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{{Infobox album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
{{Infobox album
Name = Scott 3|
| name = Scott 3
Type = [[Album]]|
| type = [[Album]]
Artist = [[Scott Walker (singer)|Scott Walker]]|
| artist = [[Scott Walker (singer)|Scott Walker]]
Cover = Scott 3 - Scott Walker.jpg |
| cover = Scott 3 (Front Cover).jpg
Released = March 1969|
| alt =
| released = March 1969
Recorded = |
| recorded =
Genre = [[Baroque pop]], [[art pop]] |
Length = 37:22|
| venue =
| studio =
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Label = [[Philips Records|Philips]] / [[Fontana Records|Fontana]]|
Producer = [[Johnny Franz|John Franz]]|
| genre = {{hlist|[[Baroque pop]]|[[art pop]]}}
| length = 37:22
Last album = ''[[Scott 2]]''<br />(1968) |
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| label = [[Philips Records|Philips]] / [[Fontana Records|Fontana]]
This album = '''''Scott 3''''' <br /> (1969) |
| producer = [[Johnny Franz|John Franz]]
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Next album = ''[[Scott: Scott Walker Sings Songs from his TV Series]]''<br />(1969) |
| prev_title = [[Scott 2]]
| prev_year = 1968
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| next_title = [[Scott: Scott Walker Sings Songs from his TV Series]]
| next_year = 1969
}}
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|rev1score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>[{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r52256|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review]</ref>
|rev1score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r52256|pure_url=yes}} AllMusic review]</ref>
|rev2 = ''[[Pitchfork Media]]''
|rev2 = ''[[Pitchfork Media]]''
|rev2score = (8.5/10)<ref>[http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/18088-scott-walker-scott-walker-the-collection-1967-1970/]</ref>
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'''''Scott 3''''' is the third solo album by singer songwriter [[Scott Walker (singer)|Scott Walker]].


'''''Scott 3''''' is the third solo album by American singer songwriter [[Scott Walker (singer)|Scott Walker]], released on March 1, 1969, in the United Kingdom through [[Philips Records]]. It was produced by [[Johnny Franz|John Franz]]. Though a majority of the tracklist features original songs from Walker, the final three tracks are covers of compositions by [[Jacques Brel]].
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Upon release in 1969, it met with slower sales than his previous albums, as pop audiences struggled to keep pace with Walker's increasingly experimental approach. The dense lush string arrangements by [[Wally Stott]] seemed to evoke a Vegas-style lounge crooner atmosphere, but one tinted with surreal drones and touches of [[Consonance and dissonance|dissonance]].


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Upon release in 1969, it met with slightly fewer sales than his previous albums, as pop audiences struggled to keep pace with Walker's increasingly experimental approach, though it still reached #3 on the [[UK Album Chart]].
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Since its release, it has been regarded by many of Walker's fans as a favourite. The title of the compilation ''[[Fire Escape in the Sky: The Godlike Genius of Scott Walker]]'' is taken from the lyrics of the song "Big Louise", and the 2006 documentary ''[[Scott Walker: 30 Century Man]]'' is named after "30 Century Man".


The album's slightly muted reception and subsequent failure of his short-lived [[BBC Television|BBC]] TV series signified the beginning of Walker's decline in popularity. Since its release, however, it has been regarded by many of Walker's fans as a favourite.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Baddeley |first=Kieran |date=2019-02-13 |title=Album Review: Scott Walker - Scott 3 |url=https://rockhaq.com/reviews/album-review-scott-walker-scott-3/ |access-date=2024-03-16 |website=The Rockhaq Community |language=en-GB}}</ref>
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A cover of "30 Century Man" by the Jigsaw Seen was used in the animated film ''[[Futurama: Bender's Big Score]]''. [[Marc Almond]] covered the song "Big Louise" in 1982 with his band [[Marc and the Mambas]] on the album ''[[Untitled (Marc and the Mambas album)|Untitled]]''.


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The title of the compilation ''[[Fire Escape in the Sky: The Godlike Genius of Scott Walker]]'' is taken from the lyrics of the song "Big Louise", and the 2006 documentary ''[[Scott Walker: 30 Century Man]]'' is named after "30 Century Man".
The final three tracks are covers of compositions by [[Jacques Brel]].

