The Four Seasons / discography

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Frankie Valli appeared on Broadway in 2012

This discography is an overview of the released records of the American band The Four Seasons .

overview

In the first few years, albums were released in quick succession with few successes and many cover songs , only the album Rag Doll from 1964 contained only one foreign composition. It was not until the second half of her career from 1969 that her own Four Seasons albums appeared with Bob Gaudio as the head behind them. After all, they were in the top 10 six times in the USA, especially in the early years. But the Four Seasons were most successful with best-of albums and compilations, which received nine gold and one platinum awards in the USA and Great Britain .

The highest-ranking records in the US album charts are Sherry & 11 Others from 1962 and Dawn (Go Away) from 1964, both of which reached number 6. The highest ranked and most commercially successful album in the UK charts is The Greatest Hits of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons from 1976, which reached number 4 and went platinum.

A total of 46 singles were placed in the US charts , five of which reached the top position. In the UK charts , one of 19 chart singles made it to number 1. Thus, the US and UK number one hit December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night) from 1975 is the band's most successful single. The million seller was awarded gold in both the United States and Great Britain . The song was later successful twice as a remix . Rag Doll was also a million seller in 1964 and the greatest success in Germany. Bob Gaudio was the author of all number one hits and many other songs .

Albums

Studio albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
UK UK US US
1962 Sherry & 11 Others UK20 (1 week)
UK 		US6 (27 weeks)
US
Chart entry in UK only in July 1963
Producer: Bob Crewe
1963 Big Girls Don't Cry and Twelve Others - US8 (19 weeks)
US
Producer: Bob Crewe
Ain't That a Shame and 11 Others - US47 (12 weeks)
US
Recording: Stea-Phillips Sound Studios, New York
Producer: Bob Crewe; last studio album on Vee Jay Records
1964 Born to Wander - US84 (9 weeks)
US
with Frankie Valli, producer: Bob Crewe; first Philips album
contains several folk and folk pop covers
Dawn (Go Away)
And 11 Other Great Hits 		- US6 (25 weeks)
US
with Frankie Valli, producer: Bob Crewe
contains several doo-wop covers
Rag Doll - US7 (26 weeks)
US
with Frankie Valli
first album almost exclusively with songs by Bob Gaudio
1965 The 4 Seasons Entertain You - US77 (13 weeks)
US
with Frankie Valli, producer: Bob Crewe
1966 Big hits by Burt Bacharach
… Hal David… Bob Dylan 		- US7 (26 weeks)
US
with Frankie Valli, producer: Bob Crewe
contains six Bacharach / David- written and six Bob Dylan songs
Working My Way Back to You UK-
gold
gold
UK 		US50 (15 weeks)
US
with Frankie Valli, producer: Bob Crewe
1967 New gold hits - US37 (25 weeks)
US
with Frankie Valli, producer: Bob Crewe
contains seven new and three previously released songs
1969 The Genuine Imitation Life Gazette - US85 (11 weeks)
US
Concept album written with Frankie Valli, Producer: Bob Gaudio
by Bob Gaudio with Jake Holmes
1970 Half & Half - US190 (2 weeks)
US
with Frankie Valli; Producers: Bob Crewe, Bob Gaudio; last Philips album
contains half of the solo recordings by Frankie Valli
1976 Who Loves You UK12
gold
gold

(17 weeks)UK 		US38 (31 weeks)
US
Singing: Bob Gaudio, Don Ciccone, Frankie Valli, Gerry Polci, John Paiva
all songs written by Bob Gaudio and his wife Judy Parker
Producer: Bob Gaudio; first Warner album; Recording: The Sound Factory, Hollywood
1977 Helicon - US168 (5 weeks)
US
all songs are again from Gaudio and Parker; Producer: Bob Gaudio

More albums

  • 1963: The 4 Seasons Greetings (Christmas album, reissue 1966 as The 4 Seasons' Christmas Album )
  • 1970: Brotherhood of Man
  • 1972: Chameleon (with Frankie Valli)
  • 1985: Streetfighter (with Frankie Valli)

Live albums

  • 1965: On Stage with the Four Seasons
  • 1980: Reunited Live (with Frankie Valli)
  • 1989: The 20 Greatest Hits of Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons - Live

