Neil Sedaka discography

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Neil Sedaka discography

The following is a comprehensive discography of Neil Sedaka , the American singer.

Contents

Original studio albums

1950s

1960s

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

Compilations, live albums and foreign-language albums

1960s

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s and 2020s

EPs

YearTitleSide 1 contentSide 2 contentNotes
1959I Go Ape!(1) "I Go Ape!" & (2) "All I Need Is You"(3) "(Stop!) You're Knocking Me Out!" & (4) "I Belong to You"
1959Oh, Carol!(1) "Oh, Carol!" & (2) "Going Home to Mary Lou"(3) "The Girl for Me" & (4) "I Ain't Hurtin' No More"
1961Little Devil(1) "Little Devil" & (2) "Circulate"(3) "Calendar Girl" & (4) "We Kiss in a Shadow"An RCA 33 RPM "compact double"
1961Neil's Best(1) "Oh, Carol!" & (2) "Stairway to Heaven"(3) "Run Samson Run" & (4) "The Diary"An RCA 33 RPM "compact double"
1962Breaking Up Is Hard to Do(1) "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" & (2) "What Am I Gonna Do"(3) "All I Need Is You" & (4) "I Waited Too Long"Released in France
1963Alice 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
1966Neil 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
1966My Yiddishe Momme(1) "My Yiddishe Momme"(2) "Israeli Medley: (a) "Shalom Aleichem", (b) "Artza Aleinu", (c) "Tzena, Tzena, Tzena"; & (3) "Scapriaticciello"Released in Australia
1969Star-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
1976Make 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

English-language singles

1950s

YearTitlePeak chart positions
US Pop
[1] 		US R&B
[2] 		ITA
NLD
[3] 		NOR
[4] 		UK
[5]
1957"Laura Lee"――――――
"Ring-a-Rockin'"――――――
1958"Oh Delilah!"――――――
"The Diary"1425――――
"I Go Ape"42――――9
1959"(Stop!) You're Knocking Me Out!"――――――
"Crying My Heart Out for You"111―6―――
"Stupid Cupid"――――――
"All I Need Is You"――――――
"Oh! Carol"9271193
"The Girl for Me"――――――
"Going Home to Mary Lou"――――――
"I Ain't Hurtin' No More"――――――
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

1960s

YearTitlePeak chart positions
US Pop
[1] 		US R&B
[2] 		NLD
[3] 		NOR
[4] 		UK
[5]
1960"Stairway to Heaven"9―18―8
"You Mean Everything to Me" /
"Run Samson Run"		17
28		―
—		―
—		―
—		45
—
1961"Calendar Girl"42211―8
"Little Devil"11―――9
"Sweet Little You"59――――
"Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen"6――83
1962"King of Clowns"45―――23
"Oh, Delilah!" (with the Marvels)―――――
"Breaking Up Is Hard to Do"112――7
"Next Door to an Angel"519――29
1963"Alice in Wonderland"17――――
"Let's Go Steady Again"2621――42
"The Dreamer"47――――
"Bad Girl"33――――
1964"This Endless Night"―――――
"The Closest Thing to Heaven"107――――
"Sunny"86――――
"I Hope He Breaks Your Heart"104――――
"Let the People Talk"107――――
1965"The World Through a Tear"76――――
"The Answer to My Prayer"89――――
1966"The Answer Lies Within"―――――
"We Can Make It If We Try"121――――
1969"Star-Crossed Lovers"―――――
"Rainy Jane"―――――
"Ebony Angel"―――――
"Wheeling, West Virginia"―――――
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

1970s

YearTitlePeak chart positions
US Pop
[1] 		US AC
[6] 		AUS
[7] 		CAN AC
[8] 		NZ
[9] 		UK
[5]
1971"My World Keeps Getting Smaller Every Day" (Australia only)――――――
"I'm a Song (Sing Me)"――――――
"Superbird"――――――
1972"Beautiful You"―――――43
"That's When the Music Takes Me"277―――18
"Dimbo Man"――――――
1973"Standing on the Inside"――40――26
"Suspicions"――――――
"Our Last Song Together"―――――31
"Love Will Keep Us Together"――――――
1974"A Little Lovin'"―――――34
"Going Nowhere"――――――
"Laughter in the Rain"11―――15
1975"The Immigrant"221――17―
"The Queen of 1964"――――1535
"Bad Blood" (with uncredited backing vocals by Elton John)125――――
"New York City Blues"――――――
"Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" (slow ballad version)81――――
1976"Love in the Shadows"164――20―
"Steppin' Out" (with uncredited backing vocals by Elton John)3645――35―
"No. 1 with a Heartache"――――17―
"You Gotta Make Your Own Sunshine"537――――
1977"Amarillo"444――――
"Alone at Last"10417―10――
"You Never Done It Like That"――――――
1978"All You Need Is the Music"――――――
"Love Keeps Getting Stronger Every Day"――――――
"Sad, Sad Story"――――――
"Blue Boy"――――――
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

1980s to 1990s

YearTitlePeak chart positions
US Pop
[1] 		US AC
[6] 		AUS
[10]
1980"Should've Never Let You Go" (with Dara Sedaka)19369
"Letting Go"107――
1981"My World Keeps Slipping Away"―36―
"Losing You"―――
1984"New Orleans" (with Gary U.S. Bonds)―――
"Rhythm of the Rain"―37―
"Your Precious Love" (with Dara Sedaka)―16―
1986"The Good Times"―――
1991"Laughter in the Rain" (New version; with Dara Sedaka)―――
"Love Will Keep Us Together" (New version; UK only)―――
1992"Desiree"―――
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

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.

YearTitleNotes
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.

YearTitleNotes
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

YearTitleLanguageB-sideLabel
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

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Chart History: Neil Sedaka - Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Chart History: Neil Sedaka - Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard . Retrieved August 27, 2022.
  3. 1 2 "Discografie Neil Sedaka". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
  4. 1 2 "Discography Neil Sedaka". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
  5. 1 2 3 "NEIL SEDAKA - full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company . Retrieved August 27, 2022.
  6. 1 2 "Chart History: Neil Sedaka - Adult Contemporary". Billboard. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Go-Set National Top 40". October 20, 1973.
  8. ↑ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. October 1, 1977. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
  9. ↑ "Discography Neil Sedaka". charts.org.nz. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
  10. ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 268. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.
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