Neil Sedaka: All Time Greatest Hits, Volume 2
Neil Sedaka: All Time Greatest Hits, Volume 2 | ||||
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Released | 1991 | |||
Recorded | 1958–1966 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Label | RCA Records | |||
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Neil Sedaka: All Time Greatest Hits, Volume 2 is a compilation album containing the works of American pop singer Neil Sedaka. The songs featured are some of Sedaka's lesser-known songs from his days with RCA Victor from 1958 to 1966, songs that were not included on the 1988 album Neil Sedaka: All Time Greatest Hits. The album was released in 1991 by RCA Records.
Track listing
All songs by Neil Sedaka and Howard Greenfield unless otherwise noted.
- "The Diary" (alternate take) (2:52)
- "I Go Ape" (2:32)
- "Stupid Cupid" (2:42)
- "The Same Old Fool" (3:02)
- "Don't Lead Me On" (2:55)
- "All The Words In The World" (2:36)
- "Waiting For Never (La Terza Luna)" (Ronnie Grossman, Luis Enriquez Bacalov) (2:45)
- "Look Inside Your Heart" (Grossman) (3:25)
- "The Dreamer" (Grossman) (3:10)
- "Bad Girl" (2:36)
- "Wait 'Till You See My Baby" (2:47)
- "The Closest Thing To Heaven" (3:01)
- "Sunny" (2:33)
- "I Hope He Breaks Your Heart" (Sedaka, Greenfield, Helen Miller) (2:31)
- "Let The People Talk" (Sedaka, Greenfield, Miller) (2:38)
- "In The Chapel With You" (Grossman, Franco Migliacci) (3:35)
- "The World Through A Tear" (Peter Allen, Christopher Allen, Richard Everitt) (3:24)
- "The Answer To My Prayer" (P. Allen, C. Allen, Everitt) (2:04)
- "Blue Boy" (Grossman, Hank Hunter) (2:27)
- "We Can Make It If We Try" (Sedaka, Carole Bayer) (2:40)
- "Station Announcements" (1:01)
Recording dates
- October 27, 1958— "The Diary" (alternate take)
- January 15, 1959— "I Go Ape"
- April 1, 1959— "Stupid Cupid"
- October 24, 1960— "The Same Old Fool"
- October 5, 1961— "Don’t Lead Me On"
- February 9, 1962— "All the Words in the World"
- September 10, 1962— "Waiting for Never (La Terza Luna)", "Look Inside Your Heart", "Station Announcements"
- May 6, 1963— "The Dreamer"
- September 23, 1963— "Bad Girl", "Wait ‘Till You See My Baby"
- February 5, 1964— "The Closest Thing to Heaven"
- May 25, 1964— "Sunny"
- September 30, 1964— "I Hope He Breaks Your Heart", "Let the People Talk"
- December 29, 1964— "In The Chapel With You"
- June 7, 1965— "The World Through a Tear"
- November 6, 1965— "The Answer to My Prayer", "Blue Boy"
- October 4, 1966— "We Can Make It If We Try"
Personnel
Original recordings (1958–1966)
- Neil Sedaka — vocals
- Al Nevins — producer (tracks 1—11, 21)
- Don Kirshner — producer (tracks 4—11)
- Hugo & Luigi (Hugo Peretti and Luigi Creatore) — producers (track 12)
- Joe René — producer (tracks 13—20)
- Stan Applebaum — orchestra conductor (tracks 4, 10—12), arranger (tracks 10—12)
- Alan Lorber — arranger, conductor (tracks 5, 6, 9)
- Garry Sherman — arranger, conductor (track 13)
- Jimmy Wisner — arranger, conductor (tracks 14, 15, 17—19)
- Artie Butler — arranger, conductor (track 20)
Compilation release (1991)
- Ron Furmanek — producer
- Steve Kolanjian — producer, liner notes
- Don Wardell — digital series coordinator
- John Snyder — digital producer
- Joe Lopes — engineering
- Jay Newland — engineering
- Jacqueline Murphy — art direction
- John Robinette — illustration
References
- ^ a b (1978) The Many Sides of Neil Sedaka by Neil Sedaka [record jacket]. New York: RCA Records AFL1–2524.
- ^ a b (1991) All Time Greatest Hits, Volume 2 by Neil Sedaka [CD booklet]. New York: BMG Music 2406–2–R.