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"A World of Our Own " is a 1965 single written by Tom Springfield and was an international hit for the Seekers . The single peaked at number 19 on the Hot 100 and number 2 on the Easy Listening charts. It reached number 3 in the U.K. and number 2 in Australia.
Three years later, "A World of Our Own" was recorded by Sonny James . It was his sixth number one in a row, and 26th hit on the U.S. country music chart. The single spent three weeks at number one and a total of 15 weeks on the chart.[3]
In 1994 the single was re-released in the UK. The four track CD contained the original recording, a new recording of the song, and two B-sides - When the Stars begin to fall (originally the B-side of Morningtown Ride Keep a dream in your pocket .[4]
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Hong Kong Christian version
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The song was translated into Cantonese and became a popular Christian song in Hong Kong as "Can't forget God's love" (主爱永难忘).[14]
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^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition . Record Research. p. 172.
^ "The Seekers - A World of Our Own. 1994 4 Track Cd Single" .
^ a b c "Billboard Magazine, June 5, 1965" . Billboard . 5 June 1965.
^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada" . Collectionscanada.gc.ca . 1965-07-12. Retrieved 2019-06-03 .
^ "Billboard Magazine, July 31, 1965" . Billboard . 31 July 1965.
^ "SA Charts 1965–March 1989" . Retrieved 5 September 2018 .
^ "Billboard Magazine, June 17, 1965" . Billboard . 17 July 1965.
^ "Billboard Magazine, June 12, 1965" . Billboard . 12 June 1965.
^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001 . Record Research. p. 218.
^ Whitburn, Joel (1989). The Billboard Top 40 Hits . Billboard. p. 585.
^ "Springbok Top 20" . Radio Orion
^ Cantonese hymn version
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