On a Wing and a Prayer

On a Wing & a Prayer is the seventh studio album by Gerry Rafferty. The album includes three tracks co-written with Rafferty’s brother Jim, also a singer-songwriter, who had been signed to Decca Records in the 1970s. The music was heavily influenced by Rafferty's divorce from his wife Carla Ventilla in 1990. They were married for 20 years.

On a Wing & a Prayer
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 28, 1992
Recorded1991–1992
StudioTye Farm, Hartfield, East Sussex
GenreRock, pop
Length57:39
LabelAvalanche Records, Polydor
ProducerGerry Rafferty, Hugh Murphy
Gerry Rafferty chronology
Right Down the Line: The Best of Gerry Rafferty
(1989)
On a Wing & a Prayer
(1992)
Over My Head
(1994)

Track listing

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All tracks composed by Gerry Rafferty; except where indicated.

  1. "Time's Caught Up on You" - 4:21
  2. "I See Red" (Jim Rafferty) - 4:05
  3. "It's Easy to Talk" - 4:29
  4. "I Could Be Wrong" - 3:59
  5. "Don't Speak of My Heart" (Gerry Rafferty, Jim Rafferty) - 5:55
  6. "Get Out of My Life Woman" (Allen Toussaint) - 4:11
  7. "Don't Give Up on Me" - 4:59
  8. "Hang On" - 4:00
  9. "Love and Affection" - 6:25
  10. "Does He Know What He's Taken On" - 4:56
  11. "The Light of Love" (Gerry Rafferty, Jim Rafferty) - 4:57
  12. "Life Goes On" - 5:22

Personnel

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Production

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  • Gerry Rafferty – producer
  • Hugh Murphy – producer, recording, engineer
  • Barry Hammond – engineer
  • Doug Cook – assistant engineer
  • Mike Ross-Trevor – string recording
  • Dan Priest – mixing
  • Jim Rafferty – sleeve design, artwork
  • Chris McHugo – cover photography
  • SRS Typesetting – typography