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Introducing The Seekers Big Hits
''Introducing the Seekers Big Hits'' is the second compilation album by the Australian group The Seekers. The album was released in 1967 as a double LP. The album peaked at number 5 in Australia in 1967. Track listing Side 1 # "A World of Our Own" # "Sinner Man" # "Open Up Them Pearly Gates" # "Myra" # "With My Swag On My Shoulder" # "Waltzing Matilda" Side 2 # " Dese Bones G'wine Rise Again" # "When The Stars Begin to Fall" # "Run Come See" # "This Train" # " All My Trials" # "Just a Closer Walk with Thee" Side 3 # "Chilly Winds" # "Kumbaya" # " The Hammer Song" # "Wild Rover" # "Katy Cline" # " Lonesome Traveller" Side 4 # "I'll Never Find Another You" # " The Light From The Lighthouse" # "South Australia" # " Lemon Tree" # " The Wreck of the Old '97" # "Morningtown Ride "Morningtown Ride" is a lullaby, written and performed by American singer Malvina Reynolds. It was covered by the Australian pop group the Seekers and their recording reached No. 2 o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Seekers
The Seekers were an Australian folk music, folk-influenced pop music, pop group 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 (song), 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 "Australian of the Year, Au ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Just A Closer Walk With Thee
"Just a Closer Walk with Thee" is a traditional gospel song and jazz standard that has been performed and recorded by many artists. Performed as either an instrumental or vocal, "A Closer Walk" is perhaps the most frequently played number in the hymn and dirge section of traditional New Orleans jazz funerals. The title and lyrics of the song allude to the Biblical passage from 2 Corinthians 5:7 which states, "We walk by faith, not by sight" and James 4:8, "Come near to God and He will come near to you." History The precise author of "A Closer Walk" is unknown. Circumstantial evidence strongly suggested it dated back to southern African-American churches of the nineteenth century, possibly even prior to the Civil War, as some personal African American histories recall "slaves singing as they worked in the fields a song about walking by the Lord's side." Horace Boyer cites a story that repudiates this claim, stating: Songs with similar chorus lyrics were published in the 1800s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kent Music Report
The Kent Music Report was a weekly record chart of Australian music singles and albums which was compiled by music historian David Kent from May 1974 through to January 1999. The chart was re-branded the Australian Music Report (AMR) in July 1987. From June 1988, the Australian Recording Industry Association, which had been using the top 50 portion of the report under licence since mid-1983, chose to produce their own listing as the ARIA Charts. Before the Kent Report, ''Go-Set'' magazine published weekly Top 40 Singles from 1966, and albums chart from 1970 until the magazine's demise in August 1974. David Kent later published Australian charts from 1940 to 1973 in a retrospective fashion, using state by state chart data obtained from various Australian radio stations. Background Kent had spent a number of years previously working in the music industry at both EMI and Phonogram records and had developed the report initially as a hobby. The Kent Music Report was first releas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morningtown Ride
"Morningtown Ride" is a lullaby, written and performed by American singer Malvina Reynolds. It was covered by the Australian pop group the Seekers and their recording reached No. 2 on the UK Singles Chart. The song tells the comforting story of the journey through nighttime made by all the "little travellers" (children), on board a train, with the Sandman as guard. The Seekers version 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), produced by Tom Springfield. The song spent 15 weeks on the UK Singles Chart, reaching No. 2 on 28 December 1966. In the United States, the song spent seven weeks on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, peaking at No. 44, while reaching No. 13 on ''Billboard''s Easy Listening chart. Charts Other versions *The Irish Rovers recorded versions of the song, which were released on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wreck Of The Old 97
The Wreck of the Old 97 was an American rail disaster involving the Southern Railway mail train, officially known as the '' Fast Mail'' (train number 97), while en route from Monroe, Virginia, to Spencer, North Carolina, on September 27, 1903. Travelling at an excessive speed in an attempt to maintain schedule, the train derailed at the Stillhouse Trestle near Danville, Virginia, where it careened off the side of the bridge, killing 11 on-board personnel and injuring seven others. The wreck inspired a famous railroad ballad, which was the focus of a copyright lawsuit and became seminal in the genre of country music. Wreck The wreck of Old 97, known as the ''Fast Mail'', occurred when the engineer, 33-year-old Joseph Andrew ("Steve") Broady at the controls of Southern Railway 1102, was operating the train at high speed in order to stay on schedule and arrive at Spencer on time. The ''Fast Mail'' had a reputation for never being late. Locomotive 1102, a ten-wheeler 4-6- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lemon Tree (Will Holt Song)
