Any Day Now (Scott Walker album)

Any Day Now is the eighth studio album by the American solo artist Scott Walker. It was released in May 1973 but failed to chart. "The Me I Never Knew" was released as the album's sole single backed with the The Moviegoer opening track; "This Way Mary". The album was also the final Walker studio album from Philips Records and he later signed with CBS Records (now Columbia).

Availability

The continued unavailability of Any Day Now is believed to be due to Walker's dissatisfaction with his albums from the period, which he describes in the documentary Scott Walker: 30 Century Man as his "wilderness years". Walker has blocked CD re-releases of Any Day Now, Scott: Scott Walker Sings Songs from his TV Series (1969) and The Moviegoer (1972).^[2]

In spite of the album's deletion, around half of the songs were released in recent years on the budget The Collection compilation and Classics & Collectibles (2005). "The Me I Never Knew", "We Could Be Flying", "Do I Love You?", "When You Get Right Down to It", "Cowboy", and "All My Love's Laughter" are included on the Classics & Collectibles, while "Any Day Now" is included on The Collection. "If Ships Were Made To Sail" appears on a collection of Jimmy Webb penned songs titled "And Someone Left The Cake Out In The Rain" (1998). "Maria Bethania", "If" and "Ain't No Sunshine" remain unavailable.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[3]

In common with Walker's 1970s output, Any Day Now was poorly received by critics but has been reassessed since Walker was critically reappraised in the decades following The Walker Brothers' 1978 album Nite Flights.

Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Any Day Now"	Bob Hilliard, Burt Bacharach	3:33
2.	"All My Love's Laughter"	Jimmy Webb	4:05
3.	"Do I Love You?"	Albert Pelay, Alain le Govic, Yves Dessca, Maxime Piolot, Paul Anka	2:53
4.	"Maria Bethania"	Caetano Veloso	4:57
5.	"Cowboy"	Randy Newman	2:30
6.	"When You Get Right Down to It"	Barry Mann	2:59

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
7.	"If"	David Gates	3:16
8.	"Ain't No Sunshine"	Bill Withers	2:45
9.	"The Me I Never Knew"	Don Black, John Barry	3:39
10.	"If Ships Were Made to Sail"	Jimmy Webb	2:37
11.	"We Could Be Flying"	Michel Colombier, Paul Williams	4:20

Personnel

Scott Walker - Vocals
Peter Knight - Arrangements, Conductor
Robert Cornford - Arrangements, Conductor tracks: A4, A6, B1, B5
John Franz - Producer
Peter J. Olliff - Engineer

Release details

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalogue
United Kingdom	May 1973 (1973-05)	Philips	LP	6308 148

References

↑ Watkinson, Mike; Anderson, Pete (1994). Scott Walker - A Deep Shade Of Blue (1st ed.). London: Virgin Books. p. 169. ISBN 1 85227 482 4.
↑ Williams, Lewis (2006). Scott Walker - The Rhymes of Goodbye (1st ed.). London: Plexus. p. 105. ISBN 0-85965-395-1.
↑ Allmusic review

Scott Walker

Discography

Studio albums	Scott Scott 2 Scott 3 Scott: Scott Walker Sings Songs from his TV Series Scott 4 'Til the Band Comes In The Moviegoer Any Day Now Stretch We Had It All Climate of Hunter Tilt The Drift Bish Bosch Soused (with Sunn O))))

With The Walker Brothers	Take It Easy with The Walker Brothers Introducing the Walker Brothers Portrait The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore Images No Regrets Lines Nite Flights

Soundtracks	Pola X And Who Shall Go to the Ball? And What Shall Go to the Ball?

Compilations	Fire Escape in the Sky: The Godlike Genius of Scott Walker Scott Walker Sings Jacques Brel Boy Child: The Best of Scott Walker 1967–1970 No Regrets – The Best of Scott Walker and The Walker Brothers 1965–1976 5 Easy Pieces

Singles	Solo John/Solo Scott (EP) "Jackie" "Joanna" "The Rope and the Colt" "Lights of Cincinnati" "I Still See You" "The Me I Never Knew" "Delta Dawn" "Track Three" "Man from Reno"

Related artists	Jacques Brel Johnny Franz Peter Knight Ute Lemper Pulp The Routers John Stewart Wally Stott The Walker Brothers Gary Walker John Walker Peter Walsh

Related articles	"Deadlier Than the Male" "The Electrician" "Nite Flights" Scott Walker: 30 Century Man We Love Life

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