45 Years Ago - 1978 Gerry Rafferty released his second solo album City to City.
Three singles charted in America, "Baker Street" (#2 for six weeks #4 AC), "Right Down the Line" (#12 #1 AC), and "Home and Dry" (#28 #26 AC.)
"Baker Street" was held out of the #1 position by Andy Gibb's "Shadow Dancing."
But possible shenanigans - A music industry rumor claims that "Baker Street" did manage to overtake "Shadow Dancing" in one of the latter's seven weeks at the summit, with Casey Kasem recording his American Top 40 countdown placing it at the top. However, at a dinner with Gibb's managers, then-Billboard chart director Bill Wardlow was told if "Shadow Dancing" did not remain at #1, Gibb would be pulled from the lineup of an upcoming Billboard concert. Wardlow then called the magazine to leave the song at the top, and Kasem was told to re-record his countdown. Although this story is disputed, "Baker Street" did manage to spend two weeks at #1 on rival magazine Cashbox's singles chart, who had no such obligations to Gibb or his managers, causing some to think there may be truth to the account.
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