''Treasure Chest'' is a 3-disc

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by Australian band The Seekers. Disc one contains two new tracks and an interview. Disc two is their 1967 album, '' Seekers Seen in Green'' and disc three is their 1968 album, '' Live at the Talk of the Town''. The album peaked at number 7 in Australia and was certified gold.

Reception

Bruce Eder of AllMusic stated, "This triple-CD set is uneven, soaring (and scoring) high with new 1997 material and covering some important historical bases as well. he discopens with one of the finest recordings the group has ever made, 1997's "Far Shore," written by ex- Easybeats' Harry Vanda and

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. The group also does a good ecological anthem, "Hey Hey Hey," co-written by Durham, which gets into world music territory—her voice still has the same power it displayed 30 years ago, and the group still plays and sings well.

Track listing

;CD1 (new material) # "Far Shore" ( Harry Vanda,

) - 3:29 # "Hey Hey Hey" (Durham) - 3:35 # "Graham Simpson Interview with the Seekers" - 37:16 ;CD2 ( Seekers Seen in Green) # "

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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 ...

) - 2:28 # "The Sad Cloud" (Clive Westlake, Bruce Woodley) - 2:55 # " The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)" (

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) - 2:27 # " If You Go Away" (

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) - 4:05 # "All I Can Remember" (

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 ...

) - 1:57 # " Chase a Rainbow (Follow Your Dream)" (Bruce Woodley) - 2:26 # "Angeline is Always Friday" ( Tom Paxton, Bruce Woodley) - 2:44 # "On the Other Side" ( Gary Osborne, Bob Sage, Tom Springfield) - 2:17 # "

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" (Paul Simon, Bruce Woodley) - 2:18 # "Can't Make Up My Mind" (Judith Durham, David Reilly) - 2:20 # "Rattler" (Bruce Woodley) - 2:52 # "Colours of My Life" (Judith Durham, David Reilly) - 2:34 ;CD3 ( Live at the Talk of the Town) # "Music of the World a Turnin'" (Estelle Levitt, Don Thomas) # " I'll Never Find Another You" ( Tom Springfield) # "With My Swag All On My Shoulder" (The Seekers) # " Hello Mary Lou" (

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) # "I Wish You Could Be Here" (

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" (traditional) # " Morningtown Ride" (Reynolds) # " A World of Our Own" (Springfield) # "Rattler" (Woodley) # "The Olive Tree" (Tom Springfield, Diane Lampert) # "Colours of My Life" (Reilly, Durham) # "Ragtime Mix" " Sweet Adeline" / "

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, Russell, Styne) # "Angeline is Always Friday" (Woodley, Paxton) # "

" (Woodley) # " The Carnival is Over" ( Patty Hill,

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, Springfield) # " Georgy Girl" (Springfield, Dale)

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References

{{The Seekers The Seekers albums Compilation albums by Australian artists 1997 greatest hits albums EMI Records compilation albums