The Very Best of Neil Sedaka

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The Very Best of Neil Sedaka is a 2001 compilation album issued by RCA Records as part of their commemorative "100th Anniversary" series of albums celebrating their biggest stars. The album features some of Sedaka's best-known hits during his days with RCA, recorded from 1958 to 1963.

All songs written by Neil Sedaka and Howard Greenfield.

1. "The Diary" (2:15)
2. "I Go Ape" (2:31)
3. "Oh! Carol" (2:16)
4. "Stairway to Heaven" (2:39)
5. "You Mean Everything to Me" (2:35)
6. "Run Samson Run" (2:51)
7. "Calendar Girl" (2:36)
8. "Little Devil" (2:42)
9. "Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen" (2:37)
10. "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" (2:17)
11. "Next Door to an Angel" (2:24)
12. "Alice in Wonderland" (2:31)
13. "Let's Go Steady Again" (2:46)
14. "Bad Girl" (2:38)

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• October 30, 1958– "The Diary"
• January 15, 1959– "I Go Ape"
• July 31, 1959– "Oh! Carol"
• February 5, 1960– "Stairway to Heaven", "Run Samson Run"
• February 8, 1960– "You Mean Everything to Me"
• October 24, 1960– "Calendar Girl"
• March 17, 1961– "Little Devil"
• October 5, 1961– "Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen"
• 1962– "Next Door to an Angel"
• February 9, 1962– "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do"
• January 3, 1963– "Alice in Wonderland", "Let’s Go Steady Again"
• September 23, 1963– "Bad Girl"

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• Neil Sedaka – vocals
• Al Nevins – producer (all tracks)
• Don Kirshner – producer (tracks 4–14)
• Bob Pollard – A&R (track 1)
• Stan Applebaum – orchestra conductor (tracks 4–8, 14)
• Alan Lorber – arranger (tracks 9–14), conductor (tracks 9–13)

• Paul Williams – producer
• Bill Lacey – audio restoration
• Dennis Ferrante – digital transferring
• Michael Hill – liner notes
• Victoria Sarro – project director
• Jennifer Liebeskind – project research
• BMG Entertainment Archives – photography
• Frank Harkins – art direction
• JRJ Associates, Inc. – design
• Jon Bryant, Glenn Korman, Mike Panico, Rob Santos – special thanks