The Golden Jubilee Album

The Golden Jubilee Album
Greatest hits album by The Seekers
Released	16 November 2012
Recorded	1962-2012
Genre	Folk, pop, world, Folk-rock
Label	EMI Music Australia
The Seekers chronology
Greatest Hits (2009) The Golden Jubilee Album (2012)

The Golden Jubilee Album is a compilation album by Australian band The Seekers. The album was released in November 2016, to celebrate 50 years since Judith Durham started her new job at an advertising agency in Melbourne and met account executive Athol Guy. Guy invited Durham to sit in with his mates Keith Potger and Bruce Woodley and perform in a little Melbourne coffee lounge called 'Treble Clef' on 3 December 1962.^[1] The quartet became known as The Seekers and released their first studio album in 1963, titled Introducing the Seekers. This compilation includes two new tracks, a cover of Jack Rhodes and Dick Reynolds' "Silver Threads and Golden Needles" and The Beatles' "In My Life".^[2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]

Steve Leggett from AllMusic gave the album 4 out of saying; "Australia's The Seekers have had a long career, one that began in the early 1960s, and five decades on, this two-disc, 50-track set appeared to celebrate the group's 50th anniversary. All the hits and essential sides are here, including "Georgy Girl," "A World of Our Own," and "I'll Never Find Another You," among others, as well as two new tracks unique to this set. The Seekers were never really an albums act, so what's truly essential is here, making this both a nice introduction and a fair high-point summation of the group's catalog."

Track listing

CD1

1. "Silver Threads and Golden Needles" - 2:30
2. "In My Life" - 3:37
3. "Massachusetts" - 3:01
4. "Gotta Love Someone" - 3:20
5. "The Bush Girl" - 4:58
6. "Calling Me Home" - 3:40
7. "Guardian Angel"/"Guiding Light" - 2:32
8. "Forever Isn't Long Enough (For Me)" - 3:05
9. "The Shores of Avalon" - 4:00
10. "Far Shore" - 3:29
11. "I Am Australian" (live) - 4:32
12. "Keep a Dream in Your Pocket" - 3:18
13. "Days of My Life" - 2:48
14. "When Will the Good Apples Fall" - 2:28
15. "Emerald City" - 2:40
16. "Love Is Kind, Love Is Wine" - 2:29
17. "All I Can Remember" - 1:56
18. "Cloudy" - 2:16
19. "The Sad Cloud" - 2:55
20. "Colours of My Life" - 2:36
21. "Come the Day" - 2:13
22. "Red Rubber Ball" - 2:14
23. "Louisiana Man" - 2:31
24. "Turn! Turn! Turn!" - 3:15
25. "California Dreamin'" - 2:30

CD2

1. "Georgy Girl" - 2:22
2. "Island of Dreams" - 2:30
3. "Well Well Well" (with Bobby Richards & His Orchestra) - 2:33
4. "When the Stars Begin to Fall" - 3:09
5. "Morningtown Ride" - 2:41
6. "Someday, One Day" - 2:33
7. "Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen" - 2:27
8. "Walk With Me" - 3:05
9. "The Carnival is Over" - 3:12
10. "A World of Our Own" - 2:44
11. "Just a Closer Walk with Thee" - 3:21
12. "The Leaving of Liverpool" - 2:54
13. "We Shall Not Be Moved" - 2:24
14. "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right" - 3:06
15. "The Wreck of the Old 97" - 3:12
16. "With My Swag All on My Shoulder" - 1:54
17. "Whiskey in the Jar" - 2:22
18. "This Little Light of Mine" (with Bobby Richards & His Orchestra) - 2:17
19. "Danny Boy" - 3:04
20. "Kumbaya" - 2:32
21. "Lady Mary" (with Bobby Richards & His Orchestra) - 3:25
22. "What Have They Done to the Rain" (with Bobby Richards & His Orchestra) - 2:26
23. "I'll Never Find Another You" - 2:42
24. "Open Up Them Pearly Gates" - 2:15
25. "Myra" - 2:00

Chart positions

Weekly charts

Chart (2012-15)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[4]	10
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[5]	2

Year-end charts

Chart (2013)	Position
Australian Artist Albums (ARIA)[6]	32
Chart (2014)	Position
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[7]	16

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/Sales
Australia (ARIA)[8]	Gold	35,000^^
^^shipments figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label	Catalogue
Australia/New Zealand[9][10]	16 November 2012	CD, digital download	EMI Music Australia	7212122

References

1. "ALBUM NEWS WEEKLY". Irene Antoniou. 8 November 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
2. "The Seekers Are About To Turn 50". Paul Cashmere. Noise11. 5 November 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
3. Angeles, Jana (26 September 2016). "The Seeker 50 The Golden Jubilee Album". AllMusic.
4. "Australiancharts.com – The Seekers – rowheader=true". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
5. "Charts.org.nz – The Seekers – rowheader=true". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
6. "2013ARIA AUSTRALIAN ARTIST ALBUMS CHART". ARIA Charts. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
7. "Top Selling Albums of 2014". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
8. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2013 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
9. "The Golden Jubilee Album by The Seekers". iTunes Store (Australia). Apple. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
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