Boy Child: The Best of Scott Walker 1967–1970
Boy Child: The Best of Scott Walker 1967–1970 | ||||
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Compilation album by Scott Walker | ||||
Released |
1990 5 June 2000 (re-issue) | |||
Recorded | 1967–1970 | |||
Genre | Pop music, baroque pop | |||
Length |
68:04 (CD/Cassette) 50:08 (LP) 70:24 (HDCD) | |||
Label | Polygram, Fontana Records | |||
Producer | John Franz, Peter Olliff | |||
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Boy Child: The Best of 1967–1970 is a compilation album by the singer-songwriter Scott Walker. It was released in 1990. The album compiles music that Walker both wrote and recorded on five of his first six studio albums; Scott (1967), Scott 2 (1968), Scott 3 (1969), Scott 4 (1969) and 'Til the Band Comes In (1970). The original release also includes the non-Walker composition "The Rope and The Colt", a French single recorded by the singer for the 1969 film Une corde, un colt. Also included was the 1967 b-side "The Plague".
In 2000 the album was re-released under the altered title Boy Child: 67–70 on HDCD with modified track listing and running order. The new version dropped "The Rope and The Colt" and added the Scott 4 track "Angels of Ashes".
Track listing
Boy Child: The Best Of 1967 – 1970 (1990) CD/Cassette
All tracks written by S. Engel; except where indicated.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "The Plague" | 3:34 | |
2. | "Montague Terrace (In Blue)" | 3:30 | |
3. | "Such A Small Love" | 4:54 | |
4. | "The Amorous Humphrey Plugg" | 4:31 | |
5. | "The Girls From The Streets" | 4:10 | |
6. | "Plastic Palace People" | 6:06 | |
7. | "The Bridge" | 2:51 | |
8. | "It's Raining Today" | 4:00 | |
9. | "Copenhagen" | 2:22 | |
10. | "Big Louise" | 3:10 | |
11. | "We Came Through" | 1:58 | |
12. | "The Seventh Seal" | 4:56 | |
13. | "On Your Own Again" | 1:47 | |
14. | "Boy Child" | 3:36 | |
15. | "The Old Man's Back Again (Dedicated To The Neo-Stalinist Regime)" | 3:43 | |
16. | "Prologue" | Scott Walker, Ady Semel | 1:22 |
17. | "Little Things (That Keep Us Together)" | Walker, Semel | 2:18 |
18. | "Time Operator" | Walker, Semel | 3:37 |
19. | "Epilogue. The War Is Over (Sleepers)" | Walker, Semel | 3:34 |
20. | "The Rope and The Colt" | Andre Hassein, Hal Shapper | 2:00 |
Boy Child: The Best Of 1967 – 1970 (1990) LP
All tracks written by S. Engel; except where indicated.
Side one | |||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
1. | "The Plague" | 3:34 | |
2. | "Montague Terrace (In Blue)" | 3:30 | |
3. | "Such A Small Love" | 4:54 | |
4. | "The Amorous Humphrey Plugg" | 4:31 | |
5. | "Plastic Palace People" | 6:06 | |
6. | "The Bridge" | 2:51 |
Side two | |||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
7. | "Big Louise" | 3:10 | |
8. | "We Came Through" | 1:58 | |
9. | "The Seventh Seal" | 4:56 | |
10. | "Boy Child" | 3:36 | |
11. | "The Old Man's Back Again (Dedicated To The Neo-Stalinist Regime)" | 3:43 | |
12. | "Prologue" | Scott Walker, Ady Semel | 1:22 |
13. | "Little Things (That Keep Us Together)" | Walker, Semel | 2:18 |
14. | "Time Operator" | Walker, Semel | 3:37 |
Boy Child: 67–70 (2000) HDCD
All tracks written by S. Engel; except where indicated.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Montague Terrace (In Blue)" | 3:30 | |
2. | "Such A Small Love" | 4:54 | |
3. | "The Plague" | 3:34 | |
4. | "The Amorous Humphrey Plugg" | 4:31 | |
5. | "The Girls From The Streets" | 4:10 | |
6. | "Plastic Palace People" | 6:06 | |
7. | "The Bridge" | 2:51 | |
8. | "It's Raining Today" | 4:00 | |
9. | "Copenhagen" | 2:22 | |
10. | "Big Louise" | 3:10 | |
11. | "We Came Through" | 1:58 | |
12. | "The Seventh Seal" | 4:56 | |
13. | "On Your Own Again" | 1:47 | |
14. | "Boy Child" | 3:36 | |
15. | "The Old Man's Back Again (Dedicated To The Neo-Stalinist Regime)" | 3:43 | |
16. | "Angels Of Ashes" | 4:21 | |
17. | "Prologue" | Scott Walker, Ady Semel | 1:22 |
18. | "Little Things (That Keep Us Together)" | Walker, Semel | 2:18 |
19. | "Time Operator" | Walker, Semel | 3:37 |
20. | "Epilogue. The War Is Over (Sleepers)" | Walker, Semel | 3:34 |
Personnel
- John Franz – Producer
- Wally Stott – Director of Accompaniment (All tracks except those indicated below)
- Wally Stott – Arrangements, Conductor ("Montague Terrace (In Blue)" and "Such A Small Love")
- Peter Knight – Director of Accompaniment ("The Plague", "The Seventh Seal", "The Old Man's Back Again" and "Angels of Ashes")
- Peter Knight – Arrangements, Conductor ("The Girls From the Streets")
- Reg Guest – Arrangements, Conductor ("The Amorous Humphrey Plugg")
- Andre Hassein – Director of Accompaniment ("The Rope and The Colt")
- Marc Almond – Liner notes (1990 edition)
- Neil Hannon – Liner notes (2000 edition)
References
- ↑ Unterberger, Richie (2012). "Boy Child: 67–70 | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 3 November 2012.