Next Door to an Angel
{{Infobox song
| name = Next Door to an Angel
| cover = Next Door to an Angel cover.JPG
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Neil Sedaka
| album =
| B-side = I Belong to You
| released = October 1962
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Pop
| length =
| label = RCA Victor
| writer = Neil Sedaka, Howard Greenfield
| producer =
| prev_title = Breaking Up is Hard to Do
| prev_year = 1962
| next_title = Alice in Wonderland
| next_year = 1963
}}
"Next Door to an Angel" is a rock and pop song written by Neil Sedaka and Howard Greenfield and recorded by Neil Sedaka in 1962. It was issued by RCA Victor Records. It reached No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 in late 1962.Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-2002 "Next Door to an Angel" also went to No. 19 on the Hot R&B Singles chart.{{cite book |title= Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=516}} It was Sedaka's last appearance on the American Top 10 until "Laughter in the Rain" in late 1974.
"Next Door to an Angel", in its original 45 rpm release, was backed with an older Sedaka melody, "I Belong To You", from 1959. It was also featured as the first song on the 1963 compilation album Neil Sedaka Sings His Greatest Hits.
Chart history
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| Chart (1962)
!Peak |
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| Canada (CHUM Hit Parade)[http://chumtribute.com/62-11-12-chart.jpg CHUM Hit Parade, November 12, 1962]
| style="text-align:center;"|5 |
| New Zealand (Lever Hit Parade)[http://www.flavourofnz.co.nz/index.php?qpageID=search%20lever&qartistid=130#n_view_location Flavour of New Zealand, 29 November 1962]
| style="text-align:center;"|4 |
| UK Singles (OCC){{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/next-door-to-an-angel/ |title=Official Charts Company |website=Officialcharts.com |date=1962-11-28 |accessdate=2021-01-11}}
| style="text-align:center;"|29 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - {{ISBN|0-89820-089-X}}
| style="text-align:center;"|5 |
| U.S. Billboard R&B{{cite book |title= Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=516}}
| style="text-align:center;"|19 |
| U.S. Cash Box Top 100
|align="center"|10 |
References
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External links
- {{YouTube|Ok3qU9VjajE|Neil Sedaka - Next Door to an Angel}}
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Category:Songs written by Neil Sedaka