Talk:Bob Crewe

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Frankie Valli solo?

Frankie Valli did not have a real solo career for some time. He was still with the Four Seasons group. Marcus 11:21, 21 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Regardless, he had several songs released under his name. Again, unless you can provide actual sourcing for this claim, it seems that label credit is the best way to go. GassyGuy 11:24, 21 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The other thing I will point out is that it is not unheard of for an artist to achieve success both solo and as a member of a group without actually leaving the group. Valli's solo songs, such as "(You're Gonna) Hurt Yourself," feature arrangements that have little prominence of background vocals; compare to the harmonies which are characteristic of Four Seasons songs. GassyGuy 11:26, 21 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The career of The Four Seasons and the career of Frankie Valli are one and the same, for he is half-owner (with Bob Gaudio owning the other half) of the group after a handshake with Gaudio and a name change (from The Four Lovers) in 1961. Excluding his very first commercial recording, the first record that Valli recorded without the group (or not in a session scheduled for the group) didn't occur until "Our Day Will Come" - as "My Eyes Adored You" was recorded for an aborted Four Seasons album for Motown. "Hurt Yourself", "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore" and the earlier "solo" recordings were, in fact, made either in Four Seasons recording sessions or with the active participation of the Four Seasons in them. And sources are abundant - I supplied at least three of them in The Four Seasons (group) and related articles. B.Wind 21:21, 14 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Cleanup

Cleaned up a lot of unencyclopedic bragging, a lot of uncited claims, and a lot of wandering off on subordinate topics (the successes of acts he produced, or of groups that covered his songs). DavidOaks (talk) 03:13, 10 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]