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

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 - seven of which are listed here.

Studio albums

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

Live albums

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

Compilation albums

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

Year EP details UK EPs
[4]
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[5]
  • Label: GTO Records

Singles

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
[6]
CA DE
[7]
IRL
[8]
NL
[3]
NO
[9]
US
[10]
1965 "Pretty Girls Everywhere" "Doin' the Jerk"
"Love Her" "The Seventh Dawn" 20
"Make It Easy on Yourself" "But I Do" 1 1[11] 3 16 Take It Easy
"My Ship Is Coming In" "You're All Around Me" 3 63
"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[12] 4 5 9 6 13
"(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
"Saturday's Child" (GR) "Another Tear Falls" Portrait
"Living Above Your Head" (NL) "Young Man Cried"
"Deadlier Than the Male" "Archangel" 32
"In My Room" (JP) "(Baby) You Don't Have to Tell Me" Portrait
1967 "Stay with Me Baby" "Turn Out the Moon" 26
"Turn Out the Moon" (JP) "Stay with Me Baby"
"Experience" (NL) "Everything Under the Sun" Images
"Walking in the Rain" "Baby Make It the Last Time" 26
"Everything Under the Sun" (JP) "I Wanna Know" Images
"I Will Wait For You" (AUS) "It Makes No Difference Now"
1968 "Archangel" (JP) "Stand By Me"
"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"
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"
"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

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  4. ^ "UK EP chart listing". www.everyhit.com. 2000-03-16. Retrieved 2011-09-15.
  5. ^ "45cat - The Walker Brothers - Shutout / The Electrician - GTO - UK - GT 295". 45cat. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
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  8. ^ Jaclyn Ward (1962-10-01). "Irish Singles chart". www.irishcharts.ie. Archived from the original on 2010-02-01. Retrieved 2011-09-15. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
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  10. ^ Strong, Martin C. (2000). The Great Rock Discography (5th ed.). Edinburgh: Mojo Books. pp. 1042/3. ISBN 1-84195-017-3.
  11. ^ "RPM - Library and Archives Canada - Top Singles - Volume 4, No. 14, November 29 1965". collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-11-09.
  12. ^ "RPM - Library and Archives Canada - Top Singles - Volume 5, No. 16, June 13 1966". collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-11-09.