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Frankie Valli. This is a list of singles and some albums recorded and released by Frankie Valli and/or The Four Seasons in their various guises since 1953. This list includes only commercially released singles on which Valli or some configuration of the group was credited with performing or producing.
The Four Seasons is an American band formed in 1960 in Newark, New Jersey.Since 1970, they have also been known at times as Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons.Known for the use of a traditional Italian-American sound, [5] they are one of the best-selling musical groups of all time, having sold an estimated 100 million records worldwide.
In the U.S., Epic Records released the single, which reached number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart [9] and was one of the top 100 songs of 1967. The record sold one million copies globally, earning gold disc status. [10] The song was also covered in 1967 by The Plus Four, and by Swedish singer Jim Jidhed (in English) in 1989. The Tremeloes ...
This is the lineup which adopted the name "The Four Seasons" (billed numerically as the 4 Seasons on most of their early albums), named after a bowling alley in Union, New Jersey, that had a lounge where they had auditioned. Signed by songwriter/producer Bob Crewe, the Four Seasons cut their first single under that name, "Bermuda", in November ...
"Dawn (Go Away)" is a song written by Bob Gaudio and Sandy Linzer and recorded by the Four Seasons [3] in November 1963. [4] The song hit No. 3 in the early part of 1964. According to Billboard , it was the 25th biggest hit single of the year, placing behind " Rag Doll ", another Four Seasons hit, which was No. 24.
Billboard said that "Silver Star" is an "infectious rocker with a disco feel," saying further that it sometimes sounds like early Who songs. [5] Cash Box called the song "an up-tempo cut, with strong emphasis...on vocal harmony," stating that "acoustic guitars hold up the rhythm tracks" and that "the song has a couple of interesting breaks that work well to hook the listener into the song."
According to the co-writer and longtime group member Bob Gaudio, the song's lyrics were originally set in 1933 with the title "December 5th, 1933", celebrating the repeal of Prohibition, [6] but after the band revolted against what Gaudio would admit was a "silly" lyric being paired with an instrumental groove they knew would be a hit, [7] Parker, who had not written a song lyric before by ...
"The Proud One" is a 1966 single written by Bob Gaudio and Bob Crewe and originally performed by Frankie Valli as part of his debut solo album, The 4 Seasons Present Frankie Valli Solo. Valli's version, which featured the Seasons on instrumental backing but not vocals, peaked at #68 in the U.S. [1] and #64 in Canada. [2]