Jack Scott - The way I walk
"Jack Scott sounded tough, like someone you wouldn't want to meet in a dark alley unless he had a guitar in his hands. When he growled 'The Way I Walk', wise men (and women) stepped aside." Bill Dahl, All-Music Guide
1.Leroy 2.Midgie 3.The way I walk 4.Goodbye baby 5.Go wild little Sadie 6.Geraldine 7.Save my soul 8.Baby she's gone 9.Two-timin' woman 10.I never felt like this 11.Geraldine (alt) 12.My true love 13.I'm dreaming of you 14.With your love 15.I can't help it 16.No one will ever know 17.Indiana waltz 18.Baby Marie 19.Bella 20.There comes a time 21.I need your love 22.You can bet your bottom dollar 23.What am I living for 24.There's trouble brewing 25.Lonesome Mary 26.GreaseballJack Scott
Intense, moody '50s Rock'n'roll album featuring Jack Scott's million-selling 'My true love'....... These well recorded hits remain among the most listenable of the Rock'n'roll era. These ARE the original versions. 16 page booklet with expert annotation by Rob Finnis.Jack Scott bio
Born in 1936 in Windsor (Canada), Jack Scott (a.k.a. Giovanni Scafone) moved to Detroit, Michigan in his teens with his New York-born mother and Italian father, who taught him how to play the guitar. Jack Scott started singing in high school with his brother Jerry in a country and western band, The Southern Drifters. When a local deejay in Detroit heard Jack Scott at a high school dance, he was invited to make some demos. The response to Jack's songs led to a recording contract at ABC-Paramount in 1957. His first two hits with the label were 'Baby She's Gone' and 'Two-Timin' Woman'. Backing him up were Stan Getz and The Tom Cats (David Rohiller on lead guitar and Dominic Scafone on drums).
A year later, he signed to Carlton Records. A new group from Windsor, The Chantones, became his backup band. Jack Scott's biggest hit at Carlton was 'My True Love' in 1958, the same year he was drafted into the army. Discharged in 1959, he began recording for a new label, Top Rank; 'What In The World's Come Over You' was a Top 5 hit.
Jack Scott's deal with Top Rank would prove to be short-lived. He came up with a number of hits for them in 1960. The most notable of these were two top ten entries, What In The World's Come Over You and Burning Bridges. On all of the records that Jack Scott put in the top forty for Carlton and Top Rank, of which there were a total of nine, he was backed up on vocals by a group known as the Chantones.
In 1961 he switched to the Capitol label and continued to record. In less than four years Jack Scott managed to put 19 songs in the top 100. Rock and Roll began to change in the early 60's and when the Beatles arrived with the British Invasion, things became quite different. By 1963 Jack Scott was with Groove, a subsidiary of RCA, and was recording country music. He moved from label to label, returning to ABC and then on to GRT, Jubilee, Dot, and his own Ponie. His final top forty rock-and-roll record had been It Only Happened Yesteday with Top Rank in 1960.
In 1977, Jack Scott toured Europe, performing with Buddy Knox and others. His rich voice and selection of material are a pleassure to this very day.