Breaking up is hard to do (Neil Sedaka)

Breaking up is hard to do a single of Neil Sedaka . It was a loose released single, the song appeared only later compilations .

The song was written by Neil Sedaka himself with the support of Howard Greenfield . Both were responsible for the original B-side . Sedaka recorded the song himself twice, smooth original in 1962 and a ballad-like arrangement in 1975 . Sedaka was identified with the song. The song was numerous times retreaded, from Paul Anka toGloria Estefan and The Carpenters to Tom Jones . There also appeared versions in other languages. Anna-Lena Löfgren sang Abschiednehmen is so schwer, Claude François and Sylvie Vartan sang Moi encore pense à toi and La Onda Vaselina sang Que triste es el primer adiós. There is Sedaka himself an Italian version known under the title Tu non loose ai / Finche 'vivro. For the Netherlands took Maywood and Stars on 45 (in medley form) it.

Sedaka was on the original assisted by the singers of The Cookies . Among the studio goers were Al Casamenti, Art Ryerson, and Charles Macy on guitar; Ernie Hayes on piano; George Duvivier on bass , Gary Chester on drums ; Artie Kaplan on saxophone ; George Devens and Phil Kraus on percussion; Seymour Barab and Morris Stonzek on cello and David Gulliet, Joseph H. Haber, Harry Kohon, David Sackson, and Louis Stone on violin .

In 1970 took Lenny Welch ballad version and thus made ​​the Billboard Hot 100 ; He came into place in December 1975 32. Sedaka sang the ballad itself to the top 10 of the list (set 6). In the list of Billboard Easy Listening secured the first place. ==[Hitnotering  edit ] == The version of 1962 then took first place in the Billboard Hot 100 (August 11, 1962). The United Kingdom was the sixteen weeks listed with the highest place 7. Netherlands and Belgium showed the pass.