Disco de The Four Seasons: “Who Loves You”

With it's mix of ballads, dance tunes, do-wop, and a dash of rock, this was an album my sister used to own, and I snapped up the CD version when I saw it. The only problem is that the songs are not in the original order, but I won't cry over that. The harmonies, and music are still good.

After Frankie Valli scored a number one hit in early 1975 with "My Eyes Adored You" and followed that up with a top ten hit "Swearin' To God", the Four Seasons regrouped later in the year. The album produced their biggest hit, the radio classic "December, 1963 (Oh What A Night)" that went to number one in early 1976. Also hitting the top ten, peaking at number three, was the title track that while not as popular as the former, it is the best track on the album. Tight harmonies and trading of vocals from Mr. Valli & Bob Gaudio make for a great single. "Silver Star" was a minor hit and has a old west theme while "Harmony Perfect Harmony" is pretty song that harkens back to their salad days.

OK. So this Four Seasons album is a departure from their earlier works but for it's genre it is no less a classic. As the Seasons embraced the age of disco their combined harmonies were eager to be exploited by the sounds of the burgeoning dance rhythms of the mid seventies!

It's difficult to find the track "Silver Star" on any current compilation of the band and I would recommend this album for this track alone. However, we are also blessed to get: Who Loves You, December 1963 (Oh What a Night) and Harmony Perfect Harmony.

But they're two pretty good songs. I don't like much else on this CD, but I loved the two hits (Who Loves You, December 1963) when they came out. And since those tunes are tough to find elsewhere, I grabbed 'em here.

From 1962 onwards The Four Seasons battled it out with The Beatles The Rolling Stones and The Beach Boys for the top band in the US, until The Byrds, The Doors and others joined in.

As a collection of their career from 1962 - 1978 The Very Best Of Frankie Valli And The Four Seasons Jersey's Best should be bought, it contains nearly all their best material.

In the mid 1970s the Bee Gees released Jive Talking and The Four Seasons decided disco was the way to go.

From this album Who Loves You and December 1963 (Oh What A Night) are included on the above Very Best Of and they are excellent disco numbers.

The remainder of this albums tracks cannot be easily found elsewhere and Silver Star is a standout for me, although it is very different from their earlier work.

Other tracks Harmony Perfect Harmony and Slip Away are slower numbers which work well.

All in all a disco type album many Four Seasons fans will enjoy.