''5 Easy Pieces'' is a

box set A box set or (its original name) boxed set is a set of items (for example, a compilation of books, musical recordings, films or television programs) traditionally packaged in a box and offered for sale as a single unit. Music Artists and bands ...

anthology of the career (to date) of Scott Walker. It was released in November 2003. The set comprises five themed CDs and a 56-page booklet.

Track listing

All tracks written by Scott Walker, unless otherwise noted. (NB: Walker is sometimes credited as Scott Engel or N. S. Engel; these instances are noted as such in the listing.) All tracks performed by Scott Walker, except † by The Walker Brothers, ‡ by

Ute Lemper Ute Gertrud Lemper (; born 4 July 1963) is a German singer and actress. Her roles in musicals include playing Sally Bowles in the original Paris production of ''Cabaret'', for which she won the 1987 Molière Award for Best Newcomer, and Velma ...

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Esther Ofarim Esther Zaied, better known by her married name Esther Ofarim ( he, אסתר עופרים; born June 13, 1941), is an Israeli singer. She came second in the 1963 Eurovision Song Contest with the song "T'en va pas", representing Switzerland. After ...

CD 1: In My Room

''The complete bedsit dramas, including the kitchen sink'' # "Prologue/Little Things" – 3:39 (Scott Walker, Ady Semel) # "I Don't Want To Hear It Anymore" † – 3:45 (

Randy Newman Randall Stuart Newman (born November 28, 1943) is an American singer-songwriter, arranger, composer, and pianist known for his Southern American English, Southern-accented singing style, early Americana (music), Americana-influenced songs (often ...

) # "In My Room" † – 2:32 ( Joaquin Prieto, translated by Lee Julien Pockriss and Paul Vance) # "After the Lights Go Out" † – 4:06 (

John Stewart John Stewart may refer to: Business * John Aikman Stewart (1822–1926), American banker * John Killough Stewart (1867–1938), businessman and philanthropist in Queensland, Australia * John K. Stewart (1870–1916), American entrepreneur and inve ...

) # "Archangel" † – 3:41 # "Orpheus" † – 3:24 # "Mrs Murphy" – 3:19 # "Montague Terrace (In Blue)" – 3:27 # "Such A Small Love" – 4:52 # "The Amorous Humphrey Plugg" – 4:29 # "It's Raining Today" – 3:59 # "Rosemary" – 3:20 # "Big Louise" – 3:08 # "Angels Of Ashes" – 4:19 # "Hero Of The War" – 2:24 # "Time Operator" – 3:36 (Walker, Semel) # "Joe" – 3:40 (Walker, Semel) # "The War Is Over (Sleepers-Epilogue)" – 3:36 (Walker, Semel)

CD 2: Where's The Girl?

''Songs of a Lady, Love and Loss'' # "Where's The Girl?" † – 3:11 (

Jerry Leiber Lyricist Jerome Leiber (April 25, 1933 – August 22, 2011) and composer Michael Stoller (born March 13, 1933) were American songwriting and record producing partners. They found success as the writers of such Crossover music, crossover hit songs ...

Mike Stoller Lyricist Jerome Leiber (April 25, 1933 – August 22, 2011) and composer Michael Stoller (born March 13, 1933) were American songwriting and record producing partners. They found success as the writers of such crossover hit songs as " Hound Dog" ( ...

) # "You're All Around Me" † – 2:37 (Scott Walker, Lesley Duncan) # "Just Say Goodbye" † – 3:36 ( Petula Clark, Pierre Delanoë,

Tony Hatch Anthony Peter Hatch (born 30 June 1939) is an English composer for musical theatre and television. He is also a songwriter, pianist, arranger and producer. Early life and early career Hatch was born in Pinner, Middlesex. Encouraged by his mus ...

) # "Hurting Each Other" † – 2:42 ( Peter Udell,

Gary Geld Gary Geld (born October 18, 1935, Paterson, New Jersey) is an American composer known for his work creating musicals and popular songs with his lyricist partner Peter Udell. Raised in Clifton, New Jersey, Geld graduated from Clifton High School, ...

) # "Genevieve" † – 2:51 # "Once Upon A Summertime" † – 3:50 ( Eddie Marnay, Eddie Barclay, Michel Legrand, translated by

Johnny Mercer John Herndon Mercer (November 18, 1909 – June 25, 1976) was an American lyricist, songwriter, and singer, as well as a record label executive who co-founded Capitol Records with music industry businessmen Buddy DeSylva and Glenn E. Wallich ...

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When Joanna Loved Me "When Joanna Loved Me" is a 1964 song. The words were written by Jack Segal and the music by Robert Wells (songwriter), Robert Wells. The song was popularised by Tony Bennett, although other versions have been recorded by artists such as Frank Si ...

" – 3:07 (Robert Wells,

Jack Segal Jack Segal (October 19, 1918 – February 10, 2005) was a pianist and composer of popular American songs, known for writing the lyrics to '' Scarlet Ribbons''. His composition '' May I Come In?'' was the title track for a Blossom Dearie album. ...

) # " Joanna" – 3:52 (Tony Hatch, Jackie Trent) # "Angelica" – 4:00 (

Cynthia Weil Cynthia Weil (born October 18, 1940) is an American songwriter who wrote many songs together with her husband Barry Mann. Life and career Weil was born in New York City, and was raised in a Conservative Jewish family. Her father was Morris Wei ...

Barry Mann Barry Mann (born Barry Imberman; February 9, 1939) is an American songwriter and musician, and part of a successful songwriting partnership with his wife, Cynthia Weil. He has written or co-written 53 hits in the UK and 98 in the US. Early li ...

