My Ship Is Comin' In

"My Ship Is Comin' In" is a song written by Joseph Brooks (credited as "Joey Brooks"), which was first a song for the American soul singer Jimmy Radcliffe in 1965 and was later recorded and released by the American pop group The Walker Brothers 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. The song appeared as the opening track on the group's debut US studio album Introducing the Walker Brothers.

"My Ship Is Coming In"
Single by The Walker Brothers
from the album Introducing the Walker Brothers
B-side"You're All Around Me"
Released26 November 1965 (UK)[1]
January 1966 (US)[2]
Recorded1965
GenrePop, baroque pop
Length3:15 (mono)
2:56 (stereo)
LabelPhilips Records
Smash Records (US)
Songwriter(s)Joey Brooks
Producer(s)Ivor Raymonde
The Walker Brothers singles chronology
"Make It Easy on Yourself"
(1965)		 "My Ship Is Coming In"
(1965)		 "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore"
(1966)

"My Ship Is Coming In" was a major hit in Britain, spending twelve weeks on the UK Singles Chart and peaking at #3 in January 1966[3] and their second of three hits in the US peaking at #63 on the Billboard Hot 100.[4] "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 Lesley Duncan was also featured on the group's début album Take It Easy with The Walker Brothers.

Track listing
Philips - BF 1454 / Smash Records S-2016
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."My Ship Is Coming In"Joey Brooks3:15
2."You're All Around Me"Engel, Duncan2:39

Chart positions
Chart (1965) Peak
position
UK Singles Chart[3] 3
US Billboard Hot 100[4] 63

References
  1. "45cat - The Walker Brothers - My Ship Is Coming In / You're All Around Me - Philips - UK - BF 1454". 45cat. Retrieved 2014-10-11.
  2. "45cat - The Walker Brothers - My Ship Is Coming In / You're All Around Me - Smash - USA - S-2016". 45cat. Retrieved 2014-10-11.
  3. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. pp. 589/590. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  4. Strong, Martin C. (2000). The Great Rock Discography (5th ed.). Edinburgh: Mojo Books. pp. 1042/3. ISBN 1-84195-017-3.
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