Circulate

• Artist: Neil Sedaka
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• Release Date: 1961
• Genre: Rock

Review

Neil Sedaka released his second solo album, Circulate, in 1961 when he was at the peak of his powers as a hitmaking songwriter. Instead of emphasizing his original compositions on Circulate, he covered a bunch of pop standards, including such mainstays as "Smile," "All the Way," "Angel Eyes," and "Everything Happens to Me." By choosing to deliver an album of standards instead of cutting versions of his rock-influenced pop hits for LaVern Baker, Clyde McPhatter, and Roy Hamilton, Sedaka confirmed that he was as much an old-fashioned singer as he was a teen idol, and Circulate certainly has a snazzy, almost schmaltzy, sound that is better suited to Vegas than the pop charts. And if the album was intended to showcase his range, it certainly does a good job of doing so. Perhaps Sedaka's voice is a little bit thin and nasal in comparison to Frank Sinatra -- and perhaps he doesn't quite have the flair for this material that his peer Bobby Darin did -- but Sedaka comes across as a born showman, delivering these songs with a smile and a bit of a swagger. If it's not the best collection of standards you'll ever hear, it's at least a thoroughly entertaining album, one that captures the sound of 1961 -- and it's also the first indication of Sedaka's range as a musician. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Circulate	Howard Greenfield, Neil Sedaka	Neil Sedaka
Smile	Charlie Chaplin, Geoff Parsons, John Turner	Neil Sedaka
Nothing Ever Changes My Love for You	Marvin Fisher, Jack Segal	Neil Sedaka
All the Way	James Van Heusen, Sammy Cahn	Neil Sedaka
We Kiss in a Shadow	Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers	Neil Sedaka
Bess, You Is My Woman Now	DuBose Heyward, George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin	Neil Sedaka
Look to the Rainbow	Burton Lane, E.Y. "Yip" Harburg	Neil Sedaka
Everything Happens to Me	Matt Dennis, Tom Adair	Neil Sedaka
A Felicidade	Vinícius de Moraes, Antonio Carlos Jobim	Neil Sedaka
Angel Eyes	Matt Dennis, Earl Brent	Neil Sedaka
I Found My World in You (Lyrics)	Neil Sedaka, Howard Greenfield	Neil Sedaka

Credits

Neil Sedaka (Piano), Neil Sedaka (Vocals)