In addition to the New Seekers' original albums, an almost bewildering number of compilation albums have been released. Many of these contain the New Seekers' original recordings featuring Lyn Paul but many contain re-recordings of the New Seekers' hits by a later line-up. To help you distinguish which of these are the "real thing" the New Seekers' compilation albums are listed below.
Side 1:
Never Ending Song Of Love | When There's No Love Left | Sweet Louise | Cincinnati | Nickel Song | Move Me Lord | Your Song
Side 2:
Mrs. Robinson | All Right My Love | Beautiful People | Tonight | Lay Me Down | Boom Town | What Have They Done To My Song, Ma
A 14-track compilation of the New Seekers' early hits released in Japan. Gatefold sleeve with lyrics to all 14 songs (in English) and a centrespread poster of the New Seekers.
Label / Catalogue Number: Philips FD-93 Originally Released:1971
New Seekers The Best Of The New Seekers
(Pickwick
CN4 2075)
The Best Of The New Seekers
Side 1:
I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing | Circles | Nevertheless (I'm In Love With You) | Come Softly To Me | What Have They Done To My Song, Ma | Pinball Wizard / See Me, Feel Me
Side 2:
You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me | Never Ending Song Of Love | Goodbye Is Just Another Word | I Get A Little Sentimental Over You | Your Song | Beg, Steal Or Borrow
Disc 1 The Great Hits Side 1: I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing (In Perfect Harmony) | Circles | Pinball Wizard / See Me, Feel Me | Goodbye Is Just Another Word | Beg, Steal Or Borrow | Never Ending Song Of Love | Idaho
Side 2: Come Softly To Me | Morning Has Broken | Blowing In The Wind | What Have They Done To My Song, Ma | Time Limit | You Wont Find Another Fool Like Me | Boom Town Disc 2 Dancing Time Side 1: Vado Via | Everybody's Song | Your Song | Song Sung Blue | I'll Be Your Song | Wanderer's Song | Friends Medley: Friends / With A Little Help From My Friends
Side 2: Dance, Dance, Dance | Day By Day | Holy Rolling | Love And Sunshine | Something In The Way He Moves | Beautiful People | Here, There And Everywhere Disc 3 Inspiration Side 1: Sing Hallelujah | Inspiration | Brother Love's Travelling Salvation Show | Doggone My Soul (How I Love Them Old Songs) | Move Me Lord | There's A Light | Unwithered Rose
Side 2: I Saw The Light | Songs Of Praise | Beautiful | Reap What You Sow | Reaching Out For Someone | Feeling | Somebody Somewhere Disc 4 Singalong Side 1: All I Wanna Do | A Brand New Song | Come On World | Melting Pot | Goin' Back | I'll Be Home | Lay Me Down
Side 2: Ain't Love Easy | I Can Say Your Beautiful | Too Many Trips To Nowhere | Mystic Queen | Evergreen | Sweet Louise | Changes IV Disc 5 Together
Side 1: All Pull Together Kind Of World | Somebody Warm Like Me | Me And My Guitar | Dedicated To The One I Love | That's My Guy | I Wanna Be The Star Of The Show | Utah
Side 2: Eighteen Carat Friend | Look What You've Done | Don't Want To Lose You | The World I Wish For You | Child Of Mine | I Get A Little Sentimental Over You | Cryin' Time Disc 6 Good Old Fashioned Music Side 1: A Perfect Love | Sad Song | Brand New Day | Just An Old Fashioned Love Song | No Man's Land | Rain
Side 2: Oh My Joe | Blackberry Way | Look Look | The Greatest Song I've Ever Heard | One By One | Old Fashioned Song | Cincinnati Disc 7 Live at the Royal Albert Hall Side 1: Good Old Fashioned Music | Nickel Song | I'm A Nut | When I Was Small | Tonight | One
Side 2: Angel Of The Morning | I'm A Train | Fire and Rain / My Sweet Lord | When There's No Love Left | Get Ourselves Together / Someday | Georgy Girl / Ticket To Ride
Side 1:
I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing | Beg, Steal Or Borrow | Pinball Wizard / See Me, Feel Me | What Have They Done To My Song, Ma | Just An Old Fashioned Love Song | Beautiful People
Side 2:
Nickel Song | You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me | Good Old Fashioned Music | Never Ending Song Of Love | Goodbye Is Just Another Word | Tonight
Label: Philips Success series Catalogue Number: LP 9279 234 / MC 7259 234 Released:1973
New Seekers, The Best Of The New Seekers (Success series)
Pictured (left to right): Paul Layton, Eve Graham, Lyn Paul, Peter Doyle and Marty Kristian.
New Seekers The Collection
(COL 037)
Collection
Tracks:
Beg, Steal Or Borrow | I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing | You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me | Look What They've Done To My Song, Ma | Pinball Wizard / See Me, Feel Me | Never Ending Song Of Love | Circles | I Get A Little Sentimental Over You | Come Softly To Me | I Wanna Go Back | Yesterday | California Dreamin" | Just An Old Fashioned Love Song | A Perfect Love | Forever On My Mind | Anthem | Little Street Café | The World I Wish For You | Runaway | All Over The World | The Power Of Love | Shambala | Come The Day | Last Thing On My Mind | Stay
The Collection mainly contains re-recordings the New Seekers' original hits but it also includes four original tracks and even some tracks by the original Seekers. Pressed in France and released in Holland, the CD was (and still is) available in the UK.
