The Walker Brothers discography

Summary

The discography of American pop group The Walker Brothers consists of eight studio albums, two of which were created for the American market, one live album, three extended plays, twenty singles, twenty b-sides and numerous compilations - several of which are listed here.

The Walker Brothers discography
the Walker Brothers in 1965
Studio albums8
Live albums1
Compilation albums7
EPs3
Singles20
B-sides20

Studio albums edit

Year Album details Chart positions
UK
[1]
AUS
[2]
GER
[3]
NL
[4]
1965 Take It Easy with the Walker Brothers 3 7
Introducing The Walker Brothers (1st US album)
1966 Portrait
  • Released: August 1966
  • Labels: Philips
3 8
The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore (2nd US album)
  • Released: 1966
  • Labels: Smash
1967 Images
  • Released: April 1967
  • Labels: Philips
6 23
1975 No Regrets 49 39 13
1976 Lines
  • Released: October 1976
  • Labels: GTO
1978 Nite Flights
  • Released: July 1978
  • Labels: GTO

Live albums edit

  • Walker Brothers in Japan (1968, Philips (Japan)) (re-issued 1987, Bam Caruso (UK))

Compilation albums edit

This is a list of Walker Brothers compilations that were released in the UK.

  • The Fabulous Walker Brothers (1966, Philips)
  • The Walker Brothers' Story (2xLP) (1968, Philips) – UK #9
  • The Immortal Walker Brothers (1968, Philips)
  • Make It Easy On Yourself (1972, Philips)
  • Greatest Hits (2xLP) (1975, Philips)
  • Spotlight On (2xLP) (1977, Philips)
  • Hits (1982, Philips)
  • Gala (1986, Philips)
  • After the Lights Go Out: The Best of 1965–1967 (1990, Fontana/Phonogram)
  • No Regrets – The Best of Scott Walker and The Walker Brothers 1965–1976 (1992, Polygram) – UK #4, BPI: Gold
  • Scott Walker and The Walker Brothers – A Very Special Collection (1993, Pickwick)
  • The Collection (1996, Spectrum/Universal) – BPI: Silver
  • If You Could Hear Me Now (2001, Columbia)
  • Superhits (2005, Epic)
  • The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore – The Best of Scott Walker and The Walker Brothers (2006, Universal Music TV) – UK #24
  • Everything Under the Sun – The Complete Studio Recordings (5xCD box set) (2006, Universal International)
  • The Silver Collection (2007, Spectrum/Universal)
  • My Ship Is Coming In - The Collection (2009, Spectrum/Universal) (2xCD)
  • 3 Original Album Classics (3xCD box set) (2010, Legacy/Columbia)

Extended plays edit

Year EP details UK EPs
[5]
1966 I Need You 1
Solo John/Solo Scott
  • Released: December 1966
  • Label: Philips Records
4
1968 The Walker Brothers In Japan Vol. 2
  • Released: 1968 (Japan)
  • Label: Philips Records
1981 Shutout
  • Released: June 1981[6]
  • Label: GTO Records

Singles edit

All non-UK singles list the country of release in brackets. B-sides vary in some territories.

Year A-side B-side Chart positions Album (UK)
UK
[1]
BE
[7]
CA DE
[8]
IRL
[9]
NL
[4]
NO
[10]
US
[11]
1965 "Pretty Girls Everywhere" "Doin' the Jerk" Introducing the Walker Brothers
"Love Her" "The Seventh Dawn" 20
"Make It Easy on Yourself" "But I Do" 1 1[12] 3 16 Take It Easy
"My Ship Is Coming In" "You're All Around Me" 3 63 Introducing the Walker Brothers
"Land of 1000 Dances" (DE, DK, SE, JP) "Pretty Girls Everywhere" Take It Easy
1966 "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore" "After the Lights Go Out" 1 15 2[13] 4 5 9 6 13 The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore
"(Baby) You Don't Have to Tell Me" "My Love is Growing" 13 21 37
"Another Tear Falls" "Saddest Night in the World" 12 24 Portrait
"Saturday's Child" (GR) "Another Tear Falls"
"Living Above Your Head" (NL) "Young Man Cried"
"Deadlier Than the Male" "Archangel" 32 The Fabulous Walker Brothers
"In My Room" (JP) "(Baby) You Don't Have to Tell Me" Portrait
1967 "Stay with Me Baby" "Turn Out the Moon" 26 Images
"Turn Out the Moon" (JP) "Stay with Me Baby"
"Experience" (NL) "Everything Under the Sun"
"Walking in the Rain" "Baby Make It the Last Time" 26
"Everything Under the Sun" (JP) "I Wanna Know"
"I Will Wait For You" (AUS) "It Makes No Difference Now"
1968 "Archangel" (JP) "Stand By Me" The Walker Brothers' Story
"Ooh Poo Pah Doo" (Live) (JP) "Hold On" (Live) The Walker Brothers In Japan
1971 "Love Her" (re-issue) "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore",
"Make It Easy on Yourself"
Introducing the Walker Brothers
1975 "No Regrets" "Remember Me" 7 10 5 7 No Regrets
1976 "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore" (re-issue) "Make It Easy on Yourself",
"Stay With Me Baby"
The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore
"Lines" "First Day" Lines
"We're All Alone" "Have You Seen My Baby" 32
1978 "The Electrician" "Den Haague" Nite Flights
1982 "First Love Never Dies" "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore" Take It Easy
1991 "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore" (2nd re-issue) "Jackie" (by Scott Walker) No Regrets -
The Best of 1965-1976
"No Regrets" (re-issue) "Boy Child" (by Scott Walker)

References edit

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