| Lights of Cincinnati | |
| Cover: | Lights_of_Cincinnati_sleeve.jpeg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Scott Walker |
| Album: | Scott 3 (US version) |
| B-Side: | Two Weeks Since You've Gone |
| Released: | [1] |
| Recorded: | 1969 |
| Genre: | Folk-pop |
| Length: | 3:20 |
| Label: | Philips Records |
| Producer: | John Franz, Peter Knight |
| Prev Title: | Joanna |
| Prev Year: | 1968 |
| Next Title: | I Still See You |
| Next Year: | 1971 |
"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 No. 13 in July 1969.[2] The single also made the Irish Singles Chart peaking at No. 20.[3]
While not included on the concurrently released 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, later known as Angela Morley.
| Chart (1969) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Irish Singles Chart | 20 |
| UK Singles Chart[4] | 13 |