Baker Street (song) Baker Street (song) "Baker Street" is a song written and recorded by Scottish singer-songwriter Gerry Rafferty. Released as a single in 1978, it reached #1 in "Cash Box" and #2 on the "Billboard" Hot 100, where it held that position for six weeks, behind Andy Gibb's smash "Shadow Dancing". Additionally, it hit #1 in Canada, #3 in the United Kingdom, #1 in Australia, #1 in South Africa, and the top 10 in the Netherlands. Rafferty received the 1978 Ivor Novello Award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically. The arrangement is known for its saxophone riff. In October 2010, the song
Jo Baker (singer) Baker being described as an "incendiary soul belter". Bishop, as accompanied by Baker, was considered to have "ruled the Bay Area club scene when that still mattered". Another reviewer described Baker as being able to "stand a foot and a half back from the mike and come through as clearly as most singers up much closer." Jo Baker (singer) "For the celebrity make-up artist with the same name, see Jo Baker." Jo Baker (September 6, 1948 – November 11, 1996) was a vocalist and songwriter, known primarily for her work with Elvin Bishop and Stoneground. Jo Baker was named after