''Introducing the Seekers'' is the debut
studio album
An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as Digital distribution#Music, digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early ...
by the Australian group
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 ...
. It was released in 1963 and was the 10th biggest selling album in Australia in 1968.
Track listing
Side A
# "
Dese Bones G'wine Rise Again" (traditional; arranged by the Seekers) - 3:30
# "When the Stars Begin to Fall" - 4:00
# "Run Come See" - 3:30
# "
This Train
"This Train", also known as "This Train Is Bound for Glory", is a traditional American gospel song first recorded in 1922. Although its origins are unknown, the song was relatively popular during the 1920s as a religious tune, and it became a gospe ...
" (traditional; arranged by the Seekers) - 3:00
# "
All My Trials
"All My Trials" is a folk song which became popular during the social protest movements of the late 1950s and 1960s. Alternative titles it has been recorded under include "Bahamian Lullaby" and "All My Sorrows." The origins of the song are unclear ...
" (traditional; arranged by the Seekers) - 3:30
# "
The Light From the Lighthouse" - 2:40
Side B
# "Chilly Winds" (
John Phillips,
John Stewart John Stewart may refer to:
Business
* John Aikman Stewart (1822–1926), American banker
* John Killough Stewart (1867–1938), businessman and philanthropist in Queensland, Australia
* John K. Stewart (1870–1916), American entrepreneur and inve ...
) - 2:34
# "
Kumbaya
"''Kum ba yah''" ("''Come by here''") is an African American spiritual song of disputed origin, but known to be sung in the Gullah culture of the islands off South Carolina and Georgia, with ties to enslaved West Africans. The song is thought ...
" - 3:00
# "
The Hammer Song
"If I Had a Hammer (The Hammer Song)" is a protest song written by Pete Seeger and Lee Hays. It was written in 1949 in support of the Progressive movement, and was first recorded by the Weavers, a folk music quartet composed of Seeger, Hays ...
" (
Pete Seeger
Peter Seeger (May 3, 1919 – January 27, 2014) was an American folk singer and social activist. A fixture on nationwide radio in the 1940s, Seeger also had a string of hit records during the early 1950s as a member of the Weavers, notably ...
,
Lee Hays
Lee Elhardt Hays (March 14, 1914 – August 26, 1981) was an American folksinger and songwriter, best known for singing bass with the Weavers. Throughout his life, he was concerned with overcoming racism, inequality, and violence in soci ...
) - 2:53
# "
Wild Rover" (traditional; arranged by the Seekers) - 2:20
# "Katy Cline" - 2:20
# "
Lonesome Traveller" (Lee Hays) - 2:35
In 2018, a digitally remastered version of the album was released with the title ''The Hammer Song'', on which the version of "All My Trials" is 4:00 long.
Personnel
;The Seekers
*
Athol Guy
Athol George Guy (born 5 January 1940) is a member of the Australian pop music group the Seekers, for whom he plays double bass and sings. He is easily recognisable by his black-framed "Buddy Holly" style glasses, and, during live performance ...
*
Bruce Woodley
Bruce William Woodley (born 25 July 1942) is an Australian singer-songwriter and musician. He was a founding member of the successful folk-pop group The Seekers, and co-composer of the songs "I Am Australian," "Red Rubber Ball," and Simon & Gar ...
*
Judith Durham
Judith Durham (born Judith Mavis Cock; 3 July 1943 – 5 August 2022) was an Australian singer, songwriter and musician who became the lead singer of the Australian folk music group the Seekers in 1963.
The group became the first Australian p ...
*
Keith Potger
Keith Leon Potger (born 21 March 1941) is an Australian musician. He is a founding members of the Australian folk-pop group the Seekers. He was born in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) and is of Burgher descent. In 1969, Potger and his business partner D ...
;Technical
*Russ Thompson - engineer
*Barrie Bell - cover
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
References
External links
*{{Cite web, url=https://www.discogs.com/Seekers-Introducing-The-Seekers/master/385850, title= The Seekers -"Introducing the Seekers", publisher= discogs.com, accessdate=25 September 2016
1963 debut albums
The Seekers albums