"Lemon Tree" is a folk song written by Will Holt in the late 1950s. Inspired by a Brazilian song, ''Meu limão meu limoeiro'', originally written in 1930. Background The tune is based on the Brazilian folk song '' Meu limão, meu limoeiro'', arranged by José Carlos Burle in 1937 and made popular by Brazilian singer Wilson Simonal. The song compares love to a lemon tree: "Lemon tree very pretty, and the lemon flower is sweet, but the fruit of the poor lemon is impossible to eat." Trini Lopez recording In 1965, Trini Lopez recorded the most successful version of the song which hit number twenty on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and number two on the ''Billboard'' Middle Road Singles chart. “I remember meeting Trini Lopez,” Holt told '' Portland Magazine'' in 2013. “He was a sweet guy, really charming. I heard his version of ‘Lemon Tree,’ and I thought, that's another take of the song.” Other recorded versions The song has also been recorded by: *Peter, Paul and Mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Australia (song)
"South Australia" (Roud 325) is a sea shanty and folk song, also known under such titles as "Rolling King" and "Bound for South Australia". As an original worksong it was sung in a variety of trades, including being used by the wool and later the wheat traders who worked the clipper ships between Australian ports and London. In adapted form, it is now a very popular song among folk music performers that is recorded by many artists and is present in many of today's song books. History as a shanty Information on the age, spread, and practical use of the shanty is relatively sparse. However, the evidence at hand does not suggest there is anything particularly or locally "Australian" about the song, contrary to how it has become popularly envisioned since the late 20th century. It was first noted by sea music author L.A. Smith, who collected it "from a coloured seaman at the ailors''Home'" in London and published it in her 1888 collection, ''The Music of the Waters''.Smith, Lau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Let Your Light Shine On Me
"Let Your Light Shine on Me" is a traditional gospel blues song, having been recorded by The Wiseman Quartet in 1923, by Ernest Phipps in 1928, and by Blind Willie Johnson in 1929. The song itself is also known as "Shine On Me", "Let It Shine on Me", "Light from the Lighthouse" and "Light from Your Lighthouse". Description Ernest Phipps' version, like almost all early renditions, starts in a slow tempo and is then reprised at a much faster tempo. Johnson's version was released on Columbia 14490-D together with "God Don't Never Change". He starts singing in his tenor voice, then drops into his 'growl' or false bass voice for the middle section. The chorus runs: The words appear to allude to the Gospel of Matthew at 5:16: "Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven". "Lighthouse" was a popular metaphor for heavenly light. Performances The following recordings, which vary widely in character, are by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I'll Never Find Another You
"I'll Never Find Another You" is a 1964 single by the Australian Folk music, folk-influenced Pop music, pop group the Seekers. It reached No. 1 in the United Kingdom in February 1965. It was The Seekers' first UK-released single, and the second-best-selling of 1965 in the UK. The song was also popular in the United States, reaching peaks of No. 4 pop and No. 2 easy listening on the ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' Hot 100 charts. The B-Side was the gospel song, "Open Up The Pearly Gates." The track was written and produced by Tom Springfield, who was also responsible for most of the Seekers' subsequent hits. It experienced a 1967 US revival as a country music No. 1 by Sonny James. In July 2018, the tune was featured in a Westpac bank TV advertisement in Australia, covered by Julia Jacklin. The song was added to the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia's Sounds of Australia registry in 2011. Chart performance The Seekers Sonny James See also * List of best-s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lonesome Traveller (Lee Hays Song)
Lonesome Traveler is a song written by Lee Hays who first recorded it in 1950 with The Weavers featuring his vocals and the banjo, guitar and vocal harmonies of fellow Weavers, Pete Seeger, Fred Hellerman and Ronnie Gilbert. The Weavers themselves described the song as, “A modern spiritual, with driving rhythm and subtle off-beats.” It was backed with the Woody Guthrie song ''So Long, It's Been Good to Know You''. The lyrics begin, "I'm just a lonely and a lonesome traveler ...." Selected Versions * Lee Hays and The Weavers with Gordon Jenkins, His Orchestra and Chorus. Decca 45 rpm record 9-27376 or 10" 78 27376. (October 24, 1950). * Lee Hays, Pete Seeger, Dock Reese, Hally Wood, Bess Lomax Hawes, Butch Hawes. Lonesome Valley, various artists - Folkways 10" lp, FA 2010, (1951). * The Tarriers - Glory lp 1200, (1956) and Lonesome Traveler/ East Virginia, Glory 7" 45 rpm single, 45-271 and London 45 rpm single, HLU - 4600 ( both 1958). * Lonnie Donegan - Lonesome Traveler ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wild Rover
"The Wild Rover" (Roud 1173) is a very popular and well-travelled folk song. Many territories have laid claim to having the original version. History In the English Folk Song and Dance periodical "Folk Music Journal" vol 10 (2015), Brian Peters claimed that the origin of the song was a seventeenth century English Broadside written by Thomas Lanfiere. This evolved into several distinct versions found in England, Scotland, Ireland and North America. Shortly afterwards it became popular in Australia. The song tells the story of a young man who has been away from his hometown for many years. When he returns to his former alehouse, the landlady refuses him credit, until he presents the gold which he has gained while he has been away. He sings of how his days of roving are over and how he intends to return to his home and settle down. Other overview or significant versions According to Professor T. M. Devine in his book ''The Scottish Nation 1700 - 2000'' (Penguin, 2001), it was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |