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From '' One Way Ticket ''
Label: Ace Records – ACE 002
Format: Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Blue P/S
Country: UK
Released: 8 Sep 1979
Tracklist
A1 One Way Ticket (Neil Sedaka cover)
Written-By – Hank Hunter, Jack Keller
A2 Baker Street (Gerry Rafferty cover)
Written-By – Gerry Rafferty
B1 Knock On Wood (Eddie Floyd cover)
Written-By – Eddie Floyd
B2 Brown Eyes Blue
Written-By – Richard Leigh
Vocals – Derek Phipps, Joy Skinner
Keyboards – Malcolm Gunton
Guitar – Glenn Silk
Drums – Terry Prior
Bass Guitar – Adrian Norman
Pressed By – Lyntone Recordings Ltd. – LYN 7581
Pressed By – Lyntone Recordings Ltd. – LYN 7582
🎵 [SONG INFO]
"One Way Ticket" is a song written by Jack Keller and Hank Hunter.
It was originally performed by American singer Neil Sedaka and popularized by British disco band Eruption.
Neil Sedaka version
The track was originally performed by Neil Sedaka and included as the B-side on Sedaka's 1959 single "Oh! Carol".
In 1961, the song featured in the track listing of his third studio album, Neil Sedaka Sings Little Devil and His Other Hits, but was never released as a standalone single. Despite this, the song made it to number one on the Japanese pop charts, where it was affectionately called "The Choo-Choo Train Song".
The lyrics allude to several popular songs of the late 1950s, including "Lonesome Town", "Heartbreak Hotel", "Bye Bye Love", "Gotta Travel On", "Lonely Teardrops", "A Fool Such as I", and "I Cried a Tear".
Eruption version
"One Way Ticket" was covered by British disco band Eruption for their second album, Leave a Light. The song became a big hit in Europe in the first half of 1979, topping charts in Austria and Switzerland, and reaching top 10 across Europe.
This song inspired the item song "Hari Om Hari" from the Hindi film Pyara Dushman (1980).
"One Way Ticket" is now one of the band's trademark hits, along with their cover of "I Can't Stand the Rain".
Chart performance
Weekly charts
Chart (1979) / Peak position
Argentina (CAPIF) / 2
Australia (Kent Music Report) / 10
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) / 1
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) / 2
Denmark (Hitlisten) / 2
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista) / 2
French Singles Chart / 4
Irish Singles Chart / 13
Netherlands (Single Top 100) / 5
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) / 4
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) / 32
South Africa (Springbok Radio) / 5
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) / 8
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) / 1
UK Singles (Official Charts Company) / 9
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard) / 30
West Germany (GfK) / 7
Zimbabwe (ZIMA) / 4
Year-end charts
Chart (1979) / Position
Australia (Kent Music Report) / 42
Other cover versions and adaptations
1960
Paul Mauriat Et Son Orchestre titled ''Le Grand Train Bleu''
平尾昌章 (Masaaki Hirao) in Japanese titled ''恋の片道切符''
山下敬二郎 in Japanese titled ''恋の片道切符''
1961
Célia Vilela in Spanish titled ''Trem Do Amor''
1963
Porter Wagoner as part of a medley on his album ''The Porter Wagoner Show''
1964
Evy in French titled ''Chaque, Chaque Fois''
The Cliffters
1965
Theresa Yhtyeineen in Finnish titled ''Menolippu''
1966
Ali Sommar & Four Dogs
1967
"14"
1968
ザ・タックスマン (The Taxman) in English titled ''恋の片道切符''
1969
Eleanor Bodel
Sverre in Swedish titled ''Minnenas Hotell''
The Scarlets
