THE NEW SEEKERS

THE NEW SEEKERS

The New Seekers sang this medley on the Live at the Royal Albert Hall album, with Peter Doyle giving a passionate rendition of the Fire and Rain solo and Marty Kristian singing the complementary My Sweet Lord lyrics. It was only after Peter left the group that the medley was released on the Together album with Peter Oliver singing the Fire and Rain lyrics and with the inclusion of Day by Day as part of the medley.

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First released by the Bee Gees on their first LP in Australia the track was revived by the original line-up of the New Seekers.

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Composed by Alan Tarney   & Trevor Spencer Produced & Arranged by David Mackay Single Release B side: Australasia & Europe: Philips 6000 071 1st Released July 1972

CDs Greatest Hits Singles EP For You We Sing LPs & Tapes 20 Solid Gold Hits Attention! Come Softly To Me German Picture sleeve

There are three different versions of this song circulating on the various releases. Peter Doyle sings lead on the single and the same version appeared on the 20 Solid Gold Hits and Attention! albums and the Greatest Hits CD.  There is a slightly different version on the Singles CD and Marty Kristian sings the lead on the recording included on the US Come Softly To Me  LP.  This track has never yet been released in the UK.
As well as writing songs for the New Seekers, Alan Tarney and Trevor Spencer played on many of the New Seekers recording sessions and worked with Peter Doyle after he left the group, writing for, playing on and producing his solo work in the 1970s.

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Composer Marlo Thomas LP 1st Released 1972

CD : Arista 8325 1990 A DVD is also available which includes the Free to Be You and Me theme sung by the New Seekers but does not feature the group.

Free to Be You and Me was originally the title of an LP created by Marlo Thomas and Friends which was a adapted into a hit American children's TV show. The New Seekers, featuring Eve Graham, sang the theme but many more well-known artists were involved and an LP of songs, poems and stories from the show was released.

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Composed by Harry Vanda & George Young Produced by David Mackay, Tarney & Spencer Single Release B Side: We Believe in Lovin' RCA 2730 1st Released 13th August, 1976 Promotional picture from the 1976 release.

Peter's first single release after leaving the New Seekers was his amazing rendition of the Easybeats' hit Friday on My Mind.  Why it never got sufficient airplay to allow it to become a hit will remain a mystery to all those who ever hear it.
The Easybeats had a massive interntational hit with the song in 1967 and in 2001 it was voted the best Australian song of all time at the APRA Music Awards.

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This is one New Seeker track which gave Peter the chance to exercise a greater vocal range than most but has so far only been available on one LP and a music cassette, which included most of the same songs.

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One of the Up With People songs recorded by the New Seekers

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Updated 02.08.2012