![]() He then used this knowledge to create the song, "Oh! Carol". Determined to create a hit song, Sedaka purchased the three top singles of the day and listened to them repeatedly, studying their melody, chord progression, and lyrical styles and he found that they were very similar in structure. At the time Sedaka produced the record, his second and third singles, "I Go Ape!" and "Crying My Heart Out For You" had fared poorly on the charts, and RCA Victor was ready to drop him from their label, but producer Al Nevins persuaded the RCA executives to give Sedaka one last chance. The song is noted for Sedaka's spoken recitation of the verse, the second time around. ![]() After release of single, it was included in the album Neil Sedaka Sings Little Devil and His Other Hits. It also earned Sedaka his first #1 ranking when it went to #1 on the Italian charts for four weeks in January 1960. The song reached #9 in the American charts in 1959. ![]() ![]() The song was co-written with Howard Greenfield. Not to be confused with "Carol" by Chuck Berry, or "Oh Carol" by Smokie"Oh! Carol" is an international hit written by Neil Sedaka in 1958. ![]()
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