Big Man in Town
"Big Man in Town" | ||||
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Single by The Four Seasons | ||||
from the album The Four Seasons Entertain You | ||||
B-side | "Little Angel (from the same album)" | |||
Released | October 1964[1] | |||
Recorded | 1964 | |||
Genre | Pop[2] | |||
Length | 2:46 | |||
Label | Philips | |||
Songwriter(s) | Bob Gaudio | |||
Producer(s) | Bob Crewe | |||
The Four Seasons singles chronology | ||||
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"Big Man in Town" is a song popularized by The Four Seasons and written by Four Seasons member Bob Gaudio. The single was released by Philips Records in October 1964 and reached the #20 position on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.[3]
"Big Man in Town" was released at a time in which Four Seasons material was being issued on an almost-weekly basis, between releases on Philips Records under their group name and reissues on the group's former label Vee-Jay. The rate of releases would be soon to increase as — with the blessing of Philips Records executives — lead singer Frankie Valli would be rekindling a long-dormant "solo" career with the rest of the group as backing musicians. The song is also featured in the Tony Award-winning musical Jersey Boys.
This is one of the few Four Seasons songs that does not end on a fade.
Billboard described the song as having a "good teen lyric with big sound."[4] Cash Box described it as having "a haunting 'Rag Doll'-like opener" and said that it "moves along in ultra commercial stomper cha cha fashion."[5]
References
- ^ Frankie Valli & The 4 Seasons (1991-11-19), Greatest Hits, Volume 1, Internet Archive, Warner Special Products, retrieved 2023-01-30
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Unterberger, Richie. "The Four Seasons Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Eighth Edition. Record Research. p. 238.
- ^ "Singles Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. October 31, 1964. p. 16. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
- ^ "CashBox Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. October 31, 1964. p. 8. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
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