Working My Way Back to You - The Four Seasons, Linzer, Sandy
Opus 17 (Don't You Worry 'Bout Me) - The Four Seasons, Linzer, Sandy
I've Got You Under My Skin - The Four Seasons, Porter, Cole
C'mon Marianne - The Four Seasons, Bloodworth, Raymond
Can't Take My Eyes Off You
My Eyes Adored You
Swearin' to God [Single Version]
Who Loves You - The Four Seasons, Gaudio, Bob
December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night) - The Four Seasons, Gaudio, Bob
Grease - The Four Seasons, Gibb, Barry
2002 compilation packs a single CD with 20 classics recorded for Vee-Jay, Phillips, Curb/Warner, Private Stock, & RSO between 1962-1978. Remastered from original master tapes. Rhino.
2002 compilation packs a single CD with 20 classics recorded for Vee-Jay, Phillips, Curb/Warner, Private Stock, & RSO between 1962-1978. Remastered from original master tapes. Rhino.
Linda H. from SEATTLE, WA Reviewed on 1/24/2014...
Love it!
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Karen M. from SHACKLEFORDS, VA Reviewed on 11/17/2012...
This is a great CD filled with all of the wonderful sounds from the 60's. Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons takes me back to the teenage days that I enjoyed so much. You will love the music of the Jersey Boys. I'm so glad I got my copy of their greatest songs.
JoAnn W. from WDM, IA Reviewed on 7/9/2012...
all of their best, love this CD
CD Reviews
Excellent collection of a great group
Peter Durward Harris | Leicester England | 04/05/2004
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons were hugely successful in America, where they had a long string of major hits, especially in the sixties. They were less successful in Britain but still managed seven top ten hits including a number one. Here you can find all the classics. From the sixties, there are Sherry, Big girls don't cry, Walk like a man, Rag doll, Let's hang on and many others. From the seventies, there are My eyes adored you, Who loves you, December '63 Oh what a night (their only British number one hit) and Grease. Two obvious omissions from the seventies are Night (a track recorded for Motown) and Silver star ( a UK top three hit), but you can't include everything by such a successful group.Aside from their own hits, covers of their songs were also successful for others. Four of their songs were UK number one hits for others. Their versions of Silence is golden (Tremeloes) and The sun ain't gonna shine anymore (Walker brothers) are not included, but you do get their original versions of Bye bye baby (Bay city rollers) and Working my way back to you (Detroit Spinners).This is an excellent single CD collection of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, one of the best American groups of the sixties and seventies."
Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons
Ricky C. Nelson | Commerce, GA | 08/03/2003
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This CD is aptly named the Very Best of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. It contains their very best hits from the 60's and 70's. The titles include "Sherry", "Dawn", "Rag Doll", "My Eyes Adored You", "December 1963", and "Grease" just to name a few. In all there are 20 songs on this CD and it is highly recommended!"
A Sherry starter, topped with Grease
Peter Reeve | Thousand Oaks, CA USA | 02/19/2006
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Among 60s supergroups, The Four Seasons were something of an anomaly, their sound being very much of the 50s, clearly influenced by The Four Freshmen. In fact, Valli had been singing for a decade by the time of their first hit, in 1962, and he and his backing lineup had already gone though a number of name changes. There had also been changes of personnel and it was the arrival of Bob Gaudio in that year that changed everything. He penned Sherry, their breakthrough hit, and was writer or co-writer of most of the subsequent hits. In that youth-obsessed age, promoters were nervous of the fact that Valli was 28 (married with two kids, to boot) and the other Seasons were in their mid-thirties. So they lopped a few years off. The insert notes in this CD repeat the official line that Valli was born in 1937. It was actually 1934. In those days, it mattered. Watch a Stones concert today and marvel at how things have changed.
In the late 60s and into the 70s, their style changed, taking on R&B and disco elements, and Valli dropping his trademark falsetto. This is the best period, with 1975's Oh, What a Night as their classic.
The Anthology double CD has more tracks and is great value, but this album of remastered tracks of their biggest hits sounds better and will suit most listeners. Its span is just right, starting with Sherry and ending with Grease, and it includes 4 of Valli's solo efforts.
In giving this album 5 stars I'm not saying I think it's musically excellent - there are too many notes not quite hit and too many lyrics that are a bit too cutesy for that - but I am saying it's a solid, good value, 'Best of' collection of a definitive 60s and 70s group.
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Early 60's East Coast Rock At it's Best.
Anthony Accordino | Massapequa Park, New York United States | 01/22/2003
(5 out of 5 stars)
"The youth of America had a musical divide in the early sixties. While the west coast soft beach harmonies of the Beach Boys were in full swing, the youth of the east coast was stomping to the harder edged harmonies of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons. Frankie along with Bob Guadio, Tommy Devito and the late Nick Massi, hailed from Newark New Jersey and went on to become one of the most important vocal groups in history. Between 1962 to 1966, the Seasons charted 23 times, making them the most popular group in that states history[sorry Springsteen fans]. Their influence can be heard every time you hear a 1970's Bee Gees tune or Billy Joel singing "Uptown girl". Frankie Valli's trademark falsetto voice is as unmistakable as Dylan's whine or Joe Cocker's growl. This collection is a must for anyone who does not own a Four Seasons cd. It contains 16 of the their highest charting hits from 62-68, like "Lets Hang On", "Sherry", "Big Girls Don't Cry", "C'mon Marianne", "Opus 17" and 'Rag Doll" to name a few. Also 1970's Seasons hits like "December 1963 Oh What A Night" and "Who Loves You" are here as well. Making this set essential is the inclusion of all of Frankie Valli's top solo hits, like "Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You", "My Eyes Adored You", "Swearin To God" and "Grease", making this the only single disc available to include all of his solo hits. This is as perfect as a single hits disc can get and I highly recommend this to anyone young or old, who would like to relive their past or experience a ledendary vocal group for the first time, that was second to none during their hey-day. For a more detailed overview of their career "In Season" the two disc Anthology is recommended. This review is dedicated to the late Nick Massi, whose bass playing and vocal arrangements will always be in season."
The absolutely amazing Frankie!
Brian Campbell | Chicago, Illinois | 07/09/2003
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I made a review of this wonderful album before being 100% familiar with this; just being excited over the couple of songs previously named. I am not doing that this time. Every song is better than the last; for that there is no need to name individual songs. This album includes the best of the best, and the sound quality on here is totally fabulous!Naysayers may say that the Beach Boys or the Beatles were the best; while those are great bands nobody nearly compares to the wonderful Frankie and his awesome band. Listening to this a few times over & over again made me buy more Frankie!I now also own the great In Seasons anthology; the terrific single-disc Anthology, the Off Seasons collection (love that as much as the biggest of hits ... check out Big Man's World & Coming Up In The World) & now the drumroll please .... I managed to find a NEW (!) copy of the 25th Anniversary Collection, and found a million more reasons to fall in love with Frankie (like I needed them ... )Please do a favor to yourself & buy this one first. You will discover very quickly just how wonderful the Four Seasons really are and will want to rush out to buy more fast!"