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Oh! Carol ist ein Lied, das der türkisch-russischstämmige US-Amerikaner Neil Sedaka gemeinsam mit seinem langjährigen Songwriting-Partner Howard Greenfield schrieb. Es wurde 1959 als A-Seite der sechsten Solosingle unter Sedakas Namen veröffentlicht.
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dbo:abstract | Oh! Carol ist ein Lied, das der türkisch-russischstämmige US-Amerikaner Neil Sedaka gemeinsam mit seinem langjährigen Songwriting-Partner Howard Greenfield schrieb. Es wurde 1959 als A-Seite der sechsten Solosingle unter Sedakas Namen veröffentlicht. (de) Oh! Carol est une chanson du chanteur américain Neil Sedaka, parue en single en 1959. La chanson a atteint la 9e place aux États-Unis (dans le Hot 100 de Billboard pour la semaine du 7 décember 1959) et la 3e place au Royaume-Uni (quatre semaines non consécutives à la 3e place en décembre 1959 — janvier 1960). (Aux États-Unis, elle a débuté au Hot 100 de Billboard dans la semaine du 12 octobre, et au Royaume-Uni dans le Top 30 dans la semaine du 13 au 19 novembre.) (fr) "Oh! Carol" is an international hit written by Neil Sedaka in 1958. Co-written with Howard Greenfield, the song is noted for Sedaka's spoken recitation of the verse, the second time around. The song spent 18 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, reaching No. 9 on December 6, 1959, while reaching #3 on the UK's New Musical Express chart. It also earned Sedaka his first #1 ranking when it went to #1 in the Netherlands and Wallonia. After its release as a single, it was included in the album Neil Sedaka Sings Little Devil and His Other Hits. At the time Sedaka produced the record, his second and third singles, "I Go Ape!" and "Crying My Heart Out For You" had fared poorly on the charts, and RCA Victor was ready to drop him from their label, but producer Al Nevins persuaded the RCA executives to give Sedaka one last chance. Determined to create a hit song, Sedaka purchased the three top singles of the day and listened to them repeatedly, studying their melody, chord progression, and lyrical styles; and he found that they were very similar in structure. He then used this knowledge to create the song, "Oh! Carol". "Carol" was a reference to Carol Klein, Sedaka's ex-girlfriend from high school and a fellow songwriter at the Brill Building. She had since married Gerry Goffin, who took the tune, and wrote the playful response "Oh! Neil", which she recorded and released as an unsuccessful single the same year (1958) under the stage name Carole King. Sedaka also recorded a Hebrew-language version of "Oh! Carol"' which was written by Chaim Kaynan. It has been covered by other artists in other languages as well. The B-side song, "One Way Ticket", also earned Sedaka a #1 ranking in Japan for several months in 1960, where it was affectionately known as "The Choo-Choo Train Song". (en) Oh! Carol è un singolo del cantante Neil Sedaka scritta con Howard Greenfield, pubblicato su 45 giri dall'etichetta discografica RCA Victor nel 1959. Il lato B è One Way Ticket scritto da Jack Keller e Hank Hunter ed arriva in prima posizione in Giappone. (it) 「おお!キャロル」(Oh!Carol)は、ニール・セダカが1959年に発表した楽曲。同年12月に全米9位を記録した。学生時代にガールフレンドだったキャロル・キングに捧げた曲である。 (ja) Oh! Carol is een single van Neil Sedaka. De single verscheen met de B-kant One way ticket (to the blues) dat een nummer 1-hit werd in Japan en later werd gecoverd door de British disco-groep Eruption. (nl) «Oh! Carol» — песня американского певца Нила Седаки. Вышла как сингл в 1959 году. Седака написал эту песню с поэтом-песенником (они знали друг друга с детства и работали вместе на протяжении многих лет). По утверждению сайта Songfacts, песня была названа в честь сонграйтера Кэрол Кинг (имя при рождении Кэрол Кляйн), которую Седака знал с тех пор, как та была в его самой первой группе Linc-Tones (которую он сформировал, окончив школу). При этом в реальности они никогда не были парнем и девушкой и на свидания друг с другом не ходили. По одной из известных версий, продюсер Дон Киршнер, давний друг Седаки, тогда работавший в музыкальном издательстве , посоветовал певцу: Напиши песню с именем девушки в названии. В середине песни разговаривай, как это сделали The Diamonds в [песне] „Little Darling“. Эта песня стала первым хитом Седаки, попавшим в первую десятку в США. (А первой песней, попавшей в США в чарты, была песня «The Diary», которая добралась до 14 места в 1958 году.) (ru) |
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rdfs:comment | Oh! Carol ist ein Lied, das der türkisch-russischstämmige US-Amerikaner Neil Sedaka gemeinsam mit seinem langjährigen Songwriting-Partner Howard Greenfield schrieb. Es wurde 1959 als A-Seite der sechsten Solosingle unter Sedakas Namen veröffentlicht. (de) Oh! Carol est une chanson du chanteur américain Neil Sedaka, parue en single en 1959. La chanson a atteint la 9e place aux États-Unis (dans le Hot 100 de Billboard pour la semaine du 7 décember 1959) et la 3e place au Royaume-Uni (quatre semaines non consécutives à la 3e place en décembre 1959 — janvier 1960). (Aux États-Unis, elle a débuté au Hot 100 de Billboard dans la semaine du 12 octobre, et au Royaume-Uni dans le Top 30 dans la semaine du 13 au 19 novembre.) (fr) Oh! Carol è un singolo del cantante Neil Sedaka scritta con Howard Greenfield, pubblicato su 45 giri dall'etichetta discografica RCA Victor nel 1959. Il lato B è One Way Ticket scritto da Jack Keller e Hank Hunter ed arriva in prima posizione in Giappone. (it) 「おお!キャロル」(Oh!Carol)は、ニール・セダカが1959年に発表した楽曲。同年12月に全米9位を記録した。学生時代にガールフレンドだったキャロル・キングに捧げた曲である。 (ja) Oh! Carol is een single van Neil Sedaka. De single verscheen met de B-kant One way ticket (to the blues) dat een nummer 1-hit werd in Japan en later werd gecoverd door de British disco-groep Eruption. (nl) "Oh! Carol" is an international hit written by Neil Sedaka in 1958. Co-written with Howard Greenfield, the song is noted for Sedaka's spoken recitation of the verse, the second time around. The song spent 18 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, reaching No. 9 on December 6, 1959, while reaching #3 on the UK's New Musical Express chart. It also earned Sedaka his first #1 ranking when it went to #1 in the Netherlands and Wallonia. After its release as a single, it was included in the album Neil Sedaka Sings Little Devil and His Other Hits. (en) «Oh! Carol» — песня американского певца Нила Седаки. Вышла как сингл в 1959 году. Седака написал эту песню с поэтом-песенником (они знали друг друга с детства и работали вместе на протяжении многих лет). По утверждению сайта Songfacts, песня была названа в честь сонграйтера Кэрол Кинг (имя при рождении Кэрол Кляйн), которую Седака знал с тех пор, как та была в его самой первой группе Linc-Tones (которую он сформировал, окончив школу). При этом в реальности они никогда не были парнем и девушкой и на свидания друг с другом не ходили. (ru) |
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