- rock
- 49 min
- 12 tracks
- United Artists
Snakes and Ladders is the fourth album by Gerry Rafferty. It was released in 1980, following the success of his previous two albums, City to City and Night Owl. The album charted at No. 15 in the UK but only reached No. 61 in the US, while singles achieved number 54 UK, and number 67UK / number 54 US. The album was released on CD in 1998 [EMI 7 46609-2] but deleted soon after that, and it got reissued on CD in August 2012 as a two-CD set with "Sleepwalking."
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Spare, grave, classical in form and cool.
- sparerichly built
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- cooloverwhelming
- rawmeticulous
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Tracks
- A1The Royal Mile (Sweet Darlin’)3:55
- A2I Was a Boy Scout4:17
- A3Welcome to Hollywood5:22
- A4Wastin’ Away3:42
- A5Look at the Moon2:23
- A6Bring It All Home4:43
- B1The Garden of England4:10
- B2Johnny’s Song3:25
- B3Didn't I4:18
- B4Syncopatin' Sandy4:26
- B5Cafe Le Cabotin4:55
- B6Don't Close the Door3:49
12 tracks, 49 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Gerry Rafferty
- Label
- United Artists
- Released
- 1980
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- US
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