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The Ultimate Collection (The Seekers Album)
The Seekers were an Australian folk music group formed in 1962 consisting of Athol Guy, Keith Potger, Bruce Woodley and Judith Durham. The quartet were first active from 1962 to 1968 when Durham left to pursue a solo career. The group re-formed in 1975 and recruited Louisa Wisseling to provide vocals, but disbanded again in 1978. In 1988, the group re-formed with Julie Anthony (singer), Julie Anthony and then (from 1990-91) Karen Knowles providing vocals. In 1993, Durham reunited with original members Guy, Potger and Woodley, and they have toured on and off since then. Below is an extensive discography of their hits across the world, where they scored numerous successes in countries such as Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom and the United States. Albums Studio albums Live albums Compilation albums Other official compilation albums * ''More of the Fabulous Seekers'' (1968) * ''Seekers Golden Collection'' (1969) * ''The Seekers'' (1969) * ''The Sound of the Seekers'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Seekers
The Seekers were an Australian folk-influenced pop quartet, originally formed in Melbourne in 1962. They were the first Australian pop music group to achieve major chart and sales success in the United Kingdom and the United States. They were especially popular during the 1960s with their best-known configuration of Judith Durham on vocals, piano and tambourine; Athol Guy on double bass and vocals; Keith Potger on twelve-string guitar, banjo and vocals; and Bruce Woodley on guitar, mandolin, banjo and vocals. The group had Top 10 hits in the 1960s with "I'll Never Find Another You", "A World of Our Own", "Morningtown Ride", "Someday, One Day", " Georgy Girl" and " The Carnival Is Over". Australian music historian Ian McFarlane described their style as "concentrated on a bright, uptempo sound, although they were too pop to be considered strictly folk and too folk to be rock". In 1967, they were named as joint " Australians of the Year" – the only group thus honoured. In July ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Seekers (1964 Album)
''The Seekers'' is the second studio album by the Australian group The Seekers. The album was released in 1964. In some countries, the album was titled ''Roving with the Seekers''. "Waltzing Matilda" was released in November 1963 and peaked at number 74 on the Australian music report. Track listing Side A # " The Wreck of the Old '97" ( G. B. Grayson, Henry Whitter; arranged by The Seekers) – 3:08 # " Danny Boy" ( Frederic Weatherly) – 3:03 # "Waltzing Matilda" (Banjo Paterson, Marie Cowan) – 2:54 # "Cotton Fields" (Huddie Ledbetter; arranged by The Seekers) – 2:52 # " Lemon Tree" ( Will Holt) – 3:27 # " Gotta Travel On" ( Billy Grammer) – 2:32 Side B # "With My Swag All on My Shoulder" ( Athol Guy, Bruce Woodley, Judith Durham, Keith Potger) – 1:53 # "Plaisir d'amour" (Jean-Paul-Égide Martini, Jean-Pierre Claris de Florian) – 2:46 # " Isa Lei" (A.W. Caten) – 3:39 # "Whisky in the Jar" (Traditional; arranged by The Seekers) – 3:11 # " Five Hundred Mil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Future Road
''Future Road'' is a studio album credited to Australian recording artist Judith Durham and The Seekers. It is Durham's eighth studio album and The Seekers' eleventh. The album was released in Australia in October 1997 and peaked at number 4 on the ARIA Charts and by Christmas was certified platinum. The album was re-released on 25 October 2013, with a bonus "Making of Future Road" DVD and video clips. Track listing # "Calling Me Home" (Judith Durham, Jeff Vincent) - 3:40 # "Speak to the Sky" (Rick Springfield) - 3:36 # "The Bush Girl" (Henry Lawson, Bruce Woodley) - 4:58 # "It Doesn't Matter Anymore" (Paul Anka) - 3:01 # "Future Road" (Keith Potger, Trevor Spencer, Boyd Wilson) - 3:54 # "The Shores of Avalon" (Judith Durham, Athol Guy, John Kovac, Keith Potger, Bruce Woodley) - 4:00 # "Guardian Angel/Guiding Light" (Keith Potger) - 2:32 # "Amazing" (Bruce Woodley/Michael Cristiano) - 3:17 # "Gotta Love Someone" (Bruce Woodley/Michael Cristiano) - 3:20 # "Forever Isn't Long E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Live On (The Seekers Album)