Mark Lager, in a retrospective review, wrote that the album contained "contemplative, delicate, and nostalgic songs surrounded by a string section of somber darkness. The opening track “It’s Raining Today” is autumnal, gray, misty, and overcast and his lyrics share similarities with [[Leonard Cohen]]’s songs from around this same time period. “Copenhagen” contains Christmas chimes and, at the end, a carnival carousel. His voice is reminiscent of crooner [[Andy Williams]], yet the lyrics are akin to [[Marcel Proust]]’s ''Swann’s Way'' in their recollections upon faraway childhood innocence. “Winter Night” is a crystalline, melancholy mood piece that is best accompanied by a glass of Amontillado sherry."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://vinylwriters.com/cinematic-genius-and-haunting-poetry-of-noel-scott-engel/ |title=Cinematic Genius and Haunting Poetry of Noel Scott Engel |website=Vinyl Writers |date=January 2022 |last=Lager |first=Mark}}</ref>

In September 2019, [[Thom Yorke]] named "It's Raining Today" as one of the eight pieces of music he would take to an imaginary desert island on the [[BBC Radio 4]] show ''[[Desert Island Discs]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=BBC Radio 4 - Desert Island Discs, Thom Yorke, musician |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0008qg3 |access-date=2024-03-16 |website=BBC |language=en-GB}}</ref>

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[[Marc Almond]] covered the song "Big Louise" in 1982 with his band [[Marc and the Mambas]] on the album ''[[Untitled (Marc and the Mambas album)|Untitled]]''.


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
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| headline = Side one
| headline = Side one
| all_writing = [[Scott Walker (singer)|Scott Walker]] (credited as Noel Scott Engel), except where noted
| all_writing = [[Scott Walker (singer)|Scott Walker]] (credited as Noel Scott Engel), except where noted
| writing_credits = yes

| title1 = It's Raining Today
| title1 = It's Raining Today
| length1 = 4:02
| length1 = 4:02
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| headline = Side two
| headline = Side two
| writing_credits = yes

| title8 = 30 Century Man
| title8 = 30 Century Man
| length8 = 1:29
| length8 = 1:29
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| length10 = 2:48
| length10 = 2:48
| title11 = Sons Of
| title11 = Sons Of
| writer11 = Gérard Jouannest, [[Jacques Brel]], [[Mort Shuman]]
| writer11 = [[Gérard Jouannest]], [[Jacques Brel]], [[Mort Shuman]]
| length11 = 3:45
| length11 = 3:45
| title12 = Funeral Tango
| title12 = Funeral Tango
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==Personnel==
==Personnel==
*Scott Walker - vocals
*Scott Walker – vocals, arranger
*[[Angela Morley|Wally Stott]] - [[arrangement|Arranged]] and [[conducting|conducted]] all songs except "30 Century Man" and "Funeral Tango"
*[[Angela Morley]] – [[arrangement|Arranged]] and [[conducting|conducted]] all songs except "30 Century Man" and "Funeral Tango"
*[[Peter Knight (composer)|Peter Knight]] - Arranged and conducted "Funeral Tango"
*[[Peter Knight (composer)|Peter Knight]] – Arranged and conducted "Funeral Tango"


==Release history==
==Release history==
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|[[UK Albums Chart]]<ref name=chartstats>{{cite web|url=http://www.chartstats.com/artistinfo.php?id=1980 | title=Chart Stats - Scott Walker| publisher=chartstats.com| accessdate=2009-02-12|archiveurl=http://archive.is/d7qI|archivedate=2012-12-05}}</ref>
|[[UK Albums Chart]]<ref name=chartstats>{{cite web| url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artists/| title=The Official Charts Company - Scott Walker| publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]| accessdate=2009-02-12}}</ref>
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{musicbrainz album|id=9007dbfe-638a-430f-93c5-51b685fd35fb|name =Scott 3}}
*{{MusicBrainz release|mbid=9007dbfe-638a-430f-93c5-51b685fd35fb|name =Scott 3}}


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Latest revision as of 04:20, 27 April 2024

Scott 3
Studio album by
Scott Walker
ReleasedMarch 1969
Genre
Length37:22
LabelPhilips / Fontana
ProducerJohn Franz
Scott Walker chronology
Scott 2
(1968) 		Scott 3
(1969) 		Scott: Scott Walker Sings Songs from his TV Series
(1969)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Pitchfork Media(8.5/10)[2]

Scott 3 is the third solo album by American singer songwriter Scott Walker, released on March 1, 1969, in the United Kingdom through Philips Records. It was produced by John Franz. Though a majority of the tracklist features original songs from Walker, the final three tracks are covers of compositions by Jacques Brel.

