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Neil Sedaka Sings His Greatest Hits from 1962 -- containing the pop singer's material from the late '50s and early '60s -- is not to be confused with the 1976 Rocket Records compilation Neil Sedaka's Greatest Hits, though the two 12-song single discs from different decades make an almost comprehensive collection of his 21 Top 40 recordings, as well as pretty good bookends. You won't find "Where the Boys Are," his big Connie Francis hit, here, though Sedaka does belt that one out live, which brings our attention to the downside of this otherwise fine roundup of songs composed with lyricist Howie Greenfield. The first ten songs to make the grade from 1958-1962 are here, including the double-sided "You Mean Everything to Me" and "Run Samson Run," Top 20 and Top 30 showings, respectively, that are about as effective as "Sweet Little You" and "King of Clowns," not up there with the best of Sedaka. The amazing thing about the material, though, is seeing the proficiency the team of Greenfield and Sedaka attained, and that progress is easy to follow. "The Diary" hit when the singer was 19 years of age in December of 1958, four months after Little Anthony took "Tears on My Pillow" Top Five. The influence of one song on the other is obvious; the composers emulated the music they heard on the radio while developing their own voices. The success of "Calendar Girl" in 1960 and "Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen" in 1961 have the charts rewarding the pair as their craftsmanship evolved. (By the way, did their "Stairway to Heaven" inspire the more famous Led Zeppelin song? It probably did -- Page and Plant were always in the market for a good title to lift; they have Rosie & the Originals to thank for influencing their sole hit of 1973, "D'yer Mak'er.")
This record is more influential than it has been given credit for. The culmination of Sedaka and Greenfield's efforts resulted in their finest moments here, "Next Door to an Angel" and "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do." Both are exciting pop songs that remain irresistible and exhilarating decades after they were recorded. Rather than start things chronologically with "The Diary," Nevins-Kirshner smartly open up the album with "Next Door to an Angel" and kick off the flip with "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do." Maurice Seymour's four snapshots of Sedaka on the original issue of this disc range from high-school yearbook-type photographs to the look of a soon-to-be crooner, and if a picture's really worth a thousand words, they explain why Sedaka still doesn't get the attention often received by Barry Mann, Gerry Goffin or Jeff Barry. Yes, there are the obligatory tacky liner notes from a mysterious "Carol" (teasing that maybe Carole King scribbled the silliness) and, as mentioned, filler that the Connie Francis hits "Stupid Cupid" (August of 1958, four months before Sedaka's first hit on his own) or "Where the Boys Are" could have cured. LaVern Baker's R&B "I Waited Too Long" in June of 1959 is proof of how hip this artist really was at a very early age. Its inclusion here would be preferable to "King of Clowns," but those were the '60s -- and it doesn't take away from the fun that does exist in these grooves.
© Joe Viglione /TiVo
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Howard Greenfield, Composer - Howard Greenfield, Lyricist - Neil Sedaka, Performer - Neil Sedaka, Composer - Neil Sedaka, Lyricist
Originally released 1959. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Stan Applebaum, Arranger - Stan Applebaum, Conductor - Howard Greenfield, Composer - Howard Greenfield, Lyricist - Neil Sedaka, Composer - Neil Sedaka, Lyricist - Neil Sedaka, Performer
Originally Recorded 1959. All Rights Reserved by BMG Music
Howard Greenfield, Composer - Howard Greenfield, Lyricist - Al Nevins, Producer - Neil Sedaka, Performer - Neil Sedaka, Composer - Neil Sedaka, Lyricist
(P) Originally recorded 1959. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Bank Hunter, Composer - Bank Hunter, Lyricist - Jack Keller, Composer - Jack Keller, Lyricist - Neil Sedaka, Performer
Originally released 1960. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Neil Sedaka, Performer - Anne Thompson, Composer - Anne Thompson, Lyricist
