NEIL SEDAKA
Neil Sedaka - Oh Carol, The Complete Recordings 1955–66 [2003] (8 x CDs)
Oh! Carol: The Complete Recordings, 1955–66 is an 8 x CDs boxset of songs by Neil Sedaka with Neil Sedaka's complete recordings for RCA Records and rare tracks for Melba, Decca, Legion and Pyramid Records. 220 tracks with more than 574 minutes of play. It was released in 2003 on Bear Family Records. The compilation is an almost exhaustive set of Sedaka's songs for the 1955 to 1966 period. Most notably it includes his hits in English, as well as translations of his songs in German, Spanish, Italian, Japanese and Hebrew.
Neil Sedaka never gets the respect that he deserves because he's a man out of time. His heyday was in the early '60s, when rock & roll was in recession and before the Beatles came across the Atlantic and changed everything, and in a way, he epitomized the era - he wasn't rock & roll, he was informed by it, but he was at his heart a pop tunesmith, and his best songs, whether performed by him or not, were in the Tin Pan Alley tradition but given a contemporary polish to appeal to the kids.
Neil Sedaka has never sounded better! You'll hear all your old favourites such as "Calendar Girl", "Oh Carol", "Happy Birthday, Sweet Sixteen", "Stairway to Heaven" and many more of his early classics from this wonderful set with awesome sound quality! (Amazon)
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Track list
CD1
01 Neil Sedaka While I Dream 2:19
02 Neil Sedaka I Love My Baby 1:50
03 Neil Sedaka Don't Go 2:29
04 Neil Sedaka Come Back Joe 2:33
05 Neil Sedaka Snow Time 2:28
06 Neil Sedaka Laura Lee 1:55
07 Neil Sedaka Ring A Rock (Ring A Rockin') 2:21
08 Neil Sedaka Fly, Don't Fly On Me 2:26
09 Neil Sedaka Oh Delilah 2:11
10 Neil Sedaka Neil's Twist (Instrumental) 2:12
11 Neil Sedaka The Diary 2:21
12 Neil Sedaka No Vacancy 2:47
13 Neil Sedaka All I Need Is You 2:26
14 Neil Sedaka The Diary 2:18
15 Neil Sedaka You're Knocking Me Out 2:21
16 Neil Sedaka As Long As I Live 2:10
17 Neil Sedaka I Go Ape 2:33
18 Neil Sedaka Moon Of Gold 2:18
19 Neil Sedaka I Ain't Hurtin' No More 2:27
20 Neil Sedaka I Belong To You 2:39
21 Neil Sedaka You Gotta Learn Your Rhythm And Blues 2:19
22 Neil Sedaka Crying My Heart Out For You 2:13
23 Neil Sedaka Another Sleepless Night 2:04
24 Neil Sedaka Fallin 2:24
25 Neil Sedaka Stupid Cupid 2:36
26 Neil Sedaka I Waited Too Long 2:31
27 Neil Sedaka Without Your Love 3:10
CD2
01 Neil Sedaka Oh Carol (Mono) 2:15
02 Neil Sedaka Carol King- Oh, Neil 2:07
03 Neil Sedaka One Way Ticket (To The Blues) 2:22
04 Neil Sedaka The Girl For Me 2:09
05 Neil Sedaka What Am I Gonna Do 2:25
06 Neil Sedaka Run Samson Run 2:52
07 Neil Sedaka Stairway To Heaven 2:42
08 Neil Sedaka You Mean Everything To Me 2:37
09 Neil Sedaka I Must Be Dreaming 2:13
10 Neil Sedaka Walk With Me 2:33
11 Neil Sedaka Forty Winks Away 2:42
12 Neil Sedaka Forty Winks Away 2:44
13 Neil Sedaka Look To The Rainbow 3:39
14 Neil Sedaka Bess, You Is My Woman Now 4:03
15 Neil Sedaka Circulate 2:46
16 Neil Sedaka We Kiss In A Shadow 2:34
