Neil Sedaka

Neil Sedaka and Howard Greenfield were the first songwriters to sign with Al Nevins and Don Kirshner’s Aldon Music. ‘Stupid Cupid’, their initial song for the company, was recorded by Connie Francis. It shot up the charts in 1958 and before long Aldon was the most successful music publisher in the USA, with scores of international hits in their catalogue and a stable of writers that included Gerry Goffin, Carole King, Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil and many of the other top exponents of the day. In 2005, Ken Emerson published his book Always Magic In The Air, in which he chronicled the lives and careers of seven eminent New York-based songwriting duos of the Brill Building era. Here at Ace Records, we launched our songwriter series the previous year with a collection of tracks penned by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, the book’s main characters. Since then, the series has expanded to include, amongst many others, six of the writing teams featured by Emerson. With this latest edition, which spotlights the songs of Sedaka and Greenfield, the soundtrack of his book becomes complete.

Neil Sedaka is one of the most revered performers and song writers in the world of Popular music, penning such classics as Stupid Cupid, Oh Carol and Breaking Up Is Hard To Do. Although many other artists have had hits with his songs, his own career as a performer is equally impressive as the music on this release will attest to. Here are Neil Sedaka's original early recordings, including many of his best rockin' sides.

UK two CD edition of the 2009 album from the songwriting legend includes his new studio album plus a bonus disc containing his biggest hits. Sedaka has played a pivotal role in the music-scape over the last 50 years. An alumni of the Brill Building his career is wide-ranging, from key associations with Elton John, to re-launching Tony Christie's career with 'Amarillo'. He has won a Grammy, recorded a classical album, been a guest on American Idol. The BMI also listed `Breaking Up Is Hard To Do' as one of the 50 most played songs of the 20th century. In short, Sedaka's influence and contribution to the music industry is nothing short of phenomenal. Music Of My Life contains 11 brand new songs while the bonus disc contains 22 hits and favorites.

2008 digitally remastered two CD set containing Neil Sedaka's two early '70s comeback albums. From being a '50s and '60s teen star, Sedaka began to concentrate on songwriting as the '60s wore on. His songs have been recorded by artists from Abba to Elvis Presley. In 1971 he was persuaded back in the studio for Emergence. 1972's Solitaire followed, which was recorded in England with 10cc as the back-up band. This proved to be the stepping stone that resurrected his career. 25 tracks.