Solo John/Solo Scott

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Solo John/Solo Scott
File:Solo John sleeve.jpeg
EP by John Walker/Scott Walker
Released December 1966 (1966-12)[1]
Recorded 1966
Genre Pop, baroque pop, blue-eyed soul
Length 13:15
Label Philips
Producer John Franz
The Walker Brothers chronology
"Another Tear Falls"
(1966)
Solo John/Solo Scott
(1966)
"Deadlier Than the Male"
(1966)
Rear sleeve
Rear sleeve

Solo John/Solo Scott is a split-EP by the American pop group The Walker Brothers members John Walker and Scott Walker. It was released in 1966 reached number four on the UK EP Chart.[2] While the EP was released as two solo efforts due to it being released while the group was active it is generally categorised as a Walker Brothers release.

The EP was produced by John Franz with musical accompaniment directed by Reg Guest. It is also notable as it includes the original Scott Walker composition "Mrs. Murphy". All four tracks have since been re-released on the expanded edition of The Walker Brothers' second album, Portrait.

Track listing

Philips - BE 12597
Side one (Solo John)
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Sunny"   Bobby Hebb 3:50
2. "Come Rain or Come Shine"   Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer 3:21
Side two (Solo Scott)
No. Title Writer(s) Length
3. "The Gentle Rain"   Luiz Bonfá, Matt Dubey 2:44
4. "Mrs. Murphy"   Scott Engel 3:20

Personnel

  • John Walker - Vocals ("Sunny" and "Come Rain or Come Shine")
  • Scott Walker - Vocals ("The Gentle Rain" and "Mrs. Murphy")
  • John Franz - Producer
  • Reg Guest - Accompaniment Direction

Chart positions

Chart (1966) Peak
position
UK EP chart[2] 4

References

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