A delightful, 11-faceted gem (all but the last two are ace) by an able disciple of the Beatles' style, ranking with the classic albums by Badfinger and Big Star. For that matter, any of the solo Beatles could have put this out and been proud of it. Folk, country, and blues influences all easily flow through what is at heart a singer-songwriter pop album. First-rate songwriting, diverse arrangements, soaring harmonies, and virtually filler-free. "Long Way Round" is majestically emotional, evoking Abbey Road, and the perfectly-crafted "Sign On The Dotted Line", with harmonies that border on orgasmic, could have been on Straight Up. Sorry to drop names like that, but it's deserved! Even though this lacks a for-the-ages classic like "Baker Street", this is economical and consistent than Rafferty's deserved big hit City to City. A great vibe; an artist in his prime catching rock music's high tide.
01 New Street Blues 02 Didn't I 03 Mi Universe 04 Many Skettington 05 The Long Way Round 06 Can I Have My Money Back? 07 Sign On The Dotted Line 08 Make You 09 Break You 10 To Back And Eberyone 11 One Drink Down 12 Don't Count Me Out
13 Half A Chance 14 Where I Belong 15 So Bad Thinking ( bonus)