Neil Sedaka discography

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Neil Sedaka discography

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

Original studio albums[]

1950s[]

1960s[]

1970s[]

1980s[]

1990s[]

  • 1995: Classically Sedaka
  • 1998: Tales of Love (and Other Passions)

2000s[]

2010s[]

  • 2010: The Music of My Life
  • 2012: The Real Neil (his first acoustic album, with just piano and voice)
  • 2016: I Do It for Applause

Compilations, live albums and foreign-language albums[]

1960s[]

1970s[]

1980s[]

1990s[]

  • 1991: All Time Greatest Hits, Vol. 2
  • 1991: Timeless — The Very Best of Neil Sedaka
  • 1991: The Collection
  • 1991: Neil Sedaka's Diary
  • 1992: Greatest Hits Live
  • 1992: Love Will Keep Us Together
  • 1992: Tuneweaver
  • 1994: Laughter in the Rain: The Best of Neil Sedaka, 1974-80
  • 1994: A Personal Collection
  • 1994: The Singer & His Songs
  • 1995: Song Cycle (songs culled from "Emergence" [1971] and "Solitaire" [1972])
  • 1995: I Successi Di Neil Sedaka (compilation of Italian-language recordings)
  • 1996: Neil Sedaka By Popular Demand
  • 1996: 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
  • 2002: Let The Good Times In
  • 2003: Oh! Carol: The Complete Recordings, 1955-66 (8-CD box with previously unreleased material)
  • 2003: Neil Sedaka: The Brooklyn Demos, 1958-61
  • 2003: Platinum and Gold Collection
  • 2003: The Show Goes On
  • 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)
  • 2006: 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)
  • 2007: Oh! Carol
  • 2009: Flashback (compilation of Italian recordings)
  • 2009: Waking Up Is Hard to Do
  • 2009: The Miracle of Christmas: The Deluxe Edition

2010s[]

  • 2010: The Music of My Life
  • 2010: 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)
  • 2010: Neil Sedaka
  • 2011: "Oh! Carol" and All the Early Classics'
  • 2011: I Must Be Dreaming
  • 2011: The Sedaka Sessions
  • 2011: Where the Boys Are: The Music of Neil Sedaka and Howard Greenfield
  • 2012: Neil Sedaka: Hit Maker
  • 2013: The Things I Love
  • 2013: The Essential Early Recordings (2-CD set)
  • 2013: The Drugstore's Rockin'
  • 2013: Neil Sedaka In The Studio, 1958-1962
  • 2013: Neil Sedaka Live at the Royal Albert Hall
  • 2014: Neil Sedaka: Hits Around The World
  • 2014: Neil Sedaka In The Studio, 1958-1962, Vol. 2
  • 2014: The Complete Singles and EPs: As and Bs, 1956-1962
  • 2014: Neil Sedaka Songbook (2-CD set)
  • 2016: Greatest Hits

EPs[]

Year Title Side 1 content Side 2 content 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"
1962 Breaking 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
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

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 - Neil's debut single.
1957 "Ring-a-Rockin'" - - "Fly, Don't Fly on Me" Guyden London This single earned Neil's first appearance on Dick Clark's American Bandstand.
1958 "The Diary" 14 22 "No Vacancy (I'm Walkin' Round)" RCA RCA First single with RCA Victor.
1958 "I Go Ape" 42 40 "Moon of Gold" RCA RCA Reached #9 on pop charts in the U.K.
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
1959 "I Ain't Hurtin' No More" - - "Another Sleepless Night" - RCA Released in Greece; not released as a single in the US[1]

1960s[]

