On October 9, 1978, Jacques Romain Georges Brel died aged 49. He was a Belgian singer, songwriter and actor, widely considered a master of the modern chanson. He recorded most of his songs in French and in Dutch, but he became a major influence on English speaking songwriters and performers such as David Bowie, Alex Harvey, Leonard Cohen, Marc Almond and Rod McKuen. The English translations of his songs were recorded by many famous performers including Ray Charles, Nina Simone, Frank Sinatra, Judy Collins, John Denver, the Kingston Trio, Scott Walker and Andy Williams. Having sold over 25 million records worldwide, Brel is the fourth best-selling Belgian recording artist of all time.
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Scott Walker: Scott
On September 16, 1967, “Philips” label released “Scott”, the debut Scott Walker solo album. It was recorded in 1967, and was produced by John Franz.
Personnel:
- Scott Walker – vocals
- Wally Stott– arrangements, conductor
- Reg Guest – arrangements, conductor
- Peter Knight– arrangements, conductor
- Peter J. Oliff – engineer
- Keith Altham – sleeve notes
Track listing:
- Mathilde – Jacques Brel, Gérard Jouannest, Mort Shuman
- Montague Terrace – Noel Scott Engel
- Angelica – Cynthia Well, Barry Mann
- The Lady came from Baltimore – Tim Hardin
- When Joanna loved me – Robert Wells, Jack Segal
- My death – Jacques Brell, Mort Shuman
- The Big hurt – Wayne Shankin
- Such a small love – Noel Scott Engel
- You’re gonna hear from me – Andre Previn, Dory Previn
- Through a long and sleepless night – Mark Gordon, Alfred Newman
- Always coming back to you – Noel Scott Engel
- Amsterdam – Jacques Brel, Mort Shuman
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