Scott

His first solo album, a UK number three that sets Brel translations beside his own songs.
Scott Walker, 1967

Released
August 1967
Label
Philips
Producer
Johnny Franz

Scott came out on Philips in August 1967 and reached number three in Britain. Johnny Franz produced it, Peter Olliff engineered it, and the arrangements and conducting were shared among Peter Knight, Reg Guest and Wally Stott. Keith Altham and John Keats wrote the sleeve notes.

Three songs are Brel translations credited to Brel and Mort Shuman: Mathilde, My Death and Amsterdam. Walker wrote Montague Terrace (In Blue), Such a Small Love and Always Coming Back to You himself under the name Scott Engel. The rest come from writers including Tim Hardin, Mann and Weil, and Andre and Dory Previn.

Pitchfork's review of the 2013 box set describes the four albums called Scott as theatrical and increasingly dark. It recalls a Melody Maker headline about Walker going solo in a monastery, and a 1967 remark in which he said he did not want to see his fans walking around like drugged zombies.

Track listing

  1. Mathilde2:39
  2. Montague Terrace (In Blue)3:31
  3. Angelica4:03
  4. The Lady Came from Baltimore2:01
  5. When Joanna Loved Me3:10
  6. My Death4:58
  7. The Big Hurt2:24
  8. Such a Small Love4:54
  9. You're Gonna Hear from Me2:55
  10. Through a Long and Sleepless Night4:13
  11. Always Coming Back to You2:46
  12. Amsterdam3:02

Personnel

More from Scott Walker

Scott 2 (1968), Scott 3 (1969), Scott 4 (1969), 'Til the Band Comes In (1970), Climate of Hunter (1984), Tilt (1995), The Drift (2006), Bish Bosch (2012)

Sources

  1. Scott (UK Philips release), Discogs
  2. Scott (master release), Discogs
  3. Scott Walker discography, Wikipedia
  4. Scott: The Collection 1967-1970, Pitchfork (2013-06-20)