Boy Child: The Best of Scott Walker 1967–1970

Boy Child: The Best of Scott Walker 1967–1970
Compilation album by Scott Walker
Released	1990 5 June 2000 (re-issue)
Recorded	1967–1970
Genre	Pop music, baroque pop
Length	68:04 (CD/Cassette) 50:08 (LP) 70:24 (HDCD)
Label	Polygram, Fontana Records
Producer	John Franz, Peter Olliff
Scott Walker chronology
The Best of Scott Walker (1982) Boy Child: The Best of Scott Walker 1967–1970 (1990) No Regrets – The Best of Scott Walker and The Walker Brothers 1965–1976 (1992)

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Boy Child: The Best of 1967–1970 is a compilation album by the singer-songwriter Scott Walker. It was released in 1990. The album compiles music that Walker both wrote and recorded on five of his first six studio albums; Scott (1967), Scott 2 (1968), Scott 3 (1969), Scott 4 (1969) and 'Til the Band Comes In (1970). The original release also includes the non-Walker composition "The Rope and The Colt", a French single recorded by the singer for the 1969 film Une corde, un colt. Also included was the 1967 b-side "The Plague".

In 2000 the album was re-released under the altered title Boy Child: 67–70 on HDCD with modified track listing and running order. The new version dropped "The Rope and The Colt" and added the Scott 4 track "Angels of Ashes".

Track listing

Boy Child: The Best Of 1967 – 1970 (1990) CD/Cassette

All songs written and composed by S. Engel; except where indicated. 

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Plague"		3:34
2.	"Montague Terrace (In Blue)"		3:30
3.	"Such A Small Love"		4:54
4.	"The Amorous Humphrey Plugg"		4:31
5.	"The Girls From The Streets"		4:10
6.	"Plastic Palace People"		6:06
7.	"The Bridge"		2:51
8.	"It's Raining Today"		4:00
9.	"Copenhagen"		2:22
10.	"Big Louise"		3:10
11.	"We Came Through"		1:58
12.	"The Seventh Seal"		4:56
13.	"On Your Own Again"		1:47
14.	"Boy Child"		3:36
15.	"The Old Man's Back Again (Dedicated To The Neo-Stalinist Regime)"		3:43
16.	"Prologue"	Scott Walker, Ady Semel	1:22
17.	"Little Things (That Keep Us Together)"	Walker, Semel	2:18
18.	"Time Operator"	Walker, Semel	3:37
19.	"Epilogue. The War Is Over (Sleepers)"	Walker, Semel	3:34
20.	"The Rope and The Colt"	Andre Hassein, Hal Shapper	2:00

Boy Child: The Best Of 1967 – 1970 (1990) LP

All songs written and composed by S. Engel; except where indicated. 

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Plague"		3:34
2.	"Montague Terrace (In Blue)"		3:30
3.	"Such A Small Love"		4:54
4.	"The Amorous Humphrey Plugg"		4:31
5.	"Plastic Palace People"		6:06
6.	"The Bridge"		2:51

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
7.	"Big Louise"		3:10
8.	"We Came Through"		1:58
9.	"The Seventh Seal"		4:56
10.	"Boy Child"		3:36
11.	"The Old Man's Back Again (Dedicated To The Neo-Stalinist Regime)"		3:43
12.	"Prologue"	Scott Walker, Ady Semel	1:22
13.	"Little Things (That Keep Us Together)"	Walker, Semel	2:18
14.	"Time Operator"	Walker, Semel	3:37

Boy Child: 67–70 (2000) HDCD

All songs written and composed by S. Engel; except where indicated. 

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Montague Terrace (In Blue)"		3:30
2.	"Such A Small Love"		4:54
3.	"The Plague"		3:34
4.	"The Amorous Humphrey Plugg"		4:31
5.	"The Girls From The Streets"		4:10
6.	"Plastic Palace People"		6:06
7.	"The Bridge"		2:51
8.	"It's Raining Today"		4:00
9.	"Copenhagen"		2:22
10.	"Big Louise"		3:10
11.	"We Came Through"		1:58
12.	"The Seventh Seal"		4:56
13.	"On Your Own Again"		1:47
14.	"Boy Child"		3:36
15.	"The Old Man's Back Again (Dedicated To The Neo-Stalinist Regime)"		3:43
16.	"Angels Of Ashes"		4:21
17.	"Prologue"	Scott Walker, Ady Semel	1:22
18.	"Little Things (That Keep Us Together)"	Walker, Semel	2:18
19.	"Time Operator"	Walker, Semel	3:37
20.	"Epilogue. The War Is Over (Sleepers)"	Walker, Semel	3:34

Personnel

• John Franz – Producer
• Wally Stott – Director of Accompaniment (All tracks except those indicated below)
• Wally Stott – Arrangements, Conductor ("Montague Terrace (In Blue)" and "Such A Small Love")
• Peter Knight – Director of Accompaniment ("The Plague", "The Seventh Seal", "The Old Man's Back Again" and "Angels of Ashes")
• Peter Knight – Arrangements, Conductor ("The Girls From the Streets")
• Reg Guest – Arrangements, Conductor ("The Amorous Humphrey Plugg")
• Andre Hassein – Director of Accompaniment ("The Rope and The Colt")
• Marc Almond – Liner notes (1990 edition)
• Neil Hannon – Liner notes (2000 edition)

References

1. Unterberger, Richie (2012). "Boy Child: 67–70 | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 3 November 2012.