Walker Bros Vs Walter Jackson

[Citizen P]

Just got out the car after hearing "Make It easy on yourself" by Scott and the boys, and knowing that both Walter and they did "My Ship is coming in" (they also do a decent job of "Living above your head"),

Did Walter do a version of "make it easy"?

If so where can I find one?

If not, why not? It is perfect for the man.Close your eyes and you just can hear it.

ATB

Tony

[Crumb]

Just got out the car after hearing "Make It easy on yourself" by Scott and the boys, and knowing that both Walter and they did "My Ship is coming in" (they also do a decent job of "Living above your head"),

Did Walter do a version of "make it easy"?

If so where can I find one?

If not, why not? It is perfect for the man.Close your eyes and you just can hear it.

ATB

Tony

Not sure about Walter but Jerry Butler did a great version.

[Guest TONY ROUNCE]

Just got out the car after hearing "Make It easy on yourself" by Scott and the boys, and knowing that both Walter and they did "My Ship is coming in" (they also do a decent job of "Living above your head"),

Did Walter do a version of "make it easy"?

If so where can I find one?

If not, why not? It is perfect for the man.Close your eyes and you just can hear it.

ATB

Tony

No, Walter never recorded MIEOY. The (originally unreleased) original version was cut for Wand by the Isley Brothers (it's on an early Kent CD "Shoutin' And Twistin' With The Isley Brothers). However, Ron Isley changed some of Hal David's lyrics and Hal and Burt Bacharach were not best pleased that he did, so they asked Scepter-Wand boss Florence Greenberg not to release it. In the meantime, they took the backing track to a Jerry Butler session and Jerry, of course, recorded his unbeatable version for Vee-Jay - which, as it has the 'right' lyrics, most people reasonably regard as the original.

Never cared much for the Walker Brothers version, I must admit - however their (US-recorded) "Love Her" is a spinetingler of a record that should be in all Soul collections IMO...

TONE

Edited January 29, 2007 by TONY ROUNCE

[Geoff]

Personally I prefer Jimmy Radcliffe's original of My Ship Is Coming In.

The Walker Brothers didn't do bad versions of the songs they covered, but I prefer the originals, e.g. Gene McDaniels' Another Tear Falls, etc.

The original version of Love Her is by the Everly Brothers, b side of The Girl Sang The Blues; the Walkers version of Love Her is good, haven't heard the Everlys version for a long time, can't really remember if it is better, I know I liked it when I heard it.

[Guest TONY ROUNCE]

Personally I prefer Jimmy Radcliffe's original of My Ship Is Coming In.

The Walker Brothers didn't do bad versions of the songs they covered, but I prefer the originals, e.g. Gene McDaniels' Another Tear Falls, etc.

The original version of Love Her is by the Everly Brothers, b side of The Girl Sang The Blues; the Walkers version of Love Her is good, haven't heard the Everlys version for a long time, can't really remember if it is better, I know I liked it when I heard it.

...Everlys version is good, but not AS good - it doesn't have the benfit of an absolutely genius Jack Nitzsche arrangement like the Walker Bros. version does.

Love "The Girl Sang the Blues", though...

TONE

PS - on the whole, and 'Love Her' notwithstanding, I'd say that Scott Engel (Walker) is way up near the top of my list of most overrated singers of all time. That might start a bit of fur flying?

[Jaco]

...Everlys version is good, but not AS good - it doesn't have the benfit of an absolutely genius Jack Nitzsche arrangement like the Walker Bros. version does.

Love "The Girl Sang the Blues", though...

TONE

PS - on the whole, and 'Love Her' notwithstanding, I'd say that Scott Engel (Walker) is way up near the top of my list of most overrated singers of all time. That might start a bit of fur flying?

I'd go along with that, Tone. Lush orchestral arrangements by the likes of Johnny Franz and Reg Guest tended to hide his singing weaknesses, exposed in my opinion on the ludicrous "Jackie". Remembered more for the songs than than the singing.