Valli,Frankie & The Four Seasons Origins And Early Years 1953-62 CD

The Four Seasons, featuring the remarkable and unmistakeable voice of Frankie Valli, were one of the most popular and successful groups of the 1960s on both sides of the Atlantic, and one of the few American groups to withstand the onslaught of the British Invasion to carry their chart career through into the 1970s. When they had their first big hit as The Four Seasons in 1961 with "Sherry", they were by no means new to the pop scene and both Frankie Valli and the group had paid their dues for the best part of a decade, honing their skills in a variety of guises on an equally bewildering array of record labels. This great-value 58-track 2-CD set features most of Frankie Valli's early recordings, both solo and with various groups before they became The Four Seasons in 1960, and then presents their early successes under that name. It comprises selected A & B sides as Frankie Valley, Frankie Valley & The Travellers, The Four Lovers, Frankie Valli & The Romans, The Village Voices, Billy Dixon & The Topics, Johnny Halo, Hal Miller and The Rays, and The Four Seasons for the Corona, Mercury RCA, Epic, Okeh, Cindy, Decca, Topix, Gone and Vee-Jay labels. It also features the tracks from The Four Lovers album "Joyride" and the Four Seasons album "Sherry &11 Others". Quite apart from setting the scene for the rest of their career as the Four Seasons, this collection of doowop and rock 'n' roll from the era when Frankie and his colleagues were exploring the potential of their talent, is hugely entertaining and offers a real insight into what lay behind The Four Seasons' success.

1. My Mother's Eyes 2. The Laugh's on Me 3. Forgive and Forget 4. Somebody Else Took Her Home 5. You're the Apple of My Eye 6. The Girl in My Dreams 7. Honey Love 8. Please Don't Leave Me 9. Be Lovey Dovey 10. Jambalaya 11. Happy Am I 12. Never Never 13. I Want a Girl (Just Like the Girl That Married Dear Old Dad) 14. (I Love You) for Sentimental Reasons 15. Such a Night 16. Joyride 17. This Is My Story 18. Memories of You 19. San Antonio Rose 20. It's Too Soon to Know 21. White Christmas 22. Night Train 23. Lawdy Miss Clawdy 24. Cimarron (Roll on) 25. Shake a Hand 26. The Stranger 27. My Life for Your Love 28. Pucker Up 29. I Go Ape 30. If You Care 31. Come Si Bella 32. Real (This Is Real) 33. It May Be Wrong 34. Please Take a Chance 35. Red Lips 36. I Am All Alone 37. Trance 38. An Angel Cried 39. More Lovin', Less Talkin' 40. Bermuda 41. Spanish Lace 42. Sherry 43. I've Cried Before 44. Big Girls Don't Cry 45. Connie-O 46. Santa Claus Is Coming to Town 47. Christmas Tears 48. The Merry Christmas Medley 49. Yes Sir, That's My Baby 50. Peanuts 51. La Dee Dah 52. Teardrops 53. Apple of My Eye 54. Never on Sunday 55. I Can't Give You Anything But Love 56. The Girl in My Dreams 57. Oh Carol 58. Lost Lullabye