The Very Best of Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons [Rhino 2002] (CD - 2002)

Additional personnel includes: Joe Long (vocals, guitar, nass); Charlie Calello (bass).

Producers include: Bob Crewe, Bob Guadio.

Compilation producer: Gary Stewart.

Recorded between 1962 & 1978. Includes liner notes by Pat Sierchio.

All tracks have been digitally remastered.

Personnel: Frankie Valli (vocals, background vocals); Tommy DeVito (vocals, guitar); Bob Gaudio (vocals, keyboards); Nick Massi, Joe Long (vocals).

Audio Remasterers: Dave Schultz; Dan Hersch; Bill Inglot.

Liner Note Author: Pat Sierchio.

Released in 2002, this excellent 20-track collection, lovingly compiled by the Rhino label, features many of Frankie Valli's finest moments, both as part of the Four Seasons and on his own. While the majority of the disc focuses on the falsetto-voiced singer's string of 1960s hits with his impeccable Jersey boys that made up the Four Seasons, including the energetic, neo-doo-wopper "Sherry" and the optimistic "Let's Hang On (To What We've Got)," it also makes room for solo singles, such as the dreamy "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" and the funky theme from "Grease." minimize