programming, bass guitar, harmonica, marimba
- Mo Foster, Pete Zorn – bass guitar
- Rab Noakes – acoustic guitar
- Mel Collins – tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone
- Ian Lynn – keyboards, synthesizer, string conductor
- Julian Dawson – harmonica
- Lianne Carroll – backing vocals
- Nicky Moore – backing vocals
- Brad Dawson – shaker
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