Lights of Cincinnati

"Lights of Cincinnati" is a song written by the English songwriters Tony Macaulay and Geoff Stephens 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 and peaking at #13 in July 1969.^[2] The single also made the Irish Singles Chart peaking at #20.^[3]

While not included on the concurrently released Scott: Scott Walker Sings Songs from his TV Series album or Scott 3 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.

Track listing

Philips - BF 1793
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Lights of Cincinnati"	T. Macaulay, G. Stephens	3:20
2.	"Two Weeks Since You've Gone"	S. Engel	2:48

Chart positions

Chart (1969)	Peak position
Irish Singles Chart^[3]	20
UK Singles Chart^[4]	13

References

↑ "45cat - Scott Walker - Lights Of Cincinnati / Two Weeks Since You've Gone - Philips - UK - BF 1793". 45cat. Retrieved 2014-09-25.
↑ "Scott Walker - Full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
1 2 "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". IRMA. Retrieved 2009-02-12.
↑ "Scott Walker / Artist / Official Charts". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 2014-09-25.

Scott Walker

Discography

Studio albums	Scott Scott 2 Scott 3 Scott: Scott Walker Sings Songs from his TV Series Scott 4 'Til the Band Comes In The Moviegoer Any Day Now Stretch We Had It All Climate of Hunter Tilt The Drift Bish Bosch Soused (with Sunn O))))

With The Walker Brothers	Take It Easy with The Walker Brothers Introducing the Walker Brothers Portrait The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore Images No Regrets Lines Nite Flights

Soundtracks	Pola X And Who Shall Go to the Ball? And What Shall Go to the Ball?

Compilations	Fire Escape in the Sky: The Godlike Genius of Scott Walker Scott Walker Sings Jacques Brel Boy Child: The Best of Scott Walker 1967–1970 No Regrets – The Best of Scott Walker and The Walker Brothers 1965–1976 5 Easy Pieces

Singles	Solo John/Solo Scott (EP) "Jackie" "Joanna" "Lights of Cincinnati" "I Still See You" "The Me I Never Knew" "Delta Dawn" "Track Three" "Man from Reno"

Related artists	Jacques Brel Johnny Franz Peter Knight Ute Lemper Pulp The Routers John Stewart Wally Stott The Walker Brothers Gary Walker John Walker Peter Walsh

Related articles	"Deadlier Than the Male" "The Electrician" "Nite Flights" Scott Walker: 30 Century Man We Love Life

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