Lines (The Walker Brothers album)

Lines is the fifth studio album by the American pop group The Walker Brothers. The album was released in 1976 and was the second since reforming in 1975. The album failed to chart and includes the singles "Lines" and "We're All Alone", neither of which met with much success.

Lines
Studio album by
The Walker Brothers
ReleasedOctober 1976
RecordedAir London Studios, 1976[1]
GenrePop, rock, country
Length36:21
LabelGTO
ProducerScott Walker, Geoff Calver
The Walker Brothers chronology
No Regrets
(1975)		 Lines
(1976)		 Nite Flights
(1978)
Scott Walker chronology
No Regrets
(1975)		 Lines
(1976)		 Nite Flights
(1978)
Singles from Lines
  1. "Lines" b/w "First Day"
    Released: 24 September 1976
  2. "We're All Alone" b/w "Have You Seen My Baby"
    Released: 3 December 1976

The album was stylistically similar to their 1975 comeback No Regrets, matching the general musical styles of Country and Pop music and marrying them to romantic orchestral arrangements. Aside from "First Day" which is actually the work of John Maus, writing under the pseudonym A. Dayam, the album is compiled of non-original compositions. Scott Walker would not contribute new songs to the group until the following album Nite Flights.

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

Lines received mixed reviews from the majority of critics.

Track listing
Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Lines"Jerry Fuller3:26
2."Taking It All In Stride"Tom Snow4:33
3."Inside of You"Tom Jans3:35
4."Have You Seen My Baby"Randy Newman3:31
5."We're All Alone"Boz Scaggs4:35
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Many Rivers to Cross"Jimmy Cliff4:38
7."First Day"A. Dayam2:22
8."Brand New Tennessee Waltz"Jesse Winchester3:11
9."Hard To Be Friends"Larry Murray3:27
10."Dreaming As One"David Palmer, William Smith3:03

Personnel

Release details
Country Date Label Format Catalog
United Kingdom 1976 GTO Records Vinyl GTLP 014
United Kingdom and Europe 1994 Sony Music Entertainment Inc. CD 483674-10

References
  1. "Walker Brothers, The - Lines (Vinyl, LP, Album) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2012-01-07.
  2. Allmusic review
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