The Very Best of

~ Release by Neil Sedaka (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1▼CD
#TitleRatingLength
1Calender Girl
recording of:
Calendar Girl
lyricist:
Howard Greenfield
composer:
Neil Sedaka
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) and Universal Music Careers
2:39
2Stairway to Heaven
recording of:
Stairway to Heaven
lyricist:
Howard Greenfield
composer:
Neil Sedaka
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd.
2:42
3Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen
recording of:
Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen
lyricist:
Howard Greenfield
composer:
Neil Sedaka
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) and Universal Music Careers
32:39
4Oh! Carol
recording of:
Oh! Carol
lyricist:
Howard Greenfield
composer:
Neil Sedaka
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI) and Universal Music Careers
2:15
5One Way Ticket to the Blues
recording of:
One Way Ticket (to the Blues)
writer:
Hank Hunter and Jack Keller
publisher:
Colgems-EMI Music Inc., Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan, Fujipacific Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
2:21
6Run Samson Run
recording of:
Run Samson Run
writer:
Howard Greenfield and Neil Sedaka
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd.
2:42
7Baby Blue
recording of:
Baby Blue
writer:
Howard Greenfield and Neil Sedaka
3:28
8King of Clowns
recording of:
King of Clowns
writer:
Howard Greenfield and Neil Sedaka
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd.
2:40
9Rainy Jane
recording of:
Rainy Jane
writer:
Howard Greenfield and Neil Sedaka
2:56
10Workin’ on a Groovy Thing
cover recording of:
Workin’ on a Groovy Thing
lyricist:
Roger Atkins
composer:
Neil Sedaka
publisher:
Screen Gems–Columbia Music, Inc.
3:59
11Beautiful You
recording of:
Beautiful You
writer:
Philip Cody (of Neil Sedaka-fame)
composer:
Neil Sedaka
3:16
12Standing on the Inside
recording of:
Standing on the Inside
lyricist and composer:
Neil Sedaka
3:56
13Armarillo
cover recording of:
Amarillo
writer:
Howard Greenfield and Neil Sedaka
translator:
Gert T. Thumser
translated version of:
Is This the Way to Amarillo
3:13
14Laughter in the Rain
acoustic guitar:
Dean Parks (American session guitarist)
baritone saxophone and tenor saxophone:
Jim Horn (saxophonist, hornist, flutist and oboist)
bass guitar:
Leland Sklar (bassist, session musician)
drums (drum set):
Russ Kunkel (session drummer)
electric guitar:
Danny Kortchmar (Danny Kootch)
Hammond organ:
William D. “Smitty” Smith (organist/keyboardist)
piano:
Neil Sedaka
background vocals:
Abigale Haness, Brenda Russell (US singer-songwriter & keyboardist), Brian Russell (Scottish–Canadian singer/songwriter) and William D. “Smitty” Smith (organist/keyboardist)
arranger:
Artie Butler
recording of:
Laughter in the Rain
lyricist:
Phil Cody (of Neil Sedaka-fame)
composer:
Neil Sedaka
publisher:
Entco Music, H & R Lastrada Music, R2M Publishing H. & R. Lastrada Music, Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP) and SUITE 1510 MUSIC COMPANY 301
2:44
15The Hungry Years
cover recording of:
The Hungry Years
lyricist:
Howard Greenfield
composer:
Neil Sedaka
publisher:
Don Kirshner Music Inc.
44:04
16Lonely Night
recording of:
Lonely Night (Angel Face)
composer:
Neil Sedaka
publisher:
Don Kirshner Music Inc. and Neil Sedaka Music (BMI-affiliated)
3:10
17The Queen of 1964
recording of:
The Queen of 1964
lyricist:
Howard Greenfield
composer:
Neil Sedaka
3:30
18The Miracle Song
recording of:
The Miracle Song
lyricist and composer:
Neil Sedaka
4:26
19The Other Side of Me
recording of:
The Other Side of Me
lyricist:
Howard Greenfield
composer:
Neil Sedaka
3:34
20Going Nowhere
3:55
21Sad Eyes
recording of:
Sad Eyes
lyricist:
Phil Cody (of Neil Sedaka-fame)
composer:
Neil Sedaka
publisher:
Don Kirshner Music Inc. and Kirshner Songs, Inc.
3:40
22Perfect Strangers
recording of:
Perfect Strangers
writer:
Phil Cody (of Neil Sedaka-fame) and Neil Sedaka
publisher:
EMI Jemaxal Music Inc. and Neil Sedaka Music (BMI-affiliated)
4:42
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#TitleRatingLength
1I Go Ape
recording of:
I Go Ape
lyricist:
Howard Greenfield
composer:
Howard Greenfield and Neil Sedaka
2:26
2The Diary
recording of:
The Diary
writer:
Howard Greenfield and Neil Sedaka
publisher:
Robert Mellin Ltd.
