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