A Song

A Song is an in-studio album containing the works of American pop star Neil Sedaka. It was produced by George Martin and released in 1977 on the Elektra label in the US, marking the beginning of Sedaka's association with Elektra, which would run through 1981. Outside of the US, A Song was released on the Polydor label.

For other uses, see Song (disambiguation).
A Song
Studio album by
Neil Sedaka
Released1977
GenrePop
LabelElektra (US); Polydor (Europe)
ProducerGeorge Martin
Neil Sedaka chronology
Steppin' Out
(1976)		 A Song
(1977)		 All You Need Is The Music
(1978)

Track listing

Side One
  1. "A Song"
  2. "You Never Done It Like That"
  3. "The Leaving Game"
  4. "Amarillo"
  5. "Alone at Last"
  6. "Hollywood Lady"

Side Two
  1. "I've Never Really Been in Love Before"
  2. "One-Night Stand"
  3. "Hot and Sultry Nights"
  4. "Sleazy Love"
  5. "Tin Pan Alley"
  6. "A Song" (reprise)

Singles release

Five of the songs from this album made their way onto 45 rpm singles: "Amarillo" (U.S. #44, AC #4; Canada AC #2) with its B-side "The Leaving Game", and "Alone At Last" (U.S. #104,[1] AC #17; Canada AC #10[2]) with its B-side "Sleazy Love". In Australia, "You Never Done It Like That" saw a 45 rpm release as well, with "Sleazy Love" as its B-side.

A remix of the track "Amarillo" was released on the 2001 retrospective CD set 'Produced By George Martin: 50 Years In Recording'.

CD Re-issue from vinyl

In 2013, a bootleg album was released on CD in selected European Union countries, from vinyl.

2014 Vinyl Reissue

In 2014, JDC Records re-released "A Song" on vinyl.

Notes
  • "Amarillo" had originally been written by Neil Sedaka and Howard Greenfield for the British pop star Tony Christie, who made a #18 hit out of it. Later in the 2000s, "Amarillo" would enjoy newfound popularity thanks to comedian Peter Kay using the Tony Christie version in a number for Comic Relief.
  • Captain & Tennille produced a cover version of "You Never Done It Like That" in 1978, which went to #10 on the US pop charts.

References
  1. Joel Whitburn's Bubbling Under the Billboard Hot 100 1959-2004
  2. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1977-10-01. Retrieved 2020-06-06.
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