17 Neil Sedaka Everthing Happens To Me 3:11
18 Neil Sedaka Smile 3:14
19 Neil Sedaka I Found My World In You 3:38
20 Neil Sedaka Angel Eyes 3:53
21 Neil Sedaka All The Way 3:20
22 Neil Sedaka Nothing Ever Changes My Love For You 3:39
23 Neil Sedaka A Felicidade 2:53
24 Neil Sedaka You Took Advantage Of Me 3:12
25 Neil Sedaka Calendar Girl 2:39
26 Neil Sedaka The Same Old Fool 3:02
CD3
01 Neil Sedaka Little Devil 2:44
02 Neil Sedaka Another Day, Another Heartache 2:39
03 Neil Sedaka This Endless Night 2:26
04 Neil Sedaka Your Heart Has Changed Its Mind 2:34
05 Neil Sedaka Sweet Little You 2:04
06 Neil Sedaka Don't Lead Me On 2:55
07 Neil Sedaka Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen 2:37
08 Neil Sedaka King Of Clowns 2:42
09 Neil Sedaka Breaking Up Is Hard To Do 2:19
10 Neil Sedaka All The Words In The World 2:29
11 Neil Sedaka Next Door To An Angel 2:26
12 Neil Sedaka Bad Girl (2003) 2:29
13 Neil Sedaka Look Inside Your Heart 3:12
14 Neil Sedaka Waiting For Never 2:38
15 Neil Sedaka Let's Go Steady Again 2:25
16 Neil Sedaka Alice In Wonderland 2:33
17 Neil Sedaka The Dreamer 2:50
18 Neil Sedaka Too Late 2:56
19 Neil Sedaka Bad Girl 2:29
20 Neil Sedaka Wait' Til You See My Baby 2:48
21 Neil Sedaka The Closest Thing To Heaven 2:55
22 Neil Sedaka Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words) 3:43
23 Neil Sedaka You'll Never Know 3:04
24 Neil Sedaka Without Your Love 3:04
25 Neil Sedaka Because Of You 2:51
26 Neil Sedaka Without A Song 3:53
27 Neil Sedaka I'll Be Seeing You 2:36
CD4
01 Neil Sedaka Sunny 2:34
02 Neil Sedaka It's Hurts To Be In Love 2:30
03 Neil Sedaka She'll Never Be You 2:07
04 Neil Sedaka Let The People Talk 2:39
05 Neil Sedaka I Hope He Breaks Your Heart 2:31
06 Neil Sedaka In The Chapel With You 2:36
07 Neil Sedaka Another Day, Another Heartache 2:59
08 Neil Sedaka The World Through A Tear 3:25
09 Neil Sedaka High On A Mountain (Deep In A Valley) 2:46
10 Neil Sedaka Pictures From The Post 2:39
11 Neil Sedaka The Answer To My Prayer 2:24
12 Neil Sedaka Blue Boy 2:27
13 Neil Sedaka Nobody But You 2:27
14 Neil Sedaka We Hide From The Sun 2:27
15 Neil Sedaka Sleeping Beauty 2:18
16 Neil Sedaka The Answer Lies Within 2:22
17 Neil Sedaka Grown-Up Games 3:31
18 Neil Sedaka We Can Make It If We Try 2:45
19 Neil Sedaka Cellophane Disguise 2:40
20 Neil Sedaka Cold Girl 2:43
21 Neil Sedaka Pray For Love 2:31
22 Neil Sedaka Hallelujah I Love Her So 2:49
23 Neil Sedaka Israeli Medley ( Shalom Aleichem-Artza Aleinu-Tzena Tzena Tzena) 3:26
24 Neil Sedaka My Yddishe Momme 5:48
25 Neil Sedaka Scapriatcciello 2:33
CD5
01 Neil Sedaka Es Deficil Adios 2:06
02 Neil Sedaka No Me Mientes Mas 2:19
03 Neil Sedaka Pasaje De Ida 2:06
04 Neil Sedaka Chica De Calendario 2:27
05 Neil Sedaka Seras Tada Para Mi 2:24
06 Neil Sedaka Recuerdos De Ipacaria 2:25
07 Neil Sedaka Rey De Los Payasos 2:25
08 Neil Sedaka Feliz Cumpleanos,Dulces Dieciseis 2:31
09 Neil Sedaka Diablito 2:37
10 Neil Sedaka Con Un Beso 2:14
11 Neil Sedaka Soy El Amor 2:10
12 Neil Sedaka Mi Madre Querida 1:52
13 Neil Sedaka Mi Vecinita 2:25
