The Jersey Beat: Music Of Franki Valli (w/ Bonus DVD) (2007)

Product Summary Label: Rhino Records UPC: 00081227485221 Release Date: 6/5/2007 Buy.com Sku: 204523461 Item#: M3LV7L Buy.com Sales Rank: 24954 Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. Sherry ~ The Four Seasons 2. Big Girls Don't Cry ~ The Four Seasons 3. Walk Like A Man ~ The Four Seasons 4. Ain't That A Shame ~ The Four Seasons 5. Candy Girl ~ The Four Seasons 6. Marlena ~ The Four Seasons 7. Peanuts ~ The Four Seasons 8. Alone (Why Must I Be Alone) ~ The Four Seasons 9. Stay ~ The Four Seasons 10. Little Boy (In Grown Up Clothes) ~ The Four Seasons 11. Dawn (Go Away) ~ The Four Seasons 12. Big Man's World ~ The Four Seasons 13. Marcie ~ The Four Seasons 14. Silence Is Golden ~ The Four Seasons 15. Huggin' My Pillow ~ The Four Seasons 16. Ronnie ~ The Four Seasons 17. Rag Doll ~ The Four Seasons 18. Save It For Me ~ The Four Seasons 19. Big Man In Town ~ The Four Seasons 20. Bye, Bye, Bye Baby (Baby, Goodnight) ~ The Four Seasons 21. Betrayed ~ The Four Seasons 22. Toy Soldier ~ The Four Seasons 23. Girl Come Running ~ The Four Seasons 24. Let's Hang On! ~ The Four Seasons 25. Don't Think Twice (It's All Right) ~ The Four Seasons 26. Sun Ain't Gonna Shine, The (Anymore) ~ The Four Seasons 27. (You're Gonna) Hurt Yourself ~ The Four Seasons 28. Pity ~ The Four Seasons 29. You're Ready Now ~ The Four Seasons 30. Cousin Brucie Go Go ~ The Four Seasons Disc 2 Song Title Sample 1. Working My Way Back To You ~ The Four Seasons 2. Can't Get Enough Of You Baby ~ The Four Seasons 3. Everybody Knows My Name ~ The Four Seasons 4. Comin' Up In The World ~ The Four Seasons 5. Beggars Parade ~ The Four Seasons 6. Opus 17 (Don't Worry 'Bout Me) ~ The Four Seasons 7. I've Got You Under My Skin ~ The Four Seasons 8. Proud One, The ~ The Four Seasons 9. Tell It The Rain ~ The Four Seasons 10. Beggin' ~ The Four Seasons 11. Can't Take My Eyes Off of You ~ The Four Seasons 12. C'mon Marianne ~ The Four Seasons 13. Lonesome Road ~ The Four Seasons 14. Around And Around (Andaroundandaround) ~ The Four Seasons 15. I Make a Fool of Myself ~ The Four Seasons 16. Watch The Flowers Grow ~ The Four Seasons 17. Raven ~ The Four Seasons 18. To Give (The Reason I Live) ~ The Four Seasons 19. Will You Love Me Tomorrow ~ The Four Seasons 20. Good-Bye Girl ~ The Four Seasons 21. Saturday's Father ~ The Four Seasons 22. Electric Stories ~ The Four Seasons 23. Something's On Her Mind ~ The Four Seasons 24. Idaho ~ The Four Seasons 25. Genuine Imitaion Life ~ The Four Seasons Disc 3 Song Title Sample 1. And That Reminds Me (My Heart Reminds Me) ~ The Four Seasons 2. Girl I'll Never Know, The (Angels Never Fly This Low) ~ The Four Seasons 3. She Gives Me Light ~ The Four Seasons 4. Patch Of Blue ~ The Four Seasons 5. Heartaches And Raindrops ~ The Four Seasons 6. Lay Me Down (Wake Me Up) ~ The Four Seasons 7. Where Are My Dreams ~ The Four Seasons 8. Sleeping Man ~ The Four Seasons 9. Night, The ~ The Four Seasons 10. My Eyes Adored You ~ The Four Seasons 11. Swearin' to God ~ The Four Seasons 12. Who Loves You ~ The Four Seasons 13. Our Day Will Come ~ The Four Seasons 14. December, 1963 (Oh, What A Night) ~ The Four Seasons 15. Silver Star ~ The Four Seasons 16. Fallen Angel ~ The Four Seasons 17. Rhapsody ~ The Four Seasons 18. Grease ~ The Four Seasons 19. East Meets West ~ The Four Seasons 20. Streetfighter ~ The Four Seasons 21. Hope And Glory ~ The Four Seasons   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info In the wake of the success of Jersey Boys, the theatrical production based on the Four Seasons' lives, Rhino issued this impressive three-CD, 76-track box set, which also includes a DVD of a dozen film clips from 1962-1975. It's never been hard to find a Four Seasons best-of that includes all their big hits (which are all here as well), but for those who want a bigger collection of the group's material, this fills the bill well. The usual intelligence Rhino brings to such large career retrospectives is in force here, the songs including numerous low-charting singles that usually don't make the