"Lights of Cincinnati" | ||||
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Single by Scott Walker | ||||
from the album Scott 3 (US version) | ||||
B-side | "Two Weeks Since You've Gone" | |||
Released | 6 June 1969 | |||
Format | 7" | |||
Recorded | 1969 | |||
Genre | Pop, baroque pop | |||
Length | 3:20 | |||
Label | Philips Records | |||
Songwriter(s) | Tony Macaulay, Geoff Stephens | |||
Producer(s) | John Franz, Peter Knight | |||
Scott Walker singles chronology | ||||
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"Lights of Cincinnati" is a song written by the English songwriters Tony Macaulay and Geoff Stephens which was first a song for the American singer-songwriter Scott Walker in 1969. The song was Walker's third solo single in the UK. The accompaniment was directed by Peter Knight.
"Lights of Cincinnati" was a moderate hit spending ten weeks on the UK Singles Chart and peaking at #13 in July 1969. The single also made the Irish Singles Chart peaking at #20.
While not included on the concurrently released Scott: Scott Walker Sings Songs from his TV Series album or Scott 3 album from March, the song replaced "30 Century Man" on US editions of Scott 3. The single was backed with the 1969 Scott 3 album track "Two Weeks Since You've Gone". The accompaniment of the b-side was directed by Wally Stott.