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Valli and had
In the meantime, The 4 Seasons released recordings under a variety of names, including The Valli Boys, The Wonder Who ?, and Frankie Valli ( every Valli " solo " recording from 1965 to " My Eyes Adored You " in 1975 had the same production team as The Four Seasons that were recorded at the same time-his first post-1950s single without The Four Seasons was 1975's " Swearin ' to God ").
While the group remained unsigned in the later part of 1974, Valli had a new label — and a new solo career.
In 1975, record sales exploded for both Valli and the Four Seasons as both acts had million-selling singles in the United States (" My Eyes Adored You " hit # 1 on the Hot 100 for Valli in March, " Who Loves You " peaked at # 3 in November for the group ).
The album Who Loves You became a surprise million-seller for the group, as it was the first Four Seasons album to prominently feature lead vocals by anyone other than Valli (' Sorry ' on ' Half & Half ' had featured Gaudio, DeVito and Long minus Valli, while ' Wall Street Village Day ' on ' Genuine Imitation Life Gazette ' featured Valli on just a couple of ' bridge ' section lead vocal lines ).
The title song had Valli doing the lead on the verses, but none of the trademark falsettos in the chorus.
" December, 1963 ( Oh, What a Night )" had Polci singing lead on the verses, Ciccone featured on specific sections, and Valli doing lead vocals only on the two ' Bridge ' sections and backup vocals on the chorus.
" Silver Star " had Polci doing all the lead vocals, with Valli absent from the recording.
In the UK they had chart hits with both ' Down The Hall ' & ' Rhapsody ' ( with verses sung by Don Ciccone & Valli appearing to notable effect only as lead voice over group harmonies on the chorus ).
* Hitchcock had originally wanted Greta Garbo to play Mrs Maddalena Anna Paradine, but she turned down the role after the screen test, which allowed Alida Valli to step into the role for her American film debut.
The original Vulnavia, Virginia North, was pregnant and was replaced by model Valli Kemp, who had been Miss Australia of 1970.
In Japan, " Fabulous " was released in February 2001 and the first single was " Can't Take My Eyes Off You ", which had originally been recorded by Frankie Valli in the 1960s, though a disco version had been a hit for The Boys Town Gang in the early 1980s.
Michael Balcon, who had conceived the idea of " importing " American stars long before anybody else, had engaged Virginia Valli for the leading role.
Massi had been playing with several bands before he joined The Four Lovers in 1958, including some groups that featured future Four Lovers members Frankie Valli and Tommy DeVito.
The label had hit records with singles by David Soul of Starsky and Hutch fame (" Don't Give Up on Us "), Starbuck (" Moonlight Feels Right "), Austin Roberts (" Rocky "), Samantha Sang (" Emotion "), Walter Murphy and the Big Apple Band (" A Fifth of Beethoven "), and Frankie Valli (" My Eyes Adored You ").
They had previously collaborated on the hit Frankie Valli song " My Eyes Adored You ".
By 1956 the quartet of DeVito / Devito / Majewski / Valli had renamed themselves the Four Lovers.
He sold Valli and Gaudio his rights to the Four Seasons ' material, name, and touring act ( Massi had left the group in 1965 ).

Valli and first
This does not include Frankie Valli solo albums, except for his first solo release.
They were the first group to have a falsetto lead: Newark native, Frankie Valli.
The first CD included " Velocity Girl ", " Take the Skinheads Bowling " and " Can't Take My Eyes Off You " ( all three songs being cover versions of songs originally performed by Primal Scream, Camper Van Beethoven and Frankie Valli, respectively ) and the cassette featured a live recording of " A Design for Life ".
Ponti attempted to establish a film industry in Milan in 1940 and produced Mario Soldati's Piccolo Mondo Antico there, starring Alida Valli, in her first notable role.
She also sang with Pavarotti at a gala concert in Teatro Valli in Reggio Emilia, Italy to celebrate the 30th anniversary of his first stage appearance.

