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{{Infobox album|
| name       = A World of Our Own
| type       = Studio
| artist     = [[The Seekers]]
| cover      = A_World_of_Our_Own_(album)_by_The_Seekers.jpg
| alt        =
| released   = 1965
| recorded   =
| venue      =
| studio     = [[Abbey Road Studios]], [[London]]
| genre      = [[Popular Music|Pop]], [[Folk music|Folk]], [[World music|World]]
| length     =
| label      = [[Columbia Records|Columbia]], [[EMI Music]]
| producer   = [[Tom Springfield]]
| prev_title = [[Hide & Seekers]]
| prev_year  = 1964
| next_title = [[The Seekers Sing Their Big Hits]]
| next_year  = 1965
| misc       = {{Extra album cover
| header  = Alternative cover
| type    = studio
| cover   = A_World_of_Our_Own_(album)_by_The_Seekers_US.jpg
| border  = yes
| alt     =
| caption = North American album cover
}}
}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1      = ''[[Uncut (magazine)|Uncut]]''
| rev1Score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Egan |first=Sean |date=December 1997 |title=The Seekers: ''A World of Our Own'' / Peter and Gordon: ''In Touch with...'' |magazine=[[Uncut (magazine)|Uncut]] |page=87 |issue=7}}</ref>
}}
'''''A World of Our Own'''''  is the fourth [[studio album]] by the Australian group [[The Seekers]]. The album was released in 1965. In some countries, the album was titled '''The Seekers'''. The album peaked at number 123 in the [[Billboard 200]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cabison |first=Rosalie |date=2013-01-02 |title=Billboard 200 |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/ |access-date=2023-07-21 |website=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref> and number 5 in the [[United Kingdom]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/11597/seekers/|title=The Seekers|publisher=Official Charts|accessdate=15 September 2016}}</ref>
==Reception==
Richie Unterberber from [[AllMusic]] said; "The title track is an acceptable pop-folk song in the "[[I'll Never Find Another You]]" fashion. But the rest is rather ho-hum fare in the style of Peter, Paul & Mary with a slightly more prominent beat. Bruce Woodley sneaks in with a couple of compositions, but most of this is traditional folk with far less pop flair than [[Tom Springfield]]'s songs, such as "This Land Is Your Land", "Allentown Jail", "Just a Closer Walk With Thee" and "You Can Tell the World." A couple early [[Bob Dylan]] covers and a version of [[Ian Tyson]]'s "Four Strong Winds" reinforce the sense of a group whose sound was still more suited for 1963 than 1965, on album at least."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/a-world-of-their-own-mw0000768412|title=A World of Our Own by The Seekers|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|date=25 September 2016}}</ref>
==Track listing==
Side 1
# "[[A World of Our Own]]" ([[Tom Springfield]]) — 2:38
# "[[Don't Think Twice, It's All Right]]" ([[Bob Dylan]]) — 3:02
# "[[The Leaving of Liverpool]]" ([[The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem]]) — 2:57
# "[[This Land Is Your Land]]" ([[Woody Guthrie]]) — 2:33
# "[[Two Summers]]" (Bruce Woodley) — 2:45
# "[[The Times They Are a-Changin' (song)|The Times They are a Changin']]" (Dylan) — 2:32
Side 2
# "[[Just a Closer Walk With Thee]]" (Traditional; arranged by The Seekers) — 3:19
# "[[Don't Tell Me My Mind]]" (Woodley) — 2:14
# "[[Allentown Jail]]" ([[Irving Gordon]]) — 2:35
# "[[Four Strong Winds]]" ([[Ian Tyson]]) — 3:22
# "You Can Tell The World" ([[Bob Gibson]], [[Hamilton Camp]]) — 2:13
==Personnel==
;The Seekers
*[[Athol Guy]] - bass
*[[Bruce Woodley]] - guitar, banjo
*[[Keith Potger]] - guitar, 12-string guitar, mandolin
*[[Judith Durham]] - vocals, upright piano, tambourine
==References==
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==External links==
*{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Seekers-A-World-Of-Our-Own/master/355296|title= The Seekers  -"A World of Our Own"|publisher= discogs.com|accessdate=25 September 2016}}
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