Introducing the Seekers
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| name = Introducing the Seekers
| type = Studio
| artist = The Seekers
| cover = Introducing the Seekers.jpg
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| released = June 1963
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| label = W&G
| producer = Keith Grant, The Seekers
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Introducing the Seekers is the debut studio album by the Australian group the Seekers. It was released in 1963 and was the 10th biggest selling album in Australia in 1968.{{cite web|url=http://www.austchartbook.com.au |title=David Kent's "Australian Chart Book 1940-1969" |publisher=Australian Chart Book |accessdate=25 September 2016 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305064644/http://www.austchartbook.com.au/ |archivedate=5 March 2016 |df= }}
Track listing
Side 1
- "Dese Bones G'wine Rise Again" (traditional; arranged by the Seekers) - 3:30
- "When the Stars Begin to Fall" - 4:00
- "Run Come See" - 3:30
- "This Train" (traditional; arranged by the Seekers) - 3:00
- "All My Trials" (traditional; arranged by the Seekers) - 3:30
- "The Light From the Lighthouse" - 2:40
Side 2
- "Chilly Winds" (John Phillips, John Stewart) - 2:34
- "Kumbaya" - 3:00
- "The Hammer Song" (Pete Seeger, Lee Hays) - 2:53
- "Wild Rover" (traditional; arranged by the Seekers) - 2:20
- "Katy Cline" - 2:20
- "Lonesome Traveller" (Lee Hays) - 2:35
In 2018, a digitally remastered version of the album was released with the title The Hammer Song, on which the version of "All My Trials" is 4:00 long.
Personnel
;The Seekers
;Technical
- Russ Thompson - engineer
- Barrie Bell - cover
Charts
=Weekly charts=
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| Year
!Chart !Position |
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| 1963-68
|align="left"|Australian Kent Music Report |5 |
=Year-end charts =
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| Chart (1968)
!Position |
|---|
| align="left"|Australian Albums Chart
|10 |
References
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{{The Seekers}}
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External links
- {{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Seekers-Introducing-The-Seekers/master/385850|title= The Seekers -"Introducing the Seekers"|publisher= discogs.com|accessdate=25 September 2016}}