Artist:
Frankie Valli And The Four Seasons
Title:
The Classic Albums Box
Year Of Release:
2014
Label:
Rhino Records – 8122795939
Genre:
Vocal Pop, Early Pop, Rock, Doo Wop, Blue-Eyed Soul
Quality:
Mp3 320 kbps / FLAC (tracks+.cue, log)
Total Time: 10:42:44
Total Size: 1.43 / 3.83 MB
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CD 01: Sherry & 11 Others (1962)
CD 02: Big Girls Don't Cry and Twelve Others (1962)
CD 03: The 4 Seasons Sing Ain't That A Shame and 11 Others (1963)
CD 04: Folk-Nanny (1963)
CD 05: All New Recorded Live - On Stage with The Four Seasons (1965)
CD 06: Dawn (Go Away) and 11 Other Great Songs (1964)
CD 07: Born To Wander – Tender and Soulful Ballads (Folk-Flavored) (1964)
CD 08: Rag Doll (1964)
CD 09: The 4 Seasons Entertain You (1965)
CD 10: The 4 Seasons Sing Big Hits by Burt Bacharach... Hal David... Bob Dylan (1965)
CD 11: Working My Way Back To You and More Great New Hits (1966)
CD 12: New Gold Hits (1967)
CD 13: The Genuine Imitation Life Gazette (1969)
CD 14: Half & Half (1970)
CD 15: Who Loves You (1975)
CD 16: Helicon (1977)
CD 17: Streetfighter (1985)
CD 18: Hope + Glory (1992)
CD01
01. Big Girls Don't Cry (2:29)
02. Yessir That's My Baby (2:26)
03. Peanuts (2:23)
04. La Dee Dah (2:39)
05. Teardrops (2:20)
06. Apple Of My Eye (2:19)
07. Never On Sunday (2:51)
08. I Can't Give You Anything But Love (2:19)
09. The Girl In My Dreams (2:22)
10. Oh Carol (2:27)
11. Lost Lullabye (2:37)
12. Sherry (2:31)
CD02
01. Walk Like A Man (2:18)
02. Silhouettes (3:05)
03. Why Do Fools Fall In Love (2:14)
04. Tonite, Tonite (2:12)
05. Lucky Ladybug (2:47)
06. Alone (2:54)
07. One Song (2:28)
08. Sincerely (2:56)
09. Since I Don't Have You (2:36)
10. My Sugar (2:28)
11. Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo (2:25)
12. Big Girls Don't Cry (2:27)
13. Goodnight My Love (3:07)
CD03
01. Candy Girl (2:40)
02. Happy Happy Birthday Baby (3:15)
03. Honey Love (2:46)
04. Soon (I'll Be Home Again) (2:30)
05. Stay (1:58)
06. Dumb Drum (2:07)
07. Marlena (2:37)
08. Long Lonely Nights (2:48)
09. New Mexican Rose (2:49)
10. That's The Only Way (2:40)
11. Melancholy (2:49)
12. Ain't That A Shame (2:35)
CD4
01. Connie-O (2:28)
02. Lost Lullaby (2:35)
03. Hi Lillie Hi Lo (2:23)
04. Goodnight My Love (3:09)
05. Soon (2:29)
06. Stay (1:57)
07. Silver Wings (3:08)
08. Star Maker (2:20)
09. Teardrops (2:20)
10. Long Lonely Nights (2:47)
11. Melancholy (2:49)
12. One Song (2:22)
CD5
01. Blues in the Night (2:34)
02. Just in Time (2:15)
03. Little Boy (in Grown Up Clothes) (2:34)
04. I Can Dream Can't I? (2:40)
05. How Do You Make a Hit Song? (5:51)
06. Medley - By Myself, Jada, We Three (4:04)
07. Day in Day Out (2:02)
08. My Mother's Eyes (3:06)
09. Mack the Knife (3:42)
10. Come Si Bella (2:19)
11. Brotherhood of Man (3:15)
CD6
01. Big Man's World (2:39)
02. You Send Me (3:00)
03. Mountain High (2:41)
04. Life Is But A Dream (3:05)
05. The Church Bells May Ring (2:23)
06. Dawn (Go Away) (2:49)
07. Only Yesterday (2:44)
08. Sixteen Candles (2:49)
09. Breaking Up Is Hard To Do (2:42)
10. Earth Angel (2:28)
11. Don't Let Go (2:59)
12. Do You Want To Dance (2:21)
CD7
01. Born To Wander (2:42)
02. Don't Cry, Elena (2:05)
03. Where Have All The Flowers Gone (3:58)
04. Cry Myself To Sleep (2:53)
05. A Ballad For Our Time (2:31)
06. Silence Is Golden (3:24)
07. New Town (3:01)
08. Golden Ribbon (3:13)
09. Little Pony (Get Along) (2:20)
10. No Surfin' Today (3:15)
11. Searching Wind (2:37)
12. Millie (2:45)
CD8
01. Save it for Me (2:38)
02. The Touch of You (2:34)
03. Danger (2:50)
04. Marcie (2:22)
05. No One Cares (2:30)
06. Rag Doll (3:00)
07. An Angel Cried (2:32)
08. Funny Face (2:13)
09. Huggin' my Pillow (2:38)
10. The Setting Sun (2:57)
11. Ronnie (2:59)
12. On Broadway Tonight (2:33)
CD9
01. Show Girl (3:02)
02. Where is Love? (3:28)
03. One Clown Cried (2:41)
04. My Prayer (3:05)
05. Little Darlin' (2:58)
06. Bye Bye Baby (Baby Goodbye) (2:34)
07. Betrayed (3:01)
08. Somewhere (2:33)
09. Living Just for You (2:50)
10. Little Angel (2:20)
11. Big Man in Town (2:48)
12. Toy Soldier (2:38)
CD10
01. What The World Needs Now (3:05)
02. Anyone Who Had A Heart (3:24)
03. Always Something There To Remind Me (3:08)
04. Make It Easy On Yourself (3:06)
05. Walk On By (3:10)
06. What's New Pussycat (2:25)
07. Queen Jane Approximately (3:46)
08. Mr. Tamborine Man (3:16)
09. Like A Rolling Stone (4:34)
