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This is a list of singles and some albums recorded and released by Frankie Valli and/or The Four Seasons in their various guises since 1953. This list includes only commercially released singles on which Valli or some configuration of the group was credited with performing or producing. Promotional-only releases and extended play records (EPs) are omitted from this list.

Reissued singles and records in which the Four Lovers did only session work (including singles by Danny & the Juniors, Freddy Cannon, and Bobby Darin) are also not included here.

Albums

Studio albums

The Four Lovers

Title Album details
Joyride
  • Released: September 1956
  • Label: RCA Victor
  • Format: LP

The Four Seasons

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
US
[1]
AUS
[2]
CAN
[3]
UK
[4]
Sherry & 11 Others
  • Released: September 1962
  • Label: Vee-Jay
  • Format: LP
6 20

Frankie Valli

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
US
[5]
AUS
[2]
CAN
[3]
UK
[6]
The 4 Seasons Present Frankie Valli Solo
  • Released: June 1967
  • Label: Philips
  • Format: LP
34
Timeless
  • Released: July 1968
  • Label: Philips
  • Format: LP
176
Half & Half (with the Four Seasons)
  • Released: May 1970
  • Label: Philips
  • Format: LP
190
Closeup 51 70
Inside You
  • Released: September 1975
  • Label: MoWest
  • Format: LP
Our Day Will Come
  • Released: November 1975
  • Label: Private Stock
  • Format: LP
107
Valli
  • Released: September 1976
  • Label: Private Stock
  • Format: LP
Lady Put the Light Out
  • Released: November 1977
  • Label: Private Stock
  • Format: LP
Frankie Valli... Is the Word
  • Released: August 1978
  • Label: Warner Bros
  • Format: LP
160
Heaven Above Me
  • Released: November 1980
  • Label: MCA/Curb
  • Format: LP, Cassette
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Live albums

The Four Seasons

Title Album details
Reunited Live
  • Released: January 1981
  • Label: Warner Bros
  • Format: LP

Singles

NOTE: Peak chart positions are from the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The UK chart positions of three singles are noted ("You're Ready Now", "Sleeping Man" and "The Night") because of their uniqueness in The Four Seasons/Frankie Valli history. Their chart positions come from the book Guinness British Hit Singles by Paul Gambaccini, Tim Rice and Jo Rice (sixth edition 1987).

The Four Lovers

Year Single Peak chart positions
US Hot 100
[1]
US Cash Box
US Music Vendor
1956 "You're the Apple of My Eye"
"The Girl in My Dreams"
64


"Honey Love"
"Please Don't Leave Me"



"Jambalaya (On the Bayou)"
"Be Lovey Dovey"



1957 "Never Never"
"Happy Am I"



"Shake a Hand"
"The Stranger"



"The Stranger"
"Night Train"



"My Life for your Love"
"Pucker Up"



"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

The Romans

Year Single Label Product number
1959 "Come Si Bella" / "Real (This Is Real)" Cindy C-3012

The Four Seasons

1960s

Year Single Peak chart positions Certifications
US
[1]
US Cash Box
[7]
US Record World
[8]
US R&B
[1]
AUS
[2]
CAN
[3]
UK
[4]
1961 "Bermuda"
"Spanish Lace"







1962 "Sherry"
"I've Cried Before"
1
1
1
1
3
1
8
"Big Girls Don't Cry"
"Connie-O"
1
1
1
1
1
1
13
"Santa Claus Is Coming to Town"
"Christmas Tears"
23
28
12




1963 "Walk Like a Man"
"Lucky Ladybug"
1
1
1
3
1
1
12
"Ain't That a Shame"
"Soon (I'll Be Home Again)"
22
77
20
70
20


20
46
38
"Candy Girl"
"Marlena"
3
36
4
35
5
44
13

2
49

"New Mexican Rose"
"That's the Only Way"
36
88
30
65
30


38

"Peanuts"
"Stay"
108






1964 "Dawn (Go Away)"
"No Surfin' Today"
3
3
3


3

"Stay"
"Goodnight My Love"
16
15
15


12

"Ronnie"
"Born to Wander"
6
6
6


18

"Alone"
"Long Lonely Nights"
28
102
24
74
29


8

"Rag Doll"
"Silence Is Golden"
1
1
1

3
1
2
"Sincerely"
"One Song"
75
87





"Save It for Me"
"Funny Face"
10
9
8


1

"Apple of My Eye"
"Happy, Happy Birthday Baby"
106






"Big Man in Town"
"Little Angel"
20
14
14


5

"I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus"
"Christmas Tears"







1965 "Connie-O"
"Never on Sunday"







