1975 Frankie Valli – Closeup
Closeup is an album by Frankie Valli, released in February 1975 on the Private Stock label. It had been seven years since his prior album, and afforded Valli his first of two number-one solo hits in the US (in addition to five as lead singer of The Four Seasons). The LP reached #51 on the U.S. Billboard albums chart.
The album contains two hit singles: “My Eyes Adored You” (US #1) and “Swearin’ to God” (US #6). It also contains Valli’s original version of “I Can’t Live a Dream,” which became a hit for the Osmond Brothers in late 1976
Tracks
1 I Got Love For You, Ruby (Sandy Linzer) 03:25
2 Why (Bob Gaudio; Judy Parker) 02:47
3 He Sure Blessed You (Bob Gaudio; Judy Parker) 03:30
4 Waking Up To Love (Bob Crewe; Kenny Nolan) 04:33
5 I Can’t Live A Dream (Arnold Capitanelli) 03:13
6 My Eyes Adored You (Bob Crewe; Kenny Nolan) 03:32
7 In My Eyes (Bob Crewe; Kenny Nolan) 04:27
8 Swearin’ To God (Bob Crewe; Denny Randell) 10:31
Biography
Musicians
1 I Got Love For You, Ruby
Bass | Chuck Rainey |
Drums | Jim Keltner |
Guitar | Larry Carlton |
Guitar | Mike Deasy |
Guitar | Neil Levang |
Piano | Michel Rubini |
Congas | Bobbye Hall |
Percussion | Victor Feldman |
Background Vocals | Carolyn Willis |
Background Vocals | Clydie King |
Background Vocals | Jackie Ward |
Background Vocals | Marti McCall |
Vocals | Frank Vallie |
2 Why
Bass | Chuck Rainey |
Drums | Jim Keltner |
Guitar | Larry Carlton |
Guitar | Mike Deasy |
Guitar | Neil Levang |
Piano | Michel Rubini |
Congas | Bobbye Hall |
Percussion | Victor Feldman |
Background Vocals | Carolyn Willis |
Background Vocals | Clydie King |
Background Vocals | Jackie Ward |
Background Vocals | Marti McCall |
Vocals | Frank Vallie |
3 He Sure Blessed You
Bass | Chuck Rainey |
Drums | Jim Keltner |
Guitar | Larry Carlton |
Guitar | Mike Deasy |
Guitar | Neil Levang |
Piano | Michel Rubini |
Congas | Bobbye Hall |
Percussion | Victor Feldman |
Background Vocals | Carolyn Willis |
Background Vocals | Clydie King |
Background Vocals | Jackie Ward |
Background Vocals | Marti McCall |
Vocals | Frank Vallie |
4 Waking Up To Love
Bass | Gordon Edwards |
Drums | Rick Marotta |
Drums | Ron Zito |
Guitar | Bob Mann |
Guitar | Cliff Morris |
Guitar | Elliott Randall |
Guitar | Eric Weissberg |
Guitar | Jeff Mironov |
Guitar | Jerry Friedman |
Piano | Ken Ascher |
Sax | Lew Del Gatto |
Sax | Dave Tofani |
Sax | George Young |
Sax | Joe Farrell |
Sax | Robert Keller |
Trombone | Dave Taylor |
Trombone | Meco Monardo |
Trombone | Wayne Andre |
Trumpet | Alan Rubin |
Trumpet | Jon Faddis |
Trumpet | Lew Soloff |
Percussion | Jim Maelen |
Background Vocals | Carl Caldwell |
Background Vocals | Jo Armstead |
Background Vocals | Patti Austin |
Background Vocals | Tasha Thomas |
Vocals | Frank Vallie |
5 I Can’t Live A Dream
Bass | Chuck Rainey |
Drums | Jim Keltner |
Guitar | Larry Carlton |
Guitar | Mike Deasy |
Guitar | Neil Levang |
Piano | Michel Rubini |
Congas | Bobbye Hall |
Percussion | Victor Feldman |
Background Vocals | Carolyn Willis |
Background Vocals | Clydie King |
Background Vocals | Jackie Ward |