cut for best-of anthologies; various LP-only tracks, and B-sides; Frankie Valli solo efforts; singles they released under the pseudonym of the Wonder Who?; and much more material from their post-1967 era than is found on most compilations. In fact, most of the really popular stuff is on disc one and the first half of disc two, though the box runs all the way through their comeback hits in the mid-'70s and a few stray releases from subsequent decades. With so much more bulk on this release than you hear on standard Four Seasons collections, two things are evident: that there are quite a few interesting songs by the group that rarely get played these days, and that nonetheless most of those songs, especially the ones postdating their early- to mid-'60s prime, aren't nearly as good as the familiar classics for which the group's most famous. Still, there are plenty of worthwhile lesser hits and obscurities here, like -- to name just a few -- the mid-'60s not-quite-hits "Toy Soldier" and "Girl Come Running"; the early Valli solo 45s "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine (Anymore)" (covered for a hit by the Walker Brothers) and "(You're Gonna) Hurt Yourself"; the B-sides "Betrayed" and "Huggin' My Pillow," which sound like hits we all somehow missed; some erratic yet rather interesting attempts to move with the psychedelic times, like "Saturday's Father" and "Watch the Flowers Grow"; and a 1969 revival of "And That Reminds Me (My Heart Reminds Me)" that should have been a bigger single than the mild hit it was. The DVD disc is very solid, highlighted by a live 1962 performance of "Big Girls Don't Cry," a live 1964 medley of hits, and a strange 1968 clip of "Saturday's Father" mixing performance and video. The DVD, in fact, can only be criticized on the grounds that it leaves you hungry for more, particularly since there must be a lot more Four Seasons clips in existence considering the group's popularity. It's true that for all its size, some aficionados might find some of their favorite obscurities missing, like the early B-side "Connie-O" (a substantial regional hit in some areas), "No Surfin' Today," the early Phil Ochs cover "New Town," and the Wonder Who?'s version of "On the Good Ship Lollipop." It's also true that the energy flags on the final disc, which (despite the inclusion of the mid-'70s smashes "My Eyes Adored You," "Swearin' to God," and "December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)") might start to wear on the patience of the average fan. But then, like many box sets, this isn't geared toward the average fan. It's for the big fan, who will treasure the breadth of this collection, and the non-fanatic who takes a chance on it will be surprised by how much more diverse the group's records were than is usually realized. And the Four Seasons certainly have a lot of big fans, including numerous celebrities who contributed comments on individual tracks to the 84-page liner note booklet. ~ Richie Unterberger Producer: Sandy Linzer; Hank Medress; Barry Gibb; Bob Crewe; Albhy Galuten; Karl Richardson; Dave Appell; Bob Gaudio; Bill Inglot (Compilation)   Compilation Appearances Vol. 1-Gone Records Vol. 3-Pure Disco Vol. 1-Millennium Gold Vol. 2-Millennium Gold Vol. 1-Millennium Gold Vol. 2-Millennium Gold Rock Rhythm & Doo Wop Rock 'n' Roll at 50: A Galaxy of Hits from Rock's First Decade Box Set Casey Kasem Presents: americas Top Ten Rock & Roll: first 50 Years: early 60s Rock & Roll's Greatest Hits: Vol 2 Billboard #1S: The 70's Sound Of The City Get Ready Here Come 70's Vee Jay Box Set:definitive Collection Doo Wop Love Songs Malt Shop Memories Box Set   Associated Artists and Works Greatest Hits Volume 1 ~ Valli, Frankie Valli, Frankie Valli, Frankie Valli, Frankie The Very Best Of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons ~ Valli, Frankie Valli, Frankie   Technical Info Release Date : 06/05/2007 Original Release Date : 2007 Catalog ID : 74852 Label : Rhino Records (USA) Number of Discs : 3 Runtime : 238m : 47s Studio/Live : Studio Mono/Stereo : Stereo SPAR Code : n/a UPC : 00081227485221    Product Image