The Hungry Years is an album by Neil Sedaka, the title of which is an eponymous track from the album. It was released by The Rocket Record Company in 1975.
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The Hungry Years | |
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Studio album by | |
Released | 1975 |
Genre | Pop |
Label | The Rocket Record Company |
Producer | Neil Sedaka, Robert Appere |
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Source | Rating |
Christgau's Record Guide | C+[1] |
The album is the American edition of Overnight Success, with two songs being replaced.
"Bad Blood," a duet with Elton John, hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for three weeks, was certified gold, and was the most commercially successful single of his career; his follow-up, a slowed-down, bluesy remake of his 1962 #1 smash "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do," hit #8 on the Hot 100 and #1 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary Chart over December 1975-January 1976. "The Queen of 1964," from his British-released Overnight Success album, reached #35 in the UK in March 1975. The title track, one of Sedaka's most frequently requested non-single tracks, marked Sedaka's reunion with Howard Greenfield after having broken off their partnership in 1973.
The Captain and Tennille covered "Lonely Night (Angel Face)", a track from The Hungry Years; their version reached #3 on the Hot 100 and was certified gold. The song dea Sedaka and Greenfield would again work together more regularly in the late 1970s.
All music composed by Sedaka; lyricist in (parentheses).
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Canada (Music Canada)[2] | Gold | 50,000^ |
United States (RIAA)[3] | Gold | 500,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
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