Tracks:
I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing | Never Ending Song Of Love | What Have They Done To My Song, Ma | Beg, Steal Or Borrow | Shambala | Pinball Wizard / See Me, Feel Me | Star | Circles | I Get A Little Sentimental Over You | Come Softly To Me | You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me | Forever On My Mind | I Wanna Go Back | Runaway | Anthem
A Spanish CD featuring re-recordings of the New Seekers' original hits, with Lyn Paul's vocals replaced by those of Donna Jones.
Catalogue Number: Unknown Released: Date unknown
15 Great Hits
Side 1:
I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing | Never Ending Song Of Love | What Have They Done To My Song, Ma | Beg, Steal Or Borrow | Shambala | Pinball Wizard / See Me, Feel Me | Star | Circles
Side 2:
I Get A Little Sentimental Over You | Come Softly To Me | You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me | Forever On My Mind | I Wanna Go Back | Runaway | Anthem
An album featuring re-recordings of the New Seekers' original hits, with Lyn Paul's vocals replaced by those of Donna Jones. The album also included four newer recordings - Forever On My Mind, Runaway, Shambala and Star.
Label / Catalogue Number: Orbit ORB LP 101 Released: 1984 [Note: the date given on the record is 1983. However, the album was not released until 1984. See: The New Seekers' Information Centre, Newsletter No. 32, April 1984]
New Seekers, 15 Great Hits
New Seekers Flashback:
The Best Of
The New Seekers
A compilation CD featuring the New Seekers' CBS recordings, made after Lyn Paul had left the group. The CD includes five of the group's eight CBS singles. Notable omissions are Give Me Love Your Way and Don't Stop The Music. Nine of the tracks are taken from the album Together Again, eight are from the album Anthem - One Day In Every Week.
Label / Catalogue Number: Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. 88697087072 Released: 7th May 2007 All tracks available as downloads (MP3 format) from:Amazon, HMV, Play.com.
Gold
LP
Side 1: What Have They Done To My Song, Ma | Never Ending Song Of Love | I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing (In Perfect Harmony) | Beg, Steal Or Borrow | Circles | Come Softly To Me | Pinball Wizard / See Me, Feel Me Side 2: Nevertheless (I'm In Love With You) | Goodbye Is Just Another Word | You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me | I Get A Little Sentimental Over You | It's So Nice | I Wanna Go Back | Anthem
3-CD Set
CD 1: Meet My Lord | Zarzis | What Have They Done To My Song, Ma | It's A Beautiful Day | When There's No Love Left | Shine People Shine | Nickel Song | All Right My Love | Never Ending Song Of Love | Cincinnati | Good Old Fashioned Music | Sweet Louise | I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing (In Perfect Harmony) | Boom Town | Beg, Steal Or Borrow | One By One | Circles | Mystic Queen | For You We Sing CD 2: Come Softly To Me | Idaho | Pinball Wizard / See Me, Feel Me | Time Limit | Nevertheless (I'm In Love With You) | Goodbye Is Just Another Word | Me And My Guitar | We've Got To Do It Now | Look Look | Crying In The Rain | A Woman Grows | You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me | Song For You And Me | I Get A Little Sentimental Over You | Ride A Horse | Sing Hallelujah | Unwithered Rose | It's So Nice (To Have You Home) | Hey Look High Cd 3: I Wanna Go Back | The World Belongs To Me | Give Me Love Your Way | You Never Can Tell | Flashback | The Singer | Do You Wanna Make Love | Anthem | I've Got Your Number | You Needed Me | Alladin | Don't Stop The Music | Love Is A Song | Collision Of Love | Tell Me | What've You Got To Lose | California Nights | One Step Closer To Heaven
To be released simultaneously on vinyl and as a 3-CD set, Gold is a compilation of original recordings by the New Seekers. The 14-track vinyl version features their greatest hits while the 3-CD set includes the A-sdes and B-sides of all their UK singles, with the exception of their 1985 Christmas single Let The Bells Ring Out Forever.
Appearing on CD for the first time: Marty Kristian's solo single Crying In The Rain and its B-side A Woman Grows plus all three of the New Seekers' singles recorded for EMI.
Tracks:
I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing | You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me | Beg, Steal Or Borrow | Never Ending Song Of Love | Pinball Wizard / See Me, Feel Me | Look What They've Done To My Song, Ma | Circles | I Get A Little Sentimental Over You | I Wanna Go Back | Come Softly To Me | Anthem | Forever On My Mind | Shambala | Stay
Pressed in Germany and released in the Netherlands, this CD is also available in the UK. The CD features re-recordings of the New Seekers' original hits. Lyn Paul does not sing on any of the tracks even though she is pictured on the cover. This album was also released as a CD with the title Super Stars.
Side 1: Never Ending Song Of Love | Something's Gotten Hold Of My Heart | Mrs. Robinson | Beautiful People | Gentle On My Mind | Good Old Fashioned Music
Side 2: What Have They Done To My Song, Ma | Here, There And Everywhere | Your Song | Nickel Song | Eighteen Carat Friend | Tonight
A compilation LP released in the Netherlands featuring songs from the New Seekers' first four UK albums (not forgetting Nickel Song which was originally only released in the UK as a single). The track Something's Gotten Hold Of My Heart from the New Seekers' début album was recorded before Lyn Paul joined the group.
