''Scott Walker Sings Jacques Brel'' is a compilation of
Jacques Brel
Jacques Romain Georges Brel (; 8 April 1929 – 9 October 1978) was a Belgian singer and actor who composed and performed theatrical songs. He generated a large, devoted following—initially in Belgium and France, but later throughout the world ...
compositions recorded by American-British singer-songwriter
Scott Walker, released in 1981 by
Philips Records
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. The compilation brings together all of the Brel material that Walker covered on record during the period of 1967 to 1969. Walker additionally performed five Brel songs on his television series, including "Alone", another Brel/Shuman composition.
None of these live recordings were released on the
accompanying soundtrack.
The original 1981 release included the Walker composition "Little Things (That Keep Us Together)" from ''
'Til the Band Comes In'' (1970). The 1990 CD re-release only includes the nine Brel compositions.
Justin Farrar of
Rhapsody praised the album, calling it one of the streaming service's favorite covers albums.
Track listing
Personnel
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Wally Stott
Angela Morley (10 March 192414 January 2009) was an English composer and conductor who became familiar to BBC Radio listeners in the 1950s under the name of Wally Stott. Morley provided incidental music for ''The Goon Show'' and ''Hancock's ...
– orchestral director (1, 2, 4, 6–8, 10)
* Reg Guest – orchestral director (3, 9)
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Peter Knight – orchestral director (5)
*
John Franz – producer
* Peter Olliff – engineer
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Fred Dellar – liner notes
Release details
References
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Scott Walker (singer) albums
1981 compilation albums
Cultural depictions of Jacques Brel