10. Don't Think Twice (by The Wonder Of Who) (3:02)
11. All I Really Want to Do (2:10)
12. Blowin' In The Wind (2:56)
CD11
01. Working My Way Back To You (3:06)
02. Pity (2:39)
03. I Woke Up (2:43)
04. Living Just For You (2:50)
05. Beggar's Parade (3:04)
06. One Clown Cried (2:40)
07. Can't Get Enough Of You Baby (2:29)
08. Sundown (2:55)
09. Too Many Memories (3:25)
10. Show Girl (3:01)
11. Comin' Up In The World (2:58)
12. Everybody Knows My Name (3:26)
CD12
01. C'mon Marianne (2:36)
02. Let's Ride Again (3:00)
03. Beggin' (2:51)
04. Around and Around (andaroundandaroundandaroundandaround) (3:12)
05. Good-Bye Girl (3:15)
06. I'm Gonna Change (2:55)
07. Tell it to the Rain (2:37)
08. Dody (2:41)
09. The Puppet Song (2:33)
10. Lonesome Road (The Wonder Who?) (2:30)
CD13
01. American Crucifixion Resurrection (6:50)
02. Mrs. Stately's Garden (3:15)
03. Look Up Look Over (4:43)
04. Something's On Her Mind (2:49)
05. Saturday's Father (3:14)
06. Wall Street Village Day (4:27)
07. Genuine Imitation Life (6:16)
08. Idaho (3:03)
09. Wonder What You'll Be (3:30)
10. Soul Of A Woman (7:14)
CD14
01. Emily (4:28)
02. And That Reminds Me (3:32)
03. Circles in the Sand (3:48)
04. Sorry (3:23)
05. The Girl I'll Never Know (Angels Never Fly This Low) (3:41)
06. She Gives Me Light (3:16)
07. To Make My Father Proud (3:42)
08. Patch of Blue (3:07)
09. The Morning After Loving You (3:23)
10. Any Day Now, Oh Happy Day (Medley) (4:41)
CD15
01. Silver Star (6:02)
02. Storybook Lovers (3:44)
03. Harmony, Perfect Harmony (4:48)
04. Who Loves You (4:26)
05. Mystic Mr sam (4:26)
06. December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night) (3:36)
07. Slip Away (3:06)
08. Emily's (Salle de Dance) (6:45)
CD16
01. If We Should Lose Our Love (4:20)
02. Let's Get It Right (5:28)
03. Long Ago (5:15)
04. Rhapsody (5:21)
05. Helicon (4:28)
06. Down The Hall (4:15)
07. Put A Little Away (4:15)
08. New York Street Song (No Easy Way) (4:56)
09. I Believe In You (3:03)
CD17
01. Streetfighter (5:13)
02. Veronica (5:01)
03. Moonlight Memories (4:10)
04. Book Of Love (5:20)
05. Did Someone Break Into Your Heart Last Night (4:53)
06. Commitment (3:35)
07. Once Inside A Woman's Heart (4:20)
08. What About Tommorrow (4:21)
CD18
01. Love Has a Mind of its Own (4:24)
02. Learn How to Say Goodbye (4:20)
03. Hope and Glory (4:09)
04. This Time (4:12)
05. You and Your Heart So Blue (4:00)
06. Run For Your Life (3:29)
07. Help Me to Believe in You (4:04)
08. State of my Heart (4:07)
09. The Girl of my Dreams (4:16)
10. Even Now (4:52)
11. Just the Way You Make Love (3:40)
12. The Naked (4:39)
If Frankie Valli was the voice of the Four Seasons, and he certainly was, possessing an astounding high tenor voice that could ascend effortlessly into falsetto range at the beat of a drum, then Bob Gaudio was the group's heart and soul. A fine songwriter, arranger, and producer, Gaudio was the creative auteur behind the Seasons in much the same way that Brian Wilson was the creative and production force behind the Beach Boys. He knew the kind of talent he had in Valli, and wrote songs like "Sherry," "Dawn," "Rag Doll," and countless others to put that amazing, soaring voice in play, and he did it well, with the Four Seasons ending up the fourth most successful singles act in pop history, trailing only the Beatles, Elvis Presley, and Ray Charles, placing nearly 50 singles in the Billboard Hot 100 between 1962 and 1995. This box set collects 18 of their albums released between 1962 and 1992 in facsimile gatefold editions, preserving most of the group's legacy and history (a few things are missing, including 1962's Christmas release The Four Seasons' Greetings; the 1968 compilation Edizione d'Oro, which featured stereo mixes and alternate takes; 1972's Chameleon, which was released by and is still controlled by Motown Records; and 1981's Reunited Live). That's a lot of Four Seasons, who were always mainly a singles act. The group's albums were packaged around the hits, and usually included covers and other filler to flesh things out, so a set like this is primarily focused on ardent fans and collectors, who may be disappointed to find no additional annotation other than the original album notes for each facsimile, and some songs listed are in fact not actually on the discs, although over the course of 18 albums, it's a minor problem, but still irritating.