14 Neil Sedaka Maria Elena 2:24
15 Neil Sedaka Alicia(En El Pais De Las Maravillas 2:31
16 Neil Sedaka Mi Dicha Lejana 3:05
17 Neil Sedaka Besame Otra Vea 2:34
18 Neil Sedaka Mas (Te Guardare En El Corozon) 2:15
19 Neil Sedaka Chica Mala 2:29
20 Neil Sedaka Divina Ilusion 3:15
21 Neil Sedaka Ire Por Ti (La Terza Luna) 2:26
22 Neil Sedaka Crea Estar Sonado 2:14
23 Neil Sedaka El Reloj 2:42
24 Neil Sedaka El Sonador 2:53
25 Neil Sedaka Cumbia De La Primavera 2:12
26 Neil Sedaka Que Suerte 2:08
27 Neil Sedaka Manuela 3:10
28 Neil Sedaka Lunita Consejera 3:13
29 Neil Sedaka Ilero Por Ti Porque No Esta, Ilero Por Ti Porque Te Vas 2:45
30 Neil Sedaka Entre Montan,Nos Cruzando Valles 2:40
CD6
01 Neil Sedaka Esagerata 2:44
02 Neil Sedaka Un Giorno Inutile 2:15
03 Neil Sedaka Finche' 'vivro 1:58
04 Neil Sedaka L'ultimo Appuntamento 1:46
06 Neil Sedaka Tu Non Lo Sai 2:13
07 Neil Sedaka I Tuoi Capricci 3:13
08 Neil Sedaka La Terza Luna 2:22
09 Neil Sedaka Il Cielo Ti Ha Creata Per Me 2:37
10 Neil Sedaka Quando Sorridi Cosi 2:42
11 Neil Sedaka Il Re Die Pagliacci 2:33
12 Neil Sedaka Adesso No 2:07
13 Neil Sedaka Non Cercare Un'altra Bocca 2:31
14 Neil Sedaka Se C'e' Un Paradiso 2:11
15 Neil Sedaka Darei 10 Anni 2:37
16 Neil Sedaka La Notte E' Fatta Per Amare 2:50
17 Neil Sedaka La Luna A Fiori 2:11
18 Neil Sedaka Non Basta Mai 2:37
19 Neil Sedaka Ricordati Ancora 2:35
20 Neil Sedaka Sara' Sara' 2:03
21 Neil Sedaka Matto 2:50
22 Neil Sedaka Mai Sara' Come Te 2:09
23 Neil Sedaka Che Non Farei 2:29
24 Neil Sedaka Viene La Notte 2:32
25 Neil Sedaka I Primi Giorni 2:32
26 Neil Sedaka E La Vita Continua 2:50
27 Neil Sedaka La Forza Del Destino 1:59
CD7
01 Neil Sedaka Cantando Con Le Lacrime Agli Occhi 2:39
02 Neil Sedaka L' Te Vurria Vasa 2:22
03 Neil Sedaka Tu Musica Divina 2:46
04 Neil Sedaka Si', Amore 3:19
05 Neil Sedaka No Sera 'e Maggio 3:33
06 Neil Sedaka Ricordando (Fumo Negli Occhi) 3:43
07 Neil Sedaka Arcobaleno 2:16
08 Neil Sedaka Estrellita 2:24
09 Neil Sedaka L'ultima Foglia 2:47
10 Neil Sedaka Sorridi 3:12
11 Neil Sedaka Questa Notte Sapro' 2:57
12 Neil Sedaka Lettera Bruciata 2:53
13 Neil Sedaka Un'ora Sola Ti Vorrei 2:40
14 Neil Sedaka L'amore E' Una Cosa Meravigliosa 2:28
15 Neil Sedaka Crazy Daisy 2:44
16 Neil Sedaka Heute Sind Es Traume 2:15
17 Neil Sedaka Candy (Madchen Aus Old Germany) 2:49
18 Neil Sedaka Wenn Ich In Dein Fenster Seh' 2:31
19 Neil Sedaka Nur Ein Bild Von Dir 2:29
20 Neil Sedaka So Wie Mein Baby 2:36
21 Neil Sedaka Die Welt Ohne Dich 2:47
22 Neil Sedaka Oh Carol (Hebrew) 2:21
23 Neil Sedaka You Mean Everything To Me (Hebrew) 2:44
24 Neil Sedaka Namida No Komichi (Japanese) 2:44
25 Neil Sedaka High On A Mountain (Japanese) 2:39
CD8
01 Neil Sedaka Without Your Love (Instrumental) 2:51
02 Neil Sedaka Walk With Me (Instrumental) 2:46
03 Neil Sedaka The Diary (Instrumental) 2:32
04 Neil Sedaka You Mean Everything To Me (Instrumental) 2:13
05 Neil Sedaka Time Marches On (Instrumental) 2:37
06 Neil Sedaka Where The Boys Are (Instrumental) 2:05
07 Neil Sedaka What Am I Gonna Do (Instrumental) 2:14
