Neil Sedaka to release first new studio album in 10 years, THE MUSIC OF MY LIFE, on Jan 19th 2010

LEGENDARY SINGER SONGWRITER NEIL SEDAKA TO RELEASE FIRST NEW STUDIO ALBUM IN 10 YEARS, THE MUSIC OF MY LIFE, ON JANUARY 19TH 2010

ALBUM FEATURES DAVID FOSTER PRODUCED SONG, "DO YOU REMEMBER?"

Legendary singer/songwriter Neil Sedaka will release his first new studio album in over 10 years with The Music Of My Life on January 19th 2010. The new album features 12 songs written and co-produced by Sedaka himself as well as a new collaboration between Sedaka and Grammy winning Producer David Foster. This marks Sedaka's fourth release for Razor & Tie, following the successful 2007 Definitive Collection, 2008 holiday album The Miracle Of Christmas and 2009 children's album Waking Up Is Hard To Do. This past year Sedaka had a number of high profile television appearances and performances including Live with Regis & Kelly and The Today Show.

Celebrating six decades of songwriting and a monumental career, Sedaka remarks, "This might be my last set of pop songs, as I feel I can't top these. I am going full circle and returning to my classic roots."

The Music Of My Life showcases Sedaka at his finest with timeless melodies and superior song craft that reaffirms his relevance in a period of throwaway pop. The new album was recorded over a four-month period and was written for Neil's family and friends, exploring a wide range of moods and emotions. The lead track is the David Foster produced salsa infused song, "Do You Remember?" which has Neil performing in both English and Spanish. Sedaka enlisted the legendary conductor/composer Lee Holdridge to create string quartet parts for four songs - "Music of My Life," "Searching," "Waiting," and "How Can I Change Your Mind" - all of which were inspired by Sedaka's days studying to be a concert pianist at Juilliard. Always intrigued by the blues, Neil explores this musical genre on the song "Living In A Fantasy." The oldest song of the collection is "Right or Wrong, " written with long time collaborator and Brill building alum Howard Greenfield when Neil was only 16 years old. Sedaka has never recorded the song before but was always enchanted by it and the idea of the 50's Doo-Wop sound, as he was one of the first Rock and Rollers to multi-track his own voice.

Neil Sedaka is acknowledged as a musical genius. He began his prolific career as one of the original creators of the "Brill Building" sound and is a seminal figure in popular music as a hit making artist whose recordings have visited the upper reaches of the Billboard charts. He has written for and been covered by artists through the years ranging from Peggy Lee, Patsy Cline, Connie Francis and Elvis Presley to the Fifth Dimension, Tom Jones, the Monkees and Cher even up to recent covers by Clay Aiken as performed on American Idol (on which Sedaka was a guest judge). Some of his beloved songs are "Breaking Up Is Hard To Do," "Happy Birthday, Sweet Sixteen," "Love Will Keep Us Together," "Calendar Girl," "Laughter In The Rain," "Oh! Carol," and "Solitaire." Having sold over 60 million records worldwide, Sedaka has garnered numerous honors throughout his career including a Grammy (and 5 nominations), a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, inductions into the Hit Parade Hall of Fame and Songwriters Hall of Fame, BMI Awards and he even has had a street named after him in his hometown of Brooklyn, NY.

The history of Rock N' Roll would be incomplete without the innumerable contributions of Neil Sedaka. A Broadway show about Neil's music and life is in pre-production and is set to debut in London next year. In the meantime, Sedaka continues to tour the world and enjoys performing his beautiful enduring music.

Neil Sedaka " THE MUSIC OF MY LIFE Track List:
1. Do You Remember? - 3:57
2. A Fool In Love - 3:55
3. Living in a Fantasy - 3:55
4. Right or Wrong - 3:30
5. I Got To Believe In Me Again - 3:54
6. The Music of My Life - 3:11
7. I Keep Searching - 3:16
8. Waiting - 3:31
9. Won't You Share this Dream of Mine - 2:48
10. How Can I Change Your Mind - 4:05
11. Bringing Me Back to Life - 3:12
12. You - 5:34


All tracks are performed by Neil Sedaka
All Words and Music by Neil Sedaka
Except "Right or Wrong" (Neil Sedaka/Howard Greenfield)
Spanish lyric on "Do You Remember" by Lui Marquez
All tracks are published by Neil Sedaka Music
Except "Right or Wrong" - EMI Music Publishing

Produced by:
Track 1 = David Foster
Tracks 2-5 = Neil Sedaka & Mike Beck
Tracks 6-11 = Neil Sedaka & John Adams
Track 12 = Neil Sedaka & Ted Perlman

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