Paul Anka & Neil Sedaka - Canto Italiano (Double Play) "57-'62

TRACKLIST: Paul Anka & Neil Sedaka 1. Diana – Paul Anka 2. Put Your Head On My Shoulder – Paul Anka 3. Breaking Up Is Hard To Do – Neil Sedaka 4. Little Devil – Neil Sedaka Paul Anka - July 30, 1941, (singer, songwriter and actor) born in Ottawa, Ontario, to Canada. His parents were both of Lebanese descent, Anka collaborated with a number of Italian musicians, including composer/director Ennio Morricone, singer-songwriter Lucio Battisti, and lyricist Mogol. His official discography reports nine singles released by RCA Italiana. The man wrote “My Way.” For that and that alone, Paul Anka deserves an entire floor in the Tower of Song. Not only is it one of the most recorded and sung songs of all time, recorded by everyone from Sammy Davis, Jr. to Syd Vicious, it was the signature song for the man many consider the greatest singer ever, Frank Sinatra. In fact, Anka co-wrote the song, as related in the following account, to a minor French pop hit for Claude François about a failed marriage, written by Jacques Revaux. Paul Anka also wrote the “Tonight Show” theme, used during the Johnny Carson reign, not to mention countless hits he recorded himself, from early rock & roll hits “Diana” and “Lonely Boy” in 1958 through “You’re Having My Baby” in 1974. But no song meant more to him than “My Way,” nor any singer as much as Sinatra. Written in the incendiary year of 1968, the song reflected the paradigm shift the world was undergoing, as signaled by the evolution in pop music from the songs of Sinatra to rock & roll. It was the start of a new era, and Sinatra belonged very much to the previous one. He told Anka that rock & roll made him feel irrelevant, and felt it was time to call it quits. Anka loved Sinatra and had deep reverence for all the great songwriters who wrote the songs Frank sang. Italian American Golden Era *** From my own cd and vinyl collection Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for fair use for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise, be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. Video will be removed if requested by the copyright owner. *** Double Play Hits - Due Per Te - Back To Back Hits Amore mio * Cuore mio * Tesoro mio * Baciami! THE WAY THIS MUSIC WAS MEANT TO BE HEARD *