Take It Easy with the Walker Brothers is the debut album by the American pop group the Walker Brothers. It is also commonly known as Take It Easy. The group's musical accompaniment was directed by Ivor Raymonde and produced by John Franz and Nick Venet. It was released in 1965 and reached number three on the UK Albums Chart.[3] The album contains the group's first major hit single "Make It Easy on Yourself". Receiving good to mixed reviews, the album was released in both Mono and Stereo LP formats in November 1965. The album was later released on CD having been remastered and expanded in 1998. The sleeve notes were written by Brian Mulligan, the then press officer for Philips Records, with photography by Terence Donovan.
In the USA the album was released on Smash Records as Introducing the Walker Brothers in December 1965. This alternate version shifted the running order around and replaced "Lonely Winds", "Girl I Lost in the Rain", "First Love Never Dies", and "Tell the Truth" with the singles "Love Her", "My Ship Is Coming In" and "Pretty Girls Everywhere", along with the last's B-side "Doin' the Jerk".[4] The group can be seen miming "Doin' the Jerk" on the 1965 beach party movie Beach Ball.
Introducing the Walker Brothers is now out of print. In 2008 Water Records released the Philips Take It Easy track listing in the US for the first time.
Take It Easy with the Walker Brothers received good to mixed reviews from the majority of critics. Richie Unterberger writing retrospectively for Allmusic described the US version Introducing the Walker Brothers as "an erratic affair" that features "their trademark balladeering groove with the hits "Make It Easy On Yourself" and "My Ship Is Comin' In," but [sounding] stiff on uptempo R&B numbers like "Land of 1,000 Dances" and "Dancing in the Street"."[4]
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^"45cat - The Walker Brothers - Land Of 1,000 Dances / My Ship Is Coming In - Philips - Germany - 320 207 BF". 45cat. Retrieved 2014-09-20.
^ abRoberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. pp. 589/590. ISBN1-904994-10-5.
^ abUnterberger, Richie (2012). "Introducing the Walker Brothers - The Walker Brothers | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
^Unterberger, Richie. The Walker Brothers: Take It Easy with the Walker Brothers > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
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Take It Easy with the Walker Brothers is the debut album by the American pop group the Walker Brothers It is also commonly known as Take It Easy The group s musical accompaniment was directed by Ivor Raymonde and produced by John Franz and Nick Venet It was released in 1965 and reached number three on the UK Albums Chart 3 The album contains the group s first major hit single Make It Easy on Yourself Receiving good to mixed reviews the album was released in both Mono and Stereo LP formats in November 1965 The album was later released on CD having been remastered and expanded in 1998 The sleeve notes were written by Brian Mulligan the then press officer for Philips Records with photography by Terence Donovan Take It Easy with the Walker BrothersStudio album by the Walker BrothersReleasedNovember 26 1965Recorded1964 1965GenrePop baroque pop blue eyed soulLength34 36LabelPhilips SmashProducerJohn Franz Nick VenetThe Walker Brothers chronologyTake It Easy with the Walker Brothers 1965 Portrait 1966 Singles from Take It Easy with The Walker Brothers Pretty Girls Everywhere Released February 26 1965 Love Her Released April 9 1965 Make It Easy on Yourself Released August 1965 1 Land of 1000 Dances Released January 1966 2 Introducing the Walker BrothersSmash Records US sleeve Contents 1 Introducing the Walker Brothers 2 Reception 3 Track listing 3 1 Take It Easy Philips Records 3 2 Introducing The Walker Brothers Smash Records 4 Personnel 5 Charts 6 ReferencesIntroducing the Walker Brothers EditIn the USA the album was released on Smash Records as Introducing the Walker Brothers in December 1965 This alternate version shifted the running order around and replaced