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"A World of Our Own"
Single by The Seekers
from the album A World of Our Own
B-side"Sinner Man"
Released
  • 9 April 1965 (1965-04-09) (UK)
  • 24 May 1965 (1965-05-24) (US) [1]
Label W&G Records
Songwriter(s) Tom Springfield [2]
"A World of Our Own"
Single by Sonny James
from the album A World of Our Own
B-side"An Old Sweetheart of Mine"
ReleasedJanuary 1968
Genre Country
Label Capitol
Songwriter(s)Tom Springfield
Sonny James singles chronology
" It's the Little Things"
(1967) 		"A World of Our Own"
(1968) 		" Heaven Says Hello"
(1968)

"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

The Seekers

Chart (1965) Peak
position
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

Chart (1968) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles 1
U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 118
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 1

Hong Kong Christian version

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

  1. ^ "The Seekers - A World Of Our Own". Retrieved April 9, 2019.
  2. ^ "discogs.com". discogs.com. 24 May 1965. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
  3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 172.
  4. ^ "The Seekers - A World of Our Own. 1994 4 Track Cd Single".
  5. ^ a b c "Billboard Magazine, June 5, 1965". Billboard. 5 June 1965.
  6. ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1965-07-12. Retrieved 2019-06-03.
  7. ^ "Billboard Magazine, July 31, 1965". Billboard. 31 July 1965.
  8. ^ "SA Charts 1965–March 1989". Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  9. ^ "Billboard Magazine, June 17, 1965". Billboard. 17 July 1965.
  10. ^ "Billboard Magazine, June 12, 1965". Billboard. 12 June 1965.
  11. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 218.
  12. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1989). The Billboard Top 40 Hits. Billboard. p. 585.
  13. ^ "Springbok Top 20". Radio Orion.
  14. ^ Cantonese hymn version


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