- Not to be confused with "Carol" (song) by Chuck Berry and "Oh Carol" by Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman, recorded by Smokie
| "Oh! Carol" | ||||||||||
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| Single by Neil Sedaka | ||||||||||
| from the album Neil Sedaka Sings Little Devil and His Other Hits | ||||||||||
| Released | 1958 | |||||||||
| Recorded | 1958 | |||||||||
| Genre | Pop | |||||||||
| Length | 2:12 | |||||||||
| Label | RCA Victor | |||||||||
| Writer(s) | Neil Sedaka Howard Greenfield |
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"Oh Carol", legal title "Oh! Carol",[1] is an international hit written by Neil Sedaka in 1958 about his then-girlfriend, Carol Klein, later to become Carole King. The song was co-written with Howard Greenfield. The song reached #9 in the American charts in 1959. It also earned Sedaka his first #1 ranking when it went to #1 on the Italian charts for four weeks in January 1960. After release of single, it was included in the album Neil Sedaka Sings Little Devil and His Other Hits. The song is noted for Neil's spoken recitation of the verse, the second time around.
In 1963, Carole King released a humorous answer to "Oh! Carol" entitled "Oh Neil".[2]
Sedaka also recorded a Hebrew-language version of "Oh, Carol!"' which was written by Chaim Kaynan. It has been covered by other artists in other languages as well.
Other recorded versions [link]
- The Four Seasons (in their album Sherry & 11 Others (1962)
- Blue Diamonds (1960) [1]
- The Hep Stars (1965)
- Step by Step (1965)
- The Firebeats Inc. (Recorded in Oslo on September 19, 1968. It was released on the single His Master's Voice 45-AL 6156)
- General Saint featuring Don Campbell[3] (a minor hit in United Kingdom reaching #54 in the UK Singles Chart (1994)
- Language versions
- Luis Bravo in Spanish
- Karina in Spanish [2]
- Stereo Nation in Hindi / English [3]
- A humorous Greek take on the song entitled "Oh Chali" was released by Greek comedian Vasilis N. Triantafillidis under his stage name Harry Klynn [4]
References [link]
https://wn.com/Oh!_Carol
Oh Carol (1974 album)
Oh Carol is a 1974 compilation album by rock-and-pop star Neil Sedaka. It was released in Great Britain and throughout Western Europe on the RCA Camden label on both LP and cassette tape. The album features some of his better-known hits from the 1950s and 1960s along with some selections from a concert he gave in Sydney, Australia.
Track Listing
Side 1
Side 2
Oh Carol!
Oh Carol! is a Singaporean sitcom produced by local TV station Mediacorp. It aired on Tuesdays 8.30pm (Season 1) and on Wednesdays 8.30pm (Season 2).
Cast
External links
Podcasts:
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by Chris Norman
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by Blue Diamonds
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by Smokie
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by Boyzone
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by Neil Sedaka
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by Andrew Sixty
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by Diamonds
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by Sedaka Neil
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by Chuck Berry
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by salon victoria
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by Engelbert Humperdinck
Oh Carol
by: Chris NormanWell, I was out cruisin', getting late and I was losing
When I saw you walkin' my way
So nonchalant, I bet you get what you want
So do I, and I ain't losing today
Well your hips were swinging and your jeans were
clinging
You were driving me out of my mind
On a hot afternoon when there's nothing to do
You're not the sort of thing a fellow should find
So I pulled on over, you tossed your hair off your
shoulder
As you turned and you looked my way
Ahh you would have died, you'd have skinned me alive
If I'd said what I wanted to say
So being polite, I said "Whatcha doin' tonight?"
You said "It just so happens I'm free"
You got all the right curves and all the right words
And that's all right by me
Oh Carol, you got me eatin' my heart away
You got me counting my nights and days
Oh I'm floating on the milky way
Oh Carol, nobody done it before
Oh baby you've opened the door
Oh Carol you can do it some more
Well if you're ready for this, when we started to kiss
She said "Hold on a minute or two"
Well naturally I knew it couldn't be me
I said "Babe, what's troublin' you?"
She said "I'm not sixteen, if you know what I mean"
So we sat and we talked for a while
When we finally kissed, you know she didn't resist
And I must say she did it with style
*Well, I was out cruisin', getting late and I was
losing
When I saw you walkin' my way
So nonchalant, I bet you get what you want
So do I, and I ain't losing today*
Oh Carol, you got me eating my heart away
You got me counting my nights and days
Oh I'm floating on the milky way
Oh Carol, nobody's done it before
Oh baby, you've opened the door
Oh Carol, you can do it some more
Oh Carol, baby, you can do it some more
Oh Carol, baby, you can do it some more
Oh Carol, baby, you can do it some more
Oh Carol, baby, you can do it some more