The Four Seasons Album: “4 Seasons Sing Big Hits by Burt Bacharach...Hal David...Bob Dylan/New Gold Hits”

Here we have a CD featuring two albums by the 4 Seasons. The first album is

. It's not very good. All the Bacharach/David songs are pretty bad compared to the originals. They came up with new arrangements, but they don't work. As for the Bob Dylan songs, about half of them work. The first three songs are prety bad. But "Don't Think Twice, It's Alright" is played for laughs, and it's great. It actually became a hit. "All I Really Wanna Do" and "Blowin' in the Wind" also are surprisingly good. The second album on the CD is

. This album is terrific. It features their great hits "C'mon Marianne", "Beggin'", "Tell It To the Rain", "Opus 17" and "I've Got You Under My Skin". These songs are all 4 Seasons classics. The rest of the songs on the album are good, too. "Let's Ride Again" and "Lonesome Road" are particular favorites of mine. So, if I average together one bad album and one good album, I come up with a grade of 3 stars.

I got this yesterday, finding a copy of it at a downtown Chicago record store. I saw it a few times before, just didn't buy it because of the high price. I am so happy that I spent the 22 dollars that I did!

Every song on the album of covers just kicks! Every one of them!

The remastering job is terrific. And of course, it is impossible to find one single thing wrong with New Gold Hits. The only song I never cared for is C'Mon Marianne ... that won't change. However, every other cut is just amazing as always. This is maybe the best ever that I've heard Opus 17 sound ... my favorite 4 Seasons song ever!

As always, Frankie puts on one heck of a show. Don't let the price tag stop you ... get this one if you can!

....you are just gonna luv Valli and the Seasons' versions of "Like A Rolling Stone" "Queen Jane Approximately" and "What's New, PussyCat?" They do a great job on the B/D standards "Walk On By" and "Anyone Who Had a Heart". It is a rare, rare CD of a rare, rare pop-rock album.