08 Neil Sedaka One Way Ticket (Instrumental) 1:54
09 Neil Sedaka Happy Birthday Sweet 16 (Instrumental) 2:17
10 Neil Sedaka Calendar Girl (Instrumental) 2:23
11 Neil Sedaka Little Devil (Instrumental) 2:08
12 Neil Sedaka Oh Carol (Instrumental) 2:43
13 Neil Sedaka I Go Ape (Stereo Mix) 2:33
14 Neil Sedaka No Vacancy (Stereo Mix) 2:45
15 Neil Sedaka Oh Carol (Stereo Mix) 2:17
16 Neil Sedaka Sunny (Stereo Mix) 2:33
17 Neil Sedaka Shell Never Be You (Stereo Mix) 2:07
18 Neil Sedaka Sleeping Beauty (Stereo Mix) 2:16
19 Neil Sedaka Forty Winks Away (One Vocal Version) 2:46
20 Neil Sedaka Without A Song (Stereo Mix) 3:48
21 Neil Sedaka My Best Friend Barbara (Demo) 2:12
22 Neil Sedaka Tv Show 6:08
23 Neil Sedaka The Canvas Sky (From The Movie 'rings Around The World' 3:05
24 Neil Sedaka The Waterbug (From The Movie 'playgirl Killer) 2:55
25 Neil Sedaka The Jellyfish Song (From The Movie 'sting Of Death) 3:15
26 Neil Sedaka Party Song (From The Movie 'sting Of Death' 2:05
27 Neil Sedaka Instant Love (From The Movie 'instant Love' 2:45
28 Neil Sedaka It Happened Again (From The Movie 'instant Love') 2:33
29 Neil Sedaka Station Breaks 2:59
30 Neil Sedaka Message To Japanese Fans 0:34
31 Neil Sedaka The Christmas Greetings 0:11
32 Neil Sedaka New Years Greeting 0:07
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Wow, this could be a good listen! Thanks.
ReplyDeleteWhen I lived in Asia I found that Neil Sedaka was very well known everywhere. When karaoke became the thing to do, Neil's songs were always well represented, and "One Way Ticket To The Blues" was probably his most popular! Who would have thought....
Hi Mike,
DeleteI hope you enjoy this set together with the memories it provides.
Cheers.
thank you B.B like this tks mate
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome, Aussie.
DeleteCheers.
Neil Sedaka IS underrated, his 70s stuff is also very good, try The Tra La Days Are Over (1973) with 10cc (!) backing him. He couldn't get arrested in the US so took his tunes to Strawberry Studios in Manchester.
ReplyDeleteHe has also been generous during Covid, posting innumerable home-studio versions of his classics and just being a wonderful example of musician sharing his art. Some of it is hokey, but you know he means every word of the love he projects.
Hi Des,
DeleteThanks for your comments. I agree he is often underrated. I spoke to some friends on the weekend about this set and they all said its great set. However, it wouldn't get a lot of downloads. "We'll see" I said. There is already over 300 dl's.
Cheers.
BB I thought I had this but the track listing is diff. Thanks now I have it. "There will never be another" Neil.
ReplyDeleteHi lemonflag.
Deletethis is a great set. I know we all have the hits, but this is much more.
Cheers.
Hola,nuevamente gracias pór esta musica,pienso que fue un gran cantante de temas dedicados al amor y lo hacia en varios idiomas.Gracias.
ReplyDeleteThanks Miguel Angel.
DeleteThis artist is often underrated and sometimes forgotten. I appreciate your comment.
Cheers.