No Regrets (The Walker Brothers album)

No Regrets is the fourth album by the American pop group The Walker Brothers. The album was released in 1975 and was the group's first together since 1967. It reached number forty-nine on the UK Albums Chart[2] and includes the single "No Regrets". The single backed with the non-album B-side "Remember Me" became the group's final significant hit single, reaching #7 in the UK Singles Chart in early 1976.[2]

No Regrets
Studio album by
The Walker Brothers
ReleasedOctober 1975
RecordedMarquee Studios, Kingsway Recorders and Air London Studios, 1975[1]
GenrePop, rock, country
Length40:34
LabelGTO
ProducerScott Walker, Geoff Calver
The Walker Brothers chronology
Images
(1967)		 No Regrets
(1975)		 Lines
(1976)
Scott Walker chronology
We Had It All
(1974)		 No Regrets
(1975)		 Lines
(1976)
Singles from No Regrets
  1. "No Regrets"
    Released: November 14, 1975

The album was significantly different from the group's 1960s work. While the arrangements were still grandiose and often utilised an orchestra, the general musical styles were Country and Pop music. The album was also their first not to include original compositions by either Scott Walker or John Walker. John Walker's only new song "Remember Me" was included as the B-side to "No Regrets". The group's following album Lines did include a lone John Walker composition under a pseudonym, Scott however, would not contribute new songs until 1978's Nite Flights. No Regrets and Lines instead feature cover versions from a variety of contemporary songwriters.

Reception

No Regrets received mixed reviews from the majority of critics. Dave Thompson writing retrospectively for Allmusic praised the title track calling it "brilliant"[3] and "a gargantuan slab of maudlin sadness that wrung every last iota of pain from Scott's voice".[3] Thompson criticised the rest of the album saying it "stunk",[3] but did praise "He'll Break Your Heart" and "Burn Our Bridges".

Track listing
Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."No Regrets"Tom Rush5:47
2."Hold an Old Friend's Hand"Donna Weiss3:47
3."Boulder to Birmingham"Bill Danoff, Emmylou Harris3:55
4."Walking in the Sun"Jeff Barry3:28
5."Lover's Lullaby"Janis Ian3:52
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Got to Have You"Kris Kristofferson3:55
7."He'll Break Your Heart"Curtis Mayfield, Jerry Butler5:10
8."Everything That Touches You"Michael Kamen4:08
9."Lovers"Mickey Newbury3:01
10."Burn Our Bridges"Jerry Ragovoy, Linda Laurie3:31

Personnel
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]
Technical
  • Phil Harding - engineer
  • Michael Joseph - photography

Charts
ChartPosition
Australia (Kent Music Report)[4] 39
UK Album Chart[2] 49

Release details
Country Date Label Format Catalog
United Kingdom 1975 GTO Records Vinyl GTLP 007
United Kingdom and Europe 1994 Sony Music Entertainment Inc. CD 477354-10
Netherlands 1975 Polydor Vinyl 2321 107

References
  1. "Walker Brothers, The - No Regrets (Vinyl, LP, Album) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2012-01-07.
  2. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. pp. 589/590. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  3. Allmusic review
  4. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 331. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
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