The dictionary defines "emergence" as "the act or an instance of emerging," which is a redundant term for an established star releasing this album in 1971 while enjoying recent chart success writing "Workin' on a Groovy Thing" for the 5th Dimension on their Age of Aquarius album from 1969 as well as the Roger Atkins/Neil Sedaka composition "Puppet Man" on 1970's Portrait LP by that same group.
This project is a deep musical statement from the team of Howard Greenfield and Neil Sedaka, featuring songs that provoke thoughts with their almost soap-opera look at Hollywood, the closest thing to a concept album by this legendary Brill Building duo.
Listen to "Is Anybody Gonna Miss You" and see if Elton John and Bernie Taupin didn't base "Country Comforts" on it (as that pair based perhaps their entire career on Sedaka/Greenfield -- the piano man meets the lyricist and they work for publishers on two different continents!).
Stephen Thomas Erlewine calls John's 1971 Tumbleweed Connection "a loose concept album about the American West," and the similarity is due either to serendipity or likeminded artists watching each other very closely a few years before they would all work together.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I'm a Song (Sing Me)Howard Greenfield, Neil Sedaka | Neil Sedaka | Play | 03:22 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | Gone With the MorningHoward Greenfield, Neil Sedaka | Neil Sedaka | Play | 03:22 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | SuperbirdHoward Greenfield, Neil Sedaka | Neil Sedaka | Play | 04:12 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | Silent MoviesHoward Greenfield, Neil Sedaka | Neil Sedaka | Play | 04:16 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | Little SongHoward Greenfield, Neil Sedaka | Neil Sedaka | Play | 00:53 | 2 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | PreludeHoward Greenfield, Neil Sedaka | Neil Sedaka | Play | 00:53 | 2 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | Cardboard CaliforniaHoward Greenfield, Neil Sedaka | Neil Sedaka | Play | 05:09 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | One More Mountain to ClimbHoward Greenfield, Neil Sedaka | Neil Sedaka | Play | 03:27 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | God Bless JoannaHoward Greenfield, Neil Sedaka | Neil Sedaka | Play | 03:08 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 10 | Is Anybody Gonna Miss YouHoward Greenfield, Neil Sedaka | Neil Sedaka | Play | 03:00 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 11 | What Have They Done to the MoonHoward Greenfield, Neil Sedaka | Neil Sedaka | Play | 03:29 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 12 | Rosemary BlueHoward Greenfield, Neil Sedaka | Neil Sedaka | Play | 03:41 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 13 | Wish I Was a CarouselHoward Greenfield, Neil Sedaka | Neil Sedaka | Play | 02:42 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 14 | Reprise: I'm a Song (Sing Me) | Neil Sedaka | Play | 00:46 | 1 MB | 0 MB |
| 42 mins | 97 MB | |||||
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| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wally Gold | Producer |
| 2 | Howard Greenfield | Composer |
| 3 | Lee Holdridge | Arranger, Conductor |
| 4 | Don Kirshner | Music Supervisor |
| 5 | Neil Sedaka | Composer, Piano, Primary Artist, Vocals |
| 6 | John Woram | Engineer |
| 7 | Ritchie Yorke | Liner Notes |
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| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |