'Til the Band Comes In

'Til the Band Comes In was released in December 1970 and failed to chart. Its first ten songs are originals, credited to Walker and his new manager Ady Semel, and the last five are interpretations of standards and pop songs. Walker described Semel as his censor, vetting the lyrics. Singles came out only in the Netherlands and Japan.

Walker wrote the songs quickly on a working holiday in Greece in September 1970 and recorded between September and November with producer Johnny Franz and engineer Peter Olliff. Wally Stott arranged the first ten tracks and Peter Knight the last five. Esther Ofarim, another singer managed by Semel, sings on Long About Now. The covers include Stormy, Hills of Yesterday, Reuben James, What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life? and It's Over.

Pitchfork's Scott Plagenhoef wrote that six of the tracks fit the concept of residents of an apartment complex, from the pensioner Joe to the stripper Jean the Machine. The album was out of print for more than 25 years. BGO reissued it on CD in August 1996, and it was included in the 2013 box set Scott: The Collection 1967-1970.