Neil Sedaka discography
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The following is a comprehensive discography of Neil Sedaka, the American singer.
Original studio albums
1950s
- 1959: Rock with Sedaka (titled 'Neil Sedaka' in some territories) (re-released on CD in 1995 alongside Circulate)
1960s
- 1961: Circulate (10 of the 12 songs are covers of 1930s-1950s standards) (re-released in 1995 alongside Rock with Sedaka; re-released on CD in 2012)
- 1961: Neil Sedaka Sings Little Devil and His Other Hits (re-released on CD in 1993 with eight bonus tracks; re-released on CD in 2010 in combination with the 1978 "Many Sides" album; re-released on CD in 2017 in the UK)
- 1963: Three Great Guys (with Paul Anka and Sam Cooke)
- 1969: Workin' On A Groovy Thing (Australia; released in the UK as Sounds of Sedaka) (re-released on CD in 2002 as part of the compilation 'Let the Good Times In')
1970s
- 1971: Emergence (re-released on CD in 2009)
- 1972: Solitaire (UK) (re-released on CD in 2010)
- 1972: Neil Sedaka (RCA International version of UK's "Solitaire" album, same track listing)
- 1973: The Tra-La Days Are Over (UK) (re-released in 1982, and on CD in 1991 and 2004; re-released on CD in 2012 in combination with the album "Overnight Success")
- 1974: Laughter In The Rain (UK)(reissued on CD in the EU in 2013)
- 1974: Sedaka's Back (US) (re-released on CD in 1998 with four bonus tracks)
- 1975: Overnight Success (UK) (re-released on CD in 2012 in combination with the album "The Tra-La Days Are Over")
- 1975: The Hungry Years (US version of UK's Overnight Success with slightly altered track listing) (re-released on CD in 1998 with four bonus tracks)
- 1976: Steppin' Out (re-released on CD in 1998 with four bonus tracks)
- 1977: A Song (available on vinyl only, no official CD release, other than European bootleg taken from vinyl; reissued on vinyl in 2014 by JDC Records)
- 1978: All You Need Is the Music (available on vinyl only, no official CD release, other than European bootleg taken from vinyl)
1980s
- 1980: In the Pocket (available on vinyl only, no official CD release, other than European bootleg taken from vinyl)
- 1981: Neil Sedaka: Now (available on vinyl only, no official CD release, other than European bootleg taken from vinyl)
- 1983: Come See About Me (available on vinyl only, no official CD release, other than European bootleg taken from vinyl)
- 1986: The Good Times (available in CD and LP formats)
1990s
Note: All of the following original studio albums (from the 1990s and beyond) are available in CD format.
- 1995: Classically Sedaka
- 1998: Tales of Love (and Other Passions)
2000s
- 2003: Brighton Beach Memories — Neil Sedaka Sings Yiddish
- 2005: The Miracle of Christmas (2-CD set)
- 2009: Waking Up Is Hard to Do (children's recording; US Billboard Top 200 Albums chart entry)
- 2009: The Music of My Life (UK)
2010s
- 2010: The Music of My Life (US; Billboard Top 200 Albums chart entry)
- 2012: The Real Neil (his first acoustic album, with just piano and voice)
- 2016: I Do It for Applause (acoustic)
Compilations, live albums and foreign-language albums
1960s
- 1963: Neil Sedaka Sings His Greatest Hits (also known as Greatest Hits 1959-63)
- 1963: Neil Sedaka Canta en Espanol
- 1964: Mas Neil Sedaka en Espanol
- 1964: Neil Sedaka: Italiano
- 1965: Neil Sedaka: Italiano Volume 2
- 1966: Smile
- 1966: My Yiddishe Momme: Neil Sedaka at Chequers (Australian album)
1970s
- 1970: Oh! Carol (RCA International album)
- 1974: Live at the Royal Festival Hall (UK; live)
- 1974: Oh Carol (RCA Camden album)
- 1974: On Stage (RCA International album; issued in the US in 1976 as Live in Australia)
- 1974: Ao Vivo (Brazilian edition of "On Stage")
- 1975: All-Time Greatest Hits
- 1975: Oh! Carol and Other Big Hits (re-released in 1989)
