1980 Neil Sedaka – In The Pocket
In The Pocket is a 1980 in-studio album by American pop singer Neil Sedaka. In America, it marked his third album on the Elektra label. Elsewhere around the world, it was released on the Polydor label. The first single issued was “Letting Go,” in the autumn of 1979, but the single did not manage to reach the Hot 100.
However, In The Pocket would become Sedaka’s best-known Elektra album because of its second single, the duet he performed with his daughter Dara, “Should’ve Never Let You Go” which charted at #19 on the Billboard Hot 100 and at #4 on the Adult Contemporary charts in 1980. It was a remake of a 1978 song, “Should’ve Never Let Her Go” from the album All You Need Is the Music, which Sedaka had sung solo. The Top 20 duet would become Sedaka’s final appearance on the Hot 100.
Tracks
1 Do It Like You Done It When You Mean It (Neil Sedaka; Howard Greenfield) 04:08
2 Junkie For Your Love (Neil Sedaka; Phil Cody) 04:28
3 Letting Go (Neil Sedaka; Phil Cody) 04:15
4 You Better Leave That Girl Alone (Neil Sedaka; Howard Greenfield) 03:40
5 My Friend (Neil Sedaka; Howard Greenfield) 04:40
6 It’s Good To Be Alive Again (Neil Sedaka; Howard Greenfield) 03:40
7 You (Neil Sedaka; Phil Cody) 04:34
8 Should’ve Never Let You Go (Neil Sedaka; Phil Cody) 04:08
9 You’re So Good For Me (Neil Sedaka; Dara Sedaka) 08:18
10 What A Difference A Day Makes (Maria Grever; Stanley Adams) 03:27
Biography
Musicians
1 Do It Like You Done It When You Mean It
Bass | David Hungate |
Drums | Russ Kunkel |
Guitar | Dean Parks |
Guitar | Lee Ritenour |
Fender Rhodes | William Smith |
Piano | Neil Sedaka |
Synthesizer | William Smith |
Horn | David Woodford |
Percussion | Steve Leshner |
Vocals | Neil Sedaka |
2 Junkie For Your Love
Bass | David Hungate |
Drums | Russ Kunkel |
Guitar | Dean Parks |
Guitar | Lee Ritenour |
Fender Rhodes | William Smith |
Organ | William Smith |
Piano | Neil Sedaka |
Prophet | William Smith |
Synthesizer | William Smith |
Horn | David Woodford |
Percussion | Steve Leshner |
Vocals | Neil Sedaka |
3 Letting Go
Bass | David Hungate |
Drums | Russ Kunkel |
Guitar | Dean Parks |
Guitar | Lee Ritenour |
Piano | Neil Sedaka |
Prophet | William Smith |
Horn | Jim Horn |
Percussion | Steve Leshner |
Vocals | Neil Sedaka |
4 You Better Leave That Girl Alone
Bass | David Hungate |
Drums | Russ Kunkel |
Guitar | Dean Parks |
Guitar | Lee Ritenour |
Piano | Neil Sedaka |
Percussion | Steve Leshner |
Percussion | Gary Coleman |
Vocals | Neil Sedaka |
5 My Friend
Bass | Leland Sklar |
Guitar | Dean Parks |
Guitar | Lee Ritenour |
Piano | Neil Sedaka |
Percussion | Steve Leshner |
Vocals | Neil Sedaka |
6 It’s Good To Be Alive Again
Bass | David Hungate |
Drums | Russ Kunkel |
Guitar | Dean Parks |
Guitar | Lee Ritenour |
Fender Rhodes | William Smith |
Piano | Neil Sedaka |
Synthesizer | William Smith |
Percussion | Steve Leshner |
Vocals | Neil Sedaka |
7 You
Bass | Leland Sklar |
Drums | Nigel Olsson |
Guitar | Dean Parks |
Guitar | Lee Ritenour |
Piano | Neil Sedaka |
Percussion | Steve Leshner |
Percussion | Gary Coleman |
Vocals | Neil Sedaka |
8 Should’ve Never Let You Go
Bass | Jim Fielder |
Drums | Jim Varley |
Guitar | Mark Warner |
Guitar | Thom Rotella |
Piano | Neil Sedaka |
Percussion | Steve Leshner |
Percussion | Gary Coleman |
Background Vocals | Diane Bellis |
Background Vocals | Jacie Berry |
Vocals | Dara Sedaka |
Vocals | Neil Sedaka |
9 You’re So Good For Me
Bass | David Hungate |
Drums | Russ Kunkel |
Guitar | Dean Parks |
Guitar | Lee Ritenour |
Piano | Neil Sedaka |
Lyricon | Quitman Denis |
Vibes | Gary Coleman |
Percussion | Steve Leshner |
Background Vocals | Dara Sedaka |
Vocals | Neil Sedaka |
10 What A Difference A Day Makes
Bass | Jim Fielder |
Drums | Jim Varley |
Guitar | Mark Warner |
Fender Rhodes | William Smith |
Piano | Neil Sedaka |
Synthesizer | William Smith |
Percussion | Steve Leshner |
Vocals | Neil Sedaka |
Liner Notes
Arranged By – Robert Appere, Neil Sedaka
Arranged By (Horns) – Chuck Findley, Jim Horn
Arranged By (Strings) – Artie Butler
Engineer – Robert Appere
Engineer (Assistant) – Laura Livingston, Gary Starr, Charly Brewer
Mastered By – Bernie Grundman
Art Direction, Design – Ron Coro
Photography – Marc Schreibman, Jim Shea
Mastered At A&M Records
Recorded At The Village Recorder
Recorded At Crystal Sound Recording
Recorded At Media Sound
Phonographic Copyright Elektra Records
Copyright Elektra Records
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