'Til the Band Comes In

'Til The Band Comes In
Studio album by Scott Walker
Released	1970
Length	41:12
Label	Philips 6308 035
Producer	John Franz
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'Til The Band Comes In is a Scott Walker album, released in 1970. As a compromise with his record company, the first 10 tracks are self-penned, the remainder are cover versions.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Scott Walker and Ady Semel, except where noted. 

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Prologue"		1:23
2.	"Little Things (That Keep Us Together)"		2:18
3.	"Joe"		3:42
4.	"Thanks for Chicago Mr. James"		2:18
5.	"Long About Now"		2:06
6.	"Time Operator"		3:37
7.	"Jean the Machine"		2:10
8.	"Cowbells Shakin'"		1:06

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
9.	"'Til the Band Comes In"		3:50
10.	"The War Is Over (Sleepers)"		3:36
11.	"Stormy"	Buddy Buie, James Cobb	3:09
12.	"The Hills of Yesterday"	Henry Mancini, Paul Francis Webster	2:45
13.	"Reuben James"	Barry Etris, Alex Harvey	3:03
14.	"What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life"	Michel Legrand, Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman	3:36
15.	"It's Over"	Jimmie F. Rodgers	2:26

Trivia

• The album is mentioned in the Pulp song "Bad Cover Version" – the second side of the album is listed as a great disappointment, and something "that got it so wrong". The song appeared on the 2001 album We Love Life which was, coincidentally, produced by Scott Walker.

Personnel

• Alan Clayson – liner notes
• Ady Semel – liner notes
• Scott Walker – vocals, main performer
• Esther Ofarim – vocals on "Long About Now"
• Peter Knight – director

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalogue
United Kingdom	December 1970 (1970-12)[1]	Philips	LP	SBL 7913
UK	August 12, 1996 (1996-08-12)[1]	BGO Records	CD	6308 035
United States	September 2, 2008 (2008-09-02)	Water Records	CD	water226

External links

• 'Til The Band Comes In at MusicBrainz

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Release: 'Til the Band Comes In – MusicBrainz". http://musicbrainz.org/release/7c9adffd-81c6-44a2-8113-f86b65013230.html. Retrieved 2010-08-10.