''Live On'' is the tenth studio album from The Seekers. The album is the only Seekers' album to feature the vocals of Australian singer, Julie Anthony. Background In October 1988, The Seekers re-formed and sang " The Carnival is Over" to close the World Expo 88 in Brisbane. The lead singer of The Seekers, Judith Durham was not available and was replaced by Julie Anthony. Following the performance, the group signed with Polydor Records and re-recorded some of the group's biggest hits with Anthony's vocals, along with several new songs written by group member Bruce Woodley. Track listing ; CD track listing # Prelude "Live On" # " The Streets of Serenade" # " I'll Never Find Another You" # "Georgy Girl" # " Building Bridges" # "Love Is Me, Love Is You" # "Come the Day" # " The Carnival Is Over" # "One Step Forward, Two Steps Back" # "Some Day One Day" # "Taking My Chances With You" # " Morningtown Ride" # "Time and Again" # "Keep A Dream In Your Pocket" # "Here I Am" # " A Wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Little Bit Of Country
''A Little Bit of Country '' is the ninth studio album by Australian group the Seekers. The album was released in April 1980 and features vocals by Cheryl Webb. The album peaked at number 84 in Australia. Track listing Side A # "Banks of the Ohio" (John Farrar, Bruce Welch; arranged by Peter Sullivan) # "Cotton Fields" (Huddie Ledbetter; arranged by The Seekers) # "Leaving on a Jet Plane" (John Denver; arranged by Peter Sullivan) # " Try a Little Kindness" (Curt Sapaugh, Bobby Austin; arranged by Peter Sullivan) # "Jamaica Fairwell" ( Lord Burgess; arranged by The Seekers) # " Jesus Is a Soul Man" ( Lawrence Reynolds, Jack Cardwell; arranged by The Seekers) # "Silver Threads and Golden Needles" (Jack Rhodes, Dick Reynolds; arranged by Douggie Reece) # " Country Road" (Bill Danoff, Taffy Nivert, John Denver; arranged by The Seekers) Side B # " Have You Never Been Mellow" (John Farrar; arranged by Peter Sullivan) # "Afternoon Delight" (Bill Danoff; arranged by Peter Sullivan) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giving And Taking
''Giving and Taking'' is the eighth studio album by Australian group the Seekers. The album was released in 1976 and is the second studio album to feature the vocals of Louisa Wisseling. The album peaked at number 5 in New Zealand. The album produced the singles, "Where in the World?" (April 1976) and "Giving and Taking" (June 1976). Track listing All tracks composed by Bruce Woodley; except where indicated ;Side A # "Friends" - 3:38 # "The Rose and the Briar" (Woodley, John Farrar) - 3:53 # "Giving and Taking" - 3:07 # "A Part of You" - 3:32 # "Country Lanes" (Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb) - 3:03 ;Side B # "Country Rose" - 3:27 # "Holding On" (Woodley, Farrar) - 2:53 # "If I Could Write a Fairy Tale" (Keith Potger Keith Leon Potger (born 21 March 1941) is an Australian musician. He is a founding members of the Australian folk-pop group the Seekers. He was born in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) and is of Burgher descent. In 1969, Potger and his business partner ..., James Mason) - 3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polydor Records
Polydor Records Ltd. is a German-British record label that operates as part of Universal Music Group. It has a close relationship with Universal's Interscope Geffen A&M Records label, which distributes Polydor's releases in the United States. In turn, Polydor distributes Interscope releases in the United Kingdom. Polydor Records Ltd. was established in London in 1954 as a British subsidiary of German company Deutsche Grammophon/Schallplatte Grammophon GmbH. It was renamed Polydor Ltd. in 1972. Notable current and past artists signed to the label include ABBA, Cream, The Moody Blues, The Who, Ringo Starr, Bee Gees, The Jam, Bing Crosby, The Shadows, James Brown, Level 42, Ellie Goulding, Juice WRLD, Piri & Tommy, James Last, Eric Clapton, Marie Osmond, Keith O'Conner Murphy, Yngwie Malmsteen, Lana Del Rey, Haim, and Buckingham Nicks. Label history Beginnings Polydor Records was founded on 2 April 1913 by German Polyphon-Musikwerke AG in Leipzig and registered on 25 J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Astor Records
Astor Records was an Australian recorded music manufacturer and distributor that operated from the early 1960s to the early 1980s. Astor was the trade name of the consumer electronics manufacturer Radio Corporation Pty. Ltd, a division of Electronic Industries Ltd., which also made Astor radios, radiograms and television sets. The company expanded into record production in mid-1960, and operated its own vinyl record pressing plant in Melbourne. The company's inaugural release was the single "Speak Low"/"Come Closer to Me" by Philippine-born vocalist Pilita Corrales (credited as Pilita). Three of her albums were released on the Astor label: ''I'll Take Romance'', ''This Is Pilita'' and ''Pilita Tells the Story of Love''. She sang mostly English, but also had some Spanish-language hits, and also recorded a Tagalog song, "Dahil sa Iyo". During its early years as a manufacturer and distributor of vinyl records, much of Astor's success came from holding the rights to press and distribu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Seekers (1975 Album)
