Neil Sedaka : The Real Neil Sedaka (The Ultimate Collection)

Neil Sedaka

 (March 13, 1939 – February 27, 2026) 

was an American singer, 

songwriter,

and pianist. 

Beginning his 

music career

 in 1957,

 he sold millions

 of records worldwide

 and wrote 

or co-wrote 

over 500 songs

 for himself 

and other artists, 

collaborating mostly

 with lyricists

 Howard "Howie" Greenfield

 and

 Phil Cody.

After a short-lived tenure

 as a founding member

 of the doo-wop group

 the Tokens,

 Sedaka achieved 

a string of hit singles

 over the late 1950s

 and early 1960s, 

including

 "Oh! Carol" 

(1959),

 "Calendar Girl" 

(1960),

 "Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen"

 (1961),

 and 

"Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" 

(1962).

 His popularity declined 

by the mid-1960s, 

but was revived in

 the mid-1970s, 

solidified by the

 1975 US Billboard

 Hot 100 number ones 

"Laughter in the Rain" 

and

 "Bad Blood". 

Sedaka maintained a 

successful career as 

a songwriter, 

penning hits for

 other artists including 

"Stupid Cupid"

 (Connie Francis), 

"(Is This the Way to) Amarillo"

 (Tony Christie),

 and

 "Love Will Keep Us Together"

 (Captain & Tennille). 

He was inducted into

 the Songwriters 

Hall of Fame 

in 1983 

and continued 

to perform, 

mounting 

mini-concerts

 on social media 

during the

 COVID-19 

pandemic.

TRACKLIST

CD 1

The Diary

I Go Ape

Oh! Carol

One Way Ticket

 (To The Blues)

Stairway To Heaven

You Mean Everything To Me

Run Samson Run

Calendar Girl

I Hope He Breaks Your Heart [*]

The Same Old Fool

Puppet Man [*]

Little Devil

I Must Be Dreaming

Sweet Little You

I Found My World In You

You're Knockin' Me Out

Fallin'

You Took Advantage Of Me

Smile

Laughter In The Rain

 (Remix) [*]

CD 2

Happy Birthday, Sweet Sixteen

Stupid Cupid [*]

Breaking Up Is Hard To Do

Next Door To An Angel

King Of Clowns

I Belong To You

Alice In Wonderland

Circulate

Let's Go Steady Again

Waiting Forever

The Dreamer

Look Inside Your Heart

Bad Girl

Wail 'Till I See My Baby

Without A Song

Sunny

The World Through A Tear

With A Heartache [*]

The Answer To My Prayer

I Waited Too Long [*]

CD 3

Another Sleepless Night

All The Way

We Kiss in A Shadow

She'll Never Be You [*]

Angel Eyes

Don't Lead Me On

What Am I Gonna Do

Fly Me To The Moon

I'll Be Seeing You

Because Of You

Blue Boy

I'm A Song, Sing Me

Superbird

Cardboard California

Silent Movies

Beautiful Mind

Solitaire

The Other Side Of Me [*]

Should've Never Let You Go

 (w/ Dara Sedaka) [*]

Breaking Up Is Hard To Do 

(Slow Version) [*]

[*] Bonus Tracks 

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