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Neil Sedaka discography

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The following is a comprehensive discography of Neil Sedaka, the American singer.

Contents

1950s

1959

  • Rock with Sedaka (titled 'Neil Sedaka' in some territories) (re-released on CD in 1995 alongside Circulate)

    • 1960s

    1961

  • Circulate (10 of the 12 songs are covers of 1930s-1950s standards) (re-released in 1995 alongside Rock with Sedaka; re-released on CD in 2012)
  • Neil Sedaka Sings Little Devil and His Other Hits (re-released on CD in 1993 with eight bonus tracks; re-released on CD in 2010 in combination with the 1978 "Many Sides" album)

    • 1963

  • Three Great Guys (with Paul Anka and Sam Cooke)

    • 1969

  • Workin' On A Groovy Thing (Australia; released in the UK as Sounds of Sedaka) (re-released on CD in 2002 as part of the compilation 'Let the Good Times In')

    • 1970s

    1971

  • Emergence (re-released on CD in 2009)

    • 1972

  • Solitaire (UK) (re-released on CD in 2010)
  • Neil Sedaka (RCA International version of UK's "Solitaire" album, same track listing)

    • 1973

  • The Tra-La Days Are Over (UK) (re-released in 1982, and on CD in 1991 and 2004; re-released on CD in 2012 in combination with the album "Overnight Success")

    • 1974

  • Laughter In The Rain (UK)(reissued on CD in the EU in 2013)
  • Sedaka's Back (US) (re-released on CD in 1998 with four bonus tracks)

    • 1975

  • Overnight Success (UK) (re-released on CD in 2012 in combination with the album "The Tra-La Days Are Over")
  • The Hungry Years (US version of UK's Overnight Success with slightly altered track listing) (re-released on CD in 1998 with four bonus tracks)

    • 1976

  • Steppin' Out (re-released on CD in 1998 with four bonus tracks)

    • 1977

  • A Song (available on vinyl only, no official CD release, other than European bootleg taken from vinyl; reissued on vinyl in 2014 by JDC Records)

    • 1978

  • All You Need Is the Music (available on vinyl only, no official CD release, other than European bootleg taken from vinyl)

    • 1980s

    1980

  • In the Pocket (available on vinyl only, no official CD release, other than European bootleg taken from vinyl)

    • 1981

  • Neil Sedaka: Now (available on vinyl only, no official CD release, other than European bootleg taken from vinyl)

    • 1983

  • Come See About Me (available on vinyl only, no official CD release, other than European bootleg taken from vinyl)

    • 1986

  • The Good Times (available in CD and LP formats)

    • 1990s

    Note: All of the following original studio albums (from the 1990s and beyond) are available in CD format.

    1995

  • Classically Sedaka

    • 1998

  • Tales of Love (and Other Passions)

    • 2000s

    2003

  • Brighton Beach Memories — Neil Sedaka Sings Yiddish

    • 2005

  • The Miracle of Christmas (2-CD set)

    • 2009

  • Waking Up Is Hard to Do (children's recording; US Billboard Top 200 Albums chart entry)
  • The Music of My Life (UK)

    • 2010s

    2012

  • The Real Neil (UK) (his first acoustic album, with just piano and voice)

    • 2016

  • I Do It for Applause

    • 1960s

    1963

  • Neil Sedaka Sings His Greatest Hits (also known as Greatest Hits 1959-63) (re-released in 1975 and 1992)(RCA 2627)
  • Neil Sedaka Canta en Espanol

    • 1964

  • Mas Neil Sedaka en Espanol
  • Neil Sedaka: Italiano

    • 1965

  • Neil Sedaka: Italiano Volume 2

    • 1966

  • Smile
  • My Yiddishe Momme: Neil Sedaka at Chequers (Australian album)

    • 1970s

    1970

  • Oh! Carol (RCA International album)

    • 1974

  • Live at the Royal Festival Hall (UK; live)
  • Oh Carol (RCA Camden album)
  • On Stage (RCA International album; issued in the US in 1976 as Live in Australia)
  • Ao Vivo (Brazilian edition of "On Stage")

    • 1975

  • All Time Greatest Hits
  • Oh! Carol and Other Big Hits (re-released in 1989)
  • Pop Power: The Fantastic Neil Sedaka

    • 1976

  • Let's Go Steady Again (RCA Victor edition; compilation of mid-1960s hits)
  • Pure Gold
  • Sedaka Live in Australia at the South Sydney Junior Leagues Club (Previously released in 1974 in UK as Neil Sedaka on Stage)
  • Breaking Up Is Hard to Do: The Original Hit
  • Stupid Cupid (RCA Camden album)
  • Laughter and Tears: The Best of Neil Sedaka Today (re-released on CD in 1987, 1993, and 2000)

    • 1977

  • Neil Sedaka's Greatest Hits
  • Neil Sedaka and Songs — A Solo Concert (live 2-LP)
  • Neil Sedaka and Songs
  • Neil Sedaka: The '50s and '60s
  • Neil Sedaka: 14 Knockouts

    • 1978

  • The Many Sides of Neil Sedaka (re-released on CD in 2010, combined with the 1961 "Little Devil and His Other Hits" album)