''The Seekers'' is the seventh studio album by Australian group the Seekers. The album was released in May 1975. Louisa Wisseling provided the vocals. It was the first The Seekers' album not to feature the vocals of Judith Durham. The lead single "Sparrow Song" was released in May 1975, peaking at number 7 on the Kent Music Report. A second single "Reunion" was released in November 1975 and peaked at number 83. Background The Seekers had been a successful group in the 1960s, disbanding in July 1968 when lead singer Judith Durham left the group. In 1972, the band planned to reform, but needed a suitable female vocalist to replace Durham. Band member Athol Guy asked his friend Buddy England for assistance who said; "After some time looking and listening I came across Louisa Wisseling at a restaurant/club called The Swagman ... took Athol to have a listen ... made Louisa an offer and there you are. I was also asked to vet material for the group to record... I signed them to the Asto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seekers Seen In Green
''Seekers Seen in Green'' is the sixth studio album by the Australian group The Seekers. It was released in the UK and Europe in 1967 by Columbia Records and EMI Records. It was released in Canada in 1967 and in the US in 1968 by Capitol Records. (The American release replaced "On The Other Side" with Kenny Young's "When Will the Good Apples Fall," their last big British hit.) It was also released in Germany and the Netherlands on LP on the Emidisc‡ label in 1976. It was released on CD in 1999 in the UK. ‡(EMIDISC is a product of the EMI-Group Companies issued in Germany by ELECTROLA GmbH., Köln and in the Netherlands by N. V. Bovema, Heemstede). It was the group's final studio album until 1975's ''The Seekers'' which featured the vocals of Louisa Wisseling. Reception Richie Unterberger from AllMusic gave the album 3 out of 5 saying; "The pleasant folk-pop harmonic blend was seasoned by orchestration, including trombone, harpsichord, trumpet, clarinet, flute, and celes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Come The Day
''Come the Day'' is the fifth studio album by Australian group the Seekers. The album was released in 1966. In North America, the album was titled ''Georgy Girl''. The album peaked at number 10 in the ''Billboard'' albums chart and number 3 in the United Kingdom> and number 7 in Australia. Reception Bruce Eder from AllMusic said: "It was on this album that all of The Seekers' varied attributes... kicked in at their peak at the same time. The album opens with the title track, a Woodley original that's one of the best folk-style recordings to come out of the British Invasion and also one of the Seekers' greatest performances." Track listing ;Side A # "Come the Day" (Bruce Woodley) # " Island of Dreams" (Tom Springfield) # " The Last Thing on My Mind" ( Tom Paxton) # " All Over The World (Dans Le Monde En Entier)" (Françoise Hardy, Julian More) # "Red Rubber Ball" (Paul Simon, Bruce Woodley) # "Well, Well, Well" (Bob Gibson, Bob Camp) ;Side B # " Georgy Girl" (Jim Dale, Tom Spr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
EMI Music Australia
EMI Recorded Music Australia Pty Ltd (called EMI Music Australia until May 2013) is an Australian imprint of Universal Music Australia, formerly a subsidiary label of EMI Recordings Ltd and, between 1979 and 1996, that of Thorn EMI. It is Australia's largest major dance music label as well it was one of Australia's largest major labels overall until the Universal acquisition. Corporate headquarters are located in Sydney, Australia. History EMI Recorded Music Australia Pty Ltd has its origins as the local branch of The Gramophone Company in 1925. Together with other labels taken over by RCA Corporation it became EMI in 1931 with the local branch in Australia known as The Gramophone Co. (Australia). According to Australian music commentator, Duncan Kimball, "the vast majority of jazz and dance records released here between the two world wars were by British artists and orchestras." In 1949 the branch was incorporated as EMI (Australia) Pty Ltd and was headquartered in Sydney as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |