Tenor Saxophone Solo - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.518937 By Foo Fighters. By Gerry Rafferty. Arranged by Antônio S. Fernandes. Pop,Rock,Traditional. Individual part. 2 pages. Antônio S. Fernandes #129609. Published by Antônio S. Fernandes (A0.518937). Baker Street is a song written and recorded by Scottish singer-songwriter Gerry Rafferty. Released as a single in 1978, it reached No. 1 in Cash Box and No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100, where it held its Billboard position for six weeks, blocked from the top spot by Andy Gibb's Shadow Dancing. It spent four weeks at No. 1 in Canada, No. 1 in Australia. and South Africa, hit No. 3 in the United Kingdom, 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 was recognised by BMI for surpassing five million performances worldwide. It was awarded Gold Certification on two occasions, on 1 April 1978 and 22 July 2013 by the BPI in the UK.
