"Little Devil" is a song written by Neil Sedaka and Howard Greenfield which was released by Sedaka as a single in 1961. The title track of Sedaka's 1961 album Neil Sedaka Sings Little Devil and His Other Hits, it was a hit, reaching #11 in the US Billboard Charts.[1]

The personnel on the song included: Al Caiola, Bucky Pizzarelli and Charles Macy on guitar; George Duvivier on bass; Phil Kraus on percussion; David "Panama" Francis on drums; Romeo Penque, Sol Schlinger and Herman Yorks on saxophone; Jack Keller and Ernie Hayes on piano; and Harry Lookofsky, Julius Held, David Nadien, Paul Winter, Arnold Eidus and Julius Brand on violins.[citation needed]

Other language versions

"Esagerata" and "Un Giorno Inutile", the Italian-language versions of "Little Devil" and its B-side "I Must Be Dreaming"

"Little Devil" was Sedaka's first song to be translated into Italian – "Esagerata".[2] It was also translated into German ("Crazy Daisy"),[3] Spanish ("Diablito") and in French by Les Gendarmes ("Petit Démon").[4] Danish and Finnish versions were also recorded.[5]

References

  1. ^ History of Rock: Neil Sedaka
  2. ^ Neil Sedaka - Topic (2018-08-09). Esagerata (Little Devil). Retrieved 2024-11-15 – via YouTube.
  3. ^ Neil Sedaka - Topic (2015-02-25). Crazy Daisy. Retrieved 2024-11-15 – via YouTube.
  4. ^ Les Gendarmes - Topic (2021-06-14). Petit démon. Retrieved 2024-11-15 – via YouTube.
  5. ^ "Song: Little Devil written by Neil Sedaka, Howard Greenfield | SecondHandSongs". secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Devil
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