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Compilation of the quartet's complete RCA-Victor recordings from April through August of 1956, including alternate takes. The array of sounds, including elements of rockabilly, dance-oriented R&B, and pop, may surprise fans of the Four Seasons. The vocals by Frankie Valli, then known as Frankie Valley, share the spotlight with lead guitarist/singer Thomas DeVito and rhythm guitarist/singer Henry Majewski, and their overall sound is just a little too derivative of other records that were around to be genuinely distinctive -- all except for the group's one and only chart entry, their version of Otis Blackwell's "You're the Apple of My Eye," which sounds more like a burlesque of rock & roll than a straight performance. Musically it is fascinating, if not the most compelling material of its era, practically a lost missing link from the early days of rock & roll by a phenomenally talented group that still needed to find a sound of their own.
© Bruce Eder /TiVo
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The Four Lovers, MainArtist - Jones; Davis, Composer
(C) 2012 Bear Family Records GmbH (P) 2012 Bear Family Records GmbH
Otis Blackwell, Composer - The Four Lovers, MainArtist
(C) 2012 Bear Family Records GmbH (P) 2012 Bear Family Records GmbH
Joe Morris, Composer - The Four Lovers, MainArtist
(C) 2012 Bear Family Records GmbH (P) 2012 Bear Family Records GmbH
Clyde McPhatter, Composer - The Four Lovers, MainArtist
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Antoine Domino, Composer - The Four Lovers, MainArtist
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Otis Blackwell, Composer - The Four Lovers, MainArtist
(C) 2012 Bear Family Records GmbH (P) 2012 Bear Family Records GmbH
Dick Sherman, Composer - The Four Lovers, MainArtist
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Irving Berlin, Composer - The Four Lovers, MainArtist
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Deborah Chessler, Composer - The Four Lovers, MainArtist
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Bob Wills, Composer - The Four Lovers, MainArtist
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Jimmy Forrest, Composer - The Four Lovers, MainArtist
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Johnny Bond, Composer - The Four Lovers, MainArtist
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Lloyd Price, Composer - The Four Lovers, MainArtist
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Cole Porter, Composer - The Four Lovers, MainArtist
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The Four Lovers, MainArtist - Shirl Balzo, Composer
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LINCOLN CHASE, Composer - The Four Lovers, MainArtist
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The Four Lovers, MainArtist - G. Forest, Composer
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D. Watson, Composer - The Four Lovers, MainArtist
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The Four Lovers, MainArtist - William Dillon, Composer
(C) 2012 Bear Family Records GmbH (P) 2012 Bear Family Records GmbH
Raoul Cita, Composer - The Four Lovers, MainArtist
(C) 2012 Bear Family Records GmbH (P) 2012 Bear Family Records GmbH
Hank Williams, Composer - The Four Lovers, MainArtist
(C) 2012 Bear Family Records GmbH (P) 2012 Bear Family Records GmbH
Larry Harrison, Composer - The Four Lovers, MainArtist
(C) 2012 Bear Family Records GmbH (P) 2012 Bear Family Records GmbH
Larry Harrison, Composer - The Four Lovers, MainArtist
(C) 2012 Bear Family Records GmbH (P) 2012 Bear Family Records GmbH
The Four Lovers, MainArtist - Michael Elliott, Composer
(C) 2012 Bear Family Records GmbH (P) 2012 Bear Family Records GmbH
Ben Raleigh, Composer - The Four Lovers, MainArtist
(C) 2012 Bear Family Records GmbH (P) 2012 Bear Family Records GmbH
D. Watson, Composer - The Four Lovers, MainArtist
(C) 2012 Bear Family Records GmbH (P) 2012 Bear Family Records GmbH
Irving Berlin, Composer - The Four Lovers, MainArtist
(C) 2012 Bear Family Records GmbH (P) 2012 Bear Family Records GmbH
The Four Lovers, MainArtist - Jones; Davis, Composer
(C) 2012 Bear Family Records GmbH (P) 2012 Bear Family Records GmbH
Otis Blackwell, Composer - The Four Lovers, MainArtist
(C) 2012 Bear Family Records GmbH (P) 2012 Bear Family Records GmbH
LINCOLN CHASE, Composer - The Four Lovers, MainArtist
(C) 2012 Bear Family Records GmbH (P) 2012 Bear Family Records GmbH
Clyde McPhatter, Composer - The Four Lovers, MainArtist
(C) 2012 Bear Family Records GmbH (P) 2012 Bear Family Records GmbH
Album review
Compilation of the quartet's complete RCA-Victor recordings from April through August of 1956, including alternate takes. The array of sounds, including elements of rockabilly, dance-oriented R&B, and pop, may surprise fans of the Four Seasons. The vocals by Frankie Valli, then known as Frankie Valley, share the spotlight with lead guitarist/singer Thomas DeVito and rhythm guitarist/singer Henry Majewski, and their overall sound is just a little too derivative of other records that were around to be genuinely distinctive -- all except for the group's one and only chart entry, their version of Otis Blackwell's "You're the Apple of My Eye," which sounds more like a burlesque of rock & roll than a straight performance. Musically it is fascinating, if not the most compelling material of its era, practically a lost missing link from the early days of rock & roll by a phenomenally talented group that still needed to find a sound of their own.
© Bruce Eder /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 31 track(s)
- Total length: 01:13:01
- Main artists: The Four Lovers
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Bear Family Records GmbH
- Genre: Blues/Country/Folk Country
(C) 2012 Bear Family Records GmbH (P) 2012 Bear Family Records GmbH
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