Working My Way Back to You/The Genuine Imitation Life Gazette [Remaster]

Performer: The Four Seasons
Engineer: Bill McMeekin; Gordon Clark
Producer: Bob Crewe
Distributor: E1 Distribution (USA)

Notes: 2 albums on 1 CD: WORKING MY WAY BACK TO YOU (1966) / GENUINE IMITATION LIFE GAZETTE (1969). The Four Seasons: Frankie Valli (vocals). Audio Remasterer: Bill Inglot. Liner Note Author: Bill Dahl. Recording information: Olmsted Sound Studio, New York, NY; Stea-Phillips Recording Studio. Arranger: Charles Calello. This twofer pairs a 1966 Four Seasons album, built around one of their biggest hits, "Working My Way Back to You," with a 1969 SGT. PEPPER'S-type concept album that was partly written by the cult '60s and '70s songwriter Jake Holmes (who also penned Led Zeppelin's "Dazed and Confused" and the U.S. Army commercial jingle, "Be All That You Can Be"). The former album is a collection of high-quality '60s pop by a band working at the height of its powers, while the curiously compelling latter set takes the form of a series of psychedelic musical newspaper articles about the group.

In the 1960s, Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons churned out hit after hit to become one of the most successful vocal groups in pop history. Their signature was Valli's stratospheric falsetto, but their success also resulted from sharp, melodic songwriting. During their prime, singles like "Sherry" and "Walk Like a Man" emphasized close-harmony singing with an urban swagger, providing the missing link between doo wop and Motown-era pop. The group topped the charts again in the '70s with an updated, disco-influenced sound. There was a resurgence of interest in the Four Seasons in the early 2000s thanks to the hugely successful Broadway musical JERSEY BOYS about the history of the beloved group.

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