Upon release in 1969, it met with slightly fewer sales than his previous albums, as pop audiences struggled to keep pace with Walker's increasingly experimental approach, though it still reached #3 on the UK Album Chart.

The album's slightly muted reception and subsequent failure of his short-lived BBC TV series signified the beginning of Walker's decline in popularity. Since its release, however, it has been regarded by many of Walker's fans as a favourite.[3]

The title of the compilation Fire Escape in the Sky: The Godlike Genius of Scott Walker is taken from the lyrics of the song "Big Louise", and the 2006 documentary Scott Walker: 30 Century Man is named after "30 Century Man".

Mark Lager, in a retrospective review, wrote that the album contained "contemplative, delicate, and nostalgic songs surrounded by a string section of somber darkness. The opening track “It’s Raining Today” is autumnal, gray, misty, and overcast and his lyrics share similarities with Leonard Cohen’s songs from around this same time period. “Copenhagen” contains Christmas chimes and, at the end, a carnival carousel. His voice is reminiscent of crooner Andy Williams, yet the lyrics are akin to Marcel Proust’s Swann’s Way in their recollections upon faraway childhood innocence. “Winter Night” is a crystalline, melancholy mood piece that is best accompanied by a glass of Amontillado sherry."[4]

In September 2019, Thom Yorke named "It's Raining Today" as one of the eight pieces of music he would take to an imaginary desert island on the BBC Radio 4 show Desert Island Discs.[5]

Marc Almond covered the song "Big Louise" in 1982 with his band Marc and the Mambas on the album Untitled.

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Scott Walker (credited as Noel Scott Engel), except where noted

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."It's Raining Today"4:02
2."Copenhagen"2:22
3."Rosemary"3:22
4."Big Louise"3:10
5."We Came Through"1:59
6."Butterfly"1:42
7."Two Ragged Soldiers"3:07
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
8."30 Century Man" 1:29
9."Winter Night" 1:45
10."Two Weeks Since You've Gone" 2:48
11."Sons Of"Gérard Jouannest, Jacques Brel, Mort Shuman3:45
12."Funeral Tango"Jouannest, Brel, Shuman2:56
13."If You Go Away"Brel, Rod McKuen4:57

The original U.S. Smash label vinyl issue omitted "30 Century Man", replacing it with "Lights of Cincinnati", a UK non-LP single from the same period. This issue also featured a different cover design from the UK Philips release.

Personnel

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Release history

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Region Date Label Format Catalogue
United Kingdom March 1969 (1969-03)[6] Philips LP SBL 7882
United States June 1969 (1969-06) Smash LP SRS 67121
UK June 22, 1992 (1992-06-22)[6] Fontana CD 510 881-2
UK June 5, 2000 (2000-06-05)[6] Fontana HDCD 510 881-2
US February 15, 2008 (2008-02-15)[7] 4 Men With Beards LP 4M151

Charts

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Chart Position
UK Albums Chart[8] 3

References

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  1. ^ AllMusic review
  2. ^ "Scott Walker: Scott: The Collection 1967-1970". Pitchfork.
  3. ^ Baddeley, Kieran (2019-02-13). "Album Review: Scott Walker - Scott 3". The Rockhaq Community. Retrieved 2024-03-16.
  4. ^ Lager, Mark (January 2022). "Cinematic Genius and Haunting Poetry of Noel Scott Engel". Vinyl Writers.
  5. ^ "BBC Radio 4 - Desert Island Discs, Thom Yorke, musician". BBC. Retrieved 2024-03-16.
  6. ^ a b c "Release: Scott 3 - MusicBrainz". Retrieved 2010-08-10.
  7. ^ "VinylFanatics.com Vinyl Records, Vinyl Record Reviews, News, Forum Vinyl reviews Audiophile vinyl The best site for vinyl records - UPDATE : Vinyl Lovers - New record label?". © 2010 VinylFanatics.com. Archived from the original on October 13, 2008. Retrieved 2010-08-11.
  8. ^ "The Official Charts Company - Scott Walker". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2009-02-12.
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