Our Last Song Together

"Our Last Song Together" is a song co-written and originally recorded by Neil Sedaka. It is a track from his 1973 LP The Tra-La Days Are Over, the third of four single releases from the album.

"Our Last Song Together"
Single by Neil Sedaka
from the album The Tra-La Days Are Over
B-side"I Don't Know What I Like About You"
ReleasedSeptember 1973
GenrePop, Easy Listening
LabelMGM
Songwriter(s)Neil Sedaka, Howard Greenfield
Producer(s)Neil Sedaka
Neil Sedaka singles chronology
"Suspicions"
(1973)		 "Our Last Song Together"
(1973)		 "Love Will Keep Us Together"
(1973)

The song became a Top 40 hit in the UK (#31) and Ireland (#19) in late 1973.

Synopsis

The song is a self-description of the breakup of the songwriting partnership between Sedaka and Howard Greenfield, ending a decades-long collaboration.[1]

Cover versions

The first cover of "Our Last Song Together" was recorded by Euson in 1973. In 1975, two covers of "Our Last Song Together" charted in the U.S.: Bobby Sherman on the Easy Listening chart and Bo Donaldson and The Heywoods on the Pop chart.

Agnetha Fältskog (ABBA) recorded a Swedish cover version in 1973, "Vi har hunnit fram till refrängen" as the B-Side to her solo single, "En sång om sorg och glädje" which reached #1 on the Swedish charts in 1973. Both songs were included on her 1973 album, Agnetha Fältskogs bästa .

The song was also covered in 1975 by Pratt & McClain.

Chart history
Neil Sedaka
Chart (1973) Peak
position
Ireland (IRMA)[2] 19
UK Singles Chart 31
Bo Donaldson & the Heywoods
Chart (1975) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[3] 95
U.S. Cash Box Top 100[4] 98
Bobby Sherman
Chart (1975) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Easy Listening 34
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References
  1. Today's Medley - 4/27/20 on YouTube from Sedaka's official YouTube channel
  2. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – That's When the Music Takes Me". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
  3. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
  4. Cash Box Top 100 Singles, July 26, 1975
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