- 1975: Pop Power: The Fantastic Neil Sedaka
- 1976: Let's Go Steady Again (RCA Victor edition; compilation of mid-1960s hits)
- 1976: Pure Gold
- 1976: Sedaka Live in Australia at the South Sydney Junior Leagues Club (Previously released in 1974 in UK as Neil Sedaka on Stage)
- 1976: Breaking Up Is Hard to Do: The Original Hit
- 1976: Stupid Cupid (RCA Camden album)
- 1976: Laughter and Tears: The Best of Neil Sedaka Today (re-released on CD in 1987, 1993, and 2000)
- 1977: Neil Sedaka's Greatest Hits
- 1977: Neil Sedaka and Songs — A Solo Concert (live 2-LP)
- 1977: Neil Sedaka and Songs
- 1977: Neil Sedaka: The '50s and '60s
- 1997: Neil Sedaka: 14 Knockouts
- 1978: The Many Sides of Neil Sedaka (re-released on CD in 2010, combined with the 1961 "Little Devil and His Other Hits" album)
- 1979: Let's Go Steady Again (RCA Camden edition; different compilation from the 1976 RCA Victor album of the same name)
- 1979: Sunny
1980s
- 1980: Neil Sedaka's Greatest Hits (RCA International album)
- 1982: Is Anybody Gonna Miss You? (contains elements from the 1971 "Emergence" album; released on Roller Skate Records
- 1982: Sedaka Live At Sun City (South African release of the "On Stage" album from 1974)
- 1986: My Friend (compilation CD - dedicated to the memory of co-writer Howard Greenfield)
- 1988: All-Time Greatest Hits
1990s
- 1991: All Time Greatest Hits, Vol. 2
- 1991: Timeless — The Very Best of Neil Sedaka (compilation of old recordings and some re-recordings)
- 1991: The Collection
- 1991: Neil Sedaka's Diary
- 1992: Greatest Hits Live
- 1992: Love Will Keep Us Together (compilation of old recordings and some new songs)
- 1992: Tuneweaver (compilation of old recordings and some new songs)
- 1994: Laughter in the Rain: The Best of Neil Sedaka, 1974-80
- 1994: A Personal Collection
- 1994: The Singer & His Songs
- 1995: Song Cycle (songs culled from "Emergence" [1971] and "Solitaire" [1972])
- 1995: I Successi Di Neil Sedaka (compilation of Italian-language recordings)
- 1996: Neil Sedaka By Popular Demand
- 1996: Neil Sedaka in Italiano (2-CD edition of his 1960s Italian recordings)
- 1997: What a Difference a Day Makes: The Neil Sedaka Collection
- 1999: The Very Best of Neil Sedaka (2-CD set)
2000s
- 2001: RCA 100th Anniversary Series: The Very Best Of Neil Sedaka (single disc compilation)
- 2002: Let The Good Times In (double disc compilation)
- 2003: Oh! Carol: The Complete Recordings, 1955-66 (8-CD box with previously unreleased material)
- 2003: Neil Sedaka: The Brooklyn Demos, 1958-61
- 2003: Platinum and Gold Collection
- 2003: The Show Goes On (single disc version)
- 2004: Stairway to Heaven: The Best of Neil Sedaka
- 2005: Love Songs
- 2006: The Very Best of Neil Sedaka: The Show Goes On (2-CD, 46-track career retrospective [UK import] with 7 "new" [2003] recordings)
- 2006: Neil Sedaka Live at the Royal Albert Hall – The Very Best of Neil Sedaka: The Show Goes On (2 DVD set filmed 7 April 2006 in London)
- 2007: The Definitive Collection (2-CD career retrospective including never-released early-career demos; Sedaka's first return to US Billboard Top 200 Albums chart since 1980, peaking in the Top 25—one of his career's all-time highest-charting albums)
- 2007: Oh! Carol (LT Series album, compilation of 1970s hits recorded live in concert)
- 2009: Flashback (compilation of Italian recordings)
- 2009: Waking Up Is Hard to Do (toddlers' lyrics set to familiar Sedaka melodies)
- 2009: The Miracle of Christmas: The Deluxe Edition (reissue of 2005 album of same title, with additional tracks)
2010s
- 2010: The Music of My Life (US Billboard Top 200 Albums chart entry) (reissue of UK 2009 edition)
- 2010: Neil Sedaka Sings Little Devil and His Other Hits / The Many Sides of Neil Sedaka (a combo re-release of his 1961 and 1978 albums as listed above)