"Bye, Bye, Baby (Baby Goodbye)"
"Searching Wind"
12

6




"Since I Don't Have You"
"Tonite, Tonite"
105






"Toy Soldier"
"Betrayed"
64
62





"Girl Come Running"
"Cry Myself to Sleep"
30

23




"Let's Hang On!"
"On Broadway Tonight"
3
1



3
4
"Little Boy (in Grown Up Clothes)"
"Silver Wings"
60






"Don't Think Twice" (as The Wonder Who?)
"Sassy"
12






1966 "Peanuts" (as The Wonder Who?)
"My Sugar"







"Stay"
"My Mother's Eyes"







"Working My Way Back to You"
"Too Many Memories"
9





50
"Opus 17 (Don't You Worry 'Bout Me)"
"Beggar's Parade"
13





20
"On the Good Ship Lollipop" (as The Wonder Who?)
"You're Nobody till Somebody Loves You"
87
96






"I've Got You Under My Skin"
"Huggin' My Pillow"
9





12
"Tell It to the Rain"
"Show Girl"
10





37
1967 "Beggin'"
"Dody"
16





32[A]
"C'mon Marianne"
"Let's Ride Again"
9






"Lonesome Road" (as The Wonder Who?)
"Around and Around"
89






"Watch the Flowers Grow"
"Raven"
30






1968 "Will You Love Me Tomorrow"
"Around and Around"
24






"Saturday's Father"
"Good-Bye Girl"







"Electric Stories"
"Pity"
61






1969 "Idaho"
"Something's on Her Mind"
95
98






"The Girl I'll Never Know (Angels Never Fly This Low)"
"A Face Without a Name"
52






"And That Reminds Me (My Heart Reminds Me)"
"The Singles Game"
45






"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

1970s

Year Single Peak chart positions Certifications
US
[1]
US Cash Box
[7]
US Record World
[8]
US AC
[1]
AUS
[2]
CAN
[3]
UK
[4]
1970 "Patch of Blue"
"She Gives Me Light"
94
53
56


56

"Lay Me Down (Wake Me Up)"
"Heartaches and Raindrops"







"Where Are My Dreams"
"Any Day Now - Oh Happy Day (Medley)"


112




1971 "Whatever You Say"
"Sleeping Man"







1972 "Walk On Don't Look Back"
"Sun Country"







1973 "How Come?"
"Life and Breath"







1974 "Hickory"
"Charisma"

90
99


85

1975 "The Night"
"When the Morning Comes"






7
"Touch the Rainchild"
"Poor Fool"







"Who Loves You"
"Who Loves You (Disco version)"
3
7
5
7
16
≥20*
6
"December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)"
"Slip Away"
1
1
1
18
3
1
1
  • BPI: Platinum[9]
1976 "Silver Star"
"Mystic Mr. Sam"
38
68
95
24
84
45
3
"We Can Work It Out"
"Harmony, Perfect Harmony"






34
1977 "Rhapsody"
"Helicon"






37
"Down the Hall"
"I Believe in You"
65
77
77
40

69
34
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

1980s–1994

Year Single Peak chart positions
US
[1]
US AC
[1]
1980 "Spend the Night in Love"
"Slip Away"
91

1981 "Heaven Must Have Sent You (Here in the Night)"
"Silver Star"


1985 "Streetfighter"
"Deep Inside Your Love"


"Moonlight Memories"
"What About Tomorrow?"


1986 "Book of Love"
"What About Tomorrow?"


1994 "December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)" (Remix version) 14 22
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Frankie Valli

Singles released under other names

Year Single Artist
1953 "My Mother's Eyes"
"The Laugh's on Me"
Frankie Valley
1954 "Somebody Else Took Her Home"
"Forgive and Forget"
Frankie Valley and the Travelers
1958 "I Go Ape"
"If You Care"
Frankie Tyler
1959 "Please Take a Chance"
"It May Be Wrong"
Frankie Vally

1965–present

Year Single Peak chart positions Certifications
US
[5]
US AC
[5]
US R&B
[5]
US Dance
[5]
UK
[6]
1965 "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine (Anymore)"
"This Is Goodbye"





1966 "(You're Gonna) Hurt Yourself"
"Night Hawk"
39




"You're Ready Now"
"Cry for Me"




11[B]
"The Proud One"
"Ivy"
68




1967 "Can't Take My Eyes Off You"
"The Trouble with Me"
2




"I Make a Fool of Myself"
"September Rain (Here Comes the Rain)"
18




"To Give (The Reason I Live)"
"Watch Where You Walk"
29




1970 "You've Got Your Troubles (I've Got Mine)"
"A Dream of Kings"





"Circles in the Sand"
"My Mother's Eyes"





1972 "Love Isn't Here (Like It Used to Be)"
"Poor Fool"





1973 "You've Got Your Troubles"
"Listen to Yesterday"





