Solitaire (Neil Sedaka song)
| "Solitaire" | |
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| Song by Neil Sedaka | |
| from the album Solitaire | |
| Released | 1972 |
| Recorded | June 1972 |
| Studio | Strawberry Studios, Stockport, England |
| Genre | Pop |
| Length | 5:02 |
| Label | RCA Victor |
| Songwriters | Neil Sedaka, Phil Cody |
| Producer | Neil Sedaka |
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| Single by The Searchers | ||||
| B-side | "Spicks and Specks" | |||
| Released | February 1973 | |||
| Label | RCA Victor | |||
| Songwriters | Neil Sedaka, Phil Cody | |||
| Producer | The Searchers | |||
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| Single by Andy Williams | ||||
| from the album Solitaire | ||||
| B-side | "My Love" | |||
| Released | September 7, 1973 | |||
| Length | 4:22 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Songwriters | Neil Sedaka, Philip Cody | |||
| Producers | Richard Perry, Jack Gold | |||
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| Single by Carpenters | ||||
| from the album Horizon | ||||
| B-side | "Love Me for What I Am" | |||
| Released | July 18, 1975 | |||
| Recorded | Late 1974 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 4:40 | |||
| Label | A&M 1721 | |||
| Songwriters | Neil Sedaka, Phil Cody | |||
| Producer | Richard Carpenter | |||
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"Solitaire" is a ballad composed by Neil Sedaka with lyrics by Phil Cody and originally recorded by Sedaka on his 1972 album Solitaire. It uses the card game of solitaire as a metaphor for a man "who lost his love through his indifference"—"while life goes on around him everywhere he's playing solitaire". A version by Andy Williams reached number 4 in the UK Singles Chart in 1973. In 1975, the song was a U.S. top-20 single for the Carpenters.