"Morningtown Ride" | |
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Single by The Seekers | |
from the album Hide & Seekers | |
B-side | "When the Stars Begin to Fall" |
Released | 1966 |
Genre | |
Length | 2:36 |
Label | Columbia |
Songwriter(s) | Malvina Reynolds |
Producer(s) | Tom Springfield |
Music video | |
"Morningtown Ride" - (Stereo, 1966) on YouTube |
"Morningtown Ride" is a lullaby, [3] written and performed by Malvina Reynolds. It was covered by The Seekers and their recording reached No. 2 on the UK Singles Chart. The song tells the comforting story of the journey through nighttime made by all the "little travellers" (children), on board a train, with the Sandman as guard. [4]
The song was performed by The Seekers with Bobby Richards and his Orchestra on the 1964 album Hide & Seekers (W&G Records WG-B-2362). [5] It was subsequently re-recorded and released as a single in 1966 (Columbia DB 8060), [6] produced by Tom Springfield. [7]
The song spent 15 weeks on the UK Singles Chart, reaching No. 2 on 28 December 1966. [6] In the United States, the song spent seven weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, reaching No. 44, [8] while reaching No. 13 on Billboard 's Easy Listening chart. [9] [10]
Chart (1966–67) | Peak position |
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Ireland (IRMA) [11] | 2 |
Malaysia [12] | 4 |
South Africa [13] | 9 |
UK Singles (OCC) [14] | 2 |
US Billboard Hot 100 [15] | 44 |
US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) [16] | 13 |
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