“I’ll Never Find Another You” | ||||
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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 at Abbey Road Studios London | |||
Length | 2:40 | |||
Label | EMI Columbia DB 7431, Capitol | |||
Songwriter(s) | Tom Springfield | |||
Producer(s) | Tom Springfield | |||
The Seekers singles chronology | ||||
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“I’ll Never Find Another You” is a 1964 single by The Seekers which reached No. 1 in the UK in February 1965. It was The Seekers’ first UK-released single, and was the second-best selling single of 1965 in the UK. The song was also popular in the US, reaching peaks of No. 4 pop and No. 2 easy listening on the Billboard Hot 100 charts.
The track was written and produced by Tom Springfield, who was also responsible for most of The Seekers’ subsequent hits.
The tune received a 1967 US revival as a country music No. 1 by Sonny James.
Sonny James
“I’ll Never Find Another You” | ||||
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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(s) | Tom Springfield | |||
Producer(s) | Kelso Herston | |||
Sonny James singles chronology | ||||
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Chart (1967) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 1 |
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 97 |
In 2006, it received yet another revival with a folk rock cover from guitarist Les Fradkin on his CD Jangleholic.
In July 2018, the song was featured in a Westpac bank TV advertisement in Australia, covered by Julia Jacklin.
The song was added to the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia’s Sounds of Australia registry in 2011.
Chart performance
The Seekers
Chart (1964-65) | Peak position |
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Australian Kent Music Report | 1 |
UK Singles Chart | 1 |
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 4 |
U.S. Billboard Easy Listening | 2 |
Ireland | 2 |
In 2010, the song was performed at a benefit for the homeless youth organization Teen Feed by Death Cab for Cutie frontman Ben Gibbard and his wife at the time, singer/actress Zooey Deschanel.
Filipino singer/actress Nora Aunor covered the song for her 1968 album Nora Aunor Sings.
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