- 2010: Neil Sedaka (Dutch-made compilation album of early hits from 1958-1961)
- 2011: "Oh! Carol" and All the Early Classics (UK)
- 2011: I Must Be Dreaming (UK)
- 2011: The Sedaka Sessions (US, two duets with Jim Van Slyke)
- 2011: Where The Boys Are: The Music of Neil Sedaka and Howard Greenfield (contains songs written by the Sedaka-Greenfield duo performed by other artists, although there is one Sedaka song, "You're Knocking Me Out", at the end of the program)
- 2012: The Tra-La Days Are Over/Overnight Success (combo re-release of his 1973 and 1975 UK albums as listed above). (UK)
- 2012: Neil Sedaka: Hit Maker (UK)
- 2013: The Things I Love
- 2013: The Essential Early Recordings (UK) (2-CD set)
- 2013: The Drugstore's Rockin'
- 2013: Neil Sedaka In The Studio, 1958-1962
- 2013: Neil Sedaka Live at the Royal Albert Hall (1 CD / 1 DVD version of 2006 similarly titled release)
- 2014: Neil Sedaka: Hits Around The World
- 2014: Neil Sedaka In The Studio, 1958-1962, Vol. 2
- 2014: The Complete Singles and EPs: As and Bs, 1956-1962 (2 CD set)
- 2014: Neil Sedaka Songbook (2-CD set)
- 2016: Greatest Hits (UK)
English-language singles
1950s
Year | Title | US Billboard | US Cashbox | B-side | Record label in US | Record label outside US | Notes |
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1957 | "Laura Lee" | - | - | "Snowtime" | Decca | - | Neil's debut single. |
1958 | "Ring-a-Rockin'" | - | - | "Fly, Don't Fly on Me" | Guyden | London | This single earned Neil's first appearance on Dick Clark's American Bandstand. |
1958 | "The Diary" | 14 | 22 | "No Vacancy (I'm Walkin' Round)" | RCA | RCA | First single with RCA Victor. |
1959 | "I Go Ape" | 42 | 40 | "Moon of Gold" | RCA | RCA | Reached #9 on pop charts in the U.K. |
1959 | "(Stop!) You're Knocking Me Out!" | - | - | "I Belong To You" (Australia); "I Waited Too Long" (Greece) | - | RCA | Not released as a single in the U.S. |
1959 | "Crying My Heart Out for You" | 111 | 89 | "You Gotta Learn Your Rhythm and Blues" | RCA | RCA | Reached #6 on pop charts in Italy. |
1959 | "Stupid Cupid" | - | - | "As Long as I Live" (Italy); "All I Need Is You" (Greece) | - | RCA (Italiana) | Not released as a single in the U.S. |
1959 | "All I Need Is You" | - | - | "Fallin'" | - | RCA Italiana | Not released as a single in the U.S. |
1959 | "Oh! Carol" | 9 | 5 | "One Way Ticket (To the Blues)" | RCA | RCA | Reached #1 on pop charts in Italy; B-side reached #1 on pop charts in Japan. |
1959 | "The Girl for Me" | - | - | "I Ain't Hurtin' No More" (US); "Going Home To Mary Lou" (Italy) | RCA | RCA | |
1959 | "Going Home to Mary Lou" | - | - | "What Am I Gonna Do?" | RCA | RCA | |
1959 | "I Ain't Hurtin' No More" | - | - | "Another Sleepless Night" | - | RCA | Released in Greece; not released as a single in the US[1] |
1960s
Year | Title | US Billboard | US Cashbox | B-side | Record label in US | Record label outside US | Notes |
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1960 | "Stairway to Heaven" | 9 | 6 | "Forty Winks Away" | RCA | RCA | Both songs with Stan Applebaum's orchestra. |
1960 | "You Mean Everything to Me"/ "Run Samson Run" |
17 28 |
19 31 |
(Double A-side) | RCA | RCA | Rare double A-side for Neil. Both songs with Stan Applebaum's orchestra. |
1961 | "Calendar Girl" | 4 | 4 | "The Same Old Fool" | RCA | RCA | Reached #1 on Japanese and Canadian pop charts. Both songs with Stan Applebaum's orchestra. |
1961 | "Little Devil" | 11 | 9 | "I Must Be Dreaming" | RCA | RCA | Both songs with Stan Applebaum's orchestra. |
1961 | "Sweet Little You" | 59 | 44 | "I Found My World in You" | RCA | RCA | Both songs with Stan Applebaum's orchestra. |
1961 | "Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen" | 6 | 9 | "Don't Lead Me On" | RCA | RCA | Both songs arranged and conducted by Alan Lorber. |