1970
Singing Guitars in Russian (or Moldovan) titled ''Blue Song''
1971
Toshiyuki Miyama & The New Herd
Ivy Christie
1972
ザ・ピーナッツ (The Peanuts)
1973
Kerstin Aulén in Swedish titled ''En Enkel Resa Bort Från Dig''
1974
Barry Blue
Klaus & Servants
Lecia & Lucienne Med The Scarlets
1976
Moog I I I
平尾昌晃 (Masaaki Hirao) in Japanese titled ''恋の片道切符''
1977
Ivar Hovden
Radar
Ricardo Acosta in Spanish titled ''Solo Y Sin Amor''
1978
Nükhet Ruacan
Tenox
1979
Hugo Strasser Und Sein Tanzorchester
Franz Lambert
Max Greger
Orchester Jack Harkins
Michael Stevens
Unknown artist on the album ''Disco-Ape'' (Maxim – MAXIM 2.9003, Finland)
Christopher John, Son Orchestre Et Ses Chanteurs
Unknown artist on the album ''16 Smashing Hits'' (RAM – 7121, Netherlands)
Unknown artist on the album ''Texaco Disco-Sound Vol 8'' (Moondisc – 82 1891, Scandinavia)
Special Edition
The Harlem
Thorleifs
Unknown artist on the album ''Hit Parade'' (Delta – DA 2063, Germany)
Unknown artist on the album ''Parade Of Pops'' (Chevron – CHVPL 10, UK)
Vicky in Finnish titled ''Menolippu''
Ingmar Nordströms
Perla in Spanish titled ''Trem Do Amor''
Nina & Mike In German (Deutsch) titled ''Rückflug-Ticket Auf Den Mond''
Marion Scharf
Taurus
Satu Pentikäinen in Finnish titled ''Menolippu''
Virve "Vicky" Rosti in Finnish titled ''Menolippu''
Glori Bee And The Disco Machine
The Grosvenors
Cliff Carpenter
Eleonor Bodel
Unknown artist on the album ''It's A Holi-Holiday'' (Ariola – AE 13-0023 CN, Hong Kong)
Little Gerhard
Greyhound Band
Full list of cover versions and adaptations here: thecoververse.blogspot.com/p/one-way-ticket-neil-sedaka-song-info.html
#taurus
#onewayticket
#neilsedakacover
From '' One Way Ticket ''
Label: Ace Records – ACE 002
Format: Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Blue P/S
Country: UK
Released: 8 Sep 1979
Tracklist
A1 One Way Ticket (Neil Sedaka cover)
Written-By – Hank Hunter, Jack Keller
A2 Baker Street (Gerry Rafferty cover)
Written-By – Gerry Rafferty
B1 Knock On Wood (Eddie Floyd cover)
Written-By – Eddie Floyd
B2 Brown Eyes Blue
Written-By – Richard Leigh
Vocals – Derek Phipps, Joy Skinner
Keyboards – Malcolm Gunton
Guitar – Glenn Silk
Drums – Terry Prior
Bass Guitar – Adrian Norman
Pressed By – Lyntone Recordings Ltd. – LYN 7581
Pressed By – Lyntone Recordings Ltd. – LYN 7582
🎵 [SONG INFO]
"One Way Ticket" is a song written by Jack Keller and Hank Hunter.
It was originally performed by American singer Neil Sedaka and popularized by British disco band Eruption.
Neil Sedaka version
The track was originally performed by Neil Sedaka and included as the B-side on Sedaka's 1959 single "Oh! Carol".
In 1961, the song featured in the track listing of his third studio album, Neil Sedaka Sings Little Devil and His Other Hits, but was never released as a standalone single. Despite this, the song made it to number one on the Japanese pop charts, where it was affectionately called "The Choo-Choo Train Song".
The lyrics allude to several popular songs of the late 1950s, including "Lonesome Town", "Heartbreak Hotel", "Bye Bye Love", "Gotta Travel On", "Lonely Teardrops", "A Fool Such as I", and "I Cried a Tear".
Eruption version
"One Way Ticket" was covered by British disco band Eruption for their second album, Leave a Light. The song became a big hit in Europe in the first half of 1979, topping charts in Austria and Switzerland, and reaching top 10 across Europe.
This song inspired the item song "Hari Om Hari" from the Hindi film Pyara Dushman (1980).
