Take It Easy with The Walker Brothers
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Take It Easy with The Walker Brothers is the debut album by The Walker Brothers
, released in 1965. It is often known simply as, Take It Easy.
In the USA the album was released on Smash Records
as Introducing the Walker Brothers. This alternate version shifted the running order around and substituted "Lonely Winds", "Girl I Lost in the Rain" and "Tell the Truth" for singles "Love Her", and "My Ship Is Coming In" with their respective b-sides "Pretty Girls Everywhere", and "Doin' the Jerk".
Side Two
The Walker Brothers
The Walker Brothers were an American 1960s and 1970s pop group, comprising Scott Engel , John Walker , and Gary Leeds...
, released in 1965. It is often known simply as, Take It Easy.
In the USA the album was released on Smash Records
Smash Records
Smash Records is an American record label. It was founded in 1961 as a subsidiary of Mercury Records by Mercury executive Shelby Singleton and run by Singleton with Charlie Fach. Fach took over after Singleton left Mercury in 1966...
as Introducing the Walker Brothers. This alternate version shifted the running order around and substituted "Lonely Winds", "Girl I Lost in the Rain" and "Tell the Truth" for singles "Love Her", and "My Ship Is Coming In" with their respective b-sides "Pretty Girls Everywhere", and "Doin' the Jerk".
Track listing
Side One- "Make It Easy on YourselfMake It Easy On Yourself"Make It Easy On Yourself" is a popular song written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David which was first a hit for Jerry Butler in 1962 and has since been a Top 40 single for the Walker Brothers - for whom it was a #1 UK hit - and Dionne Warwick.-Jerry Butler:...
" (Burt BacharachBurt BacharachBurt F. Bacharach is an American pianist, composer and music producer. He is known for his popular hit songs and compositions from the mid-1950s through the 1980s, with lyrics written by Hal David. Many of their hits were produced specifically for, and performed by, Dionne Warwick...
, Hal DavidHal DavidHarold Lane "Hal" David is an American lyricist. He grew up in Brooklyn, New York. David is best known for his collaborations with composer Burt Bacharach.-Career:...
) - 3:14 - "There Goes My Baby" (George TreadwellGeorge TreadwellGeorge McKinley Treadwell was an American jazz trumpeter....
, Lover Patterson, Benjamin Nelson) - 3:08 - "First Love Never Dies" (Bob Morris, Jim Seals) - 3:37
- "Dancing in the StreetDancing in the Street"Dancing in the Street" is a 1964 song first recorded by Martha and the Vandellas. It is one of Motown's signature songs and is the group's premier signature song.-Martha and the Vandellas original:...
" (Marvin GayeMarvin GayeMarvin Pentz Gay, Jr. , better known by his stage name Marvin Gaye, was an American singer-songwriter and musician with a three-octave vocal range....
, Ivy Hunter, William "Mickey" Stevenson) - 3:50 - "Lonely Winds" (Mort ShumanMort ShumanMort Shuman was an American singer, pianist and songwriter, best known as co-writer of many 1960s rock and roll hits, including "Viva Las Vegas"...
, Doc PomusDoc PomusJerome Solon Felder, better known as Doc Pomus , was a twentieth-century American blues singer and songwriter. He is best known as the lyricist of many rock and roll hits. Pomus was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the category of non-performer in 1992. He was also inducted into...
) - 2:37 - "Girl I Lost in the Rain" (David GatesDavid GatesDavid Gates is an American singer-songwriter, best known as the lead singer of the group Bread, which reached the tops of the musical charts in Europe and North America on several occasions in the 1970s. The band was inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame...
) - 2:48
Side Two
- "Land of a Thousand DancesLand of a Thousand Dances"Land of a Thousand Dances" is a song written and first recorded by Chris Kenner in 1962. The song is famous for its "na na na na na" hook, which was added by Cannibal & the Headhunters in their version of the song in 1965, whose version peaked at number thirty...
" (Chris KennerChris KennerChris Kenner was a New Orleans R&B singer and songwriter, best known for two hit singles in the early 1960s, that became staples in the repertoires of many other musicians.-Biography:...
) - 2:35 - "You're All Around Me" (Scott Engel, Lesley DuncanLesley DuncanLesley Duncan was an English singer-songwriter, best known for her work during the 1970s. She received a lot of airplay on British radio stations such as BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio 2, but never achieved great commercial success.Duncan was born in Stockton-on-Tees...
