| Night Owl | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | May 1979 | |||
| Recorded | 1978–1979 | |||
| Studio | Chipping Norton Recording Studios, Lansdowne Recording Studios | |||
| Genre | Pop rock[1] | |||
| Length | 51:58 | |||
| Label | United Artists | |||
| Producer | Hugh Murphy, Gerry Rafferty | |||
| Gerry Rafferty chronology | ||||
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Night Owl (1979) is the third studio album by Scottish musician Gerry Rafferty.[2] It was released a year after Rafferty's platinum-selling album City to City. While not quite performing as well as its predecessor, Night Owl still managed enough sales to achieve platinum status in Canada, gold in the United Kingdom, and gold status in the U.S. The title song reached No. 5 on the UK Singles Chart. The album made the Top 10 in the UK Albums Chart.
The album was recorded at Chipping Norton Recording Studios, Chipping Norton, England.
"Take the Money and Run" appears on the 1980 release Free Fall as "Take the Money."
On 30 January 2007 Collectables Records released City To City and Night Owl as a two-disc set.[citation needed]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [3] |
| MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide | [4] |
| Smash Hits | 7/10[5] |
The Los Angeles Times called the songs "concise, wry tales of love and ambition, inventively arranged and sung in a dry whine that carries just the right amount of detachment."[1]
All tracks are written by Gerry Rafferty.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Days Gone Down (Still Got the Light in Your Eyes)" | 6:31 |
| 2. | "Night Owl" | 6:11 |
| 3. | "The Way That You Do It" | 5:08 |
| 4. | "Why Won't You Talk to Me?" | 3:59 |
| 5. | "Get It Right Next Time" | 4:42 |
| 6. | "Take the Money and Run" | 5:49 |
| 7. | "Family Tree" | 5:58 |
| 8. | "Already Gone" | 4:54 |
| 9. | "The Tourist" | 4:14 |
| 10. | "It's Gonna Be a Long Night" | 4:22 |
Album
| Chart (1979) | Position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[6] | 18 |
| Germany[7] | 18 |
| Netherlands[7] | 8 |
| United Kingdom[8] | 9 |
| US Billboard Pop Albums | 29 |
Single
| Year | Song | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | "Night Owl" | UK Top 40 | 5 |
| 1979 | "Night Owl" | Ireland | 5 |
| 1979 | "Days Gone Down (Still Got the Light in Your Eyes)" | U.S. Billboard Pop Singles | 17 |
| 1979 | "Days Gone Down (Still Got the Light in Your Eyes)" | Canada RPM Adult Contemporary[9] | 8 |
| 1979 | "Days Gone Down (Still Got the Light in Your Eyes)" | Canada RPM Top Singles[10] | 19 |
| 1979 | "Days Gone Down (Still Got the Light in Your Eyes)" | U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary | 17 |
| 1979 | "Get It Right Next Time" | U.S. Billboard Pop Singles | 21 |
| 1979 | "Get It Right Next Time" | U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary | 15 |
| 1979 | "Get It Right Next Time" | UK Top 40 | 30 |
| 1979 | "Get It Right Next Time" | Ireland | 2 |
| 1979 | "Get It Right Next Time" | Canada RPM Top Singles[11] | 52 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom (BPI)[12] | Gold | 100,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
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