UPC: 081227959401
Format: CD (8 disc)
Release Date: Jun 30, 2014
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Director: Bob Crewe.
Photographers: Joel Brodsky; Ed Caraeff; Bob Golden.
Frankie Valli was the voice of the Four Seasons, possessing an astounding high tenor voice that could ascend effortlessly into falsetto range at the beat of a heart, a Jersey boy who knew how to sing pop inside and out, from street-corner doo wop to uptown Vegas crooning. The bulk of his legacy will always be based on his work as part of the Four Seasons, who placed some 50 classic singles in Billboard's Top 100 charts before all was said and done. Valli enjoyed a moderately successful solo career as well, and since the songwriter and arranger behind most of the Four Seasons' hits, Bob Gaudio, continued to work closely with Valli during the solo years, his recordings make an easy transitional sidebar to the Seasons' material. This set collects eight of Valli's ten solo albums in facsimile fashion, missing only 1975's Inside You, which was released and is still controlled by Motown Records, and Valli's most recent album, 2007's Romancing the '60s. The end result is a lot of Frankie Valli in one place, which will probably be too much for the casual fan, but as an addendum to his work fronting the Four Seasons, this set is a valuable archival release, in part because Valli's soaring falsetto was simply one of the most amazing and distinctive voices in all of 20th century pop music. ~ Steve Leggett
Photographers: Joel Brodsky; Ed Caraeff; Bob Golden.
Frankie Valli was the voice of the Four Seasons, possessing an astounding high tenor voice that could ascend effortlessly into falsetto range at the beat of a heart, a Jersey boy who knew how to sing pop inside and out, from street-corner doo wop to uptown Vegas crooning. The bulk of his legacy will always be based on his work as part of the Four Seasons, who placed some 50 classic singles in Billboard's Top 100 charts before all was said and done. Valli enjoyed a moderately successful solo career as well, and since the songwriter and arranger behind most of the Four Seasons' hits, Bob Gaudio, continued to work closely with Valli during the solo years, his recordings make an easy transitional sidebar to the Seasons' material. This set collects eight of Valli's ten solo albums in facsimile fashion, missing only 1975's Inside You, which was released and is still controlled by Motown Records, and Valli's most recent album, 2007's Romancing the '60s. The end result is a lot of Frankie Valli in one place, which will probably be too much for the casual fan, but as an addendum to his work fronting the Four Seasons, this set is a valuable archival release, in part because Valli's soaring falsetto was simply one of the most amazing and distinctive voices in all of 20th century pop music. ~ Steve Leggett
Tracks:
Disc 1:
1 - My Funny Valentine
2 - (You're Gonna) Hurt Yourself
3 - Ivy
4 - Secret Love
5 - Can't Take My Eyes Off You
6 - My Mother's Eyes
7 - Sun Ain't Gonna Shine (Anymore)
8 - Trouble with Me
9 - Proud One
10 - You're Ready Now
Disc 2:
1 - By the Time I Get to Phoenix
2 - Expression of Love
3 - For All We Know
4 - Sunny
5 - Watch Where You Walk
6 - To Give (The Reason I Live)
7 - Eleanor Rigby
8 - Fox in a Bush
9 - September (Here Comes the Rain)
10 - Make the Music Play
11 - Stop and Say Hello
12 - Donnybrook
Disc 3:
1 - I've Got Love for You, Ruby
2 - Why
3 - He Sure Blessed You
4 - Waking Up to Love
5 - I Can't Live a Dream
6 - My Eyes Adored You
7 - In My Eyes
8 - Swearin' to God
Disc 4:
1 - Our Day Will Come
2 - How'd I Know That Love Would Slip Away
3 - You Can Bet (I Ain't Goin' Nowhere)
4 - Heart Be Still
5 - Elise
6 - Carrie (I Would Marry You)
7 - Sweet Sensational Love
8 - Closest Thing to Heaven
9 - Walk Away Renée
Disc 5:
1 - Easily
2 - We're All Alone
3 - Can't Get You Off My Mind
4 - So She Says
5 - Lucia
6 - Boomerang
7 - You're the Song (That I Can't Stop Singing)
8 - Look at the World It's Changing
9 - Where Were You (When I Needed You)
10 - What Good Am I Without You
Disc 6:
1 - I Need You
2 - Second Thoughts
3 - I Could Have Loved You
4 - With You
5 - Native New Yorker
6 - Lady Put the Light Out
7 - Boats Against the Current
8 - Rainstorm
9 - I'm Gonna Love You
10 - There's Always a Goodbye
Disc 7:
1 - Grease
2 - Needing You
3 - Sometimes Love Songs Make Me Cry
4 - Without Your Love
5 - Over Me
6 - Save Me, Save Me
7 - You Can Do It
8 - Tear Can Tell
9 - You Better Go
10 - No Love at All
Disc 8:
1 - Where Did We Go Wrong
2 - Let It Be Whatever It Is
3 - If It Really Wasn't Love
4 - Passion for Paris (An American in Paris)
5 - Soul/Heaven Above Me
6 - Just Tell Me You Love Me
7 - Eat Your Heart Out
1 - My Funny Valentine
2 - (You're Gonna) Hurt Yourself
3 - Ivy
4 - Secret Love
5 - Can't Take My Eyes Off You
6 - My Mother's Eyes
7 - Sun Ain't Gonna Shine (Anymore)
8 - Trouble with Me
9 - Proud One
10 - You're Ready Now
Disc 2:
1 - By the Time I Get to Phoenix
2 - Expression of Love
3 - For All We Know
4 - Sunny
5 - Watch Where You Walk
6 - To Give (The Reason I Live)
7 - Eleanor Rigby
8 - Fox in a Bush
9 - September (Here Comes the Rain)
10 - Make the Music Play
11 - Stop and Say Hello
12 - Donnybrook
Disc 3:
1 - I've Got Love for You, Ruby
2 - Why
3 - He Sure Blessed You
4 - Waking Up to Love
5 - I Can't Live a Dream
6 - My Eyes Adored You
7 - In My Eyes
8 - Swearin' to God
Disc 4:
1 - Our Day Will Come
2 - How'd I Know That Love Would Slip Away
3 - You Can Bet (I Ain't Goin' Nowhere)
4 - Heart Be Still
5 - Elise
6 - Carrie (I Would Marry You)
7 - Sweet Sensational Love
8 - Closest Thing to Heaven
9 - Walk Away Renée
Disc 5:
1 - Easily
2 - We're All Alone
3 - Can't Get You Off My Mind
4 - So She Says
5 - Lucia
6 - Boomerang
7 - You're the Song (That I Can't Stop Singing)
8 - Look at the World It's Changing
9 - Where Were You (When I Needed You)
10 - What Good Am I Without You
Disc 6:
1 - I Need You
2 - Second Thoughts
3 - I Could Have Loved You
4 - With You
5 - Native New Yorker
6 - Lady Put the Light Out
7 - Boats Against the Current
8 - Rainstorm
9 - I'm Gonna Love You
10 - There's Always a Goodbye
Disc 7:
1 - Grease
2 - Needing You
3 - Sometimes Love Songs Make Me Cry
4 - Without Your Love
5 - Over Me
6 - Save Me, Save Me
7 - You Can Do It
8 - Tear Can Tell
9 - You Better Go
10 - No Love at All
Disc 8:
1 - Where Did We Go Wrong
2 - Let It Be Whatever It Is
3 - If It Really Wasn't Love
4 - Passion for Paris (An American in Paris)
5 - Soul/Heaven Above Me
6 - Just Tell Me You Love Me
7 - Eat Your Heart Out