Valli and solo
In 1958, the group started working with producer Bob Crewe, primarily with session work ( Crewe wrote " I Go Ape ", which Valli recorded with the intention of releasing it as a " solo " single ).
), " Working My Way Back to You ", " Opus 17 ( Don't You Worry ' bout Me )", " I've Got You Under My Skin ", " Can't Take My Eyes Off You " ( released under Valli's name as a " solo " single ), " Beggin '", " Tell It to the Rain ", " C ' mon Marianne ", and " I Make a Fool of Myself " ( Frankie Valli " solo ").
A Frankie Valli " solo " single from 1971 (" Love Isn't Here " on Motown ) and three Four Seasons singles (" Walk On, Don't Look Back " on MoWest in 1972, " How Come " and " Hickory " on Motown in 1973 ) sank without a trace.
Valli took the tape to Private Stock Records owner and founder Larry Uttal, who, after repeated listenings of the Four Seasons recording, wanted to release it as a Frankie Valli " solo " single.
Plus Valli took one solo lead vocal role on the album's concluding song, the brief Gaudio-Parker penned ' I Believe in You '.
It only appeared to feature Valli from The Four Seasons group, but most of the surviving Beach Boys, including even Brian Wilson, took a solo vocal part.
Frankie Valli went on to a successful solo career.
The most successful of these were Rick Nelson (" Garden Party ", 1972 ), Neil Sedaka (" Laughter in the Rain " and " Bad Blood ", both 1975 ), and Frankie Valli as both a solo artist ( 1975's " My Eyes Adored You ") and with The Four Seasons ( 1976's " December 1963 ( Oh, What A Night )").
In early 1975 they signed with Curb Records ( which was distributed by WBR ) just as lead singer Frankie Valli scored a surprise hit with his independently released solo single " My Eyes Adored You ".
Crewe / Gaudio compositions also became major hits for other artists, including The Tremeloes (" Silence Is Golden ," originally the B-side of The Four Seasons ' " Rag Doll ") and The Walker Brothers (" The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore ," originally recorded by The Four Seasons as a Valli " solo " single ).

Valli and hit
The bank is hit as part of an orchestrated revolutionary attack on the army organized by Doctor Villega ( Romolo Valli ).
The group covered the Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons hit " Walk Like a Man ," which was included on the soundtrack of the 1986 film A Fine Mess.
DeVito rejoined Valli and Gaudio ( Massi had died in 2000 ) on stage at the 2005 Broadway opening of the documentary-style musical Jersey Boys, a Tony Award winning hit chronicling the story of the group's early days.
The duo wrote several Top 10 songs for Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, including " Working My Way Back to You " ( also a hit for The Spinners in 1979, and in Ireland for Boyzone in 1994 ), " Opus 17 ( Don't You Worry ' Bout Me )," and, with Bob Crewe, " Let's Hang On !.

Valli and 1975
As " My Eyes Adored You " climbed the Hot 100 singles chart in early 1975, Valli and Gaudio managed to get The Four Seasons signed with Warner Bros. Records as the disco era dawned.

Valli and all
On 29 March 2011 the group all went to see Lee perform as Frankie Valli in Jersey Boys on stage.
While singers, producers, and musicians have come and gone, Gaudio and Valli remain the group's constant ( with each owning fifty percent of the act and its assets, including virtually all of its recording catalog ).
On behalf of the Four Seasons Partnership, Valli initially tried to purchase the entire collection of master recordings the group made for Motown ; upon hearing the amount needed to buy them all, he arranged to purchase one recording for $ 4000 ( US ): " My Eyes Adored You ".
" Crying in the Chapel " was " covered " in the Pop field by June Valli ( RCA ), Sonny Til & the Orioles ( Jubilee ) in the R & B field and some ten or so years later by Elvis Presley ( RCA ); all versions becoming major hits.
He unifyied into him Parvati in the form of Siva, unifyied Lakshmi in the form of Vishnu, Sarasvati in the form of Brahma, Valli and Deyvanai as Muruga etc., showing that Vaikundar is the incarnation of the supreme power, from which all these lower divine powers are generated.

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