The Four Seasons Story is a two-record compilation of The Four Seasons's biggest hit singles from 1962 to 1970. It was released in 1975 on the Private Stock label. It quickly became a gold record, selling over one million copies before the RIAA started awarding platinum records for million-selling albums (1976). It reached #31 in Canada, January 31, 1976.[1]
The Four Seasons Story | ||||
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Compilation album by | ||||
Released | 1975 | |||
Length | 1:18:17 | |||
Label | Private Stock Records | |||
Producer | Bob Crewe | |||
The Four Seasons chronology | ||||
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Track listing (Length/Production Year/Chart Position)
editSide 1
- "Sherry" (Bob Gaudio) – 2:30 (1962 / #1)
- "Big Girls Don’t Cry" (Bob Crewe/Bob Gaudio) – 2:25 (1962 / #1)
- "Walk Like a Man" (Bob Crewe/Bob Gaudio) – 2:21 (1963 / #1)
- "Stay" (Maurice Williams) – 1:58 (1963 / #16)
- "Marlena" (Bob Gaudio) – 2:32 (1963 / #36)
- "Don’t Think Twice" (Bob Dylan) – 2:59 (1966 / #12)
- "Candy Girl" (Larry Santos) – 2:40 (1963 / #3)
Side 2
- "Dawn" (Bob Gaudio/Sandy Linzer) – 2:11 (1964 / #3)
- "C'mon Marianne" (L. Russell Brown/Raymond Bloodworth) - 2:23 (1967 / #9)
- "Opus 17 (Don't You Worry 'bout Me)" (Denny Randell/Sandy Linzer) – 2:33 (1966 / #13)
- "Workin’ My Way Back to You" (Denny Randell/Sandy Linzer) – 2:51 (1965 / #9)
- "Let's Hang On" [Bob Crewe/Denny Randell/Sandy Linzer) – 3:09 (1965 / #3)
- "Ronnie" (Bob Crewe/Bob Gaudio) – 2:25 (1964 / #6)
- "Bye, Bye, Baby (Baby Goodbye)" (Bob Crewe/Bob Gaudio) – 2:32 (1964 / #12)
Side 3
- "Rag Doll" (Bob Crewe/Bob Gaudio) – 3:00 (1964 / #1)
- "Beggin'" (Bob Gaudio/Peggy Farina) - 3:48 (1967 / #16)
- "Silence Is Golden" (Bob Crewe/Bob Gaudio) – 3:03 (1964)
- "I've Got You Under My Skin" (Cole Porter) – 3:37 (1966 / #9)
- "Save It for Me" (Bob Crewe/Bob Gaudio) – 2:37 (1964 / #10)
- "Big Man in Town" (Bob Gaudio) – 2:47 (1965 / #20)
- "Will You Still Love Me (Tomorrow)" (Gerry Goffin/Carole King) – 2:32 (1968 / #24)
Side 4
- "And That Reminds Me" (Al Stillman/Camillo Bargoni) – 3:31 (1969 / #45)
- "Electric Stories" (Mike Petrillo/Sandy Linzer) – 3:05 (1968 / #61)
- "Watch the Flowers Grow" (L. Russell Brown/Raymond Bloodworth) – 3:33 (1967 / #30)
- "Tell It to the Rain" (Mike Petrillo/Chubby Cifelli) – 2:30 (1966 / #10)
- "Ain't That a Shame" (Fats Domino/Dave Bartholomew) – 2:37 (1963 / #22)
- "Toy Soldier" (Bob Crewe/Bob Gaudio) – 2:37 (1965 / #64)
- "Alone" (Selma Craft/Morty Craft) – 2:32 (1964 / #28)
- The production year for track 1 on side 4 was given as 1976 on the record label but was #45 in the charts in 1969.
Production
edit- Arrangements and adaptions: Charles Callelo, Nick Massi, Denny Randell and Bob Gaudio
- Producer: Bob Crewe
- Album photography: Dean Cade
- Album design and illustration: Vigon, Nahas, Vigon
Certifications
editRegion | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[2] | Gold | 20,000^ |
South Africa (RISA)[2] | Gold | 25,000* |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
References
edit- ^ "RPM Top 100 Albums - January 31, 1976".
- ^ a b "Four Seasons Go Gold" (PDF). Cash Box. February 5, 1974. p. 50. Retrieved November 15, 2021 – via World Radio History.