Właśc. Frank Castelluccio, ur. 3.05.1937 r. w Newark w stanie New
Jersey. Debiutował jako solista. W 1954 r. przyłączył się do grupy
wokalnej The Variatones, a po niej do The Four Lovers, przemianowanych w 1962 r. na The Four Seasons.
Karierę w sławnym kwartecie przeplatał indywidualnymi nagraniami. Szczególną popularnością cieszyły się single "(You're Gonna) Hurt Yourself" (z 1965 r.), "Can't Take My Eyes Of You" (milionowy bestseller z 1967 r.), "I Make A Fool Of Myself" i "To Give (The Reason I Live" .
W 1971 r. reedycja tematu "You're Ready Now" stała się
szlagierem w Wielkiej Brytanii. W latach 70. solowe nagrania Valliego,
których producentem był inny członek The Four Seasons, Bob Gaudio, ukazywały się na płytach wytwórni Private Stock. Do najpopularniejszych należały "My Eyes Adore You", "Swearin' To God" i nowa wersja tematu "Our Day Will Come" z repertuaru zespołu Ruby And The Romantics.
W 1978 r. tytułowa kompozycja Barry'ego Gibba z filmu "Grease" w interpretacji Valliego rozeszła się w dwumilionowym nakładzie. Gorzej powiodło się piosenkom "Fancy Dancer" i wykonywanej w duecie z Chrisem Forde'em "Where Did We Go Wrong".
Wokalista eksploatujący przez lata swój charakterystyczny falset zapadł z czasem na głuchotę i w latach 80-tych musiał poddać się serii operacji. Po pomyślnej kuracji powrócił do The Four Seasons, by przypomnieć się nową wersją tematu "Big Girls Don't Cry", wykorzystaną w 1987 r. w filmie Emile'a Ardolino "Dirty Dancing" ("Wirujący seks").
Tytuł | Wykonawca | Data wydania | UK | US | Wytwórnia [US] |
Komentarz |
The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore / This is Goodbye | Frankie Valli | 10.1965 | - | 128[2] | Smash 1995 | [written by Bob Crewe, Bob Gaudio ][produced by Bob Crewe] |
(You're Gonna) Hurt Yourself / Night Hawk | Frankie Valli | 01.1966 | - | 39[7] | Smash 2015 | [written by Bob Crewe, Charles Callelo][produced by Bob Crewe] |
You're Ready Now / Cry For Me | Frankie Valli | 04.1966 | - | 112[4] | Smash 2037 | [written by Bob Crewe, Bob Gaudio ][produced by Bob Crewe] |
The Proud One / Ivy | Frankie Valli | 11.1966 | - | 68[6] | Phillips 40 407 | [written by Bob Crewe/Bob Gaudio ][produced by Bob Crewe] |
Can't Take My Eyes Off You / The Trouble With Me | Frankie Valli | 05.1967 | - | 2[16] | Phillips 40 446 | [gold-US][written by Bob Crewe, Bob Gaudio ][produced by Bob Crewe] |
I Make a Fool of Myself / September Rain (Here Comes the Rain) | Frankie Valli | 08.1967 | - | 18[8] | Phillips 40 484 | [written by Bob Crewe, Bob Gaudio][produced by Bob Crewe] |
To Give (The Reason I Live) / Watch Where You Walk | Frankie Valli | 12.1967 | - | 29[8] | Phillips 40 510 | [written by Bob Crewe, Bob Gaudio][produced by Bob Crewe] |
The Girl I'll Never Know (Angels Never Fly This Low) / A Face Without a Name | Frankie Valli | 06.1969 | - | 52[7] | Phillips 40 622 | [written by Raymond Bloodworth/L. Russell Brown ][produced by Bob Crewe] |
You're Ready Now / Cry For Me | Frankie Valli | 12.1970 | 11[13] | - | Philips BF 320 226 [UK] | [written by Bob Crewe, Bob Gaudio ][produced by Bob Crewe][nagranie z 1966r] |
My Eyes Adored You/Watch where you walk | Frankie Valli | 11.1974 | 5[11] | 1[1][23] | Private Stock 45.003 | [gold][written by Bob Crewe,Kenny Nolan ][produced by Bob Crewe] |
Swearin' to God / Why | Frankie Valli | 05.1975 | 31[5] | 6[14] | Private Stock 45.021 | [written by Bob Crewe,Denny Randell ][produced by Bob Crewe][4[16].Hot Disco/Dance] |
