A Song | |
Type: | studio |
Artist: | Neil Sedaka |
Cover: | Neil Sedaka A Song.jpg |
Released: | 1977 |
Recorded: | Record Plant, New York City |
Genre: | Pop |
Length: | 39:44 |
Label: | Elektra (US); Polydor (Europe) |
Producer: | George Martin |
Prev Title: | Steppin' Out |
Prev Year: | 1976 |
Next Title: | All You Need Is The Music |
Next Year: | 1978 |
A Song is an album by the American musician Neil Sedaka, released in 1977.[1] 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. After several record labels released bootleg CD's sourced from vinyl pressings over the years, the album was officially remastered and released on CD and digital platforms on November 11, 2022.
Arranged by George Martin
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,[2] AC #17; Canada AC #10[3]) 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'.
Sedaka noted that "Alone at Last" became a minor jazz standard; he would often walk into piano bars and hear the song playing only to realize it was his own composition.[4]