1962 | "King of Clowns" | 45 | 47 | "Walk with Me" (1960) | RCA | RCA | Arranged and conducted by Alan Lorber. B-side: with Stan Applebaum's orchestra. |
1962 | "Oh, Delilah!" (with The Marvels) | - | - | "Neil's Twist" (The Marvels) | Pyramid | Stateside (UK); Ariola (W. Germany) | Recorded in 1958, this single was not released until 1962. |
1962 | "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" (original version) | 1 (2 wks.) | 1 (1 wk.) | "As Long As I Live" (1959) | RCA | RCA | Neil's signature song. |
1962 | "Next Door to an Angel" | 5 | 10 | "I Belong to You" (1959) | RCA | RCA | Last Sedaka song in the US Top 10 until the 1970s. Arranged and conducted by Alan Lorber. B-side: arranged and conducted by Chuck Sagle. |
1963 | "Alice in Wonderland" | 17 | 23 | "Circulate" (1961) | RCA | RCA | Arranged and conducted by Alan Lorber. B-side: with Stan Applebaum's orchestra. |
1963 | "Let's Go Steady Again" | 26 | 35 | "Waiting for Never (La Terza Luna)" | RCA | RCA | Last appearance of a Sedaka song in the Cashbox Top 40 until the 1970s. Arranged and conducted by Alan Lorber (A-side only). |
1963 | "The Dreamer" | 47 | 69 | "Look Inside Your Heart" | RCA | RCA | |
1963 | "Bad Girl" | 33 | 49 | "Wait 'Til You See My Baby" | RCA | RCA | Last appearance of a Sedaka song in the Billboard Top 40 until 1974. Both songs arranged and conducted by Stan Applebaum. |
1964 | "This Endless Night" (1961) | - | - | "Too Late" (1963) | RCA Victor | Released in Puerto Rico.[2] | |
1964 | "The Closest Thing to Heaven" | 107 | 111 | "Without a Song" | RCA | RCA | Both songs arranged and conducted by Stan Applebaum. Only Sedaka single produced by veteran production duo Hugo & Luigi. |
1964 | "Sunny" | 86 | 92 | "She'll Never Be You" | RCA | RCA | Both songs arranged and conducted by Garry Sherman. |
1964 | "I Hope He Breaks Your Heart" | 104 | 112 | "Too Late" (1963) | RCA | RCA | |
1964 | "Let the People Talk" | 107 | 124 | "In The Chapel With You" | RCA | RCA | Arranged and conducted by Jimmy Wisner (A-side only). B-side was an English version of Gianni Morandi's "In Ginocchio Da Te". |
1965 | "The World Through A Tear" | 76 | 84 | "High On A Mountain (Deep In A Valley)" | RCA | RCA | Both songs arranged and conducted by Jimmy Wisner. |
1965 | "The Answer To My Prayer" | 89 | 84 | "Blue Boy" | RCA | RCA | Last appearance of a Sedaka song in the Top 100 until the 1970s. Both songs arranged and conducted by Jimmy Wisner. |
1966 | "The Answer Lies Within" | - | - | "Grown-Up Games" | RCA | RCA | Both songs arranged and conducted by Artie Butler. |
1966 | "We Can Make It if We Try" | 121 | 135 | "Too Late" (1963) | RCA | RCA | Last single of Sedaka's original tenure with RCA Records. Arranged and conducted by Artie Butler (A-side only). |
1969 | "Star-Crossed Lovers" | - | - | "We Had a Good Thing Goin'" | SGC | Atlantic | Reached #1 on pop charts in Australia. |
1969 | "Rainy Jane" | - | 131 | "Jeannine" | SGC | Atlantic | |
1969 | "Ebony Angel" | - | - | "Puppet Man" | - | MCA | Not released as a single in the U.S. |
1969 | "Wheeling, West Virginia" | - | - | "The Love Of A Woman" | - | Festival | Reached #20 on pop charts in Australia. |
1970s
Year | Title | US Billboard | US Cashbox | Peak US AC | B-side | Record label in US | Record label outside US | Notes |
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1971 | "My World Keeps Getting Smaller Every Day" (Australian release) | "Everything Is Beautiful" | RCA | Not released as a single in the U.S.. Beginning of short-lived reunion between Sedaka and RCA | ||||
1971 | "I'm a Song (Sing Me)" | "Silent Movies" in US and UK; "Gone With The Morning" in Australia | Kirshner | RCA | ||||
1971 | "Superbird" | "Rosemary Blue" | Kirshner | RCA | ||||
1972 | "Beautiful You" | "Anywhere You're Gonna Be (Leba's Song)" | Kirshner | RCA | Reached #43 on pop charts in UK, and #21 in Australia. | |||
