Mattie's Rag

The track Mattie's Rag, with its duration of 3 minutes and 30 seconds, adds to Gerry Rafferty's compositions that invite exploration. This cut, produced by Hugh Murphy and Rafferty himself, with mixing by Declan O’Doherty, is part of a particular moment in the Scottish artist's career.

After a six-year period without solo releases, marked by his time with Stealers Wheel and legal disputes that kept him away from new recordings for three years, Rafferty presented his second studio album, City to City, on January 20, 1978, under the label United Artists Records. This album had a notable reception, reaching the number one spot on the Billboard 200 chart in the United States on July 8, 1978, surpassing Saturday Night Fever and achieving platinum certification. In the United Kingdom, City to City reached number 6 on the UK Albums Chart, achieving gold status, and in Canada it was certified double platinum in 1979. Songs like Baker Street, Right Down the Line, and Home and Dry resonated on the American charts.