    • 1979

  • Let's Go Steady Again (RCA Camden edition; different compilation from the 1976 RCA Victor album of the same name)
  • Sunny

    • 1980s

    1980

  • Neil Sedaka's Greatest Hits (RCA International album)

    • 1982

  • Is Anybody Gonna Miss You? (contains elements from the 1971 "Emergence" album; released on Roller Skate Records
  • Sedaka Live At Sun City (South African release of the "On Stage" album from 1974)

    • 1986

  • My Friend (compilation CD - dedicated to the memory of co-writer Howard Greenfield)

    • 1988

  • All-Time Greatest Hits

    • 1990s

    1991

  • All Time Greatest Hits, Vol. 2
  • Timeless — The Very Best of Neil Sedaka (compilation of old recordings and some re-recordings)
  • The Collection
  • Neil Sedaka's Diary

    • 1992

  • Greatest Hits Live
  • Love Will Keep Us Together (compilation of old recordings and some new songs)
  • Tuneweaver (compilation of old recordings and some new songs)

    • 1994

  • Laughter in the Rain: The Best of Neil Sedaka, 1974-80
  • A Personal Collection
  • The Singer & His Songs

    • 1995

  • Song Cycle (songs culled from "Emergence" [1971] and "Solitaire" [1972])
  • I Successi Di Neil Sedaka (compilation of Italian-language recordings)

    • 1996

  • Neil Sedaka By Popular Demand
  • Neil Sedaka in Italiano (2-CD edition of his 1960s Italian recordings)

    • 1997

  • What a Difference a Day Makes: The Neil Sedaka Collection

    • 1999

  • The Very Best of Neil Sedaka (2-CD set)

    • 2000s

    2001

  • RCA 100th Anniversary Series: The Very Best Of Neil Sedaka (single disc compilation)

    • 2002

  • Let The Good Times In (double disc compilation)

    • 2003

  • Oh! Carol: The Complete Recordings, 1955-66 (8-CD box with previously unreleased material)
  • Neil Sedaka: The Brooklyn Demos, 1958-61
  • Platinum and Gold Collection
  • The Show Goes On (single disc version)

    • 2004

  • Stairway to Heaven: The Best of Neil Sedaka

    • 2005

  • Love Songs

    • 2006

  • The Very Best of Neil Sedaka: The Show Goes On (2-CD, 46-track career retrospective [UK import] with 7 "new" [2003] recordings)
  • Neil Sedaka Live at the Royal Albert Hall – The Very Best of Neil Sedaka: The Show Goes On (2 DVD set filmed 7 April 2006 in London)

    • 2007

  • The Definitive Collection (2-CD career retrospective including never-released early-career demos; Sedaka's first return to US Billboard Top 200 Albums chart since 1980, peaking in the Top 25—one of his career's all-time highest-charting albums)
  • Oh! Carol (LT Series album, compilation of 1970s hits recorded live in concert)

    • 2009

  • Flashback (compilation of Italian recordings)
  • The Miracle of Christmas: The Deluxe Edition (reissue of 2005 album of same title, with additional tracks)

    • 2010s

    2010

  • The Music of My Life (US Billboard Top 200 Albums chart entry) (reissue of UK 2009 edition)
  • Neil Sedaka Sings Little Devil and His Other Hits / The Many Sides of Neil Sedaka (a combo re-release of his 1961 and 1978 albums as listed above)
  • Neil Sedaka (Dutch-made compilation album of early hits from 1958-1961)

    • 2011

  • "Oh! Carol" and All the Early Classics (UK)
  • I Must Be Dreaming (UK)
  • The Sedaka Sessions (US, two duets with Jim Van Slyke)
  • Where The Boys Are: The Music of Neil Sedaka and Howard Greenfield (contains songs written by the Sedaka-Greenfield duo performed by other artists, although there is one Sedaka song, "You're Knocking Me Out", at the end of the program)

    • 2012

  • The Tra-La Days Are Over/Overnight Success (combo re-release of his 1973 and 1975 UK albums as listed above). (UK)
  • Neil Sedaka: Hit Maker (UK)

    • 2013

  • The Things I Love
  • The Essential Early Recordings (UK) (2-CD set)
  • The Drugstore's Rockin'
  • Neil Sedaka In The Studio, 1958-1962
  • Neil Sedaka Live at the Royal Albert Hall (1 CD / 1 DVD version of 2006 similarly titled release)

    • 2014

  • Neil Sedaka: Hits Around The World
  • Neil Sedaka In The Studio, 1958-1962, Vol. 2
  • The Complete Singles and EPs: As and Bs, 1956-1962 (2 CD set)
  • Neil Sedaka Songbook (2-CD set)

    • 2016

  • Greatest Hits (UK)

    • Italian-language singles

    All singles were released on the RCA Victor label except for "L'Addio"/"Passo E Chiudo" which was released on the Atlantic label.

    German-language singles

    All singles were released on the RCA label.

    Other foreign-language singles

    §"Manuela" and "Lunita Consejera" were derived from the 1964 Italo-Argentine film "Il Gaucho".

    References

    Neil Sedaka discography Wikipedia
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