Georgy Girl The Seekers. A single release of the song (with somewhat different lyrics) topped the singles chart in Australia, and was a top-ten hit in both the UK and the US (#2 for two weeks). It was the 56th biggest British hit of 1967, and the 57th biggest American hit of 1967. It became a gold record, and was also nominated for an Academy Award in the Best Original Song from a Motion Picture category. The film was the basis for an unsuccessful musical stage adaptation called simply "Georgy". It was adapted for BBC Radio 4 in 2013 by Rhiannon Tise.
Samantha Sang out of the UK and she returned to Australia. By 1975, Sang had changed management and signed with Polydor which released three singles and her debut album, "Samantha Sang and Rocked the World". She starred in the Australian production of "The Magic Show". In 1977, she recorded "When Love Is Gone", the theme song, for French drama film, "Bilitis". She visited Barry Gibb in France whilst Bee Gees were recording songs for the "Saturday Night Fever" soundtrack. A new song, "Emotion", was written for her by Barry and Robin Gibb. The single was co-produced by Barry with Bee Gees' production