Compilations

year Title
music label 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, music label , placements, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
UK UK US US
1963 Golden Hits of the 4 Seasons - US15 (56 weeks)
US
Best of album of the Vee Jay years
1964 Stay & Other Great Hits - US100 (5 weeks)
US
Compilation of the label Vee Jay
originally titled folk Nanny appeared
More Golden Hits by the Four Seasons - US105 (5 weeks)
US
another Vee Jay compilation
The Beatles vs. the Four Seasons - US142 (3 weeks)
US
Split CD box of the label Vee Jay with the Golden Hits of the 4 Seasons (1963)
and Introducing… The Beatles (1964) by the Beatles
1966 The 4 Seasons' Gold Vault of Hits - US10
gold
gold

(88 weeks)US
Producer: Bob Crewe
first best-of album on the Philips label
1967 2nd Vault of Golden Hits - US22nd
gold
gold

(53 weeks)US
with Frankie Valli, producer: Bob Crewe
second best-of at Philips
Lookin 'back - US107 (9 weeks)
US
with Frankie Valli, producer: Bob Crewe
Compilation of songs from the first three albums
1969 Edizione d'oro (The 4 Seasons Gold Edition-29 Gold Hits) UK11 (7 weeks)
UK 		US37
gold
gold

(21 weeks)US
Double album, with Frankie Valli, producer: Bob Crewe
entered the UK chart in April 1971
1971 The Big Ones UK37 (1 week)
UK 		-
with Frankie Valli, producer: Bob Crewe
1976 The Four Seasons Story UK20th
silver
silver

(8 weeks)UK 		US51 (17 weeks)
US
Double album, producer: Bob Crewe
The Greatest Hits of Frankie Valli
and the Four Seasons 		UK4th
platinum
platinum

(21 weeks)UK 		-
with Frankie Valli
1988 The Collection UK38 (9 weeks)
UK 		-
with Frankie Valli
1992 The Very Best of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons
Polygram 		UK7th
gold
gold

(15 weeks)UK 		-
with Frankie Valli
re-entry into the charts in 1996
2001 The Definitive Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons UK26th
gold
gold

(4 weeks)UK 		-
with Frankie Valli
2007 Beggin '- The Ultimate Collection UK82 (1 week)
UK 		-
with Frankie Valli
2008 The Very Best Of - Jersey's Best UK25th
gold
gold

(3 weeks)UK 		-
with Frankie Valli
the title is an allusion to the musical Jersey Boys
2011 Working My Way Back to You - Collection UK12 (38 weeks)
UK 		-
with Frankie Valli
2013 Jersey Beat: The Music Of UK53 (3 weeks)
UK 		-
with Frankie Valli
2013 The Very Best of Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons
Warner 		- US33 (16 weeks)
US
with Frankie Valli

More compilations

  • 1964: At the Hop (feat.Charlie Francis, Barbara Brown and The Buggs)
  • 1965: Girls, Girls, Girls - We Love Girls
  • 1966: The Young Rascals ( The Young Rascals also starring the Buggs, the Four Seasons and Johnny Rivers )
  • 1967: Seasoned Hits
  • 1974: The Greatest Hits of Frankie Valli and the Fabulous Four Seasons
  • 1980: Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons
  • 1982: The Legendary Rock 'n' Roll of Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons
  • 1982: The Best of Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons Vol. 1
  • 1982: The Best of Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons Vol. 2
  • 1982: 16 greatest hits
  • 1984: Certified Gold Volume I
  • 1984: Certified Gold Volume II
  • 1984: Certified Gold Volume III
  • 1985: Silver Anniversary Collection (3 LPs)
  • 1987: Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons: 1962-1967
  • 1987: 25th Anniversary Collection (4 LPs)
  • 1988: The Four Seasons Hits
  • 1988: The 20 Greatest Hits
  • 1988: Anthology
  • 1988: Hits Digitally Enhanced
  • 1989: Greatest Hits
  • 1990: Hits and Other Favorites
  • 1990: Rarities Volume 1
  • 1990: Rarities Volume 2
  • 1990: The 20 Greatest Hits Of (Curb, US:goldgold)
  • 1991: The Four Seasons Hits
  • 1991: Greatest Hits, Vol. 1
  • 1991: Greatest Hits, Vol. 2
  • 1992: Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons (3 LPs)
  • 1993: The Dance Album
  • 1994: Greatest Hits
  • 1994: Big Girls Don't Cry
  • 1994: The Original Hits 1962–1976 (2 CDs)
  • 1995: The Very Best of the Four Seasons (UK:silversilver)
  • 1995: Oh What a Night
  • 1995: Let's Hang On and More Great New Hits
  • 1996: Harmony
  • 1998: The Very Best of Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons
  • 2000: In Concert with the Four Seasons
  • 2001: Off Seasons: Criminally Ignored Sides from Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons
  • 2003: The Very Best of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons (US:goldgold)
  • 2006: The Definitive Pop Collection (2 CDs)
  • 2007: … Jersey Beat… The Music of Frankie Valli & the 4 Seasons
  • 2008: The Motown Years (2 CDs)

