The Definitive Collection

Performer: Neil Sedaka
Distributor: BMG (distributor)

Notes: Personnel: Neil Sedaka (piano). Liner Note Author: Gene Sculatti. Photographer: Fadil Berisha. While many Neil Sedaka compilations focus on either the Brill Building pop crooner's youthful 1950/'60s heyday or his '70s easy-listening comeback, 2007's DEFINITIVE COLLECTION includes both of those eras and even extends into the '90s, making it a set that truly lives up to its title. Book-ended by two distinctly different versions of his hit "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do," the lively original and a slow, smooth later rendition, this 18-track anthology is perfect for the casual Sedaka fan.

In the late-1950s/early-'60s Neil Sedaka was part of the compositional Camelot that was New York's Brill Building songwriters stable, penning hits for Connie Francis, Tom Jones, and others. It wasn't long before he began recording his own compositions and scoring hits for himself. In the '70s, a more mature Sedaka made a major comeback with a more sophisticated, Adult Contemporary sound, racking a batch of new chart-toppers. Others hit big with tunes around that time as well, such as the Captain & Tennille with "Love Will Keep Us Together."

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