"One Way Ticket" is now one of the band's trademark hits, along with their cover of "I Can't Stand the Rain".
Chart performance
Weekly charts
Chart (1979) / Peak position
Argentina (CAPIF) / 2
Australia (Kent Music Report) / 10
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) / 1
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) / 2
Denmark (Hitlisten) / 2
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista) / 2
French Singles Chart / 4
Irish Singles Chart / 13
Netherlands (Single Top 100) / 5
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) / 4
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) / 32
South Africa (Springbok Radio) / 5
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) / 8
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) / 1
UK Singles (Official Charts Company) / 9
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard) / 30
West Germany (GfK) / 7
Zimbabwe (ZIMA) / 4
Year-end charts
Chart (1979) / Position
Australia (Kent Music Report) / 42
Other cover versions and adaptations
1960
Paul Mauriat Et Son Orchestre titled ''Le Grand Train Bleu''
平尾昌章 (Masaaki Hirao) in Japanese titled ''恋の片道切符''
山下敬二郎 in Japanese titled ''恋の片道切符''
1961
Célia Vilela in Spanish titled ''Trem Do Amor''
1963
Porter Wagoner as part of a medley on his album ''The Porter Wagoner Show''
1964
Evy in French titled ''Chaque, Chaque Fois''
The Cliffters
1965
Theresa Yhtyeineen in Finnish titled ''Menolippu''
1966
Ali Sommar & Four Dogs
1967
"14"
1968
ザ・タックスマン (The Taxman) in English titled ''恋の片道切符''
1969
Eleanor Bodel
Sverre in Swedish titled ''Minnenas Hotell''
The Scarlets
1970
Singing Guitars in Russian (or Moldovan) titled ''Blue Song''
1971
Toshiyuki Miyama & The New Herd
Ivy Christie
1972
ザ・ピーナッツ (The Peanuts)
1973
Kerstin Aulén in Swedish titled ''En Enkel Resa Bort Från Dig''
1974
Barry Blue
Klaus & Servants
Lecia & Lucienne Med The Scarlets
1976
Moog I I I
平尾昌晃 (Masaaki Hirao) in Japanese titled ''恋の片道切符''
1977
Ivar Hovden
Radar
Ricardo Acosta in Spanish titled ''Solo Y Sin Amor''
1978
Nükhet Ruacan
Tenox
1979
Hugo Strasser Und Sein Tanzorchester
Franz Lambert
Max Greger
Orchester Jack Harkins
Michael Stevens
Unknown artist on the album ''Disco-Ape'' (Maxim – MAXIM 2.9003, Finland)
Christopher John, Son Orchestre Et Ses Chanteurs
Unknown artist on the album ''16 Smashing Hits'' (RAM – 7121, Netherlands)
Unknown artist on the album ''Texaco Disco-Sound Vol 8'' (Moondisc – 82 1891, Scandinavia)
Special Edition
The Harlem
Thorleifs
Unknown artist on the album ''Hit Parade'' (Delta – DA 2063, Germany)
Unknown artist on the album ''Parade Of Pops'' (Chevron – CHVPL 10, UK)
Vicky in Finnish titled ''Menolippu''
Ingmar Nordströms
Perla in Spanish titled ''Trem Do Amor''
Nina & Mike In German (Deutsch) titled ''Rückflug-Ticket Auf Den Mond''
Marion Scharf
Taurus
Satu Pentikäinen in Finnish titled ''Menolippu''
Virve "Vicky" Rosti in Finnish titled ''Menolippu''
Glori Bee And The Disco Machine
The Grosvenors
Cliff Carpenter
Eleonor Bodel
Unknown artist on the album ''It's A Holi-Holiday'' (Ariola – AE 13-0023 CN, Hong Kong)
Little Gerhard
Greyhound Band
Full list of cover versions and adaptations here: thecoververse.blogspot.com/p/one-way-ticket-neil-sedaka-song-info.html
#taurus
#onewayticket
#neilsedakacover
