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Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons - Jersey Beat: Music of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons

Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons - Jersey Beat: Music of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons

Band: Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons Title: Jersey Beat: Music of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons Rating: Release Date: 05 June, 2007 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Sherry [Disc 1] 2: Big Girls Don't Cry [Disc 1] 3: Walk Like A Man [Disc 1] 4: Ain't That A Shame [Disc 1] 5: Candy Girl [Disc 1] 6: Marlena [Disc 1] 7: Peanuts [Disc 1] 8: Alone (Why Must I Be Alone) [Disc 1] 9: Stay [Disc 1] 10: Little Boy (In Grown Up Clothes) [Disc 1] 11: Dawn (Go Away) [Disc 1] 12: Big Man's World [Disc 1] 13: Marcie [Disc 1] 14: Silence Is Golden [Disc 1] 15: Huggin' My Pillow [Disc 1] 16: Ronnie [Disc 1] 17: Rag Doll [Disc 1] 18: Save It For Me [Disc 1] 19: Big Man In Town [Disc 1] 20: Bye, Bye, Baby (Baby, Goodbye) [Disc 1] 21: Betrayed [Disc 1] 22: Toy Soldier [Disc 1] 23: Girl Come Running [Disc 1] 24: Let's Hang On! [Disc 1] 25: Don't Think Twice (It's All Right)[Disc 1] -- The Wonder Who? 26: The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine (Anymore) [Disc 1] -- Frankie Valli 27: (You're Gonna) Hurt Yourself [Disc 1] -- Frankie Valli 28: Pity [Disc 1] 29: You're Ready Now [Disc 1] -- Frankie Valli 30: Cousin Brucie Go Go [Disc 1] 31: Working My Way Back To You [Disc 2] 32: Can't Get Enough Of You Baby [Disc 2] 33: Everybody Knows My Name [Disc 2] 34: Comin' Up In The World [Disc 2] 35: Beggars Parade [Disc 2] 36: Opus 17 (Don't You Worry 'bout Me) [Disc 2] 37: I've Got You Under My Skin [Disc 2] 38: The Proud One [Disc 2] -- Frankie Valli 39: Tell It To The Rain [Disc 2] 40: Beggin' [Disc 2] 41: Can't Take My Eyes Off You [Disc 2] -- Frankie Valli 42: C'mon Marianne [Disc 2] 43: Lonesome Road [Disc 2] -- The Wonder Who? 44: Around And Around (Andaroundandaround) [Disc 2] 45: I Make A Fool Of Myself [Disc 2]-- Frankie Valli 46: Watch The Flowers Grow [Disc 2] 47: Raven [Disc 2] 48: To Give (The Reason I Live) [Disc 2]-- Frankie Valli 49: Will You Love Me Tomorrow [Disc 2] 50: Good-Bye Girl [Disc 2] 51: Saturday's Father [Disc 2] 52: Electric Stories [Disc 2] 53: Something's On Her Mind [Disc 2] 54: Idaho [Disc 2] 55: Genuine Imitation Life [Disc 2] 56: And That Reminds Me (My Heart Reminds Me) [Disc 3] 57: The Girl I'll Never Know (Angels Never Fly This Low) [Disc 3] -- 58: She Gives Me Light [Disc 3] 59: Patch Of Blue [Disc 3] 60: Heartaches And Raindrops [Disc 3] 61: Lay Me Down (Wake Me Up) [Disc 3] 62: Where Are My Dreams [Disc 3] 63: Sleeping Man [Disc 3] 64: The Night [Disc 3] 65: My Eyes Adored You [Disc 3] -- Frankie Valli 66: Swearin' To God (Single Version) [Disc 3] -- Frankie Valli 67: Who Loves You [Disc 3] 68: Our Day Will Come (Single Version) [Disc 3] -- Frankie Valli 69: December, 1963 (Oh, What A Night) [Disc 3] 70: Silver Star (Single Version) [Disc 3] 71: Fallen Angel [Disc 3] -- Frankie Valli 72: Rhapsody [Disc 3] 73: Grease [Disc 3] -- Frankie Valli 74: East Meets West [Disc 3] -- with the Beach Boys 75: Streetfighter [Disc 3] 76: Hope And Glory [Disc 3] 77: Big Girls Don't Cry [DVD] -- from The Steve Allen Show (2/14/63) 78: 1964 Medley: Sherry/Walk Like A Man/Big Girls Don't Cry/Dawn (Go 79: Working My Way Back To You [DVD] -- from Hullabaloo (2/7/66) 80: Can't Take My Eyes Off You [DVD] -- Frankie Valli from The Bitter End 81: Let's Hang On! [DVD] -- from Top Of The Pops (2/25/71) 82: Saturday's Father [DVD] -- from The Kraft Music Hall (7/3/68) 83: (You're Gonna) Hurt Yourself [DVD] -- Frankie Valli from The Joey 84: I've Got You Under My Skin [DVD] -- from Top Of The Pops (2/25/71) 85: Dawn (Go Away) [DVD] -- from Los Angeles Coliseum Concert (11/25/72) 86: Who Loves You [DVD] -- Promo Film (1974) 87: Rhapsody [DVD] -- Promo Film (1976) 88: December, 1963 (Oh, What A Night) [DVD] -- Promo Film (1975)

Editoral Review To the uninformed, their pre-Beatles roots--stretching back to the doo-wop era--or sure slickness might have fostered the misconception they were somehow less "hip. As the music and legacies of various rock legends--Elvis, the Beatles, the Stones, Dylan, the Beach Boys, Bruce Springsteen--have been thoroughly celebrated, analyzed, and overanalyzed by rock critics, fans, and reissuers, the Four Seasons--New Jersey's premiere pop act before Springsteen or Bon Jovi--remained grossly overlooked and underappreciated. " Musicians, however, knew better. Dylan, Springsteen, Neil Diamond, Billy Joel, and Brian Wilson among them thoroughly understood and appreciated the Seasons' vision, centered around their harmonies, Frankie Valli's vocal virtuosity, and the stellar work of songwriter-organist Bob Gaudio who, with producer Bob Crewe, created the now-classic Seasons sound, which withstood Beatlemania and everything afterward. The recent Tony Award-winning musical Jersey Boys helped sweep aside those decades of neglect by reintroducing the Four Seasons to a new audience. Rhino's magnificent package--four CDs on 84 tracks and a DVD of rare performances--explores the music that inspired it all, beginning with their 1962 debut hit "Sherry," through magnificent, timeless mini-dramas like "Dawn," "Rag Doll," and "C'mon Marianne" and tongue-in-cheek efforts like their version of Dylan's "Don't Think Twice (It's All Right)" by the "Wonder Who. " Along with various rarities, the collection includes Valli's solo hits. "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" and "Swearin' to God" reaffirm his stature as one of that era's great vocalists. The DVD includes performances from a 1963 Steve Allen show and a 1971 appearance on Britain's Top of the Pops. --Rich Kienzle .. You can see a complete list of all Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons discography, or go back to the Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons tabs