Gerry Rafferty

Rhino gives a digital release to a posthumous album from late troubadour Gerry Rafferty (1947-2011).  Rest in Blue was assembled by the artist's daughter Martha Rafferty from demos recorded by her father; she stripped back the synthesizers applied by Gerry to place the focus squarely on his voice.  The 14 songs were written and recorded at various periods in his career, and include originals as well as folk standards ("Wild Mountain Thyme," "Dirty Old Town"), a cover of Richard and Linda Thompson ("It's Just the Motion"), and a re-recording of Stealers Wheel's "Stuck in the Middle with You."