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The Very Best of Neil Sedaka

The Very Best of Neil Sedaka is a 2001 compilation album issued by RCA Records as part of their commemorative "100th Anniversary" series of albums celebrating their biggest stars. The album features some of Sedaka's best-known hits during his days with RCA, recorded from 1958 to 1963.

Track listing

All songs written by Neil Sedaka and Howard Greenfield.

  1. "The Diary" (2:15)
  2. "I Go Ape" (2:31)
  3. "Oh! Carol" (2:16)
  4. "Stairway to Heaven" (2:39)
  5. "You Mean Everything to Me" (2:35)
  6. "Run Samson Run" (2:51)
  7. "Calendar Girl" (2:36)
  8. "Little Devil" (2:42)
  9. "Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen" (2:37)
  10. "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" (2:17)
  11. "Next Door to an Angel" (2:24)
  12. "Alice in Wonderland" (2:31)
  13. "Let's Go Steady Again" (2:46)
  14. "Bad Girl" (2:38)

Recording dates

Source:

  • October 30, 1958– "The Diary"
  • January 15, 1959– "I Go Ape"
  • July 31, 1959– "Oh! Carol"
  • February 5, 1960– "Stairway to Heaven", "Run Samson Run"
  • February 8, 1960– "You Mean Everything to Me"
  • October 24, 1960– "Calendar Girl"
  • March 17, 1961– "Little Devil"
  • October 5, 1961– "Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen"
  • 1962– "Next Door to an Angel"
  • February 9, 1962– "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do"
  • January 3, 1963– "Alice in Wonderland", "Let’s Go Steady Again"
  • September 23, 1963– "Bad Girl"

Personnel

Source:

Original recordings (1958–1963)

  • Neil Sedaka – vocals
  • Al Nevins – producer (all tracks)
  • Don Kirshner – producer (tracks 4–14)
  • Bob Pollard – A&R (track 1)
  • Stan Applebaum – orchestra conductor (tracks 4–8, 14)
  • Alan Lorber – arranger (tracks 9–14), conductor (tracks 9–13)

Compilation release (2001)

  • Paul Williams – producer
  • Bill Lacey – audio restoration
  • Dennis Ferrante – digital transferring
  • Michael Hill – liner notes
  • Victoria Sarro – project director
  • Jennifer Liebeskind – project research
  • BMG Entertainment Archives – photography
  • Frank Harkins – art direction
  • JRJ Associates, Inc. – design
  • Jon Bryant, Glenn Korman, Mike Panico, Rob Santos – special thanks

References