2:20
3Tillie the Twirler
recording of:
Tillie the Twirler
writer:
Howard Greenfield and Neil Sedaka
3:53
4New York City Blues
recording of:
New York City Blues
lyricist:
Phil Cody (of Neil Sedaka-fame)
composer:
Neil Sedaka
4:18
5You Mean Everything to Me
recording of:
You Mean Everything to Me
writer:
Howard Greenfield and Neil Sedaka
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd.
2:40
6Stupid Cupid
cover recording of:
Stupid Cupid
lyricist:
Howard Greenfield
composer:
Neil Sedaka
2:43
7Little Devil
recording of:
Little Devil
lyricist:
Howard Greenfield
composer:
Neil Sedaka
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), Universal Music Careers and Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019)
2:44
8Breaking Up Is Hard to Do (original)
vocals:
Neil Sedaka
conductor:
Al Lorber
arranger:
Al Lorber
recording of:
Breaking Up Is Hard to Do
lyricist and composer:
Howard Greenfield and Neil Sedaka
publisher:
Careers–BMG Music Publishing, Inc., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Screen Gems–Columbia Music, Inc., Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), Universal Music Careers and Aldon (in 1962)
3.252:21
9Next Door to an Angel
recording of:
Next Door to an Angel
writer:
Howard Greenfield and Neil Sedaka
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd.
2:28
10Betty Grable
recording of:
Betty Grable
lyricist:
Howard Greenfield
composer:
Neil Sedaka
2:52
11Wheeling West Virginia
cover recording of:
Wheeling West Virginia
writer:
Howard Greenfield and Neil Sedaka
3:33
12That’s When the Music Takes Me (live)
live recording of:
That’s When the Music Takes Me
lyricist and composer:
Neil Sedaka
3:11
13Solitaire (live)
live recording of:
Solitaire
lyricist:
Phil Cody (of Neil Sedaka-fame)
composer:
Neil Sedaka
publisher:
EMI Jemaxal Music Inc., EMI Sosaha Music, Inc., Kirshner, Neil Sedaka Music (BMI-affiliated), R2M Publishing H. & R. Lastrada Music, Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), Songs of SJL RSL Music Company, Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP), Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division), フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc., BMG Division), イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
4:50
14Our Last Song Together
recording of:
Our Last Song Together
lyricist:
Howard Greenfield
composer:
Neil Sedaka
publisher:
EMI Sosaha Music, Inc., R2M Music (BMI), Songs of Lastrada (BMI-affiliated) and Universal Music Careers
4:02
15The Immigrant
recording of:
The Immigrant
lyricist:
Phil Cody (of Neil Sedaka-fame)
composer:
Neil Sedaka
3:48
16Love Will Keep Us Together
recording of:
Love Will Keep Us Together
lyricist:
Howard Greenfield
composer:
Neil Sedaka
publisher:
Don Kirshner Music Inc., Kirshner-Warner Bros Music Ltd. and Neil Sedaka Music (BMI-affiliated)
3:43
17Bad Blood
recording of:
Bad Blood
lyricist:
Phil Cody (of Neil Sedaka-fame)
composer:
Neil Sedaka
publisher:
EMI Jemaxal Music Inc., EMI Sosaha Music, Inc., Neil Sedaka Music (BMI-affiliated) and R2M Publishing H. & R. Lastrada Music
43:09
18Love in the Shadows
recording of:
Love In the Shadows
writer:
Phil Cody (of Neil Sedaka-fame) and Neil Sedaka
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Jemaxal Music Inc. and Neil Sedaka Music (BMI-affiliated)
3:19
19Breaking Up Is Hard to Do (slow)
recording of:
Breaking Up Is Hard to Do
lyricist and composer:
Howard Greenfield and Neil Sedaka
publisher:
Careers–BMG Music Publishing, Inc., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Screen Gems–Columbia Music, Inc., Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd., Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), Universal Music Careers and Aldon (in 1962)
3:16
20Should’ve Never Let You Go
recording of:
Should’ve Never Let You Go
writer:
Philip Cody and Neil Sedaka
4:17
21A Little Lovin’
recording of:
A Little Lovin’
composer:
Phil Cody (of Neil Sedaka-fame) and Neil Sedaka
2:55
22One More Ride on the Merry‐Go‐Round
recording of:
One More Ride on the Merry-Go-Round
lyricist and composer:
Howard Greenfield and Neil Sedaka
publisher:
Screen Gems–Columbia Music, Inc. (in 1977)
3:39