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Paul Layton sings the lead on this appropriate B side for Goodbye is Just Another Word which was released to co-incide with Peter's departure from the group.

PETER DOYLE

Written for the1950 film Captain Carey, Mona Lisa won the first oscar for music in a non-musical film.  It was offered to Nat King Cole who was reluctant to record it at first and it was eventually released as a B side.  In spite of Nat King Cole's reluctance over the song, it achieved immense popularity and remains an enduring favourite.  Nine years later, Conway Twitty produced an up-beat version.  Mona Lisa had a new lease of life and Conway Twitty had a big hit on his hands.  It is this later version which Peter Doyle performed along with John Cartwright in the 1990's and was included on the recent Rarities CD.

From the Rarities liner notes: This is one of two songs on the CD recorded in 1990 as demos for Peter's duo days with John Cartwright.  First as The Phantoms , then a name change to The Leo Brothers.  The backing track was recorded at John's studio at home, and the vocal and guitar work by Peter at Gisborne.

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Around 40 years after Eleanor Farjeon's hymn was first published, Cat Stevens scored an international hit in 1972 with his arrangement.  Set to a Gaelic melody, Morning Has Broken has proved an enduring favourite as both a hymn and a pop song.  Eve Graham sings the lead on the New Seekers version.

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Whilst other Songs for Europe were chosen to be the B side to the English Language release, one of Peter's own compositions was selected to back the German language version of the British 1972 Eurovision entry, Beg Steal or Borrow. 

PETER DOYLE

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Originally written for the film The Graduate, Mrs Robinson provided Simon and Garfunkel with a massive hit, which was covered by the New Seekers in their early days.

JOHN CARTWRIGHT

From the Rarities liner notes: This was written by John twelve months before Peter died.  At the time Peter was putting a band together to record an album of his favourite songs.  He loved this song and included it in the selection, but unfortunately he became too ill, and the project had to be canceled.  This is John's demo.

Composer: John Cartwright, long time friend and colleague of Peter Doyle, John continues to work to keep Peter's memory alive through his music whilst keeping busy with his own career playing mostly with other performers whose careers started back in the 50s and 60s.

PETER DOYLE

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Composer Marty Kristian Produced & Arranged by David Mackay Single Releases B Side to Circles Polydor 2058 242 Philips 6000 058 B Side to Beg, Steal or Borrow Elektra 45780 CD The New Seekers - 2 LPs on 1 CD

EP Circles LPs & Tapes Best of the New Seekers (Readers' Digest) We'd Like to Teach the World to Sing (Japan) We'd Like to Teach the World to Sing (Polydor) Circles (Elektra) 1st Released 1972 The Spanish picture sleeve for Circles/Mystic Queen.

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