Lonely Winds Girl I Lost in the Rain First Love Never Dies and Tell the Truth with the singles Love Her My Ship Is Coming In and Pretty Girls Everywhere along with the last s B side Doin the Jerk 4 The group can be seen miming Doin the Jerk on the 1965 beach party movie Beach Ball Introducing the Walker Brothers is now out of print In 2008 Water Records released the Philips Take It Easy track listing in the US for the first time Reception EditProfessional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllmusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 5 Take It Easy with the Walker Brothers received good to mixed reviews from the majority of critics Richie Unterberger writing retrospectively for Allmusic described the US version Introducing the Walker Brothers as an erratic affair that features their trademark balladeering groove with the hits Make It Easy On Yourself and My Ship Is Comin In but sounding stiff on uptempo R amp B numbers like Land of 1 000 Dances and Dancing in the Street 4 Track listing EditTake It Easy Philips Records Edit Side oneNo TitleWriter s Length1 Make It Easy on Yourself Burt Bacharach Hal David3 142 There Goes My Baby George Treadwell Lover Patterson Benjamin Nelson3 083 First Love Never Dies Bob Morris Jim Seals3 374 Dancing in the Street Marvin Gaye Ivy Hunter William Mickey Stevenson3 505 Lonely Winds Mort Shuman Doc Pomus2 376 Girl I Lost in the Rain David Gates2 48 Side twoNo TitleWriter s Length7 Land of a 1 000 Dances Chris Kenner2 358 You re All Around Me Scott Engel Lesley Duncan2 399 Love Minus Zero No Limit Bob Dylan3 0510 I Don t Want to Hear It Anymore Randy Newman3 4811 Here Comes the Night Mort Shuman Doc Pomus2 2712 Tell the Truth Lowman Pauling1 51 Expanded CD bonus tracksNo TitleWriter s Length13 Love Her 1965 A Side Barry Mann Cynthia Weil3 2314 The Seventh Dawn B Side of Love Her Riz Ortolani2 4015 But I Do B Side of Make It Easy on Yourself Paul Gayten Robert Guidry2 5616 My Ship Is Coming In 1965 A Side Joey Brooks3 1517 Looking for Me from 1966 EP I Need You Randy Newman2 1118 Young Man Cried from 1966 EP I Need You Scott Engel John Franz2 3319 Everything s Gonna Be Alright from 1966 EP I Need You Willie Mitchell2 1620 I Need You from 1966 EP I Need You Carole King Gerry Goffin3 10 Introducing The Walker Brothers Smash Records Edit Side oneNo TitleWriter s Length1 My Ship Is Coming In Joey Brooks3 152 Doin the Jerk Scott Engel2 253 Love Her Barry Mann Cynthia Weil3 234 Dancing in the Street Marvin Gaye Ivy Hunter William Mickey Stevenson3 505 I Don t Want to Hear It Any More Randy Newman3 486 Love Minus Zero Bob Dylan3 05 Side twoNo TitleWriter s Length7 Make It Easy on Yourself Burt Bacharach Hal David3 148 Land of a 1 000 Dances Chris Kenner2 359 There Goes My Baby George Treadwell Lover Patterson Benjamin Nelson3 0810 Pretty Girls Everywhere Eugene Church Thomas Williams2 3011 Here Comes the Night Mort Shuman Doc Pomus2 2712 You re All Around Me Scott Engel Lesley Duncan2 39Personnel EditThe Walker BrothersGary Walker drums vocals John Walker guitar vocals Scott Walker vocals guitar keyboardswith The Quotations accompaniment Jack Nitzsche arranger and conductor Ivor Raymonde Reg Guest music director John Franz producer Terence Donovan photographyCharts EditChart PositionUK Albums Chart 3 3German Albums Chart 7References Edit 45cat The Walker Bros Make It Easy On Yourself But I Do Philips UK BF 1428 45cat Retrieved 2014 09 20 45cat The Walker Brothers Land Of 1 000 Dances My Ship Is Coming In Philips Germany 320 207 BF 45cat Retrieved 2014 09 20 a b Roberts David 2006 British Hit Singles amp Albums 19th ed London Guinness World Records Limited pp 589 590 ISBN 1 904994 10 5 a b Unterberger Richie 2012 Introducing the Walker Brothers The Walker Brothers AllMusic allmusic com Retrieved 18 October 2012 Unterberger Richie The Walker Brothers Take It Easy with the Walker Brothers gt Review at AllMusic Retrieved 18 October 2012 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Take It Easy with the Walker Brothers amp oldid 1155815142, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
