In 1978, A&M released the compilation album Gerry Rafferty and Joe Egan - Stuck in the Middle with You (The Best of Stealers Wheel).Īnother compilation album, Best of Stealers Wheel, was released in 1990. Because of disagreements and managerial problems, it was produced by Mentor Williams. By the time their third and final album Right or Wrong was released in 1975, they completely disbanded. With increasing tensions between Egan and Rafferty, and with Leiber & Stoller also having business problems, Stealers Wheel went on a year and a half hiatus.
The album, named after an area of Paisley, just barely reached the US Billboard 200 and was a commercial failure. Ī second album, Ferguslie Park, was released in 1973, with the duo supported by nine musicians. Reviewing the single "Star", David Middleton at PopRockNation wrote:Ī catchy shuffle of the Lennonesque variety, 'Star' is 3 minutes of pure shimmering acoustic-guitar pop loveliness and honey-throated vocal harmonies, punctuated with spikes of harmonica, kazoo, woodblock, and bawdy barrelhouse piano. Later in 1973, the single "Everyone's Agreed That Everything Will Turn Out Fine" had modest chart success, and in 1974, the single " Star" reached the top 30 of both the UK and US charts. The band officially became a duo with various backing musicians on guitar, bass, and drums. However, Grosvenor, Coombes, Pilnick, and Harper all left the band. With the album also selling well, Rafferty was persuaded to return. 8 in the UK Singles Chart in 1973, selling over one million copies worldwide, and was awarded a gold disc. "Stuck in the Middle with You" reached No. Tony Williams also left shortly afterwards, and DeLisle Harper joined on bass for the tour. Stealers Wheel appearing on TopPop in 1973īy the time the first album was released, Rafferty had left the band Luther Grosvenor filled in for him on tour. On 7 November 1972 the band appeared on BBC 2's The Old Grey Whistle Test, performing "I Get By" and "Late Again".
50 in the US Billboard 200 album chart, with their hit single "Stuck in the Middle with You" coming from the album. The original line-up recorded Stealers Wheel (October 1972), produced by American songwriters and producers Leiber & Stoller, and it was a critical and commercial success, reaching No. By the time the band was signed to A&M Records later that year, Brown, Noakes and Campbell had been replaced by Paul Pilnick, Tony Williams and Rod Coombes. They were initially joined by Roger Brown, Rab Noakes and Ian Campbell in 1972. The band broke up in 1975 and re-formed briefly in 2008.Įgan and Rafferty met as teenagers in Paisley, and became the core of Stealers Wheel. Their best-known hit is " Stuck in the Middle with You".
Stealers Wheel were a Scottish folk rock/ rock band formed in 1972 in Paisley, Scotland, by former school friends Joe Egan and Gerry Rafferty. Joe Egan (left) and Gerry Rafferty in 1973
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