Background Vocals | Marti McCall |
Vocals | Frank Vallie |
6 My Eyes Adored You
Bass | Gordon Edwards |
Drums | Rick Marotta |
Drums | Ron Zito |
Guitar | Bob Mann |
Guitar | Cliff Morris |
Guitar | Elliott Randall |
Guitar | Eric Weissberg |
Guitar | Jeff Mironov |
Guitar | Jerry Friedman |
Piano | Ken Ascher |
Sax | Lew Del Gatto |
Sax | Dave Tofani |
Sax | George Young |
Sax | Joe Farrell |
Sax | Robert Keller |
Trombone | Dave Taylor |
Trombone | Meco Monardo |
Trombone | Wayne Andre |
Trumpet | Alan Rubin |
Trumpet | Jon Faddis |
Trumpet | Lew Soloff |
Percussion | Jim Maelen |
Background Vocals | Carl Caldwell |
Background Vocals | Jo Armstead |
Background Vocals | Patti Austin |
Background Vocals | Tasha Thomas |
Vocals | Frank Vallie |
7 In My Eyes
Bass | Gordon Edwards |
Drums | Rick Marotta |
Drums | Ron Zito |
Guitar | Bob Mann |
Guitar | Cliff Morris |
Guitar | Elliott Randall |
Guitar | Eric Weissberg |
Guitar | Jeff Mironov |
Guitar | Jerry Friedman |
Piano | Ken Ascher |
Sax | Lew Del Gatto |
Sax | Dave Tofani |
Sax | George Young |
Sax | Joe Farrell |
Sax | Robert Keller |
Trombone | Dave Taylor |
Trombone | Meco Monardo |
Trombone | Wayne Andre |
Trumpet | Alan Rubin |
Trumpet | Jon Faddis |
Trumpet | Lew Soloff |
Percussion | Jim Maelen |
Background Vocals | Carl Caldwell |
Background Vocals | Jo Armstead |
Background Vocals | Patti Austin |
Background Vocals | Tasha Thomas |
Vocals | Frank Vallie |
8 Swearin’ To God
Bass | Gordon Edwards |
Drums | Rick Marotta |
Drums | Ron Zito |
Guitar | Bob Mann |
Guitar | Cliff Morris |
Guitar | Elliott Randall |
Guitar | Eric Weissberg |
Guitar | Jeff Mironov |
Guitar | Jerry Friedman |
Piano | Ken Ascher |
Sax | Lew Del Gatto |
Sax | Dave Tofani |
Sax | George Young |
Sax | Joe Farrell |
Sax | Robert Keller |
Trombone | Dave Taylor |
Trombone | Meco Monardo |
Trombone | Wayne Andre |
Trumpet | Alan Rubin |
Trumpet | Jon Faddis |
Trumpet | Lew Soloff |
Percussion | Jim Maelen |
Background Vocals | Carl Caldwell |
Background Vocals | Jo Armstead |
Background Vocals | Patti Austin |
Background Vocals | Tasha Thomas |
Vocals | Frank Vallie |
Strings
Cello – George Ricci, Kermit Moore
Harp – Margaret Ross (tracks: A4, B1 to B3)
Violin – Charles Veal, Henry Roth, Jack Shulman, Jesse Ehrlich, Marshall Sosson, Shirley Cornell, William Hymanson (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 5)
Violin – Emanuel Green, Harold Kohon, Harry Cykman, Max Ellen, Max Pollikoff, Peter Dimitriades (Tracks 4, 6, 7, 8)
Liner Notes
Producer – Bob Gaudio (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 5)
Producer – Bob Crewe (Tracks 4, 6, 7, 8)
Arranged By – Charlie Callelo
Engineer (Mixing, Recording) – Val Garay (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 5)
Engineer (Recording) – Michael Delugg (Tracks 4, 6, 7, 8)
Mastered By – Bernie Grundman
Art Direction – Beverly Weinstein
Design – The Music Agency
Photography – Joel Brodsky
Mastered At A&M Mastering Studios
Recorded At Mediasound
Recorded At The Sound Factory
Phonographic Copyright Private Stock Records Ltd
Copyright Private Stock Records Ltd