A World of Our Own

"A World of Our Own"
Single by Sonny James
from the album A World of Our Own
B-side "An Old Sweetheart of Mine"
Released January 1968
Genre Country
Label Capitol
Writer(s) Tom Springfield
Sonny James singles chronology
"It's the Little Things"
(1967)		 "A World of Our Own"
(1968)		 "Heaven Says Hello"
(1968)

"A World of Our Own" is a 1965 single written by Tom Springfield and was an international hit for The Seekers. The single peaked at number 19 on the Hot 100 and number 2 on the Easy Listening charts.

Three years later, "A World of Our Own" was recorded by Sonny James' and it was his sixth number one in a row, and twenty-sixth hit on the U.S. country music chart. The single spent three weeks at number one and a total of fifteen weeks on the chart.[1]

Chart performance

The Seekers

Chart (1965) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Easy Listening [2] 2
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 19

Sonny James

Chart (1968) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles 1
U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 18
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 1

References

  1. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 172.
  2. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 218.
Preceded by
"Take Me to Your World"
by Tammy Wynette		 Billboard Hot Country Singles
number-one single
March 16-March 30, 1968 		Succeeded by
"How Long Will My Baby Be Gone"
by Buck Owens
Preceded by
"Rosanna's Going Wild"
by Johnny Cash		 RPM Country Tracks
number-one single
April 13, 1968 		Succeeded by
"Turn Down the Music"
by Myrna Lorrie
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