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By no means the coffeehouse hootenanny its strange and misleading title suggests, Folk-Nanny is instead an odds-and-ends contractual obligation album wrapping up the Four Seasons' tenure with Vee-Jay. Despite its dubious origins, the album isn't half bad -- the harmonies are spectacular, of course, but the material also boasts a surprising emotional coherence that's steeped in the kind of romantic anguish tailor-made for Frankie Valli's falsetto. Songs like "Teardrops," "Long Lonely Nights," and "Melancholy" are no more subtle than their titles portend, but the austere arrangements and nuanced instrumentation capture a more intimate side of the Four Seasons sound rarely evoked on their biggest hits -- which is even more the reason that Folk-Nanny is for fans only, but the faithful will find this a far better and more rewarding listen than expected.
© Jason Ankeny /TiVo
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Charles Calello, Conductor, Orchestral Arranger - Tommy DeVito, Guitar, Vocals - Bob Crewe, Producer, Writer - Bob Gaudio, Keyboards, Piano, Vocals, Writer - Frankie Valli, Vocals - Nick Massi, Bass Guitar, Vocals, VocalArranger - The Four Seasons, MainArtist - Sid Bass, Producer - Gordon Clark, Engineer
© 1964 Vee-Jay Records ℗ 2006 Rhino Entertainment Company, A Warner Music Group Company
Joe Long, Guitar - Tommy DeVito, Baritone Vocals, Lead Guitar - Bob Crewe, Producer, Writer - Bob Gaudio, Keyboards, Tenor Vocals, Writer - Frankie Valli, Lead Vocals - Nick Massi, Bass Guitar, Bass Vocals, VocalArranger - The Four Seasons, MainArtist
© 1964 Vee-Jay Records ℗ 2006 Rhino Entertainment Company, A Warner Music Group Company
Charles Calello, Orchestral Arranger - H. Deutsch, Writer - Joe Long, Guitar - Tommy DeVito, Vocals, Lead Guitar - Bob Crewe, Producer - Bob Gaudio, Keyboards, Piano, Vocals - Frankie Valli, Vocals - B. Kaper, Writer - Nick Massi, Bass Guitar, Vocals, VocalArranger - The Four Seasons, MainArtist - Gordon Clark, Engineer
© 1964 Vee-Jay Records ℗ 2006 Rhino Entertainment Company, A Warner Music Group Company
John Marascalco, Writer - Charles Calello, Orchestral Arranger - Joe Long, Guitar - Tommy DeVito, Vocals, Lead Guitar - Bob Crewe, Producer - Bob Gaudio, Keyboards, Piano, Vocals - Frankie Valli, Vocals - Nick Massi, Bass Guitar, Vocals, VocalArranger - The Four Seasons, MainArtist - George Matola, Writer - Gordon Clark, Engineer
© 1964 Vee-Jay Records ℗ 2006 Rhino Entertainment Company, A Warner Music Group Company
Joe Long, Guitar - Tommy DeVito, Vocals, Lead Guitar - Bob Crewe, Producer, Writer - Bob Gaudio, Keyboards, Piano, Vocals, Writer - Frankie Valli, Vocals - Nick Massi, Bass Guitar, Vocals, VocalArranger - The Four Seasons, MainArtist - Gordon Clark, Engineer
© 1964 Vee-Jay Records ℗ 2006 Rhino Entertainment Company, A Warner Music Group Company
Joe Long, Guitar - Tommy DeVito, Vocals, Lead Guitar - Bob Crewe, Producer - Bob Gaudio, Keyboards, Piano, Vocals - Frankie Valli, Vocals - Maurice Williams, Writer - Nick Massi, Bass Guitar, Vocals, VocalArranger - The Four Seasons, MainArtist - Gordon Clark, Engineer
© 1964 Vee-Jay Records ℗ 2006 Rhino Entertainment Company, A Warner Music Group Company
Charles Calello, Conductor, Orchestral Arranger - Tommy DeVito, Guitar, Vocals - Bob Crewe, Producer, Writer - Bob Gaudio, Keyboards, Piano, Vocals - Frankie Valli, Vocals - Nick Massi, Bass Guitar, Vocals, VocalArranger - The Four Seasons, MainArtist - Sid Bass, Producer - Gordon Clark, Engineer
