''Who Loves You'' is an
album
An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as Digital distribution#Music, digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early ...
by
The Four Seasons. It was released in 1975 on Warner/Curb Records.
Background
The record introduced the new Four Seasons lineup which now included John Paiva (guitar),
Don Ciccone
Donald Joseph Ciccone (February 28, 1946 – October 8, 2016) was an American singer, songwriter and musician. He was a founding member of the pop group the Critters, singing their biggest hits "Younger Girl" and "Mr. Dieingly Sad". The latter ...
(bass),
Lee Shapiro
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(keyboards) and
Gerry Polci
Gerry Polci (born June 9, 1952) is an American singer and musician who was a member of the American rock and pop band The Four Seasons.
Polci played and sang in the band variously between 1973 and 1990. He sang lead and played drums on a number ...
(drums). Polci and Ciccone shared lead vocals with
Frankie Valli
Francesco Stephen Castelluccio (born May 3, 1934), better known by his stage name Frankie Valli, is an American singer, known as the frontman of the Four Seasons beginning in 1960. He is known for his unusually powerful lead falsetto voice.
...
, backed by producer
Bob Gaudio
Robert John Gaudio (born November 17, 1942) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer, and the keyboardist and backing vocalist of the pop/rock band the Four Seasons. Gaudio wrote or co-wrote and produced the vast majori ...
and former Seasons bassist
Joe Long
Joseph Louis LaBracio (September 5, 1932 – April 21, 2021), known professionally as Joe Long, was an American musician best known as the bass guitarist for the Four Seasons.
Life and career
Long was a classically trained musician who studi ...
.
The title song established the band as stars of the 1970s (peaking at #3 on the
''Billboard'' Hot 100 singles chart). "
December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)
"December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)" is a song originally performed by the Four Seasons, written by original Four Seasons keyboard player Bob Gaudio and his future wife Judy Parker, produced by Gaudio, and included on the group's album, ''Who Lov ...
", released in December 1975, spent six months on the charts and became the group's all-time best-selling single.
"
Silver Star
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", the last single, also hit the Top 40, reaching #38 on the Hot 100 in 1976. All three singles from the album were successes in the UK, each placing in the top six positions of the
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart (currently titled Official Singles Chart, with the upper section more commonly known as the Official UK Top 40) is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC), on behalf of the British record industry, listing the top-s ...
.
Track listing
All songs written by
Bob Gaudio
Robert John Gaudio (born November 17, 1942) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer, and the keyboardist and backing vocalist of the pop/rock band the Four Seasons. Gaudio wrote or co-wrote and produced the vast majori ...
and
Judy Parker Judy Parker is a record producer. She co-wrote The Four Seasons' LP ''Who Loves You'' with her husband, songwriter Bob Gaudio (one of the original Four Seasons), who produced the albums. Parker and Gaudio's courtship was fictionalized in the song ...
.
Charts
Album -
''Billboard'' (United States)
Singles - Billboard (United States)
References
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1975 albums
The Four Seasons (band) albums
Albums produced by Bob Gaudio
Warner Records albums
Curb Records albums