1972 | "That's When the Music Takes Me" (UK release) | "Don't Let It Mess Your Mind" | RCA | Not released as a single in the U.S. (yet). #18 in the UK. | ||||
1972 | "Dimbo Man" | "Trying to Say Goodbye" | RCA | Not released as a single in the U.S.. Final single of Sedaka's reunion with RCA. | ||||
1973 | "Standing on the Inside" | "Let Daddy Know" | MGM | Reached #26 on pop charts in UK and #40 in Australia.[3] Not released as a single in the U.S.. | ||||
1973 | "Suspicions" | "Alone In New York In The Rain" | MGM | MGM | ||||
1973 | "Our Last Song Together" | "I Don't Know What I Like About You" | MGM | Reached #31 on pop charts in UK | ||||
1973 | "Love Will Keep Us Together" | "Rock-'n'-Roll Wedding Day" | Polydor | First single to be released on Polydor label. Released in France; not released as a single in the U.S.. | ||||
1974 | "A Little Lovin'" | "Lightning Ridge" | Polydor | Reached #34 on pop charts in UK. Not released as a single in the U.S. | ||||
1974 | "Going Nowhere" | "Brighton" | Polydor | Not released as a single in the US. | ||||
1974 | "Laughter in the Rain" | 1 (1 wk.) | 1 (1 wk.) | 1 (2 wks.) | "Endlessly" (US); "Kiddio" (UK); "Betty Grable" (Belgium); "For The Good Of The Cause" (Brazil) | Rocket | Polydor | Reached #15 on pop charts in UK. The U.S. release marked the first Sedaka release on the Rocket label. |
1974 | "That's When the Music Takes Me" (US release) | 27 | 30 | 7 | "Standing on the Inside" | Rocket | Previously released in the U.K. | |
1975 | "The Immigrant" | 22 | 28 | 1 (1 wk.) | "Hey Mister Sunshine" (US); "Your Favorite Entertainer" (Europe) | Rocket | Polydor | Dedicated to John Lennon |
1975 | "The Queen of 1964" | "Solitaire" (live version, 1974) | Polydor | Reached #35 on pop charts in the U.K. Not released as a single in the U.S. | ||||
1975 | "Bad Blood" with Elton John (uncredited backing vocal) |
1 (3 wks.) | 1 (2 wks.) | 25 | "Hey Mister Sunshine" (UK); "Your Favorite Entertainer" (US); "Baby Blue" in Italy | Rocket | Polydor | Certified gold, most successful individual single of Sedaka's career |
1975 | "New York City Blues" | "Baby Blue" | Polydor | Released in Australia. Not released as a single in the U.S. | ||||
1975 | "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" [slow ballad version] | 8 | 7 | 1 (1 wk.) | "Nana's Song" (US); "Lonely Night (Angel Face)" (UK); "Stephen" (Australia) | Rocket | Polydor | Gives Sedaka the rare distinction of having #1 hits (Hot 100 and Adult Contemporary) with two different versions of the same song. |
1976 | "Love in the Shadows" | 16 | 17 | 4 | "(Baby) Don't Let It Mess Your Mind" (US); "Nana's Song" (UK); "Love Will Keep Us Together" (West Germany); "No. 1 With A Heartache" (Rhodesia) | Rocket | Polydor | |
1976 | "Steppin' Out" with Elton John (noncredited backing vocal) |
36 | 53 | 45 | "I Let You Walk Away" | Rocket | Polydor | |
1976 | "No. 1 With A Heartache" | "Good Times, Good Music, Good Friends" | Polydor | Released in the U.K.. Not released as a single in the U.S. | ||||
1976 | "You Gotta Make Your Own Sunshine" | 52 | 55 | 7 | "Perfect Strangers" | Rocket | Polydor | Last single released on the Rocket label in the U.S. |
1976 | "My World Keeps Getting Smaller Every Day" (Filipino release) | "The Father of Girls" | RCA | Re-issue from Sedaka's 1971 concert in Australia | ||||
1977 | "Amarillo" | 44 | 50 | 4 | "The Leaving Game" | Elektra | Polydor | First single to be released on the Elektra label in the U.S. |
1977 | "Alone at Last" | 104 | 17 | "Sleazy Love" | Elektra | Polydor | ||
1977 | "You Never Done It Like That" | "Sleazy Love" | Polydor | Released in Australia; not released as a single in the US. Became Billboard Hot 100 chart Top 10 hit for The Captain and Tennille | ||||
