Photo Flashback: 1974 Album Cover: The Greatest Hits of Frankie Valli and the Fabulous Four Seasons!
February 4th, 2013
In 1974, the Longines Symphonette released the phenomenal 4-record set: “The Greatest Hits of Frankie Valli and the Fabulous Four Seasons”! Does anyone have this masterpiece album in their collection?
This was “the one” for me and I will never, ever forget the countless hours of joy spent playing this gem and discovering so many Four Seasons’ recordings that weren’t on the radio back in the day and weren’t readily available for sale back in the ’70s!
Check out the list of tracks below!
1. SHERRY
2. BIG GIRLS DON’T CRY
3. WALK LIKE A MAN
4. STAY
5. MARLENA
6. DON’T THINK TWICE (IT’S ALL RIGHT)
7. HAPPY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY BABY
1. CANDY GIRL
2. AIN’T THAT A SHAME
3. TOY SOLDIER
4. HUGGIN’ MY PILLOW
5. PEANUTS
6. LONESOME ROAD
7. AROUND AND AROUND AND AROUND
8. TOO MANY MEMORIES
1. DAWN
2. GIRL COME RUNNING
3. C’MON MARIANNE
4. OPUS 17 (DON’T WORRY ‘BOUT ME)
5. BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO
6. WORKIN’ MY WAY BACK TO YOU
7. PATCH OF BLUE
1. LET’S HANG ON
2. RONNIE
3. AND THAT REMINDS ME
4. I’M GONNA CHANGE
5. BYE, BYE BABY (BABY GOODBYE)
6. BEGGIN’
7. TELL IT TO THE RAIN
8. SHOW GIRL
1. RAG DOLL
2. WILL YOU LOVE ME TOMORROW
3. SILENCE IS GOLDEN
4. I’VE GOT YOU UNDER MY SKIN
5. GOODBYE, GIRL
6. CONNIE-O
7. WATCH THE FLOWERS GROW
1. SAVE IT FOR ME
2. BIG MAN IN TOWN
3. YOU SEND ME
4. SINCERELY
5. ALONE
6. EARTH ANGEL
7. SILHOUETTES
8. PITY
1. CAN’T TAKE MY EYES OFF YOU
2. THE SUN AIN’T GONNA SHINE (ANYMORE)
3. TO GIVE
4. CIRCLES IN THE SAND
5. THE GIRL I’LL NEVER KNOW
6. I CRY MYSELF TO SLEEP
7. STOP AND SAY HELLO
1. YOU’RE GONNA HURT YOURSELF
2. YOU’RE READY NOW
3. THE PROUD ONE
4. THE TROUBLE WITH ME
5. ANY DAY NOW
6. GOODNIGHT, MY LOVE
7. WATCH WHERE YOU WALK
8. ON BROADWAY TONIGHT
Still have that album from back then.
A real nice album.
The first album I ever got and still have is the “Big Girls Don’t Cry” album from 1963.
In fact, my older brother bought it for me as a gift for my 12th birthday in June of 1963.
Still have all of my albums, 8 tracks, cassettes and CD’s from 1963 on.
Some in pretty good shape, others just ok …
Comment by Jerry — February 4, 2013 @ 1:25 pm
Got it!
The TV commercial was great too!
Comment by Ray — February 4, 2013 @ 3:27 pm
I bought that in near mint condition from a used book and record store.
I remember when they advertised it on TV. Just when you thought there would be no more hits…
It was Longines Symphonette’s first collection by what could be called Rock and Roll artists, I believe. Other Seasonologists can correct me if I’m wrong about that, such as Jim or SW. I was impressed that they released it as affirmation of my tastes. Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons had arrived! Not that they hadn’t already when they released their first standard, CTMEOY, in 1967. Actually, I think they had a standard with “I’ve Got You Under My Skin”, but it wasn’t their own composition.
Comment by Ted — February 5, 2013 @ 1:07 am