The Walker Brothers discography

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The Walker Brothers discography
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the Walker Brothers in 1965
Studio albums8
Live albums1
Compilation albums7
EPs3
Singles20
B-sides20

The discography of American pop group The Walker Brothers consists of eight studio albums, two of which were created for the American market, one live album, three extended plays, twenty singles, twenty b-sides and numerous compilations - several of which are listed here.

Contents

Studio albums

YearAlbum detailsChart positions
UK
[1]
AUS
[2]
GER
[3]
NL
[4]
1965 Take It Easy with the Walker Brothers 37
Introducing The Walker Brothers (1st US album)
1966 Portrait
  • Released: August 1966
  • Labels: Philips
38
The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore (2nd US album)
  • Released: 1966
  • Labels: Smash
1967 Images
  • Released: April 1967
  • Labels: Philips
623
1975 No Regrets 493913
1976 Lines
  • Released: October 1976
  • Labels: GTO
1978 Nite Flights
  • Released: July 1978
  • Labels: GTO

Live albums

Compilation albums

This is a list of Walker Brothers compilations that were released in the UK.

Extended plays

YearEP details UK EPs
[5]
1966 I Need You 1
Solo John/Solo Scott
  • Released: December 1966
  • Label: Philips Records
4
1968The Walker Brothers In Japan Vol. 2
  • Released: 1968 (Japan)
  • Label: Philips Records
1981Shutout
  • Released: June 1981 [6]
  • Label: GTO Records

Singles

All non-UK singles list the country of release in brackets. B-sides vary in some territories.

YearA-sideB-sideChart positionsAlbum (UK)
UK
[1]
BE
[7]
CA DE
[8]
IRL
[9]
NL
[4]
NO
[10]
US
[11]
1965"Pretty Girls Everywhere""Doin' the Jerk"Introducing the Walker Brothers
"Love Her""The Seventh Dawn"20
"Make It Easy on Yourself""But I Do"11 [12] 316Take It Easy
"My Ship Is Coming In""You're All Around Me"363Introducing the Walker Brothers
"Land of 1000 Dances" (DE, DK, SE, JP)"Pretty Girls Everywhere"Take It Easy
1966"The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore""After the Lights Go Out"1152 [13] 459613The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore
"(Baby) You Don't Have to Tell Me""My Love is Growing"132137
"Another Tear Falls""Saddest Night in the World"1224Portrait
"Saturday's Child" (GR)"Another Tear Falls"
"Living Above Your Head" (NL)"Young Man Cried"
"Deadlier Than the Male""Archangel"32The Fabulous Walker Brothers
"In My Room" (JP)"(Baby) You Don't Have to Tell Me"Portrait
1967"Stay with Me Baby""Turn Out the Moon"26Images
"Turn Out the Moon" (JP)"Stay with Me Baby"
"Experience" (NL)"Everything Under the Sun"
"Walking in the Rain""Baby Make It the Last Time"26
"Everything Under the Sun" (JP)"I Wanna Know"
"I Will Wait For You" (AUS)"It Makes No Difference Now"
1968"Archangel" (JP)"Stand By Me"The Walker Brothers' Story
"Ooh Poo Pah Doo" (Live) (JP)"Hold On" (Live)The Walker Brothers In Japan
1971"Love Her" (re-issue)"The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore",
"Make It Easy on Yourself"
Introducing the Walker Brothers
1975"No Regrets""Remember Me"71057No Regrets
1976"The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore" (re-issue)"Make It Easy on Yourself",
"Stay With Me Baby"
The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore
"Lines""First Day"Lines
"We're All Alone""Have You Seen My Baby"32
1978"The Electrician""Den Haague"Nite Flights
1982"First Love Never Dies""The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore"Take It Easy
1991"The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore" (2nd re-issue)"Jackie" (by Scott Walker)78No Regrets -
The Best of 1965-1976
"No Regrets" (re-issue)"Boy Child" (by Scott Walker)

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