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on YouTube " Morningtown Ride " is a lullaby , [ 3 ] 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 .
In November, a re-recorded version of "Morningtown Ride" was released in the UK which reached No. 2. [14] The song had been recorded earlier as an Australian single on the 1964 album Hide and Seekers and appeared on the 1965 American debut, The New Seekers.
Hide & Seekers is the third studio album by Australian group the Seekers. The album was released in 1964. In some countries, the album was titled The Four & Only Seekers, The New Seekers or Morningtown Ride. The album peaked at number 122 in the United States. [1]
Morningtown Ride: 1964 – – Malvina Reynolds: Hide & Seekers (a.k.a. The Four & Only Seekers) W&G Records: Keith Grant: 2:35 Music of the World A Turnin' 1968 – – E. Levitt / Thomas: Myra: 1963: The Seekers – – New World in the Morning: 1970s – – Buddy England: Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen: 1966 – – – The Seekers The ...
Reynolds was also a noted composer of children's songs, including "Love Is Something (Magic Penny)" and "Morningtown Ride" (1957), a top-5 UK single (December 1966) recorded by the Seekers. [1] In 1962, Reynolds composed her most famous song, "Little Boxes", which was made famous by her friend Pete Seeger the following year.
All Bound for Morningtown is a 4-disc box set by Australian band The Seekers containing the groups' EMI Recordings from 1964 to 1968. The album was released in May 2009 [ 1 ] and peaked within the top 40 in New Zealand.
In 1994 the Seekers 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. [3]
Tracks 8 and 14-17 are taken from the album Introducing the Seekers. Tracks 19 to 26 are taken from The Seekers. CD2 (1964–1965) "Isa Lei" "Whiskey in the Jar" "500 Miles" "Gypsy Rover" "South Australia" "This Little Light of Mine" "Morningtown Ride" (World Record Club Version) "The Water is Wide" "Well Well Well" (World Record Club Version ...