Rab Noakes

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Rab Noakes (Born "Robert Noakes" 13 May 1947, St Andrews, Fife, Scotland) is a Scots singer-songwriter. He has performed with Lindisfarne, who recorded his songs "Turn a Deaf Ear" on their first album, Nicely Out of Tune, and "Together Forever" on their second, Fog on the Tyne. Barbara Dickson also recorded Turn a Deaf Ear on her album Do Right Woman, on which Noakes also performed.

Noakes also sang backing vocals and played guitar on the first solo album by Gerry Rafferty, "Can I Have My Money Back", and became an early member of Stealers Wheel, though he left them before they recorded their first album. His best-known recording, "Branch", was released as a single in summer 1974 from the album "Red Pump Special", and attracted considerable airplay on Radio 1 though without making the chart.

[edit] Discography

  1. Do You See The Light (1970)
  2. Rab Noakes (1972)
  3. Red Pump Special (1974)
  4. Never Too Late (1975)
  5. Restless (1978)
  6. Rab Noakes (1980) - different from the eponymous 1972 album

Rab Noakes (1980) MCA Records Inc - MCAC-3251 / produced by Rab Noakes / Tks - I can't get enough of you / Don't let your heart break down / Feeling your way / Memories / Moment to moment / Come back Home / Liberty's Ledge / Call it a Day / Shine a light / See Me again

  1. Under The Rain (1984)
  2. Standing Up (1995)
  3. The River Sessions (2004)
  4. Lights Back On (2004)

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