Singles

year Title
album 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE UK UK US US
1956 You're the Apple of My Eye
Sherry & 11 Others 		- - US62 (5 weeks)
US
as The Four Lovers
Author: Otis Blackwell
1962 Sherry
Sherry & 11 Others 		- UK8 (16 weeks)
UK 		US1 (14 weeks)
US
Author: Bob Gaudio
Big Girls Don't Cry
Big Girls Don't Cry and Twelve Others 		- UK13 (10 weeks)
UK 		US1 (16 weeks)
US
Authors: Bob Crewe, Bob Gaudio
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
The 4 Seasons Greetings 		- - US23 (3 weeks)
US
Authors: Haven Gillespie, J. Fred Coots
Original: Harry Reser , 1934
1963 Walk Like a Man
Big Girls Don't Cry and Twelve Others 		- UK12 (12 weeks)
UK 		US1 (13 weeks)
US
Authors: Bob Crewe, Bob Gaudio
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Ain't That a Shame
Ain't That a Shame and 11 Others 		- UK38 (3 weeks)
UK 		US22 (9 weeks)
US
Authors: Dave Bartholomew , Fats Domino
Original: Fats Domino, 1955
Soon (I'll Be Home Again)
Ain't That a Shame and 11 Others 		- - US77 (5 weeks)
US
Authors: Bob Crewe, Bob Gaudio
B-side of Ain't That a Shame
Candy Girl
Ain't That a Shame and 11 Others 		- - US3 (13 weeks)
US
Author: Lawrence E. Santos
Marlena
Ain't That a Shame and 11 Others 		- - US36 (8 weeks)
US
Author: Bob Gaudio
B-side of Candy Girl
New Mexican Rose
Ain't That a Shame and 11 Others 		- - US36 (7 weeks)
US
Authors: Bob Crewe, Charles Calello
That's the Only Way
Ain't That a Shame and 11 Others 		- - US88 (3 weeks)
US
Authors: Robert Boulanger, Bob Crewe
B-side of New Mexican Rose
1964 Dawn (Go Away)
Dawn (Go Away) and 11 Other Great Hits 		- - US3
gold
gold

