While the single did not chart, the songs gave the group enough of a following. Bob crewe producer, orchestral arrangements, conductor, cover design, bob gaudio orchestral arrangements, sid bass orchestral arrangements, nick massi vocal arrangements, gordon clark engineer. Originally formed as the four lovers, they became the 4 seasons in 1960, built around frankie valli on lead vocals, bob gaudio on keyboards and tenor vocals. The four seasons released their first single in 1961 bermudaspanish lace.
All new recorded live on stage with the four seasons 1965 dr11 cd 06. The four seasons are an american rock and pop band who became internationally successful in the mid1960s. Youre listening to the official audio for the four seasons classic. Originally formed as the four lovers, they became the 4 seasons in 1960, built around frankie valli on lead vocals, bob gaudio on keyboards and tenor vocals, tommy devito on lead guitar and baritone vocals and nick massi on bass guitar and bass vocals. The four seasons sherry and 11 others full album youtube. It was recorded in a session that produced the groups first album as the four seasons.
The monkees, carly simon, and curtis mayfield, among many others. The four seasons sherry and 11 others original lp remastered. While the single did not chart, the songs gave the group enough of a following to. Sherry and 11 others original album the four seasons. Big girls dont cry and twelve others the four seasons. This video include 12 tracks of the four seasons tip. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Nick massi bass guitar, vocal arrangements, bass vocals. A version of the song was later recorded and released by british singersongwriter adrian baker. After sherry and the swaggering big girls dont cry exploded from am radios nationwide, everybody knew the four seasons trademark sound. The four seasons sherry and 11 others original lp remastered full album.
The four seasons achieved the unusual feat of taking a popular musical style, doo wop, that was in decline to the point of being nearly moribund and reinventing it, their chief tools being lead singer frankie vallis falsetto and the songwriting ability of group member bob gaudio, who penned the number one hit that led to the release of this debut album, sherry, as well as its number one. Sherry and 11 others is the album that started it all for the 4 seasons, with the number one hits sherry and big girls dont cry. Editors notes after sherry and the swaggering big girls dont cry exploded from am radios nationwide, everybody knew the four seasons trademark. Includes the big hits big girls dont cry and sherry. Oct 16, 2017 the four seasons sherry and 11 others original lp remastered full album. With 46 hits on the billboard hot 100 between 1962.
Along with those hits, the seasons debut applies that sound to a wide variety of songs, including some from broadway and the. Listen free to the four seasons sherry and 11 others original album sherry, big girls dont cry and more. The vocal group hall of fame has stated that the group was the most popular rock band before the beatles. Dawn go away and 11 other great songs 1964 dr12 cd 07. Big girls dont cry and twelve others 1962 dr cd 03. It was released in july 1975 along with i was only fooling on the magnet records label mag 34. Jan, 2020 the four seasons achieved the unusual feat of taking a popular musical style, doowop, that was in decline to the point of being nearly moribund and reinventing it, their chief tools being lead singer frankie vallis falsetto and the songwriting ability of group member bob gaudio, who penned the numberone hit that led to the release of this debut album, sherry, as well as its numberone. Its easy enough to get all three of those songs on a greatest hits release. The 4 seasons sing aint that a shame and 11 others 1963 dr12 cd 04. Along with those two charttopping smash hits, the 4 seasons do an amazing job covering some early rock and roll hits, as well as new versions of songs they recorded as the 4 lovers. Description provided by wikipedia under creative commons attribution ccbysa 4. Most of these songs i never heard of and never knew they sang them.
Who loves you remastered 1995 the four seasons the very best of four seasons the four seasons. The album cover sleeve of shery and 11 others by frankie valli and. Vee jay record lp at the best online prices at ebay. The four seasons achieved the unusual feat of taking a popular musical style, doowop, that was in decline to the point of being nearly moribund and reinventing it, their chief tools being lead singer frankie vallis falsetto and the songwriting ability of group member bob gaudio, who penned the numberone hit that led to the release of this debut album, sherry, as well as its numberone. Just got done listening to the cd and i wish it had more of the classics on it. Lp, album, unofficial, or a first record, first record. The four seasons sherry and 11 others 1962 cd 1995. The 4 seasons were and are one of the greatest vocal groups in the history of pop music, and their music has been plentifully available since the dawn pun intended of the cd reissue era. The one and only bill inglot, who has been working with the 4 seasons catalog for years and the master was approved by bob gaudio himself.