The Seekers' Greatest Hits
1968 greatest hits album by The Seekers
The Seekers' Greatest Hits | ||||
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Greatest hits album by The Seekers | ||||
Released | July 1968 (Australia) | |||
Recorded | 1964–67 | |||
Genre | Folk, pop | |||
Label | EMI Music Australia, Columbia Records | |||
The Seekers chronology | ||||
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The Seekers' Greatest Hits is a compilation album released in Australia by EMI's Columbia label (Catalogue No. SCXO 7830) in July 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. The album peaked at number 1 for 17 weeks and was the highest selling album in Australia in 1968. It was also the first time an Australian artist had peaked at number 1 on the Australian album chart.[1]
In October 2010, The Seekers' Greatest Hits, was listed in the book, 100 Best Australian Albums.[2]
Track listing
Side One
- "Morningtown Ride" (Malvina Reynolds)
- "The Carnival is Over" (Tom Springfield)
- "Turn, Turn, Turn" (Pete Seeger)
- "Walk With Me" (Springfield)
- "When the Stars Begin to Fall" (Trad. Arr. The Seekers)
- "Someday, One Day" (Simon)
Side Two
- "On the Other Side" (Springfield-Osbourne-Sage)
- "Georgy Girl" (Springfield, Jim Dale)
- "When the Good Apples Fall" (Kenny Young)
- "Myra" (The Seekers)
- "Emerald City" (Kim Fowley, Keith Potger)
- "Love Is Kind, Love Is Wine" (Woodley)
Chart positions
Weekly charts
Year | Chart | Position |
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1968 | Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart | 1 |
Year-end charts
Chart (1968) | Position |
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Australian Albums Chart | 1 |
References
- ^ "Australian Charts: Guy Sebastian Has the Number One Album". noise11. 26 October 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
- ^ O'Donnell, John; Creswell, Toby; Mathieson, Craig (October 2010). 100 Best Australian Albums. Prahran, Vic: Hardie Grant Books. ISBN 978-1-74066-955-9.
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- Athol Guy
- Keith Potger
- Bruce Woodley
- Judith Durham
- Buddy England
- Julie Anthony
- Karen Knowles
- Introducing the Seekers (1963)
- The Seekers (aka Roving with the Seekers) (1964)
- Hide & Seekers (aka The Four and Only Seekers) (1964)
- A World of Our Own (aka The Seekers) (1965)
- Come the Day (aka Georgy Girl) (1966)
- Seekers Seen in Green (1967)
- The Seekers (1975)
- Giving and Taking (1976)
- A Little Bit of Country (1980)
- Live On (1989)
- Future Road (1997)
- Morningtown Ride to Christmas (2001)
- Live at the Talk of the Town (1968)
- 25 Year Reunion Celebration (1993)
- 1968 BBC Farewell Spectacular (1999)
- Night of Nights... Live! (2002)
- Farewell (2019)
- The Carnival of Hits Tour 2000 (2019)
- The Seekers Complete (1995)
- Treasure Chest (1997)
- All Bound for Morningtown (2009)
- The Seekers Sing Their Big Hits (1965)
- Introducing the Seekers Big Hits (1967)
- The Seekers' Greatest Hits (1968)
- The Best of The Seekers (1968)
- Capitol Collectors Series (1992)
- The Silver Jubilee Album (1993)
- A Carnival of Hits (1994)
- The Very Best of The Seekers (1998)
- Greatest Hits (2009)
- The Golden Jubilee Album (2012)
- Hidden Treasures – Volume 1 (2020)
- Hidden Treasures – Volume 2 (2020)
- "Waltzing Matilda"
- "I'll Never Find Another You"
- "What Have They Done to the Rain"
- "A World of Our Own"
- "The Carnival Is Over"
- "Someday, One Day"
- "Morningtown Ride"
- "Georgy Girl"
- "When Will the Good Apples Fall"
- "Emerald City"
- "Love Is Kind, Love Is Wine"
- "Sparrow Song"
- The Seekers discography
- List of songs recorded by the Seekers
- The New Seekers
- Georgy Girl (musical)