The Seekers' Greatest Hits
| The Best of The Seekers | |
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| Greatest hits album by The Seekers | |
| Released | July 1968 (Australia); November 1968 (U.K.) |
| Recorded | 1964-67 |
| Genre | Folk, pop |
| Label | EMI |
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, this time including "I'll Never Find Another You" and "A World of Our Own", was released at the same time and was titled "The Best of The Seekers" (Catalogue No: sx 6268 [Mono]; scx 6268 [Stereo]). The British album spent 117 weeks on the UK album chart (at the time a Top 50 listing), including six weeks at No.1 accumulated over five separate stints in the top spot in 1969, starting with the week of 25th January 1969.[1]
In October 2010, The Seekers' Greatest Hits, was listed in the book, 100 Best Australian Albums.[2]
Contents
Track listing (Best Of The Seekers)
Side One
- 1. "I'll Never Find Another You" (Tom Springfield)
- 2. "A World of Our Own" (Springfield)
- 3. "The Carnival Is Over" (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 Ride" (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 Girl" (Springfield-Dale)
Track listing (The Seekers' Greatest Hits)
Side One
- 1. "Morningtown Ride" (Reynolds)
- 2. "The Carnival Is Over" (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 Girl" (Springfield-Dale)
- 3. "When the Good Apples Fall" (Kenny Young)
- 4. "Myra" (Durham-Guy-Potger-Woodley)
- 5. "Emerald City" (Kim Fowley-Martin)
- 6. "Love Is Kind, Love Is Wine" (Woodley)
Chart positions
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart | 1 |
| 1969 | UK Albums Chart number-one album[3] |
References
| Preceded by
Blooming Hits
by Paul Mauriat and His Orchestra |
Australian Kent Music Report number-one album 27 July - 22 November 1968 |
Succeeded by Smash Hits by The Jimi Hendrix Experience |
| Preceded by
The Beatles (White Album) by The Beatles
The Beatles (White Album) by The Beatles Goodbye by Cream Goodbye by Cream Goodbye by Cream |
UK Albums Chart number-one album 25 January 1969 - 1 February 1969 8 February 1969 - 15 February 1969 29 March 1969 - 12 April 1969 19 April 1969 - 26 April 1969 3 May 1969 - 10 May 1969 |
Succeeded by The Beatles (White Album) by The Beatles Diana Ross & the Supremes Join the Temptations by The Supremes and The Temptations Goodbye by Cream Goodbye by Cream On the Threshold of a Dream by The Moody Blues |
