Run Samson Run

"Run Samson Run"
"Run Samson Run"
	Spanish release picture sleeve
Single by Neil Sedaka
from the album Neil Sedaka Sings Little Devil and His Other Hits
B-side	"You Mean Everything to Me"
Released	1960
Recorded	1960
Genre	Pop
Songwriters	Neil Sedaka ; Howard Greenfield
Producer	Al Nevins
Neil Sedaka singles chronology

"Run Samson Run" is a song written by Neil Sedaka and Howard Greenfield and sung by Neil Sedaka. It appears on his album Neil Sedaka Sings Little Devil and His Other Hits. The song was included in Neil Sedaka Sings His Greatest Hits (1959–1963).

Chart performance

The single was released in 1960. It became a hit in US reaching number 28 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.^[2] As with most of Sedaka's early recordings, Stan Applebaum provided the musical accompaniment. In Canada, the song was co-charted with the a-side 'You Mean Everything To Me' and they reached and No. 2 in Canada.^[3]

Cover versions

In 1963, Hong Kong female singer Chang Loo (張露) (1932–2009), covered this song, under title name of Run Samson Run/英雄美人, in alternate English and Mandarin Chinese language, on her LP album An Evening With Chang Loo with EMI Columbia Records.

References

^ "discogs.com". discogs.com. 1960. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 748.
^ "CHUM Hit Parade - October 17, 1960".

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[1] "discogs.com". discogs.com. 1960. Retrieved June 2, 2021.

[2] Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 748.

[3] "CHUM Hit Parade - October 17, 1960".

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Studio albums	Rock with Sedaka Circulate Neil Sedaka Sings Little Devil and His Other Hits 3 Great Guys Workin' on a Groovy Thing/Sounds of Sedaka Emergence Solitaire The Tra-La Days Are Over Laughter in the Rain Overnight Success The Hungry Years Steppin' Out A Song All You Need Is the Music In the Pocket Now Come See About Me The Good Times
Compilation albums	Neil Sedaka Sings His Greatest Hits Italiano Italiano Vol. 2 Sedaka's Back Let's Go Steady Again Neil Sedaka's Greatest Hits (1977) The '50s and '60s 14 Knockouts The Many Sides of Neil Sedaka Sunny Neil Sedaka's Greatest Hits (1980) My Friend Neil Sedaka: All Time Greatest Hits All Time Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 Laughter in the Rain: The Best of Neil Sedaka, 1974–1980 The Very Best of Neil Sedaka Oh Carol: The Complete Recordings, 1955–66 Stairway to Heaven: The Best of Neil Sedaka Love Songs
Live albums	Live at the Royal Festival Hall On Stage
Singles	"The Diary" "I Go Ape" "Crying My Heart Out for You" "Oh! Carol" "One-Way Ticket (To The Blues)" "Stairway to Heaven" "You Mean Everything to Me" "Run Samson Run" "Calendar Girl" "Little Devil" "Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen" "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" "Next Door to an Angel" "La terza luna" "Lettera bruciata" "Our Last Song Together" "Laughter in the Rain" "The Immigrant" "That's When the Music Takes Me" "Bad Blood" "Love in the Shadows" "Amarillo" "Should've Never Let You Go" "Your Precious Love" "Rhythm of the Rain"
Other songs	"Stupid Cupid" "Fallin'" "Frankie" "Where the Boys Are" "Workin' On a Groovy Thing" "Rainy Jane" "Puppet Man" "Time Waits for No One" "One Day of Your Life" "Summer Symphony" "One More Mountain to Climb" "Ring Ring" "Solitaire" "Don't Hide Your Love" "The Other Side of Me" "The Way I Am" "Sad Eyes" "Love Will Keep Us Together" "Lonely Night (Angel Face)" "You Never Done It Like That"
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