1978 | "All You Need Is the Music" | "Candy Kisses" | Elektra | |||||
1978 | "Sad, Sad Story" | "Tillie The Twirler" (US);
"Love Keeps Getting Stronger Every Day" (UK) |
Elektra | Polydor | ||||
1978 | "Blue Boy" (1965) | "Don't Lead Me On" (1961) | RCA Victor | Filipino release intended to promote The Many Sides of Neil Sedaka [4] |
1980s and 1990s
Year | Title | Peak US | Peak US Cashbox | Peak US AC | B-side | Record label in US | Record label outside US | Notes |
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1980 | "Letting Go" | 107 | "It's Good to Be Alive Again" (US); "Do It Like You Done It When You Meant It" (France) | Elektra | Polydor | |||
1980 | "Should've Never Let You Go" Neil & Dara Sedaka |
19 | 21 | 3 | "You're So Good for Me" Neil & Dara Sedaka |
Elektra | Polydor | Remake of a previous solo version by Neil from 1978, "Should've Never Let Her Go." Neil's final appearance on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. |
1981 | "My World Keeps Slipping Away" | 36 | "Love Is Spreading Over the World" | Elektra | Polydor | |||
1981 | "Losing You" | "On the Road Again" | Elektra | Polydor | Last single to be released on the Elektra label in the US | |||
1983 | "Your Precious Love" Neil & Dara Sedaka |
15 | "Searchin'" | Curb | MCA | First single to be released on the Curb label; return of Sedaka to MCA label in Europe | ||
1983 | "New Orleans" (w/ Gary U.S. Bonds) | "Rhythm of the Rain" | Curb | A-side was featured in the film "Voyage of the Rock Aliens". B-side ranked #37 on the Adult Contemporary chart, marking a rare instance where the B-side charted and the A-side didn't. | ||||
1986 | "Love Made Me Feel That Way" | Curb | ||||||
1986 | "The Good Times" | "Paint Me Again" | PRT | |||||
1991 | "The Miracle Song" | "Calendar Girl" (1991 re-recording) | Polydor | |||||
1991 | "You Turn Me On" | Seven-Track Medley: Oh! Carol Breaking Up Is Hard To Do Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen Calendar Girl Standing On The Inside Our Last Song Together Laughter In The Rain |
Polydor | |||||
1992 | "Desiree" | "My Athena" | Polydor |
EPs
Year | Title | Side 1 content | Side 2 content | Notes |
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1959 | I Go Ape! | (1) "I Go Ape!" & (2) "All I Need Is You" | (3) "(Stop!) You're Knocking Me Out!" & (4) "I Belong to You" | |
1959 | Oh, Carol! | (1) "Oh, Carol!" & (2) "Going Home to Mary Lou" | (3) "The Girl for Me" & (4) "I Ain't Hurtin' No More" | |
1961 | Little Devil | (1) "Little Devil" & (2) "Circulate" | (3) "Calendar Girl" & (4) "We Kiss in a Shadow" | An RCA 33 RPM "compact double" |
1961 | Neil's Best | (1) "Oh, Carol!" & (2) "Stairway to Heaven" | (3) "Run Samson Run" & (4) "The Diary" | An RCA 33 RPM "compact double" |
1963 | Alice in Wonderland | (1) "Alice in Wonderland" & (2) "Sweet Little You" | (3) "Next Door to an Angel" & (4) "I Found My World in You" | Released in France |
1966 | Neil Sedaka in Hebrew and English | (1) "Oh, Carol!" (Hebrew) & (2) "You Mean Everything to Me" (Hebrew) | (3) "Waiting for Never (La Terza Luna)" & (4) "Too Late" | Released in Israel |
1966 | My Yiddishe Momme | (1) "My Yiddishe Momme" | (2) "Israeli Medley: (a) "Shalom Aleichem", (b) "Artza Aleinu", (c) "Tzena, Tzena, Tzena"; & (3) "Scapriaticciello" | Released in Australia |
1969 | Star-Crossed Lovers | (1) "Star-Crossed Lovers" & (2) "Rainy Jane" | (3) "Jeannine" & (4) "We Had a Good Thing Going" | Released in Australia on the Atlantic label |
1976 | Make Your Own Sunshine | (1) "You've Gotta Make Your Own Sunshine" & (2) "New York City Blues" | (3) "Summer Nights" & (4) "Tit for Tat" | Released in UK; 33 RPM EP |
Foreign-language singles
In Italian
All singles were released on the RCA Victor label except for "L'Addio"/"Passo E Chiudo" which was released on the Atlantic label.
