"My Ship Is Comin' In" is a

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by Joey Brooks which was first a song for the American

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Jimmy Radcliffe James Radcliffe (November 18, 1936 – July 27, 1973) was an American soul singer, composer, arranger, conductor and record producer. Biography James Radcliffe was born in New York City. He released such singles as "My Ship is Coming In", a so ...

in 1965 and was later recorded and released by the American pop

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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 Ivor Raymonde (born Ivor Pomerance; 22 October 1926 – 4 June 1990) was a British musician, songwriter, arranger and actor, best known for his distinctive rock-orchestral arrangements for Dusty Springfield and others in the 1960s. Life and care ...

. The song appeared as the opening track on the group's debut US studio album '' Introducing the Walker Brothers''. "My Ship Is Coming In" was a major hit in Britain, spending twelve weeks on the

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and peaking at #3 in January 1966 and their second of three hits in the US peaking at #63 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. "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

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was also featured on the group's début album '' Take It Easy with The Walker Brothers''.

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{{authority control 1965 singles The Walker Brothers songs 1965 songs Philips Records singles Smash Records singles Song recordings produced by Ivor Raymonde Songs written by Joseph Brooks (songwriter)