The Music of My Life

by Neil Sedaka

Overview

Although he's busied himself with children's and Christmas albums in the new millennium, The Music of My Life is officially Neil Sedaka's comeback album, positioned as an overview of where Sedaka has been and where he may go. Mostly, it sounds like where Sedaka has been recently, feeling quite similar to the clean and crisp homemade sound of those niche records, but underneath that heavy gloss, The Music of My Life does hark back to Sedaka's past glories. Sometimes he winds up trading in easy nostalgia -- as he does on the doo wop "Right or Wrong" -- but more often he effortlessly evokes memories of his finest pop, particularly on the bossa nova gait of "Do You Remember?," the bright bounce of "I Got to Believe in Me Again," and the steady strut of "A Fool in Love," a winning pastiche of his Rocket-era signatures. Moments like these balance out Sedaka's enduring taste for schmaltz, but even that trait holds some appeal to his longtime fans, who naturally are the audience for this light, likable album that isn't so much a comeback as a reminder of Sedaka's enduring charms as a showman. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	01/26/2010
Label:	Razor & Tie
UPC:	0793018307925
Rank:	213463

Tracks

1. Do You Remember?
2. A Fool in Love
3. Living in a Fantasy
4. Right or Wrong
5. I Got to Believe in Me Again
6. The Music of My Life
7. I Keep Searching
8. Waiting
9. Won't You Share This Dream of Mine
10. How Can I Change Your Mind
11. Bringing Me Back to Life
12. You

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Neil Sedaka   Primary Artist,Piano,Vocals
Janet Lakatos   Viola
Mike Beck   Guitar
Darrin McCann   Viola
Ron Oswanski   Accordion
Peter Kent   Violin
Ken Wild   Bass
Tim Luntzel   Bass
Alex Acuna   Percussion
John Walz   Cello
Jim Varley   Drums
Olivia Tsui   Violin
Brian Wolfe   Drums
Belinda Boughton   Violin
Vahe Hayrikian   Cello

Technical Credits

Ted Perlman   Producer
Mike Beck   Producer
Frank Capp   Contractor
Lee Holdridge   String Arrangements
John Adams   Producer
Phil Cody   Composer
Neil Sedaka   Composer,Producer
Alan Lorber   Composer
Howard Greenfield   Composer
David Foster   Producer
Giacomo Puccini   Composer
Lui Marquez   Spanish Lyrics