"The Scalawag Song (And I Will Love You)"
"Listen to Yesterday"





1974 "My Eyes Adored You"
"Watch Where You Walk"
1
2


5
1975 "Swearin' to God"
"Why"
6

31
4
31
"Boomerang"
"Can't Get You Off My Mind"





"Our Day Will Come"
"You Can Bet"
11
2

15

1976 "Fallen Angel"
"Carrie (I Would Marry You)"
36



11
"We're All Alone"
"You to Me Are Everything"
78




1977 "Easily"
"What Good Am I Without You"





"Second Thoughts"
"So She Says"





"I Need You"
"I'm Gonna Love You"





"Rainstorm"
"I Could Have Loved You"





1978 "Grease"
"Grease (Instrumental)"
1

40

3
"Save Me, Save Me"
"No Love at All"





1979 "Fancy Dancer"
"Needing You"
77




1980 "Where Did We Go Wrong"
"Doctor Dance"
90
4



1981 "Soul"
"If It Really Wasn't Love"



11

"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Notes

  1. ^ Chart position from 2007.[4]
  2. ^ Chart position from 1970.[6]

Other appearances

Topix/Perri releases

(Two independent labels owned by Bob Crewe and distributed by London. Tommy DeVito, Bob Gaudio, Nick Massi and Frankie Valli provided, together and separately, instrumental backing and background vocals for a variety of artists. Occasionally, they would be given performing credit under different names)

Year Single Artist Label Product number
1961 "Too Young to Start" / "Red Lips" Village Voices Topix 45-6000
"Ten Million Tears" / "Spanish Lace" Turner DeSentri (Bob Gaudio) Topix 45-6001-V
"Trance" / "I Am All Alone" Billy Dixon & The Topics Topix 45-6002
"An Angel Cried" / "Hope, Faith, and Dreams" Hal Miller & The Rays Topix 45-6003
"Betty Jean" / "More Lovin' Less Talkin'" Johnny Halo Topix 45-6004
"Lollypops Went out of Styles" / "Cry Myself to Sleep" Matthew Reid Topix 45-6006
"Little Pony" / {blank} Alex Alda (Nick Massi) Topix 45-6007
1962 "Trance" / "Lost Lullabye" Billy Dixon & The Topics Topix 45-6008
"Are You Happy Now?" / "Bright Brown Eyes" The Rays Perri 1004
"The Girl in My Dreams" / {blank} The Topics Perri 1007

Miss Frankie Nolan

(background vocals by The 4 Seasons)

Year Single Label Product number
06/1961 "I Wish It Were Summer All Year Round" / "I Still Care" ABC-Paramount 10231

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "The Four Seasons - Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on November 30, 2012. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d Sources for Australian chart positions (Note: Album chart position details prior to 1970 are limited):
  3. ^ a b c d Compiled by RPM magazine. Copies are missing from the collectionscanada.gc.ca archive meaning some chart peaks could be inaccurate.
  4. ^ a b c d "FOUR SEASONS - full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Frankie Valli - Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on November 30, 2012. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  6. ^ a b c "Frankie Valli - full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  7. ^ a b "CASH BOX POP SINGLES The '70s Charts". cashboxmagazine.com. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
  8. ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (2021). The Comparison Book, 1954–1982. Ann Arbor, MI: Sheridan Books, Inc.
  9. ^ a b c d "British certifications – Four Seasons". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved October 8, 2021. Type Four Seasons in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  10. ^ "Gold & Platinum". RIAA. Retrieved March 2, 2020.
  11. ^ "Frankie Valli - Can't Take My Eyes Off You". bpi.co.uk. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  12. ^ "Frankie Valli - My Eyes Adored You". bpi.co.uk. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  13. ^ "Frankie Valli - Grease". bpi.co.uk. Retrieved August 28, 2022.

Further reading

  • Bronson, Fred (1992). The Billboard Book of Number One Hits (3rd ed.). Billboard Books. ISBN 0-8230-8298-9.
  • Jancik, Wayne (1998). The Billboard Book of One-Hit Wonders (expanded, 1st ed.). Billboard Books. ISBN 0-8230-7622-9.
  • Leonard, Hal (2005). American Singing Groups: A History from 1940 to Today. ISBN 0-634-09978-7.
  • Neely, Tom (2005). Goldmine Price Guide to 45 RPM Records (5th ed.). KP Books. ISBN 0-87349-840-2.
  • Joe Sasfy, Liner notes to Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons: 1962-1967 (Warner Special Products, 1987: Time-Life Music The Rock 'N' Era 2RNR-15)
  • Whitburn, Joel (1994). Top Pop Singles 1955-1993. Billboard Books. ISBN 0-89820-105-5.