Who Loves You
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Who Loves You is a 1975 album by The Four Seasons which introduced the new Four Seasons: John Paiva (guitar), Don Ciccone (bass), Lee Shapiro (keyboards) and Gerry Polci (drums). Polci and Ciccone shared lead vocals with Frankie Valli
, backed by producer Bob Gaudio
and former Seasons bassist Joe Long
.
From the Who Loves You album came the title song
, which established the group as stars of the 1970s (peaking at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100
singles chart), and "December 1963 (Oh, What A Night)", a single that was released during the Christmas 1975 holiday and spent six months on the charts. It was The Four Seasons' all-time best-selling single.
A third single from Who Loves You, "Silver Star
", also hit the Top 40, reaching #38 on the Hot 100 in 1976. All three singles from the album were successes in the United Kingdom, each placing in the top six positions of the UK Singles Chart
.
(United States)
Singles - Billboard (United States)
Frankie Valli
Frankie Valli is an American musician, most famous as frontman of The Four Seasons. He is well-known for his unusually powerful falsetto singing voice...
, backed by producer Bob Gaudio
Bob Gaudio
Robert John "Bob" Gaudio is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer, and the keyboardist/backing vocalist for The Four Seasons.-Early career:...
and former Seasons bassist Joe Long
Joe Long
Joe Long is best known as the bass guitarist for The Four Seasons....
.
From the Who Loves You album came the title song
Who Loves You (song)
"Who Loves You" is the title song of a 1975 album by The Four Seasons. It was composed by Bob Gaudio and Judy Parker and produced by Gaudio. Reaching #3 on the Billboard Top 100 in November 1975, it re-established The Four Seasons as a viable recording group after a five year absence from the Hot...
, which established the group as stars of the 1970s (peaking at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
singles chart), and "December 1963 (Oh, What A Night)", a single that was released during the Christmas 1975 holiday and spent six months on the charts. It was The Four Seasons' all-time best-selling single.
A third single from Who Loves You, "Silver Star
Silver Star (song)
"Silver Star" is a song on the The Four Seasons album Who Loves You. As was the case of all the songs on the LP, it was written by Bob Gaudio and Judy Parker, and produced by Gaudio...
", also hit the Top 40, reaching #38 on the Hot 100 in 1976. All three singles from the album were successes in the United Kingdom, each placing in the top six positions of the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
.
Track listing
Track | Song | Time |
---|---|---|
1 | "Silver Star" | 6:05 |
2 | "Storybook Lovers" | 3:43 |
3 | "Harmony, Perfect Harmony" | 4:46 |
4 | "Who Loves You?" | 4:22 |
5 | "Mystic Mister Sam" | 4:23 |
6 | "December 1963 (Oh, What a Night)" | 3:36 |
7 | "Slip Away" | 3:04 |
8 | "Emily's (Salle de Danse)" | 6:40 |
Charts
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(United States)
Year | Chart | Position |
---|---|---|
1976 | The Billboard 200 | 38 |
Singles - Billboard (United States)
Year | Single | Chart | Position |
---|---|---|---|
1975 | "Who Loves You" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 3 |
1976 | "December, 1963 (Oh, What A Night)" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 1 |
1976 | "Silver Star" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 38 |