A World of Our Own

"A World of Our Own"
Single by the Seekers
from the album A World of Our Own
B-side "Sinner Man"
Released 1965
Label W&G Records
Songwriter(s) Tom Springfield
"A World of Our Own"
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
"It's the Little Things"
(1967)		 "A World of Our Own"
(1968)		 "Heaven Says Hello"
(1968)

"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.

Three years later, "A World of Our Own" was recorded by Sonny James' and 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.[1]

Chart performance

The Seekers

Chart (1965) Peak
position
Australia Kent Music Report 2 [2]
Ireland IRMA 2 [2]
UK Singles Chart 2 [2]
Singapore 2 [3]
South Africa (Springbok Radio)[4] 1
Malaysia 9 [5]
Dutch Single Top 100 19 [6]
U.S. Billboard Easy Listening 2 [7]
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 19 [8]
Rhodesia Lyons Maid Hits Of The Week 1 [9]

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).[10]

References

  1. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 172.
  2. 1 2 3 "Billboard Magazine, June 5, 1965". Billboard.
  3. ↑ "Billboard Magazine, July 31, 1965". Billboard.
  4. ↑ "SA Charts 1965–March 1989". Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  5. ↑ "Billboard Magazine, June 17, 1965". Billboard.
  6. ↑ "Billboard Magazine, June 12, 1965". Billboard.
  7. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 218.
  8. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (1989). The Billboard Top 40 Hits. Billboard. p. 585.
  9. ↑ "Springbok Top 20". Radio Orion.
  10. ↑ Cantonese hymn version
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