Morningtown Ride

"Morningtown Ride" is a lullaby,[2] written and performed by Malvina Reynolds, and covered by a number of artists. It 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.[3]

"Morningtown Ride"
Single by The Seekers
from the album Hide and Seekers
B-side"When the Stars Begin to Fall"
Released1966
GenreFolk,[1] lullaby[2]
Length2:36
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Malvina Reynolds
Producer(s)Tom Springfield
Music video
"Morningtown Ride" - (Stereo, 1966) on YouTube

The Seekers version

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).[4] It was subsequently re-recorded and released as a single in 1966 (Columbia DB 8060),[5] produced by Tom Springfield.[6]

The song spent 15 weeks on the UK's Record Retailer chart, reaching No. 2 on 28 December 1966.[5] In the United States, the song spent 7 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, reaching No. 44,[7] while reaching No. 13 on Billboard's Easy Listening chart.[8][9] The song also reached No. 2 on the Irish Singles Chart,[10] No. 4 in Malaysia,[11] and No. 9 in South Africa.[12]

Other versions

References

  1. "Spotlight Singles" Billboard, February 4, 1967. p. 16. Accessed December 23, 2017.
  2. Ley, Alison (2003). Sounds of Singing: Reception-Y2/P1-P3, p. 49. Nelson Thornes. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
  3. "Lullabies for Sleepy Eyes", Susie Tallman & Rock Me Baby Records. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
  4. The Seekers - Hide and Seekers at Discogs
  5. "SEEKERS | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
  6. "Billboard Hot 100", Billboard, March 25, 1967. Accessed September 29, 2016.
  7. "The Seekers - Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
  8. "The Seekers - Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
  9. "Billboard Top 40 Easy Listening", Billboard, April 15, 1967. p. 20. Accessed September 29, 2016.
  10. Song Title Search Results for "Morningtown Ride", The Irish Charts. Accessed September 29, 2016.
  11. "Hits of the World", Billboard, February 18, 1967. p. 60. Accessed September 29, 2016.
  12. "Hits of the World", Billboard, January 28, 1967. p. 70. Accessed September 29, 2016.
  13. "Through Children's Eyes - The Limeliters". AllMusic. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
  14. "Malvina Reynolds: Discography / Recordings". People.wku.edu. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
  15. "RPM 100", RPM Weekly, Volume 20, No. 1, August 18, 1973. Accessed October 8, 2016.
  16. "Adult Contemporary Playlist", RPM Weekly, Volume 19, No. 11, April 28, 1973. Accessed October 8, 2016.
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  19. "Erkki Liikanen - Laula Vain / Matka Aamun Kaupunkiin (Vinyl)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
  20. "The Sapphires (2012)". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
  21. Stan Butcher - Morningtown Ride on YouTube
  22. cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3Wrvd8pmSE
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