Artist: Frankie Valli
Title: Romancing The '60s
Year Of Release: 2007-10-02
Label: Universal Motown Records (USA)
Genre: Pop/Rock, Soft Rock, Vocal
Quality: FLAC (img.+.cue+.log)
Total Time: 47:40
Total Size: 664,37 (Full Scans)
Frankie Valli has recorded only sparingly as a solo artist, and virtually never after the late '70s. (Culture hounds should already be aware that the most notable solo Valli performance was the theme song to 1978's Grease, the latest of his Top Ten hits.) But in 2007, with his recurring appearances on The Sopranos and the success of the Four Seasons-based Broadway smash Jersey Boys, Valli's fame was higher than it had been in 30 years, and he returned with the solo album Romancing the '60s. In similar company with the standards records of Barry Manilow that topped the charts in the mid-2000s, the album presents a baker's dozen of nuggets from the pop canon (plus an extra thrown in as part of a medley). It doesn't come as a surprise that Valli's tastes run as heavily into pop as Manilow's, which results in many choices from the Brill Building stable (plus a healthy dose of Motown). Also, there's a preponderance of American choices, the only one outside the hemisphere being Brit producer Tony Hatch on "Call Me" (and that one hit the charts thanks to American Chris Montez). Although Valli had kept active during the years as a live performer, it may still be a surprise to hear how his sweet falsetto has thinned as it's aged. Valli has a large orchestra behind him on most songs, as well as backing vocals on several performances to bolster his singing. The last track, "On Broadway," features the Jersey Boys themselves. ~Review by John Bush~
Release of this CD: 2007, October, 2 [CD Universal Motown Records (USA), Cat.# B0009908-02 / UPC: 602517462182]
(c)(p) 2007 Universal Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings. Inc.
Distributed by Universal Music Distribution
Made in U.S.A.
Credits:
Alto Saxophone [Solo] - Lawrence Feldman (tracks: 1, 7)
Arranged By [Vocals] - Bob Gaudio (tracks: 2, 3, 7, 10, 13)
Arranged By, Conductor - Artie Schroeck (tracks: 2 to 4, 7, 11, 12), Charlie Calello (tracks: 1, 5, 6, 8 to 10, 13)
Backing Vocals - Alex Nester (tracks: 4, 5), Alfie Silas-Durio (tracks: 4, 5, 8), Angela Capelli (tracks: 3, 4, 12), Christian Hoff (tracks: 13), Daniel Reichard (tracks: 13), Debra Black-Clements (tracks: 2, 3, 7, 10), Fonzi Thornton (tracks: 3 to 5, 8, 9, 11, 12), Gary Janney (tracks: 4, 5), Gino Speight (tracks: 2, 3, 7, 10), Gordon Grody (tracks: 3 to 5, 8, 9, 11, 12), J. Robert Spencer (tracks: 13), Jason Paige (tracks: 3 to 5, 8, 9, 11, 12), John Lloyd Young (tracks: 13), Kevin Osborne (tracks: 3, 4, 12), Kim Mont* (tracks: 2, 3, 7, 10), Lori Brooks (tracks: 2, 3, 7, 10), Mark Kibble (tracks: 2, 3, 7, 10), Nikki Gregoroff (tracks: 3 to 5, 8, 9, 11, 12), Robin Clark (2) (tracks: 3 to 5, 8, 9, 11, 12), Kenneth Scat Springs (tracks: 2, 3, 7, 10), Tawatha Agee (tracks: 3 to 5, 8, 9, 11, 12)
Bass - Will Lee
Drums - Shawn Pelton
Electric Guitar - Rodney Jones (tracks: 3, 9, 12)
Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar - Hugh McCracken (tracks: 1, 2, 4 to 11, 13), Jeffrey Mironov
Flugelhorn [Solo] - Tony Kadleck (tracks: 8, 10)
Guitar [Nylon String] - Ramon Stagnaro (tracks: 2)
Harmonica - Warren Ham (tracks: 2)
Organ [Hammond B3 Solo] - Paul Shaffer (tracks: 4, 5)
Percussion [Latin] - Richie Gajate Garcia*
Piano [Fender Rhodes] - Robby Robinson (tracks: 2)
Piano, Keyboards - Rob Mounsey
Producer - Bob Gaudio
Producer [Associate] - Robby Robinson
Tenor Saxophone [Solo] - Lawrence Feldman (tracks: 4)
Vibraphone [Solo] - Artie Schroeck (tracks: 8)
Vocals [Solo] - Tawatha Agee (tracks: 8)
Tracklist:
01. Take Good Care Of My Baby (03:37)
(Gerry Goffin / Carole King)
02. My Cherie Amour (03:16)
(Henry Cosby / Sylvia Moy / Stevie Wonder)
03. Spanish Harlem (03:52)
(Jerry Leiber / Phil Spector)
04. Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye (03:45)
(John D. Loudermilk)
05. Any Day Now (04:17)
(Burt Bacharach / Bob Hilliard)
06. Let It Be Me (03:35)
(Gilbert Bécaud / Manny Kurtz / Pierre Leroyer)
07. What A Wonderful World (03:18)
(Bob Thiele / George David Weiss)
08. Call Me (03:36)
(Tony Hatch)
09. This Guy's In Love With You (03:54)
(Burt Bacharach / Hal David)
10. Sunny (03:46)
(Bobby Hebb)
11. My Girl / Groovin' (03:50)
(E. Brigati Jr. / F. Cavaliere / R. White / W. Robinson Jr.)
12. What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted (03:16)
(Paul Riser / William Weatherspoon)
13. On Broadway (featuring The Jersey Boys) (03:39)
(Jerry Leiber / Barry Mann / Mike Stoller / Cynthia Weil)
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