a TV interview on music programme The Tube that the songs were complete and that titles might "lopside" or "overload" them, presumably giving undue weight to one line of the lyric over the others. The songs have since been attributed the informal titles "Delayed" ("Track Three"), "It's a Starving" ("Track Five"), "Say It" ("Track Six"), and "Stump of a Drowner" ("Track Seven"), because the lyrics sheet bolds each of those starting lines instead of denoting the songs by their "Track" titles. The last track on the album, "Blanket Roll Blues", is the only song written by Tennessee Williams, providing lyrics for the song originally featured in the 1959 film The Fugitive Kind sung by Marlon Brando. Releases Climate of Hunter was first released in March 1984 as an LP in the UK by Virgin Records. The album was re-released on LP and CD as part of Virgin Records 'compact price' range in the mid-1980s. A remastered edition of the album was released in the UK by Virgin and EMI on January 30, 2006. It included revised artwork and new liner notes by Bob Stanley of Saint Etienne. Reception Climate of Hunter received mixed to positive reviews by the majority of critics. It was ranked number 5 among the "Albums of the Year" for 1984 by NME. Track listing All tracks composed by Scott Walker, August–September 1983, except "Blanket Roll Blues" (words by Tennessee Williams, music by Kenyon Hopkins). Orchestral arrangements by Brian Gascoigne. Personnel Mo Foster – bass (except tracks 4 & 8) Brian Gascoigne – keyboards (on tracks 2, 3 & 5) Peter Van Hooke – drums (except tracks 4 & 8) Mark Isham – trumpet (on tracks 2 & 3) Gary Kettel – percussion (on tracks 5 & 7) Billy Ocean – harmony vocal (on track 3) Phil Palmer – lead & background guitars (on track 3) Evan Parker – tenor & soprano saxophone (on tracks 2 & 6) Ray Russell – lead & background guitars (on tracks 3 & 7) Mark Knopfler – guitars (on track 8) Technical Bob Carlos Clarke – photography c•more•tone – sleeve design Release history Charts External links The Town House, EMI Sarm West Studios References Scott Walker (singer) albums 1984 albums Virgin Records albums Albums produced by Peter Walsh