Tommy Scott | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Thomas Kilpatrick[1] |
| Born | 1940 (age 82–83) Glasgow, Scotland |
| Occupation(s) | Musician songwriter record producer |
| Years active | 1960s–1990s |
| Labels | Decca Records Major Minor Records Scotdisc |
Thomas Kilpatrick (born 1940), known as Tommy Scott, is a Scottish songwriter, producer and singer.[2] As a songwriter and producer in the 1960s and 1970s he had numerous hits in pop, rock, and folk styles; including records with Them, The Dubliners, Sydney Devine, Twinkle, and Lena Zavaroni. From the 1980s onwards, he has sung and recorded traditional Scottish music.
Biography
Scott worked in Glasgow's shipyards, before a musical career which has included touring with The White Heather Club and Jimmy Shand, and recordings including total sales of over a million.[3]
An early success was Eden Kane's 1964 hit single "Boys Cry" (UK No. 8), written by Scott and Buddy Kaye. A French version, "Les Garçons Pleurent (Boys Cry)", was a No. 5 hit for Richard Anthony.[4]
In the mid-1960s in London, Scott began producing for Decca Records' Dick Rowe, and worked closely with manager Phil Solomon and writer/arranger Phil Coulter. At Decca, Scott produced two albums by Them, featuring Van Morrison, but not their hit singles, which were produced by Rowe, or Bert Berns.[5]
The 1966 song "I Can Only Give You Everything", written with Coulter and produced for Them, has become a garage rock staple;[6] with covers by The Troggs, MC5, Richard Hell, and many others.[7][8] Beck played the signature guitar riff for his hit song "Devils Haircut" (1996), and gave co-credit to Scott and Coulter.[9][10][11]
He became a house producer for Solomon's Major Minor Records, and formed the 'Scott Solomon' production company with him.
In 1968, he and conductor Arthur Greenslade teamed up as the 'Artie Scott Orchestra', issuing one album, and the novelty single "March of the Skinheads" (1970).[12]
In 1976, Scott collaborated with Tom Parker of Apollo 100 as the 'Plaid Pops Orchestra', recording their own Scottish themed tunes.
Sydney Devine had a hit in 1978 with "Scotland Forever", written and produced by Tommy Scott. By the 1980s, Scott turned his efforts to performing and recording traditional Scottish music on the Scotdisc label,[3] and his own songs, including "Scotland Forever".[13][14]
Selective discography
Singles
| Year | Song Title | Artist | Singles Chart | Writer(s) | Producer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | "Angela" | Jay and Tommy Scott | Jay & Tommy Scott | Tony Meehan | |
| 1964 | "Who Will It Be" c/w "If It's Me That You Want" |
Tommy Scott | Les Vandyke B-side: Scott |
Michael Barclay | |
| 1964 | "Boys Cry" | Eden Kane | UK #8 [15] | Scott, Buddy Kaye | Les Reed |
| 1964 | "Les Garçons Pleurent (Boy's Cry)" | Richard Anthony | France #5[4] | Scott, Kaye, Jacques Chaumelle |
Ivor Raymonde[16] |
| 1964 | "Beneath the Willow Tree" B-side of "Wouldn't Trade You for the World" |
The Bachelors[17] | UK #4, US #69 | Scott, Bill Martin. | Dick Rowe |
| 1964 | "Oh, Samuel Don’t Die" B-side of "No Arms Can Ever Hold You" |
The Bachelors | UK #7, US #27 | Scott, Martin | Noel Walker |
| 1964 | "Terry" | Twinkle | UK #4[18] | Twinkle | Scott |
| 1965 | "Golden Lights” | Twinkle | UK #21 | Twinkle | Scott |
| 1965 | "All For Myself" B-side of "Here Comes the Night" |
Them | UK #2, US #24 | Van Morrison | Scott |
| 1965 | "One More Time" c/w "How Long Baby" |
Them | Van Morrison B-side: Scott |
Scott | |
| 1965 | "I'm Gonna Dress In Black" B-side of "(It Won't Hurt) Half As Much" |
Them | Scott | Scott | |
| 1965 | "Mystic Eyes" | Them | US #33 | Van Morrison | Scott |
