The Four Seasons are often overlooked when lists of important bands of the 1960s are made. That really shouldn't be the case. With Frankie Valli's amazing bray of a voice backed by the solid harmonies of the other Three Seasons singing simple, powerful songs with great hooks and lots of musical surprises, they were really quite special. And Bob ...
In the wake of the success of Jersey Boys, the theatrical production based on the Four Seasons' lives, Rhino issued this impressive three-CD, 76-track box set, which also includes a DVD of a dozen film clips from 1962-1975. It's never been hard to find a Four Seasons best-of that includes all their big hits (which are all here as well), but for ...
For those who've lived under a rock for almost 50 years, this review will mean less than nothing. The rest of us have no doubt encountered -- on some television program, a commercial for a K-Tel oldies collection, or, in rarer cases, songs floating in the background on a film soundtrack -- Frankie Valli's shattering falsetto fronting his rock and ...
The Four Seasons were never in a class with Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers or Little Anthony & the Imperials, and Franki Valli's voice tended to sound shrill. But despite their imperfections, Valli and friends came up with their share of fun, enjoyable teen pop in the early '60s. In fact, it's hard to imagine the early '60s without teen pop ...
A budget box set might seem like a contradiction in terms, but that's what this is. The box is actually a metal can, and inside are three previously released ten-track budget compilations of the music of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, all from Rhino's Flashback division: Sherry and Other Hits (not to be confused with the 4 Seasons' 1962 debut ...
Essentially an expanded version of Rhino's superb 2002 single-disc compilation The Very Best of Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons, Definitive Pop is an equally worthy two-disc collection bringing together all of Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons best-known songs as well as some lesser known cuts. This collection actually bests the previous version ...
Their best-selling Christmas classic, it includes the great rocker, "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town." "Joy to the World Medley" is a surprise treat. (The 4 Seasons' Christmas Album is a Philips Records reissue of the December 1962 Vee Jay Records LP, The Four Seasons' Greetings. Rhino Records later reissued it a second time, again under the title ...
The sixth volume in the Disco Nights series includes the best-charting anthems of the period, including "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)" by Sylvester, "Macho Man" by the Village People, "Don't Leave Me This Way" by Thelma Houston, "He's the Greatest Dancer" by Sister Sledge and even "Planet Rock" by Afrika Bambaataa & the Soul Sonic Force. ~ Keith ...
Frankie Valli has recorded only sparingly as a solo artist, and virtually never after the late '70s. (Culture hounds should already be aware that the most notable solo Valli performance was the theme song to 1978's Grease, the latest of his Top Ten hits.) But in 2007, with his recurring appearances on The Sopranos and the success of the Four ...
Priority's Chart Toppers series is an excellent budget-line collection, offering a strong selection of 15 original hits, grouped by a specific theme and decade, on each disc. Chart Toppers: Romantic Hits of the 60s combines rock & roll, girl groups, soul, pop and easy listening hits -- an eclectic bunch, to say the least, but the variety helps ...
Like most of the decade-based installments in Casey Kasem's America's Top 10 series, this set has its hands full with the genre-flooded charts of 1970s pop. But while most retrospectives would include just a few hits surrounded by hit-or-miss filler, Top 10 is crammed with well-known radio favorites, and offers a nice cross-section of the decade's ...
Working My Way Back to You/The Genuine Imitation Life Gazette is a strange and wonderful pairing which, between the two, delineates the point where the Four Seasons ceased being a contemporary pop/rock outfit and slipped off that ledge into an oldies/nostalgia act -- and they did not go quietly, as revealed here. Working My Way Back to You was ...
Great Records of the Decade: 70's Hits Pop, Vol. 1 is a budget-line collection that features ten hits from the '70s, including Debby Boone's "You Light Up My Life," the Bellamy Brothers' "Let Your Love Flow," Exile's "Kiss You All Over," the Four Seasons' "December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)," Shaun Cassidy's "That's Rock & Roll," Wayne Newton's ...
Only Dance: 1975-1979 follows the pattern of JCI's Only series, offering a seemingly random collection of 20 hits from a given genre or style for a period of five years. These songs weren't necessarily the biggest hits of these five years, although there are a number of classics and smashes here. It may be hard to deduce exactly why these songs ...
Mail-order reissue label Collectors' Choice Music combines two relatively obscure Four Seasons titles on this CD: Half & Half (originally released in May 1970), an LP that, as its name suggests, consists of half Four Seasons numbers (tracks two, four, six, eight, and ten) and half solo performances by the group's lead singer, Frankie Valli (tracks ...
Another winner in this series, this time focusing on songs that were hits right at the height of the twist era. Standout tracks are Joey Dee's "Peppermint Twist," Booker T. & the MGs' "Green Onions," Gene Chandler's "Duke of Earl," Little Eva's "The Loco-Motion," and Freddy Cannon's "Palisades Park." Tunes from the Shirelles, Dion, Shelley Fabares ...
The Four Seasons kept the ?50s alive in the ?60s, thanks to Frankie Valli's incredible falsetto and some of the best material around. Rhino has done a good job of compiling the highlights on multiple hits and rarities volumes. Their Four Seasons Anthology, though, might be the best option for those just interested in a single disc roundup -- plus ...
You'd never know that 1964 was the year of the British Invasion and all things Beatle by the lineup on this entry in Rhino's Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits series. But biggies like "Under the Boardwalk" by the Drifters, "Chapel of Love" by the Dixie Cups, "Leader of the Pack" by the Shangri-Las, "The Little Old Lady (From Pasadena)" by Jan and ...
Rag Doll was a new step in the Four Seasons albums. Previously, the group had filled LPs with covers of oldies after including their current hit. Rag Doll consisted entirely of songs written by group member Bob Gaudio, which gave it a contemporary feel, and it contained three Top Ten hits, including the number one title track, "Save It for Me," ...
Second Gold Vault of Hits is an entertaining budget-line collection of Four Seasons hits that includes such singles as "Rag Doll," "Let's Hang On," "December 1963 (Oh What a Night)" and "Bye Bye Baby (Baby Goodbye)." ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
Gold Vault of Hits is the first installment of a two-volume, budget-line collection of the Four Seasons' biggest hits. Although these songs are available on more thorough and better-produced collections, the Gold Vault series is adequate for casual fans who want to get the hits for little cash.~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
The success of the Four Seasons' latest Top Ten hit single, "Working My Way Back to You," at the start of 1966 may have taken the team by surprise, since this rush-released album borrowed three tracks from the group's previous album, The 4 Seasons Entertain You. The other eight tracks, however, were fairly good representations of the Gaudio-Crewe ...
After mounting a comeback as a solo artist with the hits "My Eyes Adored You" and "Swearin' to God" in 1974-1975, Frankie Valli, along with longtime partner Bob Gaudio, turned to their group, the Four Seasons, to work the same magic. The band had not charted since 1970 and had not released a record since 1973. Noting the success of the Bee Gees' ...
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