"I'll Never Find Another You" is a 1964 single by
The Seekers
The Seekers were an Australian folk-influenced pop quartet, originally formed in Melbourne in 1962. They were the first Australian pop music group to achieve major chart and sales success in the United Kingdom and the United States. They were ...
, which reached No. 1 in the United Kingdom in February 1965.
It was The Seekers' first UK-released single,
and it was the second-best-selling of 1965 in the UK. The song was also popular in the United States, reaching peaks of No. 4 pop and No. 2 easy listening on the ''
Billboard
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''
Hot 100
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charts.
The track was written and produced by
Tom Springfield
Tom Springfield (born Dionysius Patrick O'Brien, 2 July 1934 – 27 July 2022) was an English musician, songwriter and record producer who was prominent in the 1960s folk and pop music scene. He was the older brother of singer Dusty Springfield ...
,
who was also responsible for most of The Seekers' subsequent hits.
It received a 1967 US revival as a country music No. 1 by
Sonny James
Jimmie Hugh Loden (May 1, 1928February 22, 2016), known professionally as Sonny James, was an American country music singer and songwriter best known for his 1957 hit, " Young Love", topping both of the early versions of today's ''Billboard'' ...
.
In July 2018, the tune was featured in a
Westpac
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Established in 1817 as the Bank of New South Wales, it ...
bank TV advertisement in Australia, covered by
Julia Jacklin
Julia Jacklin (born 30 August 1990) is an Australian singer-songwriter from the Blue Mountains. Jacklin's musical style has been described as indie pop, indie folk, and alternative country. She has released three studio albums, ''Don't Let the ...
.
The song was added to the
National Film and Sound Archive
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of Australia's
Sounds of Australia
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registry in 2011.
Chart performance
The Seekers
Sonny James
See also
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References
UK Singles Chart number-one singles
Number-one singles in Australia
1964 singles
1965 singles
Songs written by Tom Springfield
1967 singles
Sonny James songs
Capitol Records singles
1964 songs
Columbia Graphophone Company singles
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