(13 weeks)US
Authors: Bob Gaudio, Sandy Linzer
Stay
Stay & Other Great Hits 		- - US16 (11 weeks)
US
Author: Maurice Williams
Original: Maurice Williams & the Zodiacs , 1960
Ronnie
Rag Doll 		- - US6 (10 weeks)
US
Authors: Bob Crewe, Bob Gaudio
Alone (Why Must I Be Alone)
Big Girls Don't Cry and Twelve Others 		- - US28 (9 weeks)
US
Authors: Morty Craft, Selma Craft
Original: Shepherd Sisters , 1957
Rag Doll
Rag Doll 		DE10 (8 weeks)
DE 		UK2 (13 weeks)
UK 		US1 (12 weeks)
US
Authors: Bob Crewe, Bob Gaudio
Save It for Me
Rag Doll 		- - US10 (8 weeks)
US
Authors: Bob Crewe, Bob Gaudio
Sincerely
Big Girls Don't Cry and Twelve Others 		- - US75 (4 weeks)
US
Authors: Alan Freed , Harvey Fuqua
Original: The Moonglows , 1954
Big Man in Town
The 4 Seasons Entertain You 		- - US20 (7 weeks)
US
Author: Bob Gaudio
1965 Bye, Bye, Baby (Baby, Goodbye)
The 4 Seasons Entertain You 		- - US12 (9 weeks)
US
Authors: Bob Crewe, Bob Gaudio
Toy Soldier
The 4 Seasons Entertain You 		- - US64 (5 weeks)
US
Authors: Bob Crewe, Bob Gaudio
Girl Come Running
The 4 Seasons' Gold Vault of Hits 		- - US30 (7 weeks)
US
Authors: Bob Crewe, Bob Gaudio
Let's Hang On (To What We Got)
The 4 Seasons' Gold Vault of Hits 		- UK4 (16 weeks)
UK 		US3 (16 weeks)
US
Authors: Bob Crewe, Denny Randell,
Sandy Linzer
Don't Think Twice (It's All Right)
Big Hits by Burt Bacharach… Hal David… Bob Dylan 		- - US12 (11 weeks)
US
Author and original: Bob Dylan , 1963
Little Boy (In Grown Up Clothes)
On Stage with the Four Seasons 		- - US60 (6 weeks)
US
Authors: Bob Crewe, Bob Gaudio
1966 Working My Way Back to You
Working My Way Back to You 		- UK50 (3 weeks)
UK 		US9 (9 weeks)
US
Authors: Sandy Linzer, Denny Randell
Opus 17 (Don't You Worry 'Bout Me)
2nd Vault of Golden Hits 		- UK20 (9 weeks)
UK 		US13 (8 weeks)
US
Authors: Sandy Linzer, Denny Randell
On the Good Ship Lollipop
Rarities Volume 1 		- - US87 (3 weeks)
US
as The Wonder Who?
Authors: Sidney Clare, Richard A. Whiting
1935 a hit for Rudy Vallee
You're Nobody Till Somebody Loves You
Rarities Volume 1 		- - US96 (1 week)
US
as The Wonder Who?
Authors: Russ Morgan , James Cavanaugh, Larry Stock; Original: Russ Morgan , 1946
I've Got You Under My Skin
2nd Vault of Golden Hits 		- UK12 (11 weeks)
UK 		US9 (10 weeks)
US
Author: Cole Porter , Original: Virginia Bruce , 1936
Tell It to the Rain
New Gold Hits 		- UK37 (5 weeks)
UK 		US10 (10 weeks)
US
Authors: Angelo Cifelli, Mike Petrillo
1967 Beggin '
New Gold Hits 		- UK32 (8 weeks)
UK 		US16 (9 weeks)
US
Authors: Bob Gaudio, Piergiorgio Farina
in UK only in 2007 after the success of the cover of Madcon in the charts
C'mon Marianne
New Gold Hits 		- - US9 (10 weeks)
US
Authors: L. Russell Brown, Raymond Bloodworth
Lonesome Road
New Gold Hits 		- - US89 (4 weeks)
US
as The Wonder Who?
Authors: Gene Austin , Nathaniel Shilkret
1930 a hit for Ted Lewis
Watch the Flowers Grow
Edizione d'oro (Gold Edition) 		- - US30 (7 weeks)
US
Authors: L. Russell Brown, Raymond Bloodworth
1968 Will You Love Me Tomorrow
Edizione d'oro (Gold Edition) 		- - US24 (8 weeks)
US
Authors: Carole King , Gerry Goffin
Original: The Shirelles , 1960
Electric Stories
The Four Seasons Story 		- - US61 (6 weeks)
US
Authors: Mike Petrillo, Sandy Linzer
1969 Idaho
The Genuine Imitation Life Gazette 		- - US95 (2 weeks)
US
Author: Jake Holmes , Bob Gaudio
Something's on Her Mind
The Genuine Imitation Life Gazette 		- - US98 (1 week)
US
Author: Jake Holmes, Bob Gaudio
B-side of Idaho
And That Reminds Me (My Heart Reminds Me)
Half & Half 		- - US45 (7 weeks)
US
English version of the Italian song Concerto d'autunno
Music: Camillo Bargoni / Text: Al Stillman
1970 Patch of Blue
Half & Half 		- - US94 (2 weeks)
US
Authors: Mike Petrillo, Angelo Cifelli
1975 The Night
Chameleon 		- UK7 (9 weeks)
UK 		-
Authors: Bob Gaudio, Al Ruzicka
Who Loves You
Who Loves You 		- UK6 (9 weeks)
UK 		US3 (20 weeks)
US
Authors: Bob Gaudio, Judy Parker
December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)
Who Loves You 		DE16 (15 weeks)
DE 		UK1
Gold + gold
Gold + gold
Gold + gold

