I'll Never Find Another You
1964 single by the Seekers
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"I'll Never Find Another You" is a 1964 single by the Australian folk-influenced pop group the Seekers. It reached No. 1 in the United Kingdom in February 1965.[3] It was The Seekers' first UK-released single,[3] and the second most-popular of 1965 in the UK.[4] The song was also popular in the United States, reaching peaks of No. 4 pop and No. 2 easy listening on the Billboard Hot 100 charts.[5] The B-Side was the gospel song, "Open Up The Pearly Gates."
| "I'll Never Find Another You" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by the Seekers | ||||
| from the album The Best of the Seekers | ||||
| B-side | "Open Up Them Pearly Gates" | |||
| Released | December 1964 | |||
| Recorded | 4 November 1964 | |||
| Studio | Abbey Road Studios, London | |||
| Genre | Folk-pop,[1] Gospel[2] | |||
| Length | 2:40 | |||
| Label | EMI Columbia DB 7431,[3] Capitol | |||
| Songwriter | Tom Springfield[3] | |||
| Producer | Tom Springfield[3] | |||
| The Seekers singles chronology | ||||
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| "I'll Never Find Another You" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Sonny James | ||||
| from the album I'll Never Find Another You | ||||
| B-side | "Goodbye Maggie Goodbye" | |||
| Released | May 1967 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Songwriter | Tom Springfield | |||
| Producer | Kelso Herston | |||
| Sonny James singles chronology | ||||
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The track was written and produced by Tom Springfield,[3] who was also responsible for most of the Seekers' subsequent hits.[6]
It experienced a 1967 US revival as a country music No. 1 by Sonny James.[7]
In July 2018, the tune was featured in a Westpac bank TV advertisement in Australia, covered by Julia Jacklin.[8]
The song was added to the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia's Sounds of Australia registry in 2011.[9]
Chart performance
The Seekers
| Chart (1964–1965) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Kent Music Report[10] | 1 |
| Canada CHUM Charts[11] | 6 |
| Malaysia[12] | 3 |
| Norway VG-lista[13] | 6 |
| UK Singles Chart[14] | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[15] | 4 |
| U.S. Billboard Easy Listening | 2 |
| Ireland | 2 |
Sonny James
| Chart (1967) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 97 |