About The Song
“Morningtown Ride” is a lullaby, written and performed by Malvina Reynolds. 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). It was subsequently re-recorded and released as a single in 1966 (Columbia DB 8060), produced by Tom Springfield.
The song spent 15 weeks on the UK Singles Chart, reaching No. 2 on 28 December 1966. In the United States, the song spent seven weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, reaching No. 44, while reaching No. 13 on Billboard’s Easy Listening chart.
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