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Any Day Now is the eighth studio album by the American solo artist Scott Walker. It was released in May 1973 but failed to chart. "The Me I Never Knew" was released as the album's sole single backed with the opening track of The Moviegoer; "This Way Mary". The album was also the final Walker studio album from Philips Records and he later signed with CBS Records (now Columbia).

Any Day Now
Studio album by Scott Walker
Released	May 1973[1]
Recorded	1973
Genre	Pop easy listening
Length	37:34
Label	Philips
Producer	John Franz
Scott Walker chronology
The Moviegoer (1972) Any Day Now (1973) Stretch (1973)
Singles from Any Day Now
"The Me I Never Knew" b/w "This Way Mary" Released: May 1973

Availability

The continued unavailability of Any Day Now is believed to be due to Walker's dissatisfaction with his albums from the period, which he describes in the documentary Scott Walker: 30 Century Man as his "wilderness years". Walker blocked CD re-releases of Any Day Now, Scott: Scott Walker Sings Songs from his TV Series (1969) and The Moviegoer (1972).[2]

In spite of the album's deletion, over half of the songs were released in recent years on the budget The Collection compilation and Classics & Collectibles (2005). "The Me I Never Knew", "We Could Be Flying", "Do I Love You?", "When You Get Right Down to It", "Cowboy", and "All My Love's Laughter" are included on the Classics & Collectibles, while "Any Day Now" is included on The Collection. "If Ships Were Made To Sail" appears on a collection of Jimmy Webb penned songs titled "And Someone Left The Cake Out In The Rain" (1998). "Maria Bethania", "If" and "Ain't No Sunshine" remain unavailable.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]

In common with Walker's 1970s output, Any Day Now was poorly received by critics but has been reassessed since Walker was critically reappraised in the decades following The Walker Brothers' 1978 album Nite Flights.

Track listing

Personnel

• Scott Walker - vocals
• Peter Knight - arrangements, conductor
• Robert Cornford - arrangements, conductor on tracks: A4, A6, B1, B5
• John Franz - producer
• Peter J. Olliff - engineer

Release details

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalogue
United Kingdom	May 1973 (1973-05)	Philips	LP	6308 148

References

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