Keith Potger and the New Seekers

Keith Potger and the New Seekers is a 1970 album by the UK-based pop group The New Seekers. It was the group's second album and their only one to feature the group's founder Keith Potger as a member.

Overview

By the time of the album's release in November 1970, a new line-up of the group was in place. Joining Eve Graham and Marty Kristian were new members Lyn Paul, Peter Doyle and Paul Layton as well as Keith Potger himself. The group had experienced their first success by now with the hit single "What Have They Done to My Song Ma", which had reached #44 in the UK charts and got as high as #14 in the US Billboard Hot 100 and #2 in Canada.^[1][2] This as well as some of the other songs had already been recorded by the earlier line-up, although continuing member Eve Graham sang lead on many of the songs. The album cover photo was taken shortly after the new line-up were in place during the group's Summer season of concerts at Great Yarmouth (the picture features them standing under the town's pier).^[3]

No further singles were taken from the album and it failed to chart in the UK. In the US it went unreleased despite the hit single.

Track listing

Side One

1. "What Have They Done to My Song Ma" (Melanie Safka)
2. "Follow the Wind" (Barry Gibb)
3. "Here, There and Everywhere" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney)
4. "Shine People Shine" (Rob Lovett, Brian Peacock)
5. "All Right My Love" (Keith Potger, David Groom)
6. "Rounderlay" (Heath)

Side Two

1. "It's a Beautiful Day" (Rob Lovett, Brian Peacock)
2. "Gentle On My Mind" (John Hartford)
3. "Anything You Might Say" (Hans Poulsen, Bruce Woodley)
4. "Evenings Make Me Blue" (Keith Potger, David Groom)
5. "Mrs Robinson" (Paul Simon)
6. "I'm a Train" (Albert Hammond, Mike Hazlewood)

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