Neil Sedaka discography

Neil Sedaka discography

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 1930's-1950's standards) (re-released in 1995 alongside Rock with Sedaka; re-released on CD in 2012)
• 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)

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)
• 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)
• 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")
• 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)
• The Music of My Life (UK)

2010s

2012

• The Real Neil (UK) (his first acoustic album, with just piano and voice)

2016

• "I Do It For Applause"

Compilations, Live Albums & Foreign-Language Albums

1960s

1963

• Neil Sedaka Sings His Greatest Hits (also known as Greatest Hits 1959-63) (re-released in 1975 and 1992)(RCA 2627)
• Neil Sedaka Canta en Espanol

1964

• Mas Neil Sedaka en Espanol
• Neil Sedaka: Italiano

1965

• Neil Sedaka: Italiano Volume 2

1966

• Smile
• 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)
• Oh Carol (RCA Camden album)
• On Stage (RCA International album; issued in the US in 1976 as Live in Australia)
• Ao Vivo (Brazilian edition of "On Stage")

1975

• All Time Greatest Hits
• Oh! Carol and Other Big Hits (re-released in 1989)
• Pop Power: The Fantastic Neil Sedaka

1976

• Let's Go Steady Again (RCA Victor edition; compilation of mid-1960s hits)
• Pure Gold
• Sedaka Live in Australia at the South Sydney Junior Leagues Club (Previously released in 1974 in UK as Neil Sedaka on Stage)
• Breaking Up Is Hard to Do: The Original Hit
• Stupid Cupid (RCA Camden album)
• Laughter and Tears: The Best of Neil Sedaka Today (re-released on CD in 1987, 1993, and 2000)

1977

• Neil Sedaka's Greatest Hits
• Neil Sedaka and Songs — A Solo Concert (live 2-LP)
• Neil Sedaka and Songs
• Neil Sedaka: The '50s and '60s
• 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)
• 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
• 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
• Timeless — The Very Best of Neil Sedaka (compilation of old recordings and some re-recordings)
• The Collection
• Neil Sedaka's Diary

1992

• Greatest Hits Live
• Love Will Keep Us Together (compilation of old recordings and some new songs)
• Tuneweaver (compilation of old recordings and some new songs)

1994

• Laughter in the Rain: The Best of Neil Sedaka, 1974-80
• A Personal Collection
• The Singer & His Songs

1995

• Song Cycle (songs culled from "Emergence" [1971] and "Solitaire" [1972])
• I Successi Di Neil Sedaka (compilation of Italian-language recordings)

1996

• Neil Sedaka By Popular Demand
• 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)
• Neil Sedaka: The Brooklyn Demos, 1958-61
• Platinum and Gold Collection
• 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)
• 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)
• Oh! Carol (LT Series album, compilation of 1970s hits recorded live in concert)

2009

• Flashback (compilation of Italian recordings)
• 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)
• 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)
• Neil Sedaka (Dutch-made compilation album of early hits from 1958-1961)

2011

• "Oh! Carol" and All the Early Classics (UK)
• I Must Be Dreaming (UK)
• The Sedaka Sessions (US, two duets with Jim Van Slyke)
• 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)
• Neil Sedaka: Hit Maker (UK)

2013

• The Things I Love
• The Essential Early Recordings (UK) (2 CD set)
• The Drugstore's Rockin'
• Neil Sedaka In The Studio, 1958-1962
• 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
• Neil Sedaka In The Studio, 1958-1962, Vol. 2
• The Complete Singles and EPs: As and Bs, 1956-1962 (2 CD set)
• 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
1957	"Laura Lee"			"Snowtime"	Decca
1958	"Ring-a-Rockin'"			"Fly, Don't Fly on Me"	Guyden	London	Neil's first appearance on Dick Clark's American Bandstand
1958	"Oh, Delilah!"			"Neil's Twist"	Pyramid	Stateside (UK); Ariola (W. Germany)	Released again in 1962
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 UK
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

1960s

Year	Title	Peak US	Peak US Cashbox	B-side	Record Label in US	Record Label outside US	Notes
1960	"Stairway to Heaven"	9	6	"Forty Winks Away"	RCA	RCA
1960	"You Mean Everything to Me"/ "Run Samson Run"	17 28	19 31	(Double A-side)	RCA	RCA	Rare Double A-side for Neil; with Stan Applebaum's orchestra
1961	"Calendar Girl"	4	4	"The Same Old Fool"	RCA	RCA	Reached #1 on Japanese and Canadian pop charts
1961	"Little Devil"	11	9	"I Must Be Dreaming"	RCA	RCA	With Stan Applebaum's orchestra
1961	"Sweet Little You"	59	44	"I Found My World in You"	RCA	RCA	B-side: with Stan Applebaum's orchestra
1961	"Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen"	6	9	"Don't Lead Me On"	RCA	RCA
1962	"King of Clowns"	45	47	"Walk with Me" (1960)	RCA	RCA	B-side: with Stan Applebaum's orchestra
1962	"Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" (original version)	1 (2 wks.)	1 (1 wk.)	"As Long As I Live" (1959)	RCA	RCA	Neil Sedaka'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
1963	"Alice in Wonderland"	17	23	"Circulate" (1961)	RCA	RCA
1963	"Let's Go Steady Again"	26	35	"Waiting for Never"	RCA	RCA	Last appearance of a Sedaka song in the Cashbox Top 40 until the 1970s
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
1964	"The Closest Thing to Heaven"	107	111	"Without A Song"	RCA	RCA
1964	"Sunny"	86	92	"She'll Never Be You"	RCA	RCA
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	B-side song was 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
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
1966	"The Answer Lies Within"			"Grown-Up Games"	RCA	RCA
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
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	Peak US	Peak US Cashbox	Peak US AC	B-side	Record Label in US	Record Label outside US	Notes
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"		RCA	Not released as a single in the U.S.
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. Not released as a single in the U.S..
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)	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

1980s

Year	Title	Peak US	Peak US Cashbox	Peak US AC	B-side	Record Label in US	Record Label outside US	Notes
1980	"Letting Go"	107			"It's Good to Be Alive Again"	Elektra	Polydor
1980	"Should've Never Let You Go" with Dara Sedaka	19	21	3	"You're So Good for Me"	Elektra	Polydor	Remake of a previous solo version by Neil from 1978, "Should've Never Let Her Go". Last appearance in the Billboard charts.
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; Last single to be released on the Polydor label in the UK
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

EPs

Year	Title	Side 1 Contents	Side 2 Contents	Notes
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

Italian-language singles

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
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'")

German-language singles

All singles were released on the RCA label.

Year	Title	Notes
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")

Other foreign-language singles

Year	Title	Language	B-side	Label
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 Italio-Argentine film "Il Gaucho".