Little Devil
"Little Devil" | ||||
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Single by Neil Sedaka | ||||
from the album Neil Sedaka Sings Little Devil and His Other Hits; Neil Sedaka Sings His Greatest Hits | ||||
B-side | "I Must Be Dreaming" | |||
Released | April 1961 | |||
Recorded | 1961 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Label | RCA Records | |||
Songwriter(s) | Neil Sedaka, Howard Greenfield | |||
Neil Sedaka singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Little Devil" on YouTube |
"Little Devil" is a song written by Neil Sedaka and Howard Greenfield which was released by Sedaka as a single in 1961. The title track of Sedaka's 1961 album Neil Sedaka Sings Little Devil and His Other Hits, it was a hit, reaching #11 in the US Billboard Charts.[1]
The personnel on the song included: Al Caiola, Bucky Pizzarelli and Charles Macy on guitar; George Duvivier on bass; Phil Kraus on percussion; David "Panama" Francis on drums; Romeo Penque, Sol Schlinger and Herman Yorks on saxophone; Jack Keller and Ernie Hayes on piano; and Harry Lookofsky, Julius Held, David Nadien, Paul Winter, Arnold Eidus and Julius Brand on violins.[citation needed]
Language versions
[edit]"Little Devil" was Sedaka's first song to be translated into Italian – "Esagerata".[2] It was also translated into German ("Crazy Daisy"),[3] Spanish ("Diablito") and in French by Les Gendarmes ("Petit Démon").[4] Danish and Finnish versions were also recorded.[5]
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- "Little Devil" at 45cat.com