Tom Springfield

Tom Springfield (born Dion O'Brien, 2 July 1934, Hampstead, London) was the brother of Dusty Springfield and an important figure in the 1960s folk and pop music scene. He attended the Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe.

Initially, Springfield performed in The Springfields (a vocal group) before becoming a record producer and songwriter for The Seekers. He wrote many of their major hits - "I'll Never Find Another You", "A World Of Our Own", "The Carnival Is Over", "Walk with Me", and co-wrote "Georgy Girl" with Jim Dale, which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Song in 1966.

His other hit compositions have included "Adios Amour (Goodbye My Love)", recorded by José Feliciano.

The Springfields' song, "Island of Dreams", written by Tom, has been covered by Mick Thomas, Johnny Tillotson, Mary Hopkin [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:apfoxqygldae~2~T32C] and by The Seekers.

He released two solo albums in the late 60's, "Sun Songs" (1968) and "Love's Philosophy" (1969), these were finally re-released on CD in 2005.

External links

* [http://www.prattfamily.demon.co.uk/mikep/tomspringfield.html Webpage about Tom Springfield]
* [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:apfoxqygldae~T32 Tom Springfield penned song list] at Allmusic website