Next Door to an Angel
1962 single by Neil Sedaka
"Next Door to an Angel" | ||||
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Single by Neil Sedaka | ||||
B-side | "I Belong to You" | |||
Released | October 1962 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Label | RCA Victor | |||
Songwriter(s) | Neil Sedaka, Howard Greenfield | |||
Neil Sedaka singles chronology | ||||
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"Next Door to an Angel" is a rock and pop song written by Neil Sedaka and Howard Greenfield and recorded by Neil Sedaka in 1962. It was issued by RCA Victor Records. It reached No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 in late 1962.[1] "Next Door to an Angel" also went to No. 19 on the Hot R&B Singles chart.[2] It was Sedaka's last appearance on the American Top 10 until "Laughter in the Rain" in late 1974.
"Next Door to an Angel", in its original 45 rpm release, was backed with an older Sedaka melody, "I Belong To You", from 1959. It was also featured as the first song on the 1963 compilation album Neil Sedaka Sings His Greatest Hits.
Chart history
Chart (1962) | Peak position |
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Canada (CHUM Hit Parade)[3] | 5 |
New Zealand (Lever Hit Parade)[4] | 4 |
UK Singles (OCC)[5] | 29 |
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[6] | 5 |
U.S. Billboard R&B[7] | 19 |
U.S. Cash Box Top 100 | 10 |
References
- ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-2002
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 516.
- ^ CHUM Hit Parade, November 12, 1962
- ^ Flavour of New Zealand, 29 November 1962
- ^ "Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. 1962-11-28. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
- ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 516.
External links
- Neil Sedaka - Next Door to an Angel on YouTube
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- Rock with Sedaka
- Circulate
- Neil Sedaka Sings Little Devil and His Other Hits
- 3 Great Guys
- Workin' on a Groovy Thing/Sounds of Sedaka
- Emergence
- Solitaire
- The Tra-La Days Are Over
- Laughter in the Rain
- Overnight Success
- The Hungry Years
- Steppin' Out
- A Song
- All You Need Is the Music
- In the Pocket
- Now
- Come See About Me
- The Good Times
- Neil Sedaka Sings His Greatest Hits
- Italiano
- Italiano Vol. 2
- Oh! Carol
- Sedaka's Back
- Oh Carol
- Let's Go Steady Again
- Neil Sedaka's Greatest Hits (1977)
- The '50s and '60s
- 14 Knockouts
- The Many Sides of Neil Sedaka
- Sunny
- Neil Sedaka's Greatest Hits (1980)
- My Friend
- Neil Sedaka: All Time Greatest Hits
- All Time Greatest Hits, Vol. 2
- Laughter in the Rain: The Best of Neil Sedaka, 1974–1980
- The Very Best of Neil Sedaka
- Oh Carol: The Complete Recordings, 1955–66
- Stairway to Heaven: The Best of Neil Sedaka
- Love Songs
- Live at the Royal Festival Hall
- On Stage
- "The Diary"
- "I Go Ape"
- "Crying My Heart Out for You"
- "Oh! Carol"
- "One-Way Ticket To The Blues"
- "Stairway to Heaven"
- "You Mean Everything to Me"
- "Run Samson Run"
- "Calendar Girl"
- "Little Devil"
- "Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen"
- "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do"
- "Next Door to an Angel"
- "La terza luna"
- "Lettera bruciata"
- "Our Last Song Together"
- "Laughter in the Rain"
- "The Immigrant"
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- "Bad Blood"
- "Love in the Shadows"
- "Amarillo"
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- "Fallin'"
- "Frankie"
- "Where the Boys Are"
- "Workin' On a Groovy Thing"
- "Rainy Jane"
- "Puppet Man"
- "Time Waits for No One"
- "One Day of Your Life"
- "Summer Symphony"
- "One More Mountain to Climb"
- "Ring Ring"
- "Solitaire"
- "Don't Hide Your Love"
- "The Other Side of Me"
- "The Way I Am"
- "Sad Eyes"
- "Love Will Keep Us Together"
- "Lonely Night (Angel Face)"
- "You Never Done It Like That"