"Another Tear Falls" is a song written by Burt Bacharach with lyrics by Hal David which was first a song for the American singer Gene McDaniels in 1962 for the British film It's Trad, Dad! as well as the flip side of his hit single "Chip Chip" and was later recorded and released by the American pop group The Walker Brothers as their seventh UK single in 1966. The accompaniment was directed by Reg Guest.
| "Another Tear Falls" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Single by The Walker Brothers | ||||
| B-side | "Saddest Night in the World", "Saturday's Child" | |||
| Released | September 1966[1] October 1966 (DE)[2] | |||
| Recorded | 1966 | |||
| Genre | Pop, baroque pop | |||
| Length | 2:28 | |||
| Label | Philips Records, Star-Club | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Burt Bacharach, Hal David | |||
| Producer(s) | Reg Guest | |||
| The Walker Brothers singles chronology | ||||
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"Another Tear Falls" was a modest hit spending eight weeks on the UK Singles Chart and peaking at No. 12 in October.[3] The single was another relative disappointment for the group and confirmed a decline in their commercial fortunes. It was also the group's last single released in their native United States, where it failed to chart. Despite the single's under-performance, Portrait, the group's second album, was released around the same time and was much more popular, making No. 3 on the UK Albums Chart.[3]
The B-side "Saddest Night in the World" is notable as though it is sung by Scott Walker, is one of John Walker's first compositions. John Walker went on to contribute two songs to the group's following album, both of which he handled lead vocals.
In some territories "Saddest Night in the World" was replaced with "Saturday's Child"; an up-beat album track written by Scott Walker that appeared as the second track on Portrait.
Track listings
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Another Tear Falls" | Bacharach, David | 2:28 |
| 2. | "Saddest Night in the World" | John Maus | 2:13 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Another Tear Falls" | Bacharach, David | 2:28 |
| 2. | "Saturday's Child" | Scott Engel | 2:07 |
Chart positions
edit| Chart (1966) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Germany Media Control singles chart[4] | 24 |
| UK Singles Chart[3] | 12 |
References
edit- ^ "45cat – The Walker Brothers – Another Tear Falls / Saddest Night In The World – Philips – UK – BF 1514". 45cat. Retrieved 2014-10-11.
- ^ a b "45cat – The Walker Brothers – Another Tear Falls / Saturday's Child – Star-Club – Germany – 148 570 STF". 45cat. Retrieved 2014-09-20.
- ^ a b c Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. pp. 589/590. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ "musicline.de – The Walker Brothers: Single-Chartverfolgung". PHONONET GmbH. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-10-26.