Joanna (Scott Walker song)
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"Joanna" is a song written by the husband and wife song-writing team Tony Hatch
and Jackie Trent
.
Scott Walker
recorded the song and released it as a single in 1968 shortly after the release of his second album Scott 2
. The single hit the top ten in the UK and is one of Walker's most popular recordings. While credited to Hatch and Trent journalist Joe Jackson writes in his article "The Fugitive Kind" that Walker wrote a significant proportion of the lyric. Jackson quotes Walker as follows: 'that whole verse about "lived in your eyes completely" is mine and I wrote the last line in the song, "you may remember me and change your mind".
Tony Hatch
Anthony Peter "Tony" Hatch is an English composer, songwriter, pianist, music arranger and producer.-Early life and early career:...
and Jackie Trent
Jackie Trent
Jackie Trent is an English singer, songwriter, and actress.-Career:Trent's first stage appearance was as a ten-year-old ingenue in the pantomime Babes In The Wood, but her primary interest was a career in pop music...
.
Scott Walker
Scott Walker (singer)
Scott Walker, born Noel Scott Engel on January 9, 1943 is an American singer-songwriter, musician, record producer, and the former lead singer of The Walker Brothers. Despite being American born, Walker's chart success has largely come in the United Kingdom, where his first four solo albums...
recorded the song and released it as a single in 1968 shortly after the release of his second album Scott 2
Scott 2
-Chart positions:-Personnel:*Wally Stott - arrangements and conductor *Reg Guest - arrangements and conductor *Peter Knight - arrangements and conductor *Peter Olliff - engineer-Release history:...
. The single hit the top ten in the UK and is one of Walker's most popular recordings. While credited to Hatch and Trent journalist Joe Jackson writes in his article "The Fugitive Kind" that Walker wrote a significant proportion of the lyric. Jackson quotes Walker as follows: 'that whole verse about "lived in your eyes completely" is mine and I wrote the last line in the song, "you may remember me and change your mind".