Biography
The Walker Brothers were an American pop group of the 1960s and 1970s, that included Scott Engel (eventually known professionally as Scott Walker), John Walker (born John Maus, but using the name Walker since his teens), and Gary Leeds (eventually known as Gary Walker). After moving to Britain in 1965, they had a number of top ten albums and singles there, including the No. 1 chart hits “Make It Easy on Yourself” and “The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine (Anymore)”, both of which also made the US top 20. In between the two was the lesser US hit “My Ship is Coming In”. Formed in 1964, they adopted the ‘Walker Brothers’ name as a show business touch even though the members were all unrelated — “simply because we liked it.” They provided a unique counterpoint to the British Invasion by achieving much more success in the United Kingdom than in their home country, a period when the popularity of British bands such as The Beatles dominated the U.S. charts. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Walker_Brothers
Album & Cover
Nite Flights is the sixth and last studio album by the American pop group The Walker Brothers, released in July 1978. Each member of the group wrote songs for the album: two by Gary Walker with Scott Walker and John Walker each contributing four. “The Electrician” was released as a single from the album. It was the last album the trio recorded as a group, although the structure of the album, effectively split into three sections in which each member writes and sings, has led to both critics and band members describing it as more akin to three miniature solo albums than a true group album.
Cover Location: Hipgnosis Studio, London, UK
Who Did What: Photography – P. Christopherson/S. Thorgerson. Sleeve Design – Hipgnosis/Walker Brothers
Label: GTO GTLP 033(UK)
Source: Vinyl. Album. Cover. Art, The Complete Hipgnosis Catalogue: Aubrey Powell
Tracklist
| Side One Shutout Fat Mama Kick Nite Flights The Electrician Death Of Romance |
Side Two Den Haague Rhythms Of Vision Disciples Of Death Fury And The Fire Child Of Flames |
Credits
Arranged By – The Walker Brothers
Conductor, Orchestrated By – Dave MacRae
Engineer [Assistant] – Steve Parker
Mixed By – Dave MacRae, Dennis Weinreich, Scott Walker
Producer – Dave MacRae, Scott Walker
Recorded By – Dennis Weinreich
Words By, Music By – G. Leeds (tracks: A5, B1), J. J. Maus (tracks: B2 to B5), S. Engel (tracks: A1 to A4)