Our Day Will Come / You Can Bet I Ain't Going Nowhere | Frankie Valli | 10.1975 | - | 11[12] | Private Stock 45.043 | [written by Mort Garson/Bob Hilliard ][produced by Hank Medress/Dave Appell][10[5].Hot Disco/Dance][#1 hit for Ruby and The Romanticks in 1963] |
Fallen Angel/Carrie [I would marry you] | Frankie Valli | 04.1976 | 11[7] | 36[8] | Private Stock 45.074 | [written by Guy Fletcher/Doug Flett ][produced by Bob Gaudio ][oryginalnie nagrana przez Rogue] |
We're all alone | Frankie Valli | 08.1976 | - | 78[3] | Private Stock 45.098 | [written by Boz Scaggs][produced by Bob Gaudio] |
Easily / What Good Am I Without You | Frankie Valli | 04.1977 | - | 108[2] | Private Stock 45.140 | [written by Billy Alessi, Bobby Alessi][produced by Bob Gaudio] |
Grease / Grease (instrumental) | Frankie Valli | 05.1978 | 3[14] | 1[2][22] | RSO 897 | [platinum-US][written by Barry Gibb ][produced by Albhy Galuten/Barry Gibb/Karl Richardson ][piosenka tytułowa z filmu] |
Fancy dancer/Needing you | Frankie Valli | 01.1979 | - | 77[4] | Warner/Curb 8734 | [written by L. Russell Brown/Bob Crewe ][produced by L. Russell Brown/Bob Gaudio ] |
Where did we go wrong/Doctor dance | Frankie Valli introducing Chris Forde | 07.1980 | - | 90[4] | MCA/Curb 41 253 | [written by Richard Kerr/Marty Panzer ][produced by Bob Crewe] |
Heaven above me/Soul/Let it be whatever it is/Doctor dance | Frankie Valli | 12.1980 | - | 11[25].Hot Disco/Dance | MCA/Curb 5134 [LP] | - |
Grease-Dream Mix | Frankie Valli/John Travolta/Olivia Newton-John | 03.1991 | 47[2] | - | Polydor | [written by Barry Gibb/Louis St. Louis/Simon/John Farrar ][produced by Barry Gibb/Albhy Galuten/John Farrar] |
Tytuł | Wykonawca | Data wydania | UK | US | Wytwórnia [US] |
Komentarz |
Solo | Frankie Valli | 07.1967 | - | 34[23] | Phillips 600247 | [produced by Bob Crewe] |
Timeless | Frankie Valli | 08.1968 | - | 176[5] | Phillips 600274 | [produced by Bob Crewe] |
Half & half | Frankie Valli | 06.1970 | - | 190[2] | Phillips 600341 | [produced by Bob Crewe, Bob Gaudio] |
Closeup | Frankie Valli | 03.1975 | - | 51[28] | Private Stock 2000 | [produced by Bob Crewe, Bob Gaudio] |
Our Day Will Come | Frankie Valli | 12.1975 | - | 107[8] | Private Stock 2006 | [produced by Dave Appell, Hank Medress] |
Gold | Frankie Valli | 12.1975 | - | 132[8] | Private Stock 2001 | - |
Frankie Valli Is the Word | Frankie Valli | 08.1978 | - | 160[7] | Warner/Curb 3233 | [produced by Gibb-Galuten-Richardson, Bob Gaudio] |
The Collection-The 20 Greatest Hits | Frankie Valli And The Four Seasons | 05.1988 | 38[9] | - | Telstar STAR 2320 | - |
The very best of Frankie Valli And The Four Seasons | Frankie Valli And The Four Seasons | 03.1992 | 7[15] | - | PolyGram TV | - |
The definitive Frankie Valli And The Four Seasons | Frankie Valli And The Four Seasons | 10.2001 | 26[4] | - | WSM 812273555-2 [UK] | - |
Beggin' - The Ultimate Collection | Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons | 07.2007 | 82[2] | - | 679 Recordings 5144229332 | - |
Romancing the '60s | Frankie Valli | 10.2007 | - | 186[2] | Universal B0009908-02 | - |
Jersey's Best: The Very Best of Frankie Valli / The Four Seasons | Frankie Valli And The Four Seasons | 04.2008 | 25[33] | - | Rhino 8122-79937-6 | - |
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