Life Goes On is the tenth studio album from Scottish soft rock musician Gerry Rafferty. Released on 30 November 2009 by Hypertension Music, it was the singer's final recording published before his 2011 death.[1]
Reception
Writing for Is this music?, Gary Marshall gave the album a three out of five, praising the singer's voice and some select tracks but noting that the album is over-produced and clearly made up of leftovers from previous albums.[2]
Track listing
All songs written by Gerry Rafferty, except where noted.
Pavel Rosak – keyboards, bass guitar, percussion, brass, marimba
Tim Young – additional engineering
Recorded and engineered at Icon Studios, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom; with additional recording at Studio Miraval, France and Blue Wave Recording Studios, St. Philip, Barbados; and Parkgate Studios, Sussex, England, United Kingdom; drums recorded at Chipping Norton Studios, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom; mixed at The Hit Factory, London, England, United Kingdom; cut at Metropolis Mastering, London, England, United Kingdom
Recorded and engineered at Tye Farm, with additional recording at Chipping Norton Studios, strings recorded at The Hit Factory, mixed at Parkgate Studios.
Gerry Rafferty – backing and lead vocals, electric guitar, programming
Martin Raymond – assistant engineering
Ronnie Rehse – German reading
Arturo Tappin – saxophone
Giles Twigg – drums, percussion, guitar, reading from Digital Delirium, programming, engineering
"Love and Affection"
Arran Ahmun – hi-hat, cymbal, tambourine
Hugh Burns – electric guitar
Doug Cook – assistant engineering
Mo Foster – bass guitar
Barry Hammond – additional engineering
Andrew Jackman – horn, oboe, and string arrangement
Hugh Murphy – production
Andy Patterson – engineering
Dan Priest – mixing
Gerry Rafferty – backing and lead vocals, programming, production
Pavel Rosak – keyboards, drum programming
Mike Ross – string recording
Giles Twigg – engineering
Gavin Wright – strings
Recorded and engineered at Tye Farm, with additional recording at Chipping Norton Studios, strings recorded at The Hit Factory, mixed at Parkgate Studios.
"The Land of the Chosen Few"
Gerry Rafferty – backing and lead vocals, acoustic guitar, programming
Backing tracks recorded and completed at Icon Studios. Bagpipes, German monologue, and some of Gerry Rafferty's backing vocals and acoustic guitars recorded at Skibo Castle, Dornoch, Sutherland, Scotland, United Kingdom. Final mixes completed at Icon Studios in October 2000.
"Life Goes On"
Arran Ahmun – hi-hat, cymbal, tambourine
Hugh Burns – guitar
Mel Collins – saxophone
Doug Cook – assistant engineering
Mo Foster – bass guitar
Barry Hammond – additional engineering
Andrew Jackman – string arrangement
Hugh Murphy – production
Andy Patterson – engineering
Dan Priest – mixing
Pavel Rosak – keyboards, bass guitar and drum programming
Gerry Rafferty – backing and lead vocals, programming, production
Mike Ross – string recording
Giles Twigg – engineering
Gavin Wright – strings
Recorded and engineered at Tye Farm, with additional recording at Chipping Norton Studios, strings recorded at The Hit Factory, mixed at Parkgate Studios.
Gerry Rafferty – backing and lead vocals, electric piano, programming
Giles Twigg – bass guitar and drum programming, engineering
Recorded and engineered at Tye Farm, with additional recording at Chipping Norton Studios, strings recorded at The Hit Factory, mixed at Parkgate Studios. Backing track recorded at Blue Wave Recording Studios, completed at Icon Studios.
Gerry Rafferty – backing and lead vocals, electric piano, programming, production
Martin Raymond – assistant engineering
Giles Twigg – drum and percussion programming, engineering
Backing track recorded at Blue Wave Recording Studios, completed at Icon Studios.
"Over My Head"
Arran Ahmun – drums
Doug Cook – additional engineering
Brad Davis – additional engineering
Brian Europe – assistant vocal engineering
Mo Foster – bass guitar
Philippe Garcia – assistant engineering
Tom Gonzalez – vocal engineering
Barry Hammond – drum engineering
Jean Jacques Lemoine – engineering
Ian Lynn – keyboards, strings
Hugh Murphy – engineering, recording, production
Andy Patterson – engineering
Chris Potter – additional and assistant engineering
Dan Priest – additional engineering
Gerry Rafferty – acoustic guitar, vocals, production
Tim Young – additional engineering
Recorded and engineered at Icon Studios, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom; with additional recording at Studio Miraval, France and Blue Wave Recording Studios, St. Philip, Barbados; and Parkgate Studios, Sussex, England, United Kingdom; drums recorded at Chipping Norton Studios, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom; mixed at The Hit Factory, London, England, United Kingdom; cut at Metropolis Mastering, London, England, United Kingdom
Gerry Rafferty – backing and lead vocals, programming, production
Mike Ross – string recording
Pavel Rosak – keyboards, drum and percussion programming
Gavin Wright – strings
Recorded and engineered at Tye Farm, with additional recording at Chipping Norton Studios, strings recorded at The Hit Factory, mixed at Parkgate Studios.
Gerry Rafferty – backing and lead vocals, acoustic guitar, programming, production
Pavel Rosak – keyboards, drum and percussion programming
Mike Ross – string recording
Gavin Wright – strings
Recorded and engineered at Tye Farm, with additional recording at Chipping Norton Studios, strings recorded at The Hit Factory, mixed at Parkgate Studios.
"The Maid of Culmore"
Andy Patterson – engineering
Gerry Rafferty – back and lead vocals, programming
Giles Twigg – engineering
"Your Heart's Desire"
Arran Ahmun – drums and percussion
Alan Clark – Hammond organ, keyboards, synthesizer
