Singles [Import]

New Seekers | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 4, 2003)
• Original Release Date: September 9, 2003
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Br Music Holland
• ASIN: B0000C4ZY4
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #231,252 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Meet My Lord

2. What Have They Done to My Song, Ma?

3. When There's No Love Left

4. Beautiful People

5. Nickel Song

6. Never Ending Song of Love

7. Good Old-Fashioned Music

8. Tonight

9. I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing

10. Beg, Steal or Borrow

11. Circles

12. For You We Sing

13. Dance, Dance, Dance

14. Come Softly to Me

15. Pinball Wizard/See Me Feel Me

16. Nevertheless (I'm in Love With You)

17. Goodbye Is Jusrt Another Word

18. We've Got to Do It Now

19. You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me

20. Song for You and Me

See all 22 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

Import exclusive compilation for the folk-pop act best known for the jingle they recorded for Coca-Cola, 'I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing (In Perfect Harmony)'. Highlights include, 'Meet My Lord', 'Beautiful People', & 'For You We Sing'. 22 tracks. BR Music.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THE NEW SEEKERS - THE FORGOTTEN PHENOMENA, August 27, 2003

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Trevor Wright (Belfast Northern Ireland) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Singles (Audio CD)

The CD represents the first time the New Seekers single releases from around the world have been put together on one collection. Surprising considering they sold in excess of 25million records between 1970 and 1974! For a group that have long been under-represented in the CD re-issue stakes, this is a welcome release. Tracks range from the semi religious opening single, Meet My Lord which duplicates the vocal style of the group's predecessors, The Seekers, to the familiar pop of international hits such as Beg, Steal or Borrow, Never Ending Song of Love and You Won't Find Another Fool Loke Me, to the rockier Who cover of Pinball Wizard, to the sing-along I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing, Circle, Nickel Song and their opening hit, Look What They've Done To My Song Ma. One constant throughout is the crystal lead vocals, first class production, intricate vocal harmonies and the variety of songs and styles. Sufficiently so that the listener will be pleasantly surprised at how fresh these tracks sound thirty years down the line. Known primarily as a singles and performing act this set from the Netherlands does almost full justice to the phenomena that was the New Seekers. Completists will be upset that the version of Circle is re-edited from the original, and the set ommits their 1973 US and Far Eastern success, The Greatest Song I've Ever Heard. That aside this is a welcome addition to anyone with a liking for well-written, well-performed pop. It's just a shame that no such comprehensive compilation or CD-reissues have been available in their two biggest territories - the UK and the USA.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THE NEW SEEKERS THE SINGLES, August 25, 2003

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Richard Beetison (nr exeter, devon United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Singles (Audio CD)

AT LAST A COMPREHENSIVE AND WELL PACKAGED COLLECTION FROM THE UKS TOP HARMONY GROUP OF THE SEVENTIES.THIS IS A ' MUST OWN ' FOR ALL NEW SEEKERS FANS AND AN EXCELLENT BUY FOR ALL LOVERS OF WELL CRAFTED FINE TUNES AND RICH VOCALS.
MOST WILL BE FAMILIAR WITH THE HUGE CHART SUCCESS OF I'D LIKE TO TEACH THE WORLD TO SING,NEVER ENDING SONG OF LOVE,YOU WON'T FIND ANOTHER FOOL LIKE ME,CIRCLES AND THE UK'S 1972 EUROVISION ENTRY JUST PIPPED AT THE POST, BEG STEAL OR BORROW.HOWEVER THERE ARE ALSO TRACKS TO BE FOUND WHICH ARE PERHAPS NOT SO WELL KNOWN BUT ARE AS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE GROUP AS THEIR BIGGER HITS.WHAT HAVE THEY DONE TO MY SONG MA( A SUCCESS IN THE STATES ),PINBALL WIZARD,I GET A LITTLE SENTIMENTAL OVER YOU AND NEVERTHELESS DEMONSTRATE THE VAST VOCAL RANGE AND TALENTS OF THIS FINE GROUP.EVE GRAHAM'S SUPERB VOCALS TAKE LEAD ON THE MAJORITY OF THE TRACKS,ASSISTED BY LYN PAUL'S WONDERFUL HARMONISING,THOUGH LYN COMES INTO HER OWN ON SOME OF THE LATTER TRACKS.PETER DOYLE AS ALWAYS DISPLAYS HIS VERSATILE RANGE BOTH ON LEAD AND HARMONY AS DO MARTY KRISTIAN, PAUL LAYTON AND REPLACING PETER DOYLE FROM 1973 PETER OLIVER.A WONDERFUL COLLECTION OF 22 GEMS FOR ALL.

11 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lightweight but brilliant seventies pop group, September 12, 2004

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Peter Durward Harris "Pete the music fan" (Leicester England) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Singles (Audio CD)

The New Seekers, like many groups, endured line-up changes through the years but during their most successful years (1970 to 1974, the period covered by this compilation), there was only one change. The line-up in 1970 was Marty Kristian, Eve Graham, Paul Layton, Lyn Paul and Peter Doyle. Peter Oliver replaced Peter Doyle in 1973.

Their name is misleading as the original Seekers had their roots in traditional folk music while the New Seekers were a simple pop group. Their earliest recordings included three songs written by Melanie, of which one (What have they done to my song Ma) provided them with a top twenty USA hit and a minor UK hit. The other two (Beautiful people, Nickel song) were minor American hits. Beautiful people was originally the B-side to When there's no love left, but the public forced the record to be flipped.

Their UK breakthrough came with Never ending song of love, which made number two in the UK. This was followed by the song for which they are best remembered, I'd like to teach the world to sing, which was adapted from an advertising jingle. It topped the UK charts and made the American top ten. Their subsequent singles met with limited success in America, but they had four other UK top five hits, these being Beg steal or borrow, Circles, You won't find another fool like me (their second and last UK number one) and I get a little sentimental over you. In between those hits, they had lesser UK hits with Come softly to me, Pinball wizard / See me feel me, Nevertheless and Goodbye is just another word.

All of these songs can be found on this excellent compilation. They switched record labels and had three further minor UK hits, not included here, these being It's so nice (to have you home), I wanna go back and Anthem (one day in every week). Although less successful in America than in the UK, they still had nine American hits, all of which are included here.

A booklet with extensive liner notes is provided but it claims that Lyn Paul was originally from Melbourne, Australia. She was actually born and raised in Manchester, England as she points out on her own web site, lynpaulwebsite.org. This is a fascinating website, showing that there are more compilations of their re-recorded hits than their original recordings. Don't worry - this collection contains original recordings. But if you are tempted to buy a different compilation, check Lyn's web site to see what you might be getting.

I've heard various New Seekers compilations down the years but this is the strongest collection so far released. Lyn endorses it on her web site, too.