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