) - 2:39 - "Love Minus Zero/No LimitLove Minus Zero/No Limit"Love Minus Zero/No Limit" is a song written by Bob Dylan for his fifth studio album Bringing It All Back Home, released in 1965 . The song was originally written as a tribute to Dylan's future wife Sara Lowndes...
" (Bob DylanBob DylanBob Dylan is an American singer-songwriter, musician, poet, film director and painter. He has been a major and profoundly influential figure in popular music and culture for five decades. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s when he was an informal chronicler and a seemingly...
) - 3:05 - "I Don't Want to Hear It Anymore" (Randy NewmanRandy NewmanRandall Stuart "Randy" Newman is an American singer-songwriter, arranger, composer, and pianist who is known for his mordant pop songs and for film scores....
) - 3:48 - "Here Comes the Night" (Mort Shuman, Doc Pomus) - 2:27
- "Tell the Truth" (Lowman Pauling) - 1:51
Expanded track listing
- "Make It Easy on Yourself" - 3:14
- "There Goes My Baby" - 3:08
- "First Love Never Dies" - 3:37
- "Dancing in the Street" - 3:50
- "Lonely Winds" - 2:37
- "Girl I Lost in the Rain" - 2:48
- "Land of a Thousand Dances" - 2:35
- "You're All Around Me" - 2:39
- "Love Minus Zero/No Limit" - 3:05
- "I Don't Want to Hear It Anymore" - 3:48
- "Here Comes the Night" - 2:27
- "Tell the Truth" - 1:51
- "Love Her" (Barry MannBarry MannBarry Mann is an American songwriter, and part of a successful songwriting partnership with his wife, Cynthia Weil.-Career:...
, Cynthia WeilCynthia WeilCynthia Weil is a prominent American songwriter. She is famous for having written many songs together with her husband Barry Mann....
) - 3:23 - "Seventh Dawn" (Riz Ortolani) - 2:40
- "But I Do" (Paul Gayten, Robert Guidry) - 2:56
- "My Ship Is Coming In" - 3:15
- "Looking for Me" (Randy Newman) - 2:11
- "Young Man Cried" (Scott Engel, John Franz) - 2:33
- "Everything's Gonna Be Alright" - 2:16
- "I Need You" (Carole KingCarole KingCarole King is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. King and her former husband Gerry Goffin wrote more than two dozen chart hits for numerous artists during the 1960s, many of which have become standards. As a singer, King had an album, Tapestry, top the U.S...
, Gerry GoffinGerry GoffinGerry Goffin is an American lyricist. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990 with former songwriting partner and first wife, Carole King. he has co-written six Billboard Hot 100 chart-toppers.-Career:Goffin enlisted with the Marine Corps Reserve after graduating from...
) - 3:10
Personnel
- Gary WalkerGary Walker (musician)Gary Walker is an American musician, who was the drummer and vocalist with both The Standells and The Walker Brothers....
- Drums and Vocals - John WalkerJohn Walker (musician)John Joseph Maus , known professionally as John Walker, was an American singer, songwriter and guitarist, best known as the founder of The Walker Brothers, who had their greatest success in the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom.-Early life and career:John Maus was born in New York City, the...
- Guitar and Vocals - Scott WalkerScott Walker (singer)Scott Walker, born Noel Scott Engel on January 9, 1943 is an American singer-songwriter, musician, record producer, and the former lead singer of The Walker Brothers. Despite being American born, Walker's chart success has largely come in the United Kingdom, where his first four solo albums...
- Vocals, Guitar, and Keyboards - The Quotations - accompaniment
- Jack NitzscheJack NitzscheBernard Alfred "Jack" Nitzsche was an arranger, producer, songwriter, and film score composer. He first came to prominence in the late 1950s as the right-hand-man of producer Phil Spector, and went on to work with the Rolling Stones, Neil Young and others...
- Arranger and Conductor - Ivor RaymondeIvor RaymondeIvor Raymonde was a British musician, songwriter, arranger and actor, best known for his distinctive rock-orchestral arrangements for Dusty Springfield and others in the 1960s.-Life and career:...
- Music Director
Charts
Album - (UK)| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | UK Album Chart | 3 |