(10 weeks)UK 		US1
gold
gold

(54 weeks)US
Authors: Bob Gaudio, Judy Parker
1976 Silver Star
Who Loves You 		DE29 (2 weeks)
DE 		UK3 (9 weeks)
UK 		US38 (7 weeks)
US
Authors: Bob Gaudio, Judy Parker
We Can Work It Out
Rarities Volume 2 		- UK34 (4 weeks)
UK 		-
Authors: John Lennon , Paul McCartney
Original: The Beatles , 1965
1977 Rhapsody
Helicon 		- UK37 (3 weeks)
UK 		-
Authors: Bob Gaudio, Judy Parker
Down the Hall
Helicon 		- UK34 (5 weeks)
UK 		US65 (6 weeks)
US
Authors: Bob Gaudio, Judy Parker
1980 Spend the Night in Love
Reunited Live 		- - US91 (5 weeks)
US
Authors: Lenny Lee Goldsmith, Bob Gaudio, Judy Parker
1988 December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)
(Ben Liebrand Re-Mix 1988)
 - UK49 (5 weeks)
UK 		-
Big Girls Don't Cry (Club Mix) - UK91 (1 week)
UK 		-
1994 December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night) (Dance Version) - - US14 (27 weeks)
US

More singles

  • 1962: Bermuda
  • 1963: Peanuts
  • 1964: Apple of My Eye
  • 1964: I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
  • 1964: Connie O '
  • 1965: Betrayed
  • 1965: Since I Don't Have You
  • 1966: Joey Reynolds' theme
  • 1966: Peanuts (as The Wonder Who?)
  • 1968: Saturday's Father
  • 1970: Lay Me Down (Wake Me Up)
  • 1970: Where Are My Dreams
  • 1971: Whatever You Say
  • 1972: Walk On, Don't Look Back
  • 1972: You're a Song (That I Can't Sing)
  • 1972: The Night
  • 1973: How Come?
  • 1974: Hickory
  • 1975: Touch the Rainchild
  • 1981: Heaven Must Have Sent You (Here in the Night)
  • 1984: East Meets West (with The Beach Boys)
  • 1985: Streetfighter
  • 1985: Moonlight Memories
  • 1986: Book of Love

Video albums

  • 1989: 20th Anniversary Concert
  • 1992: Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons in Concert
  • 1992: The Very Best of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons (Live in Concert)
  • 2002: Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons

statistics

Chart evaluation

UK UK US US
Number one albums UK-UK US5US
Top 10 albums UK2UK US5US
Albums in the charts UK13UK US25thUS
DE DE UK UK US US
Number one singles DE-DE UK1UK US5US
Top 10 singles DE1DE UK7thUK US15thUS
Singles in the charts DE3DE UK19thUK US46US

Awards for music sales

Golden record

  • CanadaCanada Canada
    • 1981: for the album The Four Seasons Story

Note: Awards in countries from the chart tables or chart boxes can be found in these.

Country / Region Silver record icon.svg silver Gold record icon.svg gold Platinum record icon.svg platinum Sales swell
Awards for music sales
(country / region, awards, sales, sources)
Canada (MC) Canada (MC) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg gold1 0! P- 50,000 musiccanada.com
United States (RIAA) United States (RIAA) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg 7 × gold7th 0! P- 4,500,000 riaa.com
United Kingdom (BPI) United Kingdom (BPI) Silver record icon.svg 2 × silver2 Gold record icon.svg 7 × gold7th Platinum record icon.svg platinum1 1,720,000 bpi.co.uk
All in all Silver record icon.svg 2 × silver2 Gold record icon.svg 15 × gold15th Platinum record icon.svg platinum1

swell

  1. ↑ a b c d US albums: Joel Whitburn: Joel Whitburn presents the Billboard Albums. 6 edition. Billboard Books, New York 2006, ISBN 0-89820-166-7 .
  2. ↑ a b c Chart sources: Singles UK

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