A World of Our Own
"A World of Our Own" | ||||
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Single by The Seekers | ||||
from the album A World of Our Own | ||||
B-side | "Sinner Man" | |||
Released |
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Length | 2:39 | |||
Label | W&G Records | |||
Songwriter(s) | Tom Springfield[2] | |||
The Seekers singles chronology | ||||
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"A World of Our Own" | ||||
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Single by Sonny James | ||||
from the album A World of Our Own | ||||
B-side | "An Old Sweetheart of Mine" | |||
Released | January 1968 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Label | Capitol | |||
Songwriter(s) | Tom Springfield | |||
Sonny James singles chronology | ||||
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"A World of Our Own" is a 1965 single written by Tom Springfield and was an international hit for the Seekers. The single peaked at number 19 on the Hot 100 and number 2 on the Easy Listening charts. It reached number 3 in the U.K. and number 2 in Australia.
Three years later, "A World of Our Own" was recorded by Sonny James. It was his sixth number one in a row, and 26th hit on the U.S. country music chart. The single spent three weeks at number one and a total of 15 weeks on the chart.[3]
In 1994 the single was re-released in the UK. The four track CD contained the original recording, a new recording of the song, and two B-sides - When the Stars begin to fall (originally the B-side of Morningtown Ride and the newly-recorded Keep a dream in your pocket.[4]
Chart performance
[edit]The Seekers
[edit]Chart (1965) | Peak position |
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Australia (Kent Music Report)[5] | 2 |
Canada RPM Top Singles | 5 |
Canada RPM Adult Contemporary[6] | 4 |
Ireland IRMA[5] | 2 |
UK Singles Chart[5] | 3 |
Singapore [7] | 2 |
South Africa (Springbok Radio)[8] | 1 |
Malaysia [9] | 9 |
Netherlands Single Top 100[10] | 19 |
U.S. Billboard Easy Listening[11] | 2 |
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[12] | 19 |
Rhodesia Lyons Maid Hits Of The Week [13] | 1 |
Sonny James
[edit]Chart (1968) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 1 |
U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 | 118 |
Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 1 |
Hong Kong Christian version
[edit]The song was translated into Cantonese and became a popular Christian song in Hong Kong as "Can't forget God's love" (主爱永难忘).[14]
References
[edit]- ^ "The Seekers - A World Of Our Own". Retrieved April 9, 2019.
- ^ "discogs.com". discogs.com. 24 May 1965. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 172.
- ^ "The Seekers - A World of Our Own. 1994 4 Track Cd Single".
- ^ a b c "Billboard Magazine, June 5, 1965". Billboard. 5 June 1965.
- ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1965-07-12. Retrieved 2019-06-03.
- ^ "Billboard Magazine, July 31, 1965". Billboard. 31 July 1965.
- ^ "SA Charts 1965–March 1989". Retrieved 5 September 2018.
- ^ "Billboard Magazine, June 17, 1965". Billboard. 17 July 1965.
- ^ "Billboard Magazine, June 12, 1965". Billboard. 12 June 1965.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 218.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1989). The Billboard Top 40 Hits. Billboard. p. 585.
- ^ "Springbok Top 20". Radio Orion.
- ^ Cantonese hymn version