FRANKIE VALLI & THE FOUR SEASONS - THE NIGHT
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- Опубліковано 17 лис 2021
- THE NIGHT, written by Bob Gaudio and Al Ruzicka
By the early 1970s The Four Seasons hits had dried up and the group signed to Motown with disastrous results.
Even with the team of songwriter/producers Bob Crewe and Bob Gaudio with lead singer Frankie Valli intact, the first album, Chameleon, tanked after it was released by the Motown subsidiary label MoWest.
The release of a follow-up LP was canceled, but this song THE NIGHT from the album found an audience in the UK when it was adopted by the British NORTHERN SOUL scene.
The song is considered a "Northern Soul" classic due to its heavy bass production and strong beat, as well as the fact that it did not succeed commercially.
Originally released as a single only in Germany and the Netherlands, MoWest capitalized on the song's newfound popularity by releasing "The Night" as a single in the UK in 1975, where it went to #7 on the UK Singles Chart.
Bob Gaudio wrote this song with Al Ruzicka, who was added to the group as a keyboard player in 1972 and left later that year. The song finds Frankie Valli asking a girl to resist the charms of her Lothario.
In 1975, around the same time this song charted in the UK, Frankie Valli was enjoying chart success in the US with "My Eyes Adored You" (#1 in March) and "Swearin' To God" (#6 in July). This prompted Bob Gaudio to form a new version of the band around Valli, which signed a deal with Warner-Curb Records and released an album that year called "Who Loves You."
Frankie Valli cited this song as an example of one that should have been a hit, but failed because of poor promotion. "There are some songs that were on albums that I felt could have been hits but record companies at the time didn't agree," Valli explained. "A good example is when we recorded an album for Motown Records and it was put out and nothing really happened. They really didn't promote it, and promotion is a very, very important part of it."
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Love this video!! It takes me back, nearly 50 years when I was 16 and I used to Northern Soul dancing at the Drill Hall in Lincoln. I’m still dancing but not quite so energetically.
Feel that dance floor vibrate!
Really clear sound and great video footage! Thanks for posting! Keep the faith!
@door2yourheart........This is one of very few videos ever taken of Northern Soul. It was recorded at Wigan Casino in 1977 by Granada TV for their documentary series 'This England'.
I was there and it was absolutely horrible. Pure torture for over eight hours - and I couldn't wait for it to end so I could escape back onto the coach and go home.
Wow top dancers❤🏠🦊
Such a great song! Discovered it thanks to the Northern Soul Prom at the RAH :)
KTF 🤘
At 1.46, Joe Donnelan who I worked with at the Navada in Bolton in 1973 for about 18months.
Some great laughs and a few close shaves!
Anyone know where he is now?
I think he lived in Atherton or Leigh
Why can't i find a good version of this on UA-cam? this one sounds too fast i just want the original 7"
1:11 guy with the punk t shirt
Damn gucci straight up copied copied this