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
Mike McCarthy (Australian singer-songwriter) Mike McCarthy (Australian singer-songwriter) Mike McCarthy is an Australian singer, songwriter and guitarist based on the Central Coast, New South Wales. In 1993 McCarthy began a funk band named Compos Mentis with family friends Peter and Tim Harding and bass player Sam O'Donnell. He was a guitarist, vocalist and songwriter in the band which he continued to play in until 1999 when he left to study Contemporary Music at Southern Cross University in Lismore. Upon returning from Lismore, McCarthy released his first solo album entitled "Wisdom is Delight". The album was recorded between Lismore, Central Coast and the studio of