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A World of Our Own
Studio album by The Seekers
Released	1965
Studio	Abbey Road Studios, London
Genre	Pop, Folk, World
Label	Columbia, EMI Music
Producer	Tom Springfield
The Seekers chronology
Hide & Seekers (1964) A World of Our Own (1965) The Seekers Sing Their Big Hits (1965)
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A World of Our Own is the fourth studio album by the Australian group The Seekers. The album was released in 1965. In some countries, the album was titled The Seekers. The album peaked at number 123 in the Billboard 200 and number 5 in the United Kingdom.

Reception

Richie Unterberber from AllMusic said; "The title track is an acceptable pop-folk song in the "I'll Never Find Another You" fashion. But the rest is rather ho-hum fare in the style of Peter, Paul & Mary with a slightly more prominent beat. Bruce Woodley sneaks in with a couple of compositions, but most of this is traditional folk with far less pop flair than Tom Springfield's songs, such as "This Land Is Your Land", "Allentown Jail", "Just a Closer Walk With Thee" and "You Can Tell the World." A couple early Bob Dylan covers and a version of Ian Tyson's "Four Strong Winds" reinforce the sense of a group whose sound was still more suited for 1963 than 1965, on album at least."

Track listing

Side 1

1. "A World of Our Own" (Tom Springfield) — 2:38
2. "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right" (Bob Dylan) — 3:02
3. "The Leaving of Liverpool" (The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem) — 2:57
4. "This Land Is Your Land" (Woody Guthrie) — 2:33
5. "Two Summers" (Bruce Woodley) — 2:45
6. "The Times They are a Changin'" (Dylan) — 2:32

Side 2

1. "Just a Closer Walk With Thee" (Traditional; arranged by The Seekers) — 3:19
2. "Don't Tell Me My Mind" (Woodley) — 2:14
3. "Allentown Jail" (Irving Gordon) — 2:35
4. "Four Strong Winds" (Ian Tyson) — 3:22
5. "You Can Tell The World" (Bob Gibson, Hamilton Camp) — 2:13

Personnel

The Seekers

• Athol Guy - bass
• Bruce Woodley - guitar, banjo
• Keith Potger - guitar, 12-string guitar, mandolin
• Judith Durham - vocals, upright piano, tambourine

References

1. Egan, Sean (December 1997). "The Seekers: A World of Our Own / Peter and Gordon: In Touch with...". Uncut. No. 7. p. 87.
2. Cabison, Rosalie (2 January 2013). "Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
3. "The Seekers". Official Charts. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
4. "A World of Our Own by The Seekers". AllMusic. 25 September 2016.

External links

• "The Seekers -"A World of Our Own"". discogs.com. Retrieved 25 September 2016.

• The Seekers albums
• Columbia Records albums
• 1965 albums