The Seekers' Greatest Hits
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The Seekers' Greatest Hits was released in Australia by EMI's Columbia label (Catalogue No. SCXO 7830) in 1968 on the break-up of The Seekers
. This album did not include "I'll Never Find Another You
" or "A World of Our Own" which were previously released on The Seekers Sing Their Big Hits (1965) W&G 25/2512.
In the UK, the album was released at the same time and was titled "The Best of The Seekers" (Catalogue No: sx 6268 (Mono) scx 6268 (Stereo))
In October 2010, The Seekers' Greatest Hits, was listed in the book, 100 Best Australian Albums
.
Side Two
Side Two
The Seekers
The Seekers are an Australian folk-influenced pop music group which were originally formed in 1962. They were the first Australian popular music group to achieve major chart and sales success in the United Kingdom and the United States...
. This album did not include "I'll Never Find Another You
I'll Never Find Another You
I'll Never Find Another You is a UK #1 single by The Seekers. It was The Seekers' first UK-released single, and was the best selling single of 1965 in the UK...
" or "A World of Our Own" which were previously released on The Seekers Sing Their Big Hits (1965) W&G 25/2512.
In the UK, the album was released at the same time and was titled "The Best of The Seekers" (Catalogue No: sx 6268 (Mono) scx 6268 (Stereo))
In October 2010, The Seekers' Greatest Hits, was listed in the book, 100 Best Australian Albums
100 Best Australian Albums
100 Best Australian Albums is a compendium of rock and pop albums of the past 50 years as compiled by music journalists Toby Creswell, Craig Mathieson and John O'Donnell. The book was published on 25 October 2010 by Hardie Grant Books...
.
Track listing (Best Of The Seekers)
Side One- 1. "I'll Never Find Another YouI'll Never Find Another YouI'll Never Find Another You is a UK #1 single by The Seekers. It was The Seekers' first UK-released single, and was the best selling single of 1965 in the UK...
" (Springfield) - 2. "A World of Our OwnA World of Our Own"A World of Our Own" is a 1968 single by Sonny James. The song was written in 1965 by Tom Springfield and was an international hit for The Seekers. "A World of Our Own" was Sonny James' sixth number one in a row, and twenty-sixth hit on the U.S. country music chart. The single spent three weeks at...
" (Springfield) - 3. "The Carnival Is OverThe Carnival Is Over"The Carnival Is Over" is a Russian folk song with lyrics written by Tom Springfield in 1965 for the Australian group The Seekers, who customarily close their concerts with it...
" (Russian folk song - lyrics by Springfield) - 4. "Someday One Day" (Simon)
- 5. "Walk With Me" (Springfield)
- 6. "We Shall Not Be Moved" (Trad-arr The Seekers)
Side Two
- 1. "Morningtown RideMorningtown Ride"Morningtown Ride" is a lullaby written by Malvina Reynolds in 1957 and recorded by a number of artists, notably The Seekers. It tells the comforting story of the 'journey' through nighttime made by all the "little travellers" .-1962:...
" (Reynolds) - 2. "When Will the Good Apples Fall" (Young)
- 3. "Island of Dreams" (Springfield)
- 4. "Open Up Them Pearly Gates" (Trad-arr The Seekers)
- 5. "Emerald City" (Fowley-Martin)
- 6. "Georgy GirlGeorgy Girl (song)"Georgy Girl", written by Tom Springfield and Jim Dale , is the title song performed by The Seekers for the the film of the same name. Across late 1966 and early 1967, the song became a #1 Australian hit and a #3 UK hit...
" (Springfield-Dale)
Track Listing (The Seekers' Greatest Hits)
Side One- 1. "Morningtown RideMorningtown Ride"Morningtown Ride" is a lullaby written by Malvina Reynolds in 1957 and recorded by a number of artists, notably The Seekers. It tells the comforting story of the 'journey' through nighttime made by all the "little travellers" .-1962:...
" (Reynolds) - 2. "The Carnival Is OverThe Carnival Is Over"The Carnival Is Over" is a Russian folk song with lyrics written by Tom Springfield in 1965 for the Australian group The Seekers, who customarily close their concerts with it...
" (Springfield) - 3. "Turn, Turn, Turn" (Seeger)
- 4. "Walk With Me" (Springfield)
- 5. "When the Stars Begin to Fall" (Trad. Arr. The Seekers)
- 6. "Someday, Oneday" (Simon)
Side Two
- 1. "On the Other Side" (Springfield-Osbourne-Sage)
- 2. "Georgy GirlGeorgy GirlGeorgy Girl is a 1966 British film based on a novel by Margaret Forster. The film was directed by Silvio Narizzano and starred Lynn Redgrave as Georgy, Alan Bates, James Mason, Charlotte Rampling and Bill Owen....
" (Springfield-Dale) - 3. "When the Good Apples Fall" (Kenny Young)
- 4. "MyraMyraMyra is an ancient town in Lycia, where the small town of Kale is situated today in present day Antalya Province of Turkey. It was located on the river Myros , in the fertile alluvial plain between Alaca Dağ, the Massikytos range and the Aegean Sea.- Historical evidence :Although some scholars...
" (Durham-Guy-Potger-Woodley) - 5. "Emerald CityEmerald CityThe Emerald City is the fictional capital city of the Land of Oz in L. Frank Baum's Oz books, first described in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz...
" (Kim Fowley-Martin) - 6. "Love Is Kind, Love Is Wine" (Woodley)
Chart positions
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Australian Kent Music Report Kent Music Report The Kent Music Report was a weekly record chart of Australian music singles and albums which was compiled by music enthusiast David Kent from May 1974 through to 1998... Albums Chart |
1 |
| 1969 | UK Albums Chart UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart... number-one album |