Stretch/We Had It All

by Scott Walker

Overview

Neither Stretch nor We Had It All are major items in Walker's catalog, lacking the inspiration of his first albums, the adventure of his latter-day records or the technical mastery of his Walker Brothers recordings. Both albums are slight collections of contemporary country-pop and folk-rock covers, produced in an anemic, bloodless fashion where the strings don't soar, they limp. Walker sounds fine, yet he's singing without much passion or flair. Occasionally, such as "That's How I Got to Memphis," he connects with the song and the results are somewhat engaging, but they don't make this well-produced two-fer worthwhile to anyone outside of hardcore Walker fanatics. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	06/24/1997
Label:	Beat Goes On
UPC:	5017261203588

Tracks

1. Sunshine
2. Just One Smile
3. A Woman Left Lonely
4. No Easy Way Down
5. That's How I Got to Memphis
6. Use Me
7. Frisco Depot
8. Someone Who Cared
9. Where Does Brown Begin?
10. Where Love Has Died
11. I'll Be Home
12. Low Down Freedom
13. We Had It All
14. Black Rose
15. Ride Me Down Easy
16. You're Young and You'll Forget
17. The House Song
18. What Ever Happened to Saturday Night
19. Sundown
20. Old Five and Dimers Like Me
21. Delta Dawn

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Scott Walker   Primary Artist,Vocals
Paul Keogh   Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)
B.J. Cole   Dobro,Guitar (Steel)
Ray Cooper   Percussion
Jim Ryan   Guitar (Electric)
Mike Moran   Keyboards
Ronnie Leahy   Keyboards
Dave Wintour   Guitar (Bass)
Barry DeSouza   Drums
Chris Laurence   String Bass
Bruce Lynch   Guitar (Bass)
Terry Cox   Drums

Technical Credits

Robert Bannard   Composer
Noel Paul Stookey   Composer
Billy Joe Shaver   Composer
Bill Withers   Composer
Jimmy Webb   Composer
Spooner Oldham   Composer
Carole King   Composer
Don Henley   Composer
John Brown   Photography
Jim Owen   Composer
Richard Dodd   Engineer
Randy Newman   Composer
Randy Meisner   Composer
Tom T. Hall   Composer
Mickey Newbury   Composer
David "Fathead" Newman   Composer
Gerry Goffin   Composer
Glenn Frey   Composer
Gordon Lightfoot   Composer
Dan Penn   Composer
Donnie Fritts   Composer
J. Reed   Composer
Alex Harvey   Composer
Alan Clayson   Liner Notes
Roslav Szaybo   Art Direction
Mike Fowler   Cover Design
Troy Seals   Composer