Customer Reviews
Dissappointing
Frankie still has a good voice. Great song choices. But there is NO pizzaz. So much promise - very little delivery.
good album even though nothing truly jumps out at you
The quality of the sound is rather good but on this album Frankie sings in a much more subdued, less energetic manner, as if eh is indeed romancing the 1960s. Romancing the '60s gives us thirteen great tracks by the great Frankie Valli.
"Take Good Care Of My Baby" features Frankie sounding great as he croons this ballad very well. The tempo is much slower than I'm used to and I'm not quite sure that I like it. The musical arrangement makes good use of the strings in a way that the original track didn't. "My Cherie Amour" works better as this ballad always was a slower tempo ballad. Frankie sounds much better on this track; and the harmonica arrangement works very well for "My Cherie Amour. "
Listen also for "Spanish Harlem. " This ballad gets the royal treatment from Frankie; and the percussion makes the music shine! Frankie's excellent diction bolsters his performance. "Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye" also sees Frankie score a hit with a very romantic interpretation of this classic ballad; and I like the female backup. "Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye" has a great arrangement for the piano and percussion, too.
"What A Wonderful World" works well as Frankie puts his own stamp on this beautiful number made so famous by the immortal Louis Armstrong. The strings sound great and Frankie never sings a superfluous note. "This Guy's In Love With You" is certainly "mood music" from an era gone by; but when Frankie sings it, this number sounds as fresh as ever!
"What becomes Of The Broken Hearted" has Frankie singing a bit more energetically than he does on the other tracks; I think it works very well here. The CD concludes with "On Broadway. " Frankie does this up right with a great female chorus.
Frankie Valli sounds wonderful for a 73 year old man. His fans will consider this a must have CD. However, the more casual fan may be turned off by these tracks which don't have Frankie singing in his beautiful falsetto voice with lots of punch.
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Frankie Valley Romances the 60's
Being born in the 70's I was not around when the originals were recorded, however, the song selection is great because I found out that I knew songs I didn't even know that I knew! Music is what you make of it and this CD is music at it's finest with a real orchestra and conductors guiding them. I absolutely love this remarkable collection. I do not buy records expecting them to jump at me, I jump at them and this one was well worth the jump. It's perfect listening music for romance, cleaning, dinner guests, driving etc. due to the pure innocence of the music and the relaxing voice of Mr. Frankie Valley, I rate this CD 5 out of 5.
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