Originally released 1959. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Al Nevins, Producer - Mickey Baker, Guitar - Howard Greenfield, Composer - Howard Greenfield, Lyricist - Milt Hinton, Bass - Milt Schlesinger, Percussion - Frank Haywood Henry, Saxophone - Everett Barksdale, Guitar - Neil Sedaka, Composer - Neil Sedaka, Lyricist - Neil Sedaka, Performer - Warren Luckey, Saxophone - Sticks Evans, Drums - Sticks Evans, Performer
Originally released 1960. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Stan Applebaum, Arranger - Stan Applebaum, Conductor - Howard Greenfield, Composer - Howard Greenfield, Lyricist - Stan Applebaum & His Orchestra, Performer - Neil Sedaka, Performer - Neil Sedaka, Composer - Neil Sedaka, Lyricist
Originally released 1960. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Stan Applebaum, Arranger - Stan Applebaum, Conductor - Howard Greenfield, Composer - Howard Greenfield, Lyricist - Stan Applebaum & His Orchestra, Performer - Neil Sedaka, Performer - Neil Sedaka, Composer - Neil Sedaka, Lyricist
Originally released 1960. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Stan Applebaum, Arranger - Stan Applebaum, Conductor - Howard Greenfield, Composer - Howard Greenfield, Lyricist - Neil Sedaka, Composer - Neil Sedaka, Lyricist - Neil Sedaka, Performer
Originally released 1960. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Howard Greenfield, Composer - Howard Greenfield, Lyricist - Neil Sedaka, Performer - Neil Sedaka, Composer - Neil Sedaka, Lyricist
Originally released 1960. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Stan Applebaum, Arranger - Stan Applebaum, Conductor - Howard Greenfield, Composer - Howard Greenfield, Lyricist - Stan Applebaum & His Orchestra, Performer - Nevins-Kirschner Associates, Producer - Neil Sedaka, Performer - Neil Sedaka, Composer - Neil Sedaka, Lyricist
Originally released 1961. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Stan Applebaum, Arranger - Stan Applebaum, Conductor - Barry Mann, Composer - Barry Mann, Lyricist - Neil Sedaka, Performer - Kolbert, Composer - Kolbert, Lyricist
Originally released 1961. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Alan Lorber, Conductor - Lorber, Arranger - Howard Greenfield, Composer - Howard Greenfield, Lyricist - Nevins-Kirschner Associates, Producer - Neil Sedaka, Performer - Neil Sedaka, Composer - Neil Sedaka, Lyricist
Originally Recorded 1961. All Rights Reserved by BMG Music
Alan Lorber, Arranger - Alan Lorber, Conductor - Howard Greenfield, Composer - Howard Greenfield, Lyricist - Neil Sedaka, Performer - Neil Sedaka, Composer - Neil Sedaka, Lyricist
Originally released 1962. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Alan Lorber, Arranger - Alan Lorber, Conductor - Howard Greenfield, Composer - Howard Greenfield, Lyricist - Nevins-Kirschner Associates, Producer - Neil Sedaka, Performer - Neil Sedaka, Composer - Neil Sedaka, Lyricist
Originally released 1962. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Howard Greenfield, Composer - Howard Greenfield, Lyricist - Neil Sedaka, Performer - Neil Sedaka, Composer - Neil Sedaka, Lyricist
Originally released 1962. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Alan Lorber, Arranger - Alan Lorber, Conductor - Howard Greenfield, Composer - Howard Greenfield, Lyricist - Neil Sedaka, Composer - Neil Sedaka, Lyricist - Neil Sedaka, Performer
Originally Recorded 1963. All Rights Reserved by BMG Music
Alan Lorber, Arranger - Alan Lorber, Conductor - Howard Greenfield, Composer - Howard Greenfield, Lyricist - Neil Sedaka, Composer - Neil Sedaka, Lyricist - Neil Sedaka, Performer
Originally released 1963. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Alan Lorber, Arranger - Alan Lorber, Conductor - Ronnie Grossman, Composer - Ronnie Grossman, Lyricist - Neil Sedaka, Performer
Originally Recorded 1963. All Rights Reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Stan Applebaum, Arranger - Stan Applebaum, Conductor - Howard Greenfield, Composer - Howard Greenfield, Lyricist - Neil Sedaka, Performer - Neil Sedaka, Composer - Neil Sedaka, Lyricist
Originally released 1963. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Howard Greenfield, Composer - Howard Greenfield, Lyricist - Neil Sedaka, Composer - Neil Sedaka, Lyricist - Neil Sedaka, Performer
