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Neil Sedaka (/ s ə ˈ d æ k ə /; born March 13, 1939) [1] is an American singer, songwriter and pianist. Since his music career began in 1957, he has sold millions of records worldwide and has written or co-written over 500 songs for himself and other artists, collaborating mostly with lyricists Howard "Howie" Greenfield and Phil Cody.
2011: Where the Boys Are: The Music of Neil Sedaka and Howard Greenfield; 2012: Neil Sedaka: Hit Maker; 2013: The Things I Love; 2013: The Essential Early Recordings (2-CD set) 2013: The Drugstore's Rockin' 2013: Neil Sedaka in the Studio, 1958-1962; 2013: Neil Sedaka Live at the Royal Albert Hall; 2014: Neil Sedaka: Hits Around the World
A Scopitone promotional clip for the song was filmed in color in 1966, several years after the song was a hit (and at a time when Sedaka's star power had faded). It consists of Neil Sedaka playing the piano and dancing alongside four models (including his wife Leba), on a mock stage made to resemble calendar themes.
"Solitaire" is a ballad composed by Neil Sedaka with lyrics by Phil Cody and originally recorded by Sedaka on his 1972 album Solitaire. It uses the card game of solitaire as a metaphor for a man "who lost his love through his indifference"—"while life goes on around him everywhere he's playing solitaire".
The track was originally performed by Neil Sedaka and included as the B-side on Sedaka's 1959 single "Oh! Carol". In 1961, the song featured in the track listing of his third studio album, Neil Sedaka Sings Little Devil and His Other Hits, but was never released as a standalone single. Despite this, the song made it to number one on the ...
Single by Neil Sedaka; B-side "Run Samson Run" Released: 1960: Recorded: 1960: Genre: Traditional pop, soft rock: Length: 2: 32: Label: RCA Victor: Songwriter(s) Neil Sedaka Howard Greenfield [1] Neil Sedaka singles chronology "
In West Germany, the album was released on the budget label RCA International, simply titled Neil Sedaka. The album's title track, " Solitaire ", later became a hit single for Andy Williams (1973) and The Carpenters (1975), and was recorded by Elvis on the album From Elvis Presley Boulevard, Memphis, Tennessee (1976).
The original 1963 issue featured a painting of a teenage girl admiring a photo of Sedaka on her nightstand. The 1975 second edition featured a 1970s-era photo of Sedaka in a tuxedo standing against a black background. The 1992 third edition, the first CD issue of this album, shown above, features a standard early-1960s publicity photo of Sedaka.