The Hungry Years

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Name = The Hungry Years
Type = Album
Artist = Neil Sedaka


Released = 1975
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Genre = Pop
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Label = Rocket Records
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"The Hungry Years" is an album by Neil Sedaka. It was released on the Rocket Records label in 1975.

The album is the American edition of "Overnight Success", with two songs being replaced. "Bad Blood", a duet with Elton John, hit No.1 on the Billboard single chart, while his remake of "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" reached No.8 in December 1975. "The Queen of 1984", from his British-released "Overnight Success" album, reached #5 in the UK in March 1975.

Track listing

# "Crossroads" (Neil Sedaka/Phil Cody)
# "Lonely Night (Angel Face)" (Sedaka)
# "Stephen" (Sedaka/Howard Greenfield)
# "Bad Blood" (Sedaka/Cody) (duet with Elton John)
# "Your Favorite Entertainer" (Sedaka/Cody)
# "Baby Blue" (Sedaka/Greenfield)
# "Tit for Tat" (Sedaka/Greenfield)
# "New York City Blues" (Sedaka/Cody)
# "When You Were Lovin' Me" (Sedaka/Cody)
# "The Hungry Years" (Sedaka/Greenfield)
# "Breaking Up Is Hard To Do" (Sedaka/Greenfield) (slow version)
# "Hey Mister Sunshine" (Dara Sedaka)
# "The Queen Of 1964" (Sedaka/Greenfield)
# "Betty Grable" (Sedaka/Greenfield)
# "Goodman Goodbye" (Sedaka/Cody)

Tracks 12–15 are bonus tracks on the 1998 CD rerelease.