1975 Neil Sedaka – The Hungry Years
The Hungry Years is an album by Neil Sedaka, the title of which is an eponymous track from the album. It was released by The Rocket Record Company in 1975.
The album is the American edition of Overnight Success, with two songs being replaced.
“Bad Blood,” a duet with Elton John, hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for three weeks, was certified gold, and was the most commercially successful single of his career; his followup, a slowed-down, bluesy remake of his 1962 #1 smash “Breaking Up Is Hard to Do,” hit #8 on the Hot 100 and #1 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary Chart over December 1975-January 1976. “The Queen of 1964,” from his British-released Overnight Success album, reached #35 in the UK in March 1975.
Also, The Captain and Tennille’s cover of Sedaka’s “Lonely Night (Angel Face)” from The Hungry Years, hit #3 on the Hot 100 and was certified gold.
Tracks
1 Crossroads (Neil Sedaka, Phil Cody) 3:28
2 Lonely Night (Angel Face) (Neil Sedaka) 3:19
3 Stephen (Neil Sedaka, Howard Greenfield) 4:23
4 Bad Blood (duet with Elton John) (Neil Sedaka, Phil Cody) 3:09
5 Your Favorite Entertainer (Neil Sedaka, Phil Cody) 3:32
6 Baby Blue (Neil Sedaka, Howard Greenfield) 3:32
7 Tit For Tat (Neil Sedaka, Howard Greenfield) 3:57
8 New York City Blues (Neil Sedaka, Phil Cody) 4:22
9 When You Were Lovin’ Me (Neil Sedaka, Phil Cody) 4:35
10 The Hungry Years (Neil Sedaka, Howard Greenfield) 4:08
11 Breaking Up Is Hard To Do (Neil Sedaka, Howard Greenfield) 3:21
Biography
Musicians
| Bass | Leland Sklar |
| Drums | Nigel Olsson |
| Guitar | Dean Parks |
| Guitar | Steve Cropper |
| Keyboards | David Foster |
| Piano | Neil Sedaka |
| Sax | Jackie Kelso |
| Sax | Jim Horn |
| Trombone | Dick Hyde |
| Trumpet | Chuck Findley |
| Percussion | Milt Holland |
| Background Vocals | Ann Orson |
| Background Vocals | Brian Russell |
| Background Vocals | Brenda Russell |
| Background Vocals | Donny Gerrard |
| Background Vocals | Abigail Haness |
| Vocals | Neil Sedaka |
Liner Notes
Engineer – Robert Appère
Mastered By – Bernie Grundman
Arranged By (Strings) – Artie Butler
Arranged By (Strings) – Richard Carpenter (Track 11)
Design – David Larkham, Hogie McMurtrie
Photography – Sam Emerson, Terry O’Neill
Recorded At Clover Recorders
Phonographic Copyright The Rocket Record Company Ltd
Copyright The Rocket Record Company Ltd