Neil Sedaka: All Time Greatest Hits, Volume 2 is a compilation album containing the works of American pop singer Neil Sedaka. The songs featured are some of Sedaka's lesser-known songs from his days with RCA Victor from 1958 to 1966, songs that were not included on the 1988 album Neil Sedaka: All Time Greatest Hits. The album was released in 1991 by RCA Records.
Track listing All songs by Neil Sedaka and Howard Greenfield unless otherwise noted. "The Diary" (alternate take) (2:52) "I Go Ape" (2:32) "Stupid Cupid" (2:42) "The Same Old Fool" (3:02) "Don't Lead Me On" (2:55) "All The Words In The World" (2:36) "Waiting For Never (La Terza Luna)" (Ronnie Grossman, Luis Enriquez Bacalov) (2:45) "Look Inside Your Heart" (Grossman) (3:25) "The Dreamer" (Grossman) (3:10) "Bad Girl" (2:36) "Wait 'Till You See My Baby" (2:47) "The Closest Thing To Heaven" (3:01) "Sunny" (2:33) "I Hope He Breaks Your Heart" (Sedaka, Greenfield, Helen Miller) (2:31) "Let The People Talk" (Sedaka, Greenfield, Miller) (2:38) "In The Chapel With You" (Grossman, Franco Migliacci) (3:35) "The World Through A Tear" (Peter Allen, Christopher Allen, Richard Everitt) (3:24) "The Answer To My Prayer" (P. Allen, C. Allen, Everitt) (2:04) "Blue Boy" (Grossman, Hank Hunter) (2:27) "We Can Make It If We Try" (Sedaka, Carole Bayer) (2:40) "Station Announcements" (1:01)
Recording dates Sources:(1978) The Many Sides of Neil Sedaka by Neil Sedaka [record jacket]. New York: RCA Records AFL1–2524.(1991) All Time Greatest Hits, Volume 2 by Neil Sedaka [CD booklet]. New York: BMG Music 2406–2–R. October 27, 1958— "The Diary" (alternate take) January 15, 1959— "I Go Ape" April 1, 1959— "Stupid Cupid" October 24, 1960— "The Same Old Fool" October 5, 1961— "Don’t Lead Me On" February 9, 1962— "All the Words in the World" September 10, 1962— "Waiting for Never (La Terza Luna)", "Look Inside Your Heart", "Station Announcements" May 6, 1963— "The Dreamer" September 23, 1963— "Bad Girl", "Wait ‘Till You See My Baby" February 5, 1964— "The Closest Thing to Heaven" May 25, 1964— "Sunny" September 30, 1964— "I Hope He Breaks Your Heart", "Let the People Talk" December 29, 1964— "In The Chapel With You" June 7, 1965— "The World Through a Tear" November 6, 1965— "The Answer to My Prayer", "Blue Boy" October 4, 1966— "We Can Make It If We Try"
Personnel Sources:
Original recordings (1958–1966) Neil Sedaka — vocals Al Nevins — producer (tracks 1–11, 21) Don Kirshner — producer (tracks 4–11) Hugo & Luigi (Hugo Peretti and Luigi Creatore) — producers (track 12) Joe René — producer (tracks 13–20) Stan Applebaum — orchestra conductor (tracks 4, 10–12), arranger (tracks 10–12) Alan Lorber — arranger, conductor (tracks 5, 6, 9) Garry Sherman — arranger, conductor (track 13) Jimmy Wisner — arranger, conductor (tracks 14, 15, 17–19) Artie Butler — arranger, conductor (track 20)
Compilation release (1991) Ron Furmanek — producer Steve Kolanjian — producer, liner notes Don Wardell — digital series coordinator John Snyder — digital producer Joe Lopes — engineering Jay Newland — engineering Jacqueline Murphy — art direction John Robinette — illustration
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