© 1964 Vee-Jay Records ℗ 2006 Rhino Entertainment Company, A Warner Music Group Company
Charles Calello, Conductor, Orchestral Arranger - Tommy DeVito, Guitar, Vocals - Bob Crewe, Producer, Writer - Bob Gaudio, Keyboards, Piano, Vocals - Frankie Valli, Vocals - Nick Massi, Bass Guitar, Vocals, VocalArranger - The Four Seasons, MainArtist - Sid Bass, Producer - Gordon Clark, Engineer
© 1964 Vee-Jay Records ℗ 2006 Rhino Entertainment Company, A Warner Music Group Company
Joe Long, Guitar - Tommy DeVito, Baritone Vocals, Lead Guitar - Bob Crewe, Producer - Bob Gaudio, Keyboards, Tenor Vocals - Frankie Valli, Lead Vocals - Nick Massi, Bass Guitar, Bass Vocals, VocalArranger - Larry Brown, Writer - The Four Seasons, MainArtist - Barry Golder, Writer - Roy Calhoun, Writer - Helen Stanley, Writer
© 1964 Vee-Jay Records ℗ 2006 Rhino Entertainment Company, A Warner Music Group Company
Bernice Davis, Writer - DOUGLAS HENDERSON, Writer - Lee Andrews, Writer - Joe Long, Guitar - Tommy DeVito, Vocals, Lead Guitar - Bob Crewe, Producer - Bob Gaudio, Keyboards, Piano, Vocals - Frankie Valli, Vocals - Nick Massi, Bass Guitar, Vocals, VocalArranger - The Four Seasons, MainArtist - Miriam Klein, Writer - Gordon Clark, Engineer
© 1964 Vee-Jay Records ℗ 2006 Rhino Entertainment Company, A Warner Music Group Company
Joe Long, Guitar - Tommy DeVito, Vocals, Lead Guitar - Bob Crewe, Producer, Writer - Bob Gaudio, Keyboards, Piano, Vocals, Writer - Frankie Valli, Vocals - Nick Massi, Bass Guitar, Vocals, VocalArranger - The Four Seasons, MainArtist - Gordon Clark, Engineer
© 1964 Vee-Jay Records ℗ 2006 Rhino Entertainment Company, A Warner Music Group Company
Charles Calello, Orchestral Arranger - Joe Long, Guitar - Tommy DeVito, Vocals, Lead Guitar - Bob Crewe, Producer - Bob Gaudio, Keyboards, Piano, Vocals - Frankie Valli, Vocals - Larry Morey, Writer - Frank Churchill, Writer - Nick Massi, Bass Guitar, Vocals, VocalArranger - The Four Seasons, MainArtist - Gordon Clark, Engineer
© 1964 Vee-Jay Records ℗ 2006 Rhino Entertainment Company, A Warner Music Group Company
Album review
By no means the coffeehouse hootenanny its strange and misleading title suggests, Folk-Nanny is instead an odds-and-ends contractual obligation album wrapping up the Four Seasons' tenure with Vee-Jay. Despite its dubious origins, the album isn't half bad -- the harmonies are spectacular, of course, but the material also boasts a surprising emotional coherence that's steeped in the kind of romantic anguish tailor-made for Frankie Valli's falsetto. Songs like "Teardrops," "Long Lonely Nights," and "Melancholy" are no more subtle than their titles portend, but the austere arrangements and nuanced instrumentation capture a more intimate side of the Four Seasons sound rarely evoked on their biggest hits -- which is even more the reason that Folk-Nanny is for fans only, but the faithful will find this a far better and more rewarding listen than expected.
© Jason Ankeny /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:30:35
- Main artists: The Four Seasons
- Label: Rhino
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 1964 Vee-Jay Records ℗ 1964 Vee-Jay Records. Marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company.
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