Year Title US Billboard US Cashbox B-side Record label in US Record label outside US Notes
1960 "Stairway to Heaven" 9 6 "Forty Winks Away" RCA RCA Both songs with Stan Applebaum's orchestra.
1960 "You Mean Everything to Me"/
"Run Samson Run" 		17
28 		19
31 		(Double A-side) RCA RCA Rare double A-side for Neil. Both songs with Stan Applebaum's orchestra.
1961 "Calendar Girl" 4 4 "The Same Old Fool" RCA RCA Reached #1 on Japanese and Canadian pop charts. Both songs with Stan Applebaum's orchestra.
1961 "Little Devil" 11 9 "I Must Be Dreaming" RCA RCA Both songs with Stan Applebaum's orchestra.
1961 "Sweet Little You" 59 44 "I Found My World in You" RCA RCA Both songs with Stan Applebaum's orchestra.
1961 "Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen" 6 9 "Don't Lead Me On" RCA RCA Both songs arranged and conducted by Alan Lorber.
1962 "King of Clowns" 45 47 "Walk with Me" (1960) RCA RCA Arranged and conducted by Alan Lorber. B-side: with Stan Applebaum's orchestra.
1962 "Oh, Delilah!" (with The Marvels) - - "Neil's Twist" (The Marvels) Pyramid Stateside (UK); Ariola (W. Germany) Recorded in 1958, this single was not released until 1962.
1962 "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" (original version) 1 (2 wks.) 1 (1 wk.) "As Long As I Live" (1959) RCA RCA Neil'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. Arranged and conducted by Alan Lorber. B-side: arranged and conducted by Chuck Sagle.
1963 "Alice in Wonderland" 17 23 "Circulate" (1961) RCA RCA Arranged and conducted by Alan Lorber. B-side: with Stan Applebaum's orchestra.
1963 "Let's Go Steady Again" 26 35 "Waiting for Never (La Terza Luna)" RCA RCA Last appearance of a Sedaka song in the Cashbox Top 40 until the 1970s. Arranged and conducted by Alan Lorber (A-side only).
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. Both songs arranged and conducted by Stan Applebaum.
1964 "This Endless Night" (1961) - - "Too Late" (1963) RCA Victor Released in Puerto Rico.[2]
1964 "The Closest Thing to Heaven" 107 111 "Without a Song" RCA RCA Both songs arranged and conducted by Stan Applebaum. Only Sedaka single produced by veteran production duo Hugo & Luigi.
1964 "Sunny" 86 92 "She'll Never Be You" RCA RCA Both songs arranged and conducted by Garry Sherman.
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 Arranged and conducted by Jimmy Wisner (A-side only). B-side was an 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 Both songs arranged and conducted by Jimmy Wisner.
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. Both songs arranged and conducted by Jimmy Wisner.
1966 "The Answer Lies Within" - - "Grown-Up Games" RCA RCA Both songs arranged and conducted by Artie Butler.
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. Arranged and conducted by Artie Butler (A-side only).
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 US Billboard 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" Kirshner RCA
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 and #40 in Australia.[3] Not released as a single in the U.S..
1973 "Suspicions" "Alone in New York in the Rain" MGM MGM
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); "For The Good Of The Cause" (Brazil) 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 Reached #10 on Canadian Adult Contemporary chart[4]
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 "Love Keeps Getting Stronger Every Day" "Sad, Sad Story" Polydor A-side featured in the film Somebody Killed Her Husband
1978 "Sad, Sad Story" "Tillie The Twirler" (US); Elektra
1978 "Blue Boy" (1965) "Don't Lead Me On" (1961) RCA Victor Filipino release intended to promote The Many Sides of Neil Sedaka [5]

1980s to 2010s[]

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" (US); "Do It Like You Done It When You Meant It" (France) Elektra Polydor
1980 "Should've Never Let You Go"
Neil & Dara Sedaka 		19 21 3 "You're So Good for Me"
Neil & Dara Sedaka 		Elektra Polydor Remake of a previous solo version by Neil from 1978, "Should've Never Let Her Go." Neil's final appearance on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Peaked at number 69 in Australia.[6]
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
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
1986 "The Good Times" "Paint Me Again" PRT
1991 "The Miracle Song" "Calendar Girl" (1991 re-recording) Polydor
1991 "You Turn Me On" Seven-Track Medley:
Oh! Carol
Breaking Up Is Hard To Do
Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen
Calendar Girl
Standing On The Inside
Our Last Song Together
Laughter In The Rain 		Polydor
1992 "Desiree" "My Athena" Polydor
2010 "The Music of My Life"[7] 97 Razor & Tie

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.

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'")

In German[]

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")

In other languages[]

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)
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. ^ "Neil Sedaka – I Ain't Hurtin' No More / Another Sleepless Night (1961, Vinyl)". Discogs.
  2. ^ https://www.ebay.com/itm/NEIL-SEDAKA-TOO-LATE-THIS-ENDLESS-NIGHT-RCA-PR45-1035-NORTHERN-SOUL/223379398208?hash=item3402731e40:g:Lx0AAOSwQKdcXa0l:rk:6:pf:0
  3. ^ Go-Set National Top 40, 20 October 1973
  4. ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1977-10-01. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
  5. ^ https://www.ebay.com/itm/45-NEIL-SEDAKA-Blue-Boy-Dont-Lead-Me-On-RCA-XFPB-841-Free-Shipping/123195672902?hash=item1caf08c946:g:J6kAAOSwPHxbJb-u:sc:USPSFirstClass!52738!US!-1:rk:10:pf:0
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ Billboard: Chart History - Neil Sedaka
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