"My Ship Is Comin' In" is a song written by Joseph Brooks (credited as "Joey Brooks"), which was first a song for the American soul singer Jimmy Radcliffe in 1965 and was later recorded and released by the American pop group The Walker Brothers as their fourth single that same year. Outside the US and Canada, the song's title was "My Ship Is Coming In". The accompaniment was directed by Ivor Raymonde. The song appeared as the opening track on the group's debut US studio album Introducing the Walker Brothers.
| "My Ship Is Coming In" | ||||
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| Single by The Walker Brothers | ||||
| from the album Introducing the Walker Brothers | ||||
| B-side | "You're All Around Me" | |||
| Released | 26 November 1965 (UK)[1] January 1966 (US)[2] | |||
| Recorded | 1965 | |||
| Genre | Pop, easy listening | |||
| Length | 3:15 (mono) 2:56 (stereo) | |||
| Label | Philips Records Smash Records (US) | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Joey Brooks | |||
| Producer(s) | Ivor Raymonde | |||
| The Walker Brothers singles chronology | ||||
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"My Ship Is Coming In" was a major hit in Britain, spending twelve weeks on the UK Singles Chart and peaking at No. 3 in January 1966[3] and their second of three hits in the US peaking at No. 63 on the Billboard Hot 100.[4] "You're All Around Me" was included as the b-side and is the second song to have a writing credit from Scott Walker (as Scott Engel), the song written with singer-songwriter Lesley Duncan was also featured on the group's début album Take It Easy with The Walker Brothers.
Track listing
editChart positions
edit| Chart (1965) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Singles Chart[3] | 3 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[4] | 63 |
References
edit- ^ "45cat – The Walker Brothers – My Ship Is Coming In / You're All Around Me – Philips – UK – BF 1454". 45cat. Retrieved 2014-10-11.
- ^ "45cat – The Walker Brothers – My Ship Is Coming In / You're All Around Me – Smash – USA – S-2016". 45cat. Retrieved 2014-10-11.
- ^ a b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. pp. 589/590. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ a b Strong, Martin C. (2000). The Great Rock Discography (5th ed.). Edinburgh: Mojo Books. pp. 1042/3. ISBN 1-84195-017-3.