Sedaka,Neil Complete Us Singles & Eps As & Bs 1956-62 CD

Neil Sedaka was one of the most successful and ubiquitous songwriters of the late '50s and early '60s, composing hits for artists like Connie Francis and Jimmy Clanton with his writing partner Howard Greenfield. However, he achieved an even higher profile as an interpreter of his own songs, rattling up a string of landmark classics like "Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen", "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" & "Oh Carol". This 2014 2-CD set includes the a & B sides of every single he released, including collectable tracks he recorded for other labels before he joined RCA, along with tracks which were included on the EPs which were released in different configurations around the world. It includes, interestingly, his own recording of "Stupid Cupid" which was a No. 1 success for Connie Francis. The collection plots his concentrated and highly successful early career up to 1962 before his style was overtaken by the British Invasion and he reinvented himself in the 1970s as a noted singer-songwriter. It's a splendid slice of top class rock 'n' roll era Brill Building pop, highlighting his distinctive writing & performing talents which many fans & collectors will not have heard before.

1. While I Dream 2. I Love My Baby 3. Laura Lee 4. Snowtime 5. Ring-A-Rockin' 6. Fly, Don't Fly on Me 7. Oh, Delilah! 8. Neil's Twist 9. The Diary 10. No Vacancy 11. I Go Ape 12. Moon of Gold 13. Crying My Heart Out for You 14. You Gotta Learn Your Rhythm and Blues 15. Oh! Carol 16. One Way Ticket (To the Blues) 17. Stairway to Heaven 18. Forty Winks Away 19. You Mean Everything to Me 20. Run Samson Run 21. Calendar Girl 22. The Same Old Fool 23. Little Devil 24. I Must Be Dreaming 25. Sweet Little You 26. I Found My World in You 27. Happy Birthday, Sweet Sixteen 28. Don't Lead Me on 29. King of Clowns 30. Walk with Me 31. Breaking Up Is Hard to Do 32. As Long As I Live 33. Next Door to An Angel 34. I Belong to You 35. (Stop!) You're Knocking Me Out! 36. I Waited Too Long 37. Stupid Cupid 38. All I Need Is You 39. I Ain't Hurtin' No More 40. Another Sleepless Night 41. Going Home to Mary Lou 42. The Girl for Me 43. What Am I Gonna Do 44. Fallin' 45. Circulate 46. We Kiss in a Shadow 47. Nothing Ever Changes My Love for You