Golden Hits of the 4 Seasons
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Golden Hits of The Four Seasons is an LP album
by The Four Seasons, released by Vee-Jay Records
under catalog number LP-1065 as a monophonic recording in 1963
, and later in stereo under catalog number SR-1065 the same year
. The album features seven tracks that charted on the Pop Charts, six of which within in the Top 40 and three Number One Singles.
LP album
The LP, or long-playing microgroove record, is a format for phonograph records, an analog sound storage medium. Introduced by Columbia Records in 1948, it was soon adopted as a new standard by the entire record industry...
by The Four Seasons, released by Vee-Jay Records
Vee-Jay Records
Vee-Jay Records is a record label founded in the 1950s, specializing in blues, jazz, rhythm and blues and rock and roll. It was owned and operated by African Americans.-History:...
under catalog number LP-1065 as a monophonic recording in 1963
1963 in music
-Events:*January 1 – The Beatles start a 5-day tour in Scotland to support the release of their new single, "Love Me Do".*January 4 – At Cortina d'Ampezzo in Italy, Dalida receives a Juke Box Global Oscar for the year's most-played artist on juke boxes....
, and later in stereo under catalog number SR-1065 the same year
1963 in music
-Events:*January 1 – The Beatles start a 5-day tour in Scotland to support the release of their new single, "Love Me Do".*January 4 – At Cortina d'Ampezzo in Italy, Dalida receives a Juke Box Global Oscar for the year's most-played artist on juke boxes....
. The album features seven tracks that charted on the Pop Charts, six of which within in the Top 40 and three Number One Singles.
Track listing
| Track | Song | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Sherry Sherry (song) "Sherry" is a song written by Bob Gaudio and originally recorded by The Four Seasons. It was their first nationally-released single and also their first number one hit, initially reaching the top of the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 on September 15, 1962... " |
2:30 |
| 2 | "I've Cried Before" | 2:21 |
| 3 | "Marlena" | 2:32 |
| 4 | "Soon (I'll Be Home Again)" | 2:26 |
| 5 | "Ain't That a Shame" | 2:33 |
| 6 | "Walk Like a Man" | 2:11 |
| 7 | "Connie-O" | 2:29 |
| 8 | "Big Girls Don't Cry" | 2:25 |
| 9 | "Starmaker" | 2:40 |
| 10 | "Candy Girl" | 2:40 |
| 11 | "Silver Wings" | 2:35 |
| 12 | "Peanuts" | 2:30 |
Charts
Singles - Billboard (United States)| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | "Sherry" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 1 |
| 1962 | "Big Girls Don't Cry" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 1 |
| 1963 | "Walk Like a Man" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 1 |
| 1963 | "Ain't That a Shame" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 22 |
| 1963 | "Soon (I'll Be Home Again)" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 77 |
| 1963 | "Candy Girl" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 3 |
| 1963 | "Marlena" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 36 |