The Seekers' Greatest Hits

Greatest hits album by The Seekers

Released

July 1968 (Australia)

Recorded

1964-67

Genre

Folk, pop

Label

EMI, Columbia Records

The Seekers chronology

Live at the Talk of the Town
(1968)

The Seekers' Greatest Hits
(1968)

The Best of The Seekers
(1968)

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 Australian in 1968.

In October 2010, The Seekers' Greatest Hits, was listed in the book, 100 Best Australian Albums.^[1]

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, Oneday" (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
1968	Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1968)	Position
Australian Albums Chart	1

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

References

↑ O'Donnell, John; Creswell, Toby; Mathieson, Craig (October 2010). 100 Best Australian Albums. Prahran, Vic: Hardie Grant Books. ISBN 978-1-74066-955-9.

The Seekers

Athol Guy Keith Potger Bruce Woodley Judith Durham Buddy England Julie Anthony Karen Knowles

Studio albums	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) All Over the World (1978) Live On (1989) Future Road (1997) Morningtown Ride to Christmas (2001)

Live albums	Live at the Talk of the Town (1968) 25 Year Reunion Celebration (1993) 1968 BBC Farewell Spectacular (1999) Night of Nights... Live! (2002)

Box Set	The Seekers Complete (1995) Treasure Chest (1997) All Bound for Morningtown (2009)

Main Compilations	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)

Singles	"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

Awards	Australian of the Year (1968) ARIA Hall of Fame (1995) Order of Australia (2014)

Related articles	The Seekers discography List of songs recorded by The Seekers

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