Year | Title | Notes |
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1961 | "Esagerata" ("Little Devil") | b/w "Un giorno inutile" ("I Must Be Dreaming") |
1962 | "Tu non lo sai" ("Breaking Up Is Hard to Do") | b/w "Finché vivrò" ("As Long As I Live") |
1963 | "La terza luna" ("Waiting For Never") | #1-ranked hit in Italy in April 1963; b/w "Il re dei pagliacci" ("King of Clowns") |
1963 | "I tuoi capricci" ("Look Inside Your Heart") | b/w "Non cercare un'altra bocca" ("Walk with Me") |
1963 | "Adesso no" | b/w "Quando sorridi così" |
1964 | "La notte è fatta per amare" ("Another Day, Another Heartache") | b/w "La forza del destino" |
1964 | "La luna a fiori" | b/w "Ricordati ancora" |
1965 | "Non basta mai" | b/w "Darei 10 anni" |
1965 | "E la vita continua" | b/w "Sarà sarà" |
1966 | "Lettera bruciata" ("A Lover's Concerto") | b/w "L'ultima foglia" |
1969 | "L'addio" ("Star-Crossed Lovers") | b/w "Passo e chiudo" ("We Had a Good Thing Goin'") |
In German
All singles were released on the RCA label.
Year | Title | Notes |
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1961 | "Crazy Daisy" ("Little Devil") | b/w "Heute Sind Es Träume" ("I Must Be Dreaming") |
1962 | "Nur Ein Bild Von Dir" ("Pictures From The Past") | b/w "Wenn Ich In Dein Fenster Seh" ("On The Outside Looking In") |
1963 | "Candy (Madchen Aus Old Germany)" | b/w "So Wie Mein Baby" ("Wait 'Til You See My Baby") |
In other languages
Year | Title | Language | B-side | Label |
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1964 | "Manuela" § | Spanish | "Lunita Consejera"§ | RCA Victor |
1965 | "Namida No Komichi" ("The World Through a Tear") | Japanese | "High on a Mountain" (Japanese) | Victor (JVC) |
1965 | "Oh, Carol!" (Hebrew) | Hebrew | "You Mean Everything to Me" (Hebrew) | RCA Victor |
1969 | "Amour Perdu" (Star-Crossed Lovers) | Canadian French | "Oui, Nous Serons Des Copains" ("We Had a Good Thing Goin'") | Atlantic (Quebec) |
§ "Manuela" and "Lunita Consejera" were derived from the 1964 Italian-Argentine film Il Gaucho.
References
- ^ https://www.discogs.com/Neil-Sedaka-I-Aint-Hurtin-No-More-Another-Sleepless-Night/release/6812252
- ^ https://www.ebay.com/itm/NEIL-SEDAKA-TOO-LATE-THIS-ENDLESS-NIGHT-RCA-PR45-1035-NORTHERN-SOUL/223379398208?hash=item3402731e40:g:Lx0AAOSwQKdcXa0l:rk:6:pf:0
- ^ Go-Set National Top 40, 20 October 1973
- ^ https://www.ebay.com/itm/45-NEIL-SEDAKA-Blue-Boy-Dont-Lead-Me-On-RCA-XFPB-841-Free-Shipping/123195672902?hash=item1caf08c946:g:J6kAAOSwPHxbJb-u:sc:USPSFirstClass!52738!US!-1:rk:10:pf:0