''Oh Carol'' is a 1974 compilation album by

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singer-songwriter

Neil Sedaka Neil Sedaka (; born March 13, 1939) 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, collabo ...

. It was released in Great Britain and throughout Western Europe on the

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label on both LP and cassette tape. The album features some of his better-known hits from the 1950s and 1960s along with some selections from a concert he gave in Sydney, Australia.

Track listing

Side 1

Oh! Carol "Oh! Carol" is an international hit written by Neil Sedaka in 1958. Co-written with Howard Greenfield, the song is noted for Sedaka's spoken recitation of the verse, the second time around. The song spent 18 weeks on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, ...

(1959) # Calendar Girl (1961) # The Father of Girls (c. 1974?) #

Breaking Up Is Hard To Do "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" is a song recorded by Neil Sedaka, co-written by Sedaka and Howard Greenfield. Sedaka recorded this song twice, in 1962 and 1975, in two significantly different arrangements, and it is considered to be his signature s ...

(1962) #

Proud Mary "Proud Mary" is a song written by John Fogerty and first recorded by his band Creedence Clearwater Revival. It was released by Fantasy Records as a single from the band's second studio album, '' Bayou Country'', which was issued by the same ...

(c. 1974?) #

Little Devil "Little Devil" is a song written by Neil Sedaka and Howard Greenfield and was released in 1961 as a single by Sedaka. It was the title track of Sedaka's 1961 album ''Neil Sedaka Sings Little Devil and His Other Hits''. It became a hit for him reac ...

(1961)

Side 2

Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen "Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen" is a pop song released in 1961 by Neil Sedaka. Sedaka wrote the music and performed the song, while the lyrics were written by Howard Greenfield. The song is noted for being similar in musical structure to Take Goo ...

(1961) # Star-Crossed Lovers (c. 1974?) # My World Keeps Getting Smaller Every Day (c. 1974?) # Stairway to Heaven (1960) # King of Clowns (1962) #

Everything is Beautiful "Everything Is Beautiful" is a song written, composed, and performed by Ray Stevens. It has appeared on many of Stevens's albums, including one named after the song, and has become a pop standard and common in religious performances. The childre ...

(c. 1974?) {{Neil Sedaka 1974 compilation albums Neil Sedaka compilation albums