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Frankie Valli
Is the Word/Heaven Above Me
Genres: Pop, Rock

Track Listings (17) - Disc #1
1. Grease
2. Needing You
3. Sometimes Love Songs Make Me Cry
4. Without Your Love
5. Over Me
6. Save Me, Save Me
7. You Can Do It
8. A Tear Can Tell
9. You Better Go
10. No Love At All
11. Where We Did Go Wrong
12. Let It Be Whatever It Is
13. If It Really Wasn't Love
14. Passion for Paris
15. Soul/Heaven Above Me
16. Just Tell Me You Love Me
17. Eat Your Heart Out

Frankie's move to Warner Brothers coincided with his smash hit title song to the musical Grease, which headlines 'Is the Word', while the hit 'Where We Did Go Wrong' leads off 1980's 'Heaven Above Me'. Bob Gaudio is back b... more »

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All Artists: Frankie Valli
Title: Is the Word/Heaven Above Me
Members Wishing: 2
Total Copies: 0
Label: Collector's Choice
Release Date: 6/24/2008
Genres: Pop, Rock
Style: Soft Rock
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 617742093025

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Solo didn't work!

Mr. K. G. Charmer | Torrevieja Spain | 01/25/2010

(3 out of 5 stars)

"The critical review of this album is a pretty accurate view of the album and YES it falls way below the standard of 'Close-Up or 'Valli' and even 'Our Day Will Come'. Those albums are all amongst the voting for Valli's best solo albums.

The problem really was the false belief that he could forge a solid solo career without the Four Seasons. The rock industry set out to kill disco in 1977 and he abandoned the Four Seasons to go solo with material like this. Although competent it is as others have said...out of time...but Bob Crewe and Bob Gaudio are also responsible for failing to see this. Performances are however excellent and if the disco and ballad mixture of songs is to your taste this is well worth having...particularly for the driving 'Soul/Heaven Above Me' which was so good 'Live' on the 1980 tour.

These Warner/MCA album marks the end of Frankie Valli's real 'solo' career but he would never recover and find an original and organic sound as he did with the 1976/77 Four Seasons."