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.

Over My Head
Studio album by
Released1994
Recorded1993–1994
StudioTye Farm, Hartfield, East Sussex
GenreRock, pop
Length50:39
LabelPolydor
ProducerGerry Rafferty, Hugh Murphy
Gerry Rafferty chronology
On a Wing and a Prayer
(1992)
Over My Head
(1994)
One More Dream: The Very Best of Gerry Rafferty
(1995)

This was the last album Hugh Murphy produced before his death in 1998.

Track listing edit

All songs by Gerry Rafferty except where noted:

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
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 Egan3:54
7."Lonesome Polecat"Gene de Paul, Johnny Mercer5:25
8."Right or Wrong"Joe Egan, Rafferty4:20
9."Late Again"Joe Egan, Rafferty3:50
10."Clear Day"Joe Egan, Rab Noakes, Rafferty3:12
11."Out the Blue"John Lennon3:33
12."A New Beginning" 4:10
13."Her Father Didn't Like Me Anyway" 2:40

Personnel edit

  • 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

References edit