| 1966 | "I Can Only Give You Everything" | Them | Scott, Phil Coulter | Scott | |
| 1966 | "Call My Name" | Them | Scott | Scott | |
| 1966 | "Richard Cory" c/w "Don't You Know" |
Them | Paul Simon B-side: Scott |
Scott | |
| 1966 | "Boys Cry" c/w "I Can Only Give You Everything" |
Tommy Scott | Scott, Kaye B-side: Scott, Coulter |
Michael Barclay | |
| 1966 | "Beautiful Dreams" c/w "I Need Your Hand In Mine" |
Twiggy | Scott, Peter Law B-side: Scott |
Scott | |
| 1966 | "I Can Only Give You Everything" | The Haunted | CAN #62 | Scott, Coulter | Don Wayne |
| 1966 | "Tu Es Impossible" (I Can Only Give You Everything) |
Les Sultans | CAN #21 (in French)[19] | (uncredited: Scott, Coulter), Bruce Huard | Denis Pantis |
| 1967 | "Story Of Them Part 1" | Them | Van Morrison | Scott | |
| 1967 | "Oh How I Miss You" | The Bachelors | UK #30 | Scott | Scott |
| 1967 | "Seven Drunken Nights" | The Dubliners | UK #7, IRE #1 | Arr. The Dubliners | Scott |
| 1967 | "The Black Velvet Band" | The Dubliners | UK #15, IRE #4 | Arr. The Dubliners | Scott |
| 1967 | "All For Me Grog" | The Dubliners | IRE #10 | Arr. The Dubliners | Scott |
| 1967 | "Maids When You're Young" | The Dubliners | UK #43, IRE #11 | Arr. The Dubliners | Scott |
| 1967 | "I Can Only Give You Everything" | MC5 | Scott, Coulter | Arnold Mark Geller[20] | |
| 1968 | "Dirty Old Town" | The Dubliners | UK #43, IRE #10 | Ewan MacColl | Scott |
| 1968 | "May I Have The Next Dream With You" | Malcolm Roberts | UK #8 | Charles & Harry Tobias | Scott |
| 1969 | "Love Is All" | Malcolm Roberts | UK #12, US #40 | Les Reed, Barry Mason |
Scott |
| 1969 | "Nobody's Child" c/w "Oh How I Miss You" |
Karen Young | UK #6 | Cy Coben, Mel Foree B-side: Scott |
Scott |
| 1969 | "The Deal" c/w "The Mission" |
Pat Campbell | UK #31 | D. Miles, K. Herston, B. Prather B-side: Campbell, Scott |
Scott |
| 1974 | "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue" | Them | GER #13 | Bob Dylan | Scott |
| 1974 | "Ma! (He's Making Eyes At Me)" | Lena Zavaroni | UK #10, US #91 | Sidney Clare, Con Conrad |
Scott |
| 1974 | "(You've Got) Personality" c/w "Schools Out" |
Lena Zavaroni | UK #33 | Lloyd Price, Harold Logan B-side: Scott |
Scott |
| 1976 | "From Scotland With Love" c/w "Home of Mine" |
Plaid Pops Orchestra | Scott, Tom Parker | Scott | |
| 1978 | "Scotland Forever" c/w "The Flower of Scotland" |
Sydney Devine | UK #48 | Scott B-side: Scott |
Scott |
| 1980 | "Tommy Scott's Hop.Scotch Ceilidh Party" | Tommy Scott | Arr. Scott | Scott | |
| 1996 | "Devils Haircut" | Beck | UK #22, US #94, CAN #19 | Hansen, King, Simpson, Scott, Coulter, Wright |
Beck, Dust Brothers |
Albums/album tracks
| Year | Title | Artist | Albums Chart | Tommy Scott's role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Sing Along With Beatles' Songs | Tommy Scott and the Boys[21] | Performer | |
| 1965 | The Angry Young Them | Them | Produced 10 tracks, wrote 1 | |
| 1966 | Them Again | Them | UK #21, US #138 | Produced all tracks, wrote 4 |
| 1966 | Scottish Nationalist Songs | Nigel Denver | Producer | |
| 1967 | A Drop of the Hard Stuff | The Dubliners | UK #5, IRE #1 | Producer |
| 1967 | More of the Hard Stuff | The Dubliners | UK #8, IRE #1 | Producer |
| 1967 | "I Can Only Give You Everything" (on the album Trogglodynamite) |
The Troggs | UK #10 | Written by Scott/Coulter |
| 1968 | Soul Buster! | Joe E. Young & The Toniks | Producer | |
| 1969 | Nobody's Child | Karen Young | Produced all tracks, wrote 2 | |
| 1974 | Ma! He's Making Eyes At Me | Lena Zavaroni | UK #8 | Produced all tracks, wrote 2 |
| 1975 | The Elephant Song | Kamahl | NED #1, SWE #3 | Scott produced 2 tracks |
