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The Seekers (a.k.a. Roving With The Seekers) W&G Records: Keith Grant: 2:52 Danny Boy: 1964 – – Traditional melody Frederic Weatherly (lyrics) The Seekers: The Seekers (a.k.a. Roving With The Seekers) W&G Records: Keith Grant: 3:03 Days of My Life: 1968 – – Tony Romeo: Dese Bones G'wine Rise Again: 1963 – – – The Seekers ...
"Georgy Girl" is a song by the Australian pop/folk music group the Seekers. It was used as the title song for the 1966 British romantic comedy film Georgy Girl. Tom Springfield, who had written "I'll Never Find Another You" for the Seekers, composed the music and Jim Dale supplied the lyrics.
The song was also popular in the United States, reaching peaks of No. 4 pop and No. 2 easy listening on the Billboard Hot 100 charts. [4] The track was written and produced by Tom Springfield, [2] who was also responsible for most of the Seekers' subsequent hits. It received a 1967 US revival as a country music No. 1 by Sonny James. [5]
The song had been recorded earlier as an Australian single on the 1964 album Hide and Seekers and appeared on the 1965 American debut, The New Seekers. In December 1966 they issued "Georgy Girl", which became their highest charting American hit when it reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 1 on the Cashbox Top 100 in February 1967.
"The Carnival Is Over" is a song written by Tom Springfield, for the Australian folk pop group the Seekers. It is based on a Russian folk song from about 1883, adapted with original English-language lyrics. The song became the Seekers' signature recording, and the band customarily closed their concerts with it ever since its success in late 1965.
"Emerald City" is a 1967 song by The Seekers about a visit to the fictional Emerald City from L. Frank Baum's Oz books. Set to the tune of "Ode to Joy" from Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, "Emerald City" reached #50 on the UK Charts in 1967. [1] The song was recorded in 1967 and released as a single [2] around Christmas in 1967.
"A World of Our Own" is a 1965 single written by Tom Springfield and was an international hit for the Australian pop group the Seekers. The single peaked at number 19 on the American Hot 100 and number 2 on the Easy Listening charts. It reached number 3 in the U.K. and number 2 in Australia.
The song was performed by the Seekers with Bobby Richards and his Orchestra on the 1964 album Hide & Seekers (W&G Records WG-B-2362). It was subsequently re-recorded and released as a single in 1966 (Columbia DB 8060), [5] produced by Tom Springfield. [6] The song spent 15 weeks on the UK Singles Chart, reaching No. 2 on 28 December 1966. [5]