) # "Always Coming Back To You" – 2:36 # "The Bridge" – 2:47 # "Best Of Both Worlds" – 3:13 ( Melvin R London, Don Black) # "Two Weeks Since You've Gone" – 2:45 # "On Your Own Again" – 1:45 # "Someone Who Cared" – 2:57 # "Long About Now" (sung by

) – 2:05 (Walker, Semel) # "Scope J" ‡ – 10:50 (N. S. Engel) # "Lullaby (by-by-by)" ‡ – 11:05 (N. S. Engel)

CD 3: An American In Europe

''Home and away: songs from Europe and America'' # " Jackie" – 3:20 ( Mort Shuman,

Jacques Brel Jacques Romain Georges Brel (, ; 8 April 1929 – 9 October 1978) was a Belgian singer and actor who composed and performed literate, thoughtful, and theatrical songs that generated a large, devoted following—initially in Belgium and France, l ...

, Gérard Jouannest) # "Mathilde" – 2:36 (Shuman, Brel, Jouannest) # "The Girls And The Dogs" – 3:07 (Shuman, Brel, Jouannest) # " Amsterdam" – 3:04 (Brel, Shuman) # "Next" – 2:49 (Brel, Shuman) # "The Girls From The Streets" – 4:08 # "My Death" – 4:56 (Brel, Shuman) # "Sons Of" – 3:43 (Brel, Shuman, Jouannest) # " If You Go Away" – 4:58 (Jacques Brel, Rod McKuen) # "Copenhagen" – 2:24 # "We Came Through" – 1:56 # "30 Century Man" – 1:27 # "Rhymes Of Goodbye" – 3:04 # "Thanks For Chicago Mr James" – 2:15 (Walker, Semel) # "Cowbells Shakin'" – 1:05 (Walker, Semel) # "My Way Home" – 3:28 (Walker, Semel) # "

Lines Line most often refers to: * Line (geometry), object with zero thickness and curvature that stretches to infinity * Telephone line, a single-user circuit on a telephone communication system Line, lines, The Line, or LINE may also refer to: Arts ...

" † – 3:26 (

Jerry Fuller Jerry Fuller (born November 19, 1938) is an American songwriter, singer and record producer. Biography Jerry Fuller was born in Fort Worth, Texas, United States, to a musical family. He and his brother Bill performed as a duo in their home state ...

) # "Rawhide" – 3:50 # "Blanket Roll Blues" – 3:12 ( Tennessee Williams, Kenyon Hopkins) # "Tilt" – 5:05 # "Patriot (a single)" – 7:59

CD 4: This Is How You Disappear

''The darkest hour is just before dawn: 15 big hits'' # "The Plague" – 3:34 # "Plastic Palace People" – 6:05 # "Boy Child" – 3:37 # "Shutout" † – 2:46 (Scott Engel) # "Fat Mama Kick" † – 2:52 (Scott Engel) # " Nite Flights" † – 4:20 (Scott Engel) # " The Electrician" † – 6:01 (Scott Engel) # "Dealer" – 5:08 # " Track 3" "Delayed" – 3:42 # "Sleepwalkers Woman" – 4:11 # "Track 5" a.k.a. "It's A Starving" – 3:32 # "Farmer In The City" – 6:35 (Scott Walker, Pete Walsh) # "The Cockfighter" – 5:58 # "Bouncer See Bouncer..." – 8:34 # "Face On Breast" – 5:14

CD 5: Scott On Screen

''Music from and for films'' # "Light" – 3:20 # " Deadlier Than The Male" † – 2:32 # "The Rope and the Colt" ( Andre Hossein, Hal Shapper) – 2:01 # "Meadow" – 1:24 # "The Seventh Seal" – 4:58 # "The Darkest Forest" – 5:44 # "The Ballad of Sacco and Vanzetti" – (Theme from '' Sacco e Vanzetti'') ( Joan Baez,

Ennio Morricone Ennio Morricone (; 10 November 19286 July 2020) was an Italian composer, orchestrator, conductor, and trumpeter who wrote music in a wide range of styles. With more than 400 scores for cinema and television, as well as more than 100 classica ...

) – 3:32 # " Theme from ''Summer of '42'' (The Summer Knows)" - (

Alan Bergman Alan Bergman (born September 11, 1925) and Marilyn Keith Bergman (November 10, 1928 – January 8, 2022) were an American songwriting duo. Married from 1958 until Marilyn's death, together they wrote music and lyrics for numerous celebrated telev ...

, Marilyn Bergman, Michel Legrand)" – 3:20 # "Glory Road" (The Theme from '' W.U.S.A.'') (

Neil Diamond Neil Leslie Diamond (born January 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter. He has sold more than 130 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling musicians of all time. He has had ten No. 1 singles on the Hot 100 and Adul ...

) – 3:32 # "Isabel" – 6:39 # " Man From Reno" (Scott Walker, Goran Bregović) – 4:21 # "The Church of the Apostles" – 5:50 # "Indecent Sacrifice" (Walker, Bregović) – 4:07 # "Bombupper" – 0:52 # "

I Threw It All Away "I Threw It All Away" is a song by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan. The track appeared on Dylan's album ''Nashville Skyline'' in 1969, and was released as its first single later that year, where it reached number 85 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 1 ...

" ( Bob Dylan) – 2:20 # "River of Blood" – 1:25 # "Only Myself to Blame" (Don Black, David Arnold) – 3:38 # "Running" – 1:44 # "The Time Is Out of Joint!" – 1:09 # "Never Again" – 1:27 # "Closing" – 1:53

References

{{Scott Walker Scott Walker (singer) albums 2003 compilation albums Mercury Records compilation albums