| 1975 | If I Give My Heart To You (UK version) |
Kamahl | Produced all tracks, wrote 1 | |
| 1976 | Doubly Devine | Sydney Devine | UK #14 | Produced all tracks, wrote 2 |
| 1976 | Devine Time | Sydney Devine | UK #49 | Produced all tracks, wrote 2 |
| 1977 | From Scotland With Love | Plaid Pops Orchestra | Produced all tracks, wrote 6 Collaboration with Tom Parker | |
| 1977 | "I'm Gonna Dress In Black" (on the album Livin In The Fast Lane, aka Off The Rails) |
Little Bob Story | Written by Scott | |
| 1979 | "I Can Only Give You Everything" (on the album Live) |
Little Bob Story | Written by Scott/Coulter | |
| 1980 | Hop.Scotch Ceilidh Party | Tommy Scott | Singer, arranger, producer | |
| 1982 | "I Can Only Give You Everything" (on the album Destiny Street) |
Richard Hell and the Voidoids | Written by Scott/Coulter | |
| 1983 | Tommy Scott’s Pipes and Strings of Scotland |
Tommy Scott | Singer, arranger, producer | |
| 1996 | "Devils Haircut" (on the album Odelay) |
Beck | UK #17, US #16 | Credited co-writer of "Devils Haircut” |
| 2007 | "Chante" (on the album Nouvelle Vague) |
Sylvie Vartan | FR #21[22] | Co-writer of "Chante" (a version of "I Can Only Give You Everything") |
References
- ↑ "Repertory : Search". Ascap.com. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
- ↑ Mike Read, Major to Minor: The Rise and Fall of the Songwriter 2000 - p. 181 "Bill knew most people on the thriving group scene in Scotland, including Glasgow outfit The Beatstalkers (who were usually billed as "the Scottish Beatles") and fellow Glaswegian Tommy Scott (born Tommy Kilpatrick in 1940), who was ..."
- 1 2 "Tommy Scott". Artiste Catalogue. Scotdisc.co.uk. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- 1 2 Cash Box, November 21, 1964, "France's Best Sellers", p. 83
- ↑ Dewitt, H. A. (1983). Van Morrison: The Mystic's Music. Horizon. p. 66. ISBN 0-938840-02-9.
- ↑ "Little Boy Blues Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
- ↑ "Cover versions of I Can Only Give You Everything by Mystic Eyes". Secondhandsongs.com.
- ↑ "I Can Only Give You Everything - van Morrison, Them | Song Info". AllMusic.
- ↑ "Cover versions of Devil's Haircut by Beck!". Secondhandsongs.com.
- ↑ "Odelay's Secret History. Beck tells the stories behind his newly reissued classic". Rolling Stone. 21 February 2008.
- ↑ "APRA AMCOS Song Catalogue search". Apraamcos.com.au. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
- ↑ "Artie Scott Orchestra". Discogs.
- ↑ "Original versions of Scotland Forever by Tommy Scott". Secondhandsongs.com.
- ↑ "Tommy Scott Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More". AllMusic.
- ↑ "EDEN KANE | full Official Chart History". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ↑ "Richard Anthony - Ce Monde / A Toi de Choisir / OUI, Va Plus Loin / Les Garçons Pleurent". Discogs.
- ↑ "Artist Chart History: Bachelors". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
- ↑ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 570. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ↑ "Disc-O-Logue Top 50's | July 10, 1966". Nlc-bnc.ca.
- ↑ "MC5 1966". Makemyday.free.fr. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
- ↑ "Tracks on Sing Along with Beatles' Songs - Tommy Scott and the Boys (1964)". Secondhandsongs.com.
- ↑ "Nouvelle Vague by Sylvie Vartan - Music Charts". Acharts.co.
Sources
- Heylin, Clinton (2003). Can You Feel the Silence? Van Morrison: A New Biography, Chicago Review Press ISBN 1-55652-542-7
- Rogan, Johnny (2006). Van Morrison: No Surrender, London:Vintage Books ISBN 978-0-09-943183-1
- officialcharts.com UK Charts search
- Irish Charts search
- Tommy Scott discography at discogs.com