Next Door to an Angel

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"Next Door to an Angel"
Next Door to an Angel cover.JPG
Single by Neil Sedaka
B-side "I Belong to You"
ReleasedOctober 1962
Genre Pop
Label RCA Victor
Songwriter(s) Neil Sedaka, Howard Greenfield
Neil Sedaka singles chronology
"Breaking Up is Hard to Do"
(1962)
"Next Door to an Angel"
(1962)
"Alice in Wonderland"
(1963)

"Next Door to an Angel" is a rock and pop song written by Neil Sedaka and Howard Greenfield and recorded by Neil Sedaka in 1962. It was issued by RCA Victor Records. It reached No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 in late 1962. [1] "Next Door to an Angel" also went to No. 19 on the Hot R&B Singles chart. [2] It was Sedaka's last appearance on the American Top 10 until "Laughter in the Rain" in late 1974.

Contents

"Next Door to an Angel", in its original 45 rpm release, was backed with an older Sedaka melody, "I Belong To You", from 1959. It was also featured as the first song on the 1963 compilation album Neil Sedaka Sings His Greatest Hits .

Chart history

Chart (1962)Peak
position
Canada (CHUM Hit Parade) [3] 5
New Zealand (Lever Hit Parade) [4] 4
UK Singles (OCC) [5] 29
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [6] 5
U.S. Billboard R&B [7] 19
U.S. Cash Box Top 10010

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References

  1. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-2002
  2. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 516.
  3. CHUM Hit Parade, November 12, 1962
  4. Flavour of New Zealand, 29 November 1962
  5. "Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. 1962-11-28. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
  6. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN   0-89820-089-X
  7. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 516.