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The Walker Brothers Trio was formed in Los Angeles in 1964 by John Walker (lead vocals, guitar), Scott Engel (bass, harmony vocals), and Al "Tiny" Schneider ().Before then, John Walker—who had already been using that name professionally for several years—had performed and recorded several unsuccessful singles with his sister as a duo, John and Judy, and Engel had been bass player with ...
Chicago-based Vee-Jay Records head A&R man, Calvin Carter, brought back "Make It Easy on Yourself" from a trip to New York City where he scouted song publishers.Carter played the demo, featuring Dionne Warwick's vocal, for Vee-Jay artist Jerry Butler who commented: "Man, it's a great song, and the girl who's singing it, and the arrangement, is a hit."
John Joseph Maus (November 12, 1943 – May 7, 2011), known professionally as John Walker, was an American singer, songwriter and guitarist, best known as the founder of the Walker Brothers, who had their greatest success in the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom.
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 ...
In 1966, the Walker Brothers released their remake as a single. Re-titled "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore", this version met with much greater success than Valli's.It topped the UK Singles Chart, [6] and also became their highest-charting song on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the U.S., where it peaked at #13. [7]
The song appeared as the opening track on the group's debut US studio album Introducing the Walker Brothers. "My Ship Is Coming In" was a major hit in Britain, spending twelve weeks on the UK Singles Chart and peaking at No. 3 in January 1966 [3] and their second of three hits in the US peaking at No. 63 on the Billboard Hot 100. [4] "
All of the new material was later compiled on the expansive Walker Brothers boxset Everything Under the Sun – The Complete Studio Recordings in 2006. Of the new material the original John Walker composition "The Ballad" and Scott Walker's unfinished disco-infused instrumental "Tokyo Rimshot" both from the Nite Flights sessions are the most ...
Previously, John Walker was the main vocalist. The song was produced by Nick Venet and arranged by Phil Spector collaborator Jack Nitzsche , who gave the song a Wall of Sound treatment. "Love Her" became the group's first hit, spending thirteen weeks on the UK Singles Chart and peaking at #20 in June.