It's Raining Today: The Scott Walker Story (1967–70)

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It's Raining Today: The Scott Walker Story (1967–70)

It's Raining Today: The Scott Walker Story (1967–70) is a 1996 compilation album by Scott Walker. It collects seventeen songs from his first five studio albums, representing his early period from 1967 to 1970. The album was Walker’s first solo release in the United States. Marshall Crenshaw assembled the tracks after spending about a year and a half persuading Razor & Tie to issue it. The collection runs 58 minutes and 12 seconds and was produced by Johnny Franz.

Content and significance
- The songs are written by Scott Walker, mostly from his early albums.
- It showcases Walker’s pop-rock style and the ambitious, orchestrated production of that era.

Reception
- The New York Times praised the compilation for revealing deep, melancholy beauty beneath its upfront polish.
- Pitchfork (2004) criticized it as too spare and inconsistent to strongly recommend.
- Trouser Press noted it isn’t as solid an introduction as some other collections, but it offers a strong selection from the early period.
- Robert Christgau gave it a C− rating, with sardonic remarks about Walker’s voice and some of the tracks.

All tracks are written by Scott Walker unless noted otherwise.