The Moviegoer (album)

The Moviegoer
Studio album by Scott Walker
Released October 1972
Genre Easy Listening
Label Philips 6308 120
Contour 6870 633
Producer Johnny Franz
Scott Walker chronology
'Til The Band Comes In
(1970)
The Moviegoer
(1972)
Any Day Now
(1973)
Alternative cover
cover of Contour edition
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The Moviegoer is a 1972 album by Scott Walker. Produced by Johnny Franz and engineered by Peter J. Olliff. Features orchestra directed by Robert Cornford.

The album consists solely of renditions of film theme songs originally performed by other artists. The album is currently out of print.

As of 2011, "Loss Of Love", "Come Saturday Morning", "That Night", "This Way Mary", "A Face In The Crowd", "Speak Softly Love", "Easy Come Easy Go" can only be purchased on the compilation Classics & Collectibles (2005). "Glory Road", "The Summer Knows", and "The Ballad of Sacco and Vanzetti" are included on the 5 Easy Pieces (2003) boxset.

Track listing

Side one
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "This Way Mary" (Theme from Mary, Queen of Scots) John Barry, Don Black  
2. "Speak Softly Love" (Love theme from The Godfather) Nino Rota  
3. "Glory Road" (Theme from W.U.S.A.) Neil Diamond  
4. "That Night" (Theme from The Fox) Lalo Schifrin, Norman Gimbel  
5. "The Summer Knows" (Theme from Summer of '42) Michel Legrand, Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman  
6. "The Ballad of Sacco and Vanzetti (Here's to You)" (Theme from Sacco and Vanzetti) Joan Baez, Ennio Morricone  
Side two
No. Title Writer(s) Length
7. "A Face In The Crowd" (Theme from Le Mans) Bergman, Michel Legrand  
8. "Joe Hill" (Theme from The Ballad of Joe Hill) Stefan Grossman  
9. "Loss Of Love" (Theme from Sunflower) Henry Mancini, Bob Merrill  
10. "All His Children" (Theme from Never Give an Inch) Henry Mancini, Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman  
11. "Come Saturday Morning" (Theme from Pookie) Fred Karlin, Dory Previn  
12. "Easy Come Easy Go" (Theme from They Shoot Horses, Don't They?) Johnny Green, Edward Heyman  

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