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Oh! Carol (Song)
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| “Oh! Carol” | |
|---|---|
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| Single by Neil Sedaka | |
| from the album Neil Sedaka Sings Little Devil and His Other Hits | |
| B-side | “One Way Ticket (To the Blues)“ |
| Released | 1959 |
| Genre | Poprock and roll |
| Length | 2:15 |
| Label | RCA Victor |
| Songwriter(s) | Neil Sedaka, Howard Greenfield |
| Neil Sedaka singles chronology | |
| “Crying My Heart Out for You“ (1959)”Oh! Carol“ (1959)”Stairway to Heaven“ (1960) | |
“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 No. 3 on the UK’s New Musical Express chart. It also earned Sedaka his first No. 1 ranking when it went to No. 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”.
Chart performance
| Chart (1959-1960) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgium (Flanders) | 2 |
| Belgium (Wallonia) | 1 |
| Canada (CHUM Hit Parade) | 4 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100) | 1 |
| Norway (VG-lista) | 9 |
| UK (New Musical Express) | 3 |
| US Billboard Hot 100 | 9 |
| US Billboard Hot R&B Sides | 27 |
| US Cash Box Top 100 | 5 |
| West Germany | 25 |
Other recorded versions
- The Four Seasons (in their album Sherry & 11 Others) (1962)
- General Saint featuring Don Campbell (a minor UK hit at #54) (1994)
- Oh Carol – cover by Dave Monk
- Oh ! Carol cover Tyros 4
- BAILE! Fambam – OH CAROL ( Carbonara Mix )
- Karina – Oh Carol
- Goan Konkani Song O ‘CAROL’ by LAWRY TRAVASSO and LORNA | Goa Konkani
- Blue diamonds – Oh Carol
- The New Diamonds
- Oh Carol video los Gigs
- La Fiera Sigue Rugiendo
- Taz Jawani
- 王汶玲 Alice Ong
- Huang Xiao Jun 黄晓君
Oh Carol (Smokie Song)
| “Oh Carol” | |
|---|---|
| Single by Smokie | |
| from the album The Montreux Album | |
| B-side | “Will You Love Me” |
| Released | 5 May 1978 |
| Genre | Ragtime |
| Length | 3:39 |
| Label | RAK |
| Songwriter(s) | Nicky Chinn, Mike Chapman |
| Producer(s) | Mike Chapman |
| Smokie singles chronology | |
| “For a Few Dollars More“ (1978)”Oh Carol“ (1978)”Mexican Girl“ (1978) | |
“Oh Carol” is a song by the British rock band Smokie from their 1978 studio album The Montreux Album. It was the album’s second single. The song first came out in May 1978 as a single and later appeared on the album, which was released in October.
Background and writing
The song was written by Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman and produced by Mike Chapman.
Charts
| Chart (1978) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report) | 5 |
| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) | 5 |
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) | 30 |
| Germany | 3 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100) | 23 |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) | 2 |
| UK Singles (OCC) | 5 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (1978) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report) | 16 |
Cover versions
In early 2000, Chris Norman issued his solo version of the song as a CD maxi-single in Europe. This version is from his eleventh studio album, Full Circle (2000).
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