Originally Recorded 1964. All Rights Reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Joe Rene, Producer - P. Allen, Composer - P. Allen, Lyricist - C. Allen, Composer - C. Allen, Lyricist - D. Everitt, Composer - D. Everitt, Lyricist - Neil Sedaka, Performer - Jimmy Wisner, Conductor - Jimmy Wisner, Arranger
(P) Recorded prior to 1972. All rights reserved by BMG Music
Peter Allen, Composer - Peter Allen, Lyricist - Everitt, Composer - Everitt, Lyricist - Christopher Allen, Composer - Christopher Allen, Lyricist - Jim Wismer, Arranger - Jim Wismer, Conductor - Neil Sedaka, Performer
Originally Recorded 1965. All Rights Reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Phil Cody, Composer - Phil Cody, Lyricist - Neil Sedaka, Performer - Neil Sedaka, Producer - Neil Sedaka, Composer - Neil Sedaka, Lyricist
(P) 1972 Kirshner Records
Albumbeschreibung
Neil Sedaka Sings His Greatest Hits from 1962 -- containing the pop singer's material from the late '50s and early '60s -- is not to be confused with the 1976 Rocket Records compilation Neil Sedaka's Greatest Hits, though the two 12-song single discs from different decades make an almost comprehensive collection of his 21 Top 40 recordings, as well as pretty good bookends. You won't find "Where the Boys Are," his big Connie Francis hit, here, though Sedaka does belt that one out live, which brings our attention to the downside of this otherwise fine roundup of songs composed with lyricist Howie Greenfield. The first ten songs to make the grade from 1958-1962 are here, including the double-sided "You Mean Everything to Me" and "Run Samson Run," Top 20 and Top 30 showings, respectively, that are about as effective as "Sweet Little You" and "King of Clowns," not up there with the best of Sedaka. The amazing thing about the material, though, is seeing the proficiency the team of Greenfield and Sedaka attained, and that progress is easy to follow. "The Diary" hit when the singer was 19 years of age in December of 1958, four months after Little Anthony took "Tears on My Pillow" Top Five. The influence of one song on the other is obvious; the composers emulated the music they heard on the radio while developing their own voices. The success of "Calendar Girl" in 1960 and "Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen" in 1961 have the charts rewarding the pair as their craftsmanship evolved. (By the way, did their "Stairway to Heaven" inspire the more famous Led Zeppelin song? It probably did -- Page and Plant were always in the market for a good title to lift; they have Rosie & the Originals to thank for influencing their sole hit of 1973, "D'yer Mak'er.")
This record is more influential than it has been given credit for. The culmination of Sedaka and Greenfield's efforts resulted in their finest moments here, "Next Door to an Angel" and "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do." Both are exciting pop songs that remain irresistible and exhilarating decades after they were recorded. Rather than start things chronologically with "The Diary," Nevins-Kirshner smartly open up the album with "Next Door to an Angel" and kick off the flip with "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do." Maurice Seymour's four snapshots of Sedaka on the original issue of this disc range from high-school yearbook-type photographs to the look of a soon-to-be crooner, and if a picture's really worth a thousand words, they explain why Sedaka still doesn't get the attention often received by Barry Mann, Gerry Goffin or Jeff Barry. Yes, there are the obligatory tacky liner notes from a mysterious "Carol" (teasing that maybe Carole King scribbled the silliness) and, as mentioned, filler that the Connie Francis hits "Stupid Cupid" (August of 1958, four months before Sedaka's first hit on his own) or "Where the Boys Are" could have cured. LaVern Baker's R&B "I Waited Too Long" in June of 1959 is proof of how hip this artist really was at a very early age. Its inclusion here would be preferable to "King of Clowns," but those were the '60s -- and it doesn't take away from the fun that does exist in these grooves.
© Joe Viglione /TiVo
Informationen zu dem Album
- 1 Disc(s) - 25 Track(s)
- Gesamte Laufzeit: 01:04:30
- Künstler: Neil Sedaka
- Komponist: Various Composers
- Label: RCA Camden
- Genre: Pop/Rock
(P) 2000 the Camden Record Label, a division of BMG Entertainment International UK & Ireland Ltd.
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