"Lights of Cincinnati" is a song written by the English songwriters

Tony Macaulay Tony Macaulay (born Anthony Gordon Instone; 21 April 1944) is an English author, composer for musical theatre, and songwriter. He has won the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors Award twice as 'Songwriter of the Year' (1970 a ...

and

Geoff Stephens Geoffrey Stephens (1 October 1934 – 24 December 2020) was an English songwriter and record producer, most prolific in the United Kingdom in the 1960s and 1970s. He wrote a long series of hit records, often in conjunction with other British so ...

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 The UK Singles Chart (currently titled Official Singles Chart, with the upper section more commonly known as the Official UK Top 40) is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC), on behalf of the British record industry, listing the top-s ...

and peaking at No. 13 in July 1969. The single also made the Irish Singles Chart peaking at No. 20. While not included on the concurrently released '' Scott: Scott Walker Sings Songs from his TV Series'' album or ''

Scott 3 ''Scott 3'' is the third solo album by singer songwriter Scott Walker. Upon release in 1969, it met with slightly fewer sales than his previous albums, as pop audiences struggled to keep pace with Walker's increasingly experimental approach, tho ...

'' 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, later known as

Angela Morley Angela Morley (10 March 192414 January 2009) was an English composer and conductor who became a familiar household name to BBC Radio listeners in the 1950s. She attributed her entry into composing and arranging largely to the influence and en ...

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{{authority control 1969 singles Songs written by Tony Macaulay Songs written by Geoff Stephens Scott Walker (singer) songs 1969 songs Philips Records singles