Track Listing

1. Who Loves You
2. Our Day Will Come
3. Medley: Save It for Me/Rag Doll/Dawn/Let's Hang On
4. Can't Take My Eyes off You
5. Fallen Angel
6. Silver Star
7. Slip Away
8. December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)
9. Swearin' to God
10. My Eyes Adored You
11. Medley: Working My Way Back to You/Will You Love Me Tomorrow/Opus ...
12. Spend the Night in Love
13. Heaven Must Have Sent You (Here in the Night)
14. Grease
15. Medley: Sherry/Walk Like a Man/Big Girls Don't Cry/Bye Bye Baby (Good)
16. Medley: Sherry/Walk Like A Man/Big Girls Don't Cry

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #28596 in Music
• Released on: 1990-06-21
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Live
• Dimensions: .20 pounds

Customer Reviews

Great Live Music
The 4 Seasons were always a class act, no matter who was in the group with Frankie Valli. This CD celebrates the "reunion" of the 1975-1977 aggregation of the group in 1981. A treat for Seasons diehards is that compositional genius and original 4 Season, Bob Gaudio, was lured out of retirement to play at this concert. It was his first live appearance in 9 years, apparently.

The reason I don't give this CD a 5-star rating is the preponderance of medleys of classic hits, where all of the songs are only played for a verse or so, and then they're gone right as you're getting into them. Also, Frankie's voice was better on these songs in the 1960's when he had his amazing falsetto working to perfection. To hear all these songs in their true greatness, buy the new Rhino 2-disc anthology (which is the first anthology to ever include the great neglected Valli solo 1975 Top 40 hit, "Fallen Angel").

This CD does feature two excellent songs which were new at the time and cannot be found anywhere else. These songs are "Spend The Night In Love" and "Heaven Must Have Sent You (Here In The Night)." Both are done so well that they sound like studio performances with minimal audience noise dubbed over. (The Seasons did this for 1965's "Live On Stage" LP.) Both songs are incredibly catchy and could've been hits if released in the mid-70's during the Seasons' resurgence in popularity. There actually is a pure studio mix of "Spend The Night In Love", but it is not as good as this "live" version. For one thing, it has annoying electronic percussion and just doesn't flow as well.

Anyway, it's hard to go wrong with the 4 Seasons if one has mature taste in music and enjoyed 1960's and 1970's pop music. The Seasons simply were great pop craftsmen and display that here.

A extra-motivational extravaganza
This album is worth every cent I spent on it. It has stirred all sorts of feelings and has motivated me so much. Certain words and phrases in tracks 5 and 10 have gotten me back together with many friends I had forgotten about. This album has been a milestone in my life. In addition, I can't find the song, "Fallen Angel" on any other album in the world. It has such a great lyric which makes this CD even more priceless.

Can't Take My Ears Off Of It
The biggest group of the pre - Beatles '60s' (1960 to January 1964), The Four Seasons were the first group in history to have 3 consecutive # 1 singles, and their career lasted well through 1968. The original nucleus of the group disintegrated in 1971, so lead singer Frankie Valli began a highly successful solo career that yielded two number one hits, "My Eyes Adored You" and "Grease", plus a string of top 40 hits including "Swearin' To God" and "Our Day Will Come". In 1976, The Four Seasons reformed with Valli as the only original member, and scored a # 1 hit with "December 1963 (Oh, What A Night)". After a few more mid - charting singles, the new version of the band broke up in the early 1980s', during which Valli regained his hearing. In 1989, the latter - day 4 Seasons reunited and went on tour. Their electrifying performance in Holmdel, New Jersey is included on this cd.

Beginning with a rauous version of "She Loves You", the band has clearly not lost its touch. Valli's voice still sparkles like wine, although his falsetto his died down a bit. He sounds young and alive on "December, 1963", "My Eyes Adored You" and "Our Day Will Come". The rest of the group's harmonies shine throughout the cd, especially on the clsoing medley and the closing chorus on "My Eyes Adored You". Also included are two new recordings not available anywhere else: "Spend The Night In Love" and "Heaven Must Have Sent You (Here In The Night)". Both are great songs in vain of the 1960s' charttoppers. And original member and songwriter Bob Gaudio pops up onstage for all to brief a moment.

This cd showcases that after over 30 years, the group is still one of the finest acts out there. This was also the first Four Seasons cd I ever bought, so it does hold a lot of emotional value for me. Classic.