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They were no longer dependent on outside songwriters to provide them with hits. The Four Lovers_sentence_18īy the end of this contract, the Four Lovers had become a complete outfit with an "in-house" composer and an associated producer and arranger. In addition, their contract with Crewe allowed them to record individually or collectively for Crewe's Peri Records - which they did under more than a handful of "stage names". The Four Lovers worked steadily as session artists, primarily as background singers and background musicians, in addition to resuming their live performances in various clubs and lounges between New York City and Philadelphia) The Four Lovers_sentence_17 Meanwhile, guitarist/vocalist Henry Majewski was replaced by Hugh Garrity for a few months in 1958, and then by keyboardist/guitarist/vocalist/songwriter Bob Gaudio in 1959. The Four Lovers_sentence_14ĭuring this period, the reconstituted quartet had some significant personnel changes, as bassist/vocalist Nick DeVito left the group in 1958, to be replaced by Nick Massi for just a few months, then by bassist/arranger Charles Calello until 1960, and then by Massi again. In 1958, Valli met record producer Bob Crewe at a recording session, who signed the Four Lovers to a three-year artist contract. The Four Lovers_sentence_13 Bob Crewe, 1958-60 The Four Lovers_section_2

The Four Lovers_sentence_12Īs a consequence, the discouraged group temporarily disbanded. The group promptly signed to Epic Records but was quickly dropped when its first single for the label also failed to chart.

RCA gave up on the Four Lovers when the group's fifth straight single failed to chart in 1957 and finally dropped the group from its label. The single got them their first national television appearance, on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1956. The quartet released seven singles and one album under the Four Lovers name, with only their debut single, Otis Blackwell's " You're the Apple of My Eye" achieving significant national sales to appear on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.

The group that ended up recording as The Four Lovers was Frankie Valli (lead vocal, drums), Thomas DeVito (vocal, guitar), Philip Mongiovi (Drums), Henry Majewski (vocal, guitar) and Nicolas DeVito (vocal, bass). RCA signed them up that day and the group selected a new name, The Four Lovers. The Four Lovers_sentence_5Ī week later, they were themselves auditioning for RCA. One of the two record men, Peter Paul, was suitably impressed enough to become their manager. The Four Lovers big break came in early 1956 when backing up a female singer's audition for two New York record men. History The Four Lovers_section_0 RCA, 1956-58 The Four Lovers_section_1 2.3.2 The Four Lovers The Four Lovers_section_8.2.3.1 Joyride The Four Lovers_section_7.2.2 Singles released under other names (1958-60) The Four Lovers_section_5.2.1 Singles credited to The Four Lovers (1956-57) The Four Lovers_section_4.2 Discography The Four Lovers_section_3.1.2 Bob Crewe, 1958-60 The Four Lovers_section_2.The Four Lovers_sentence_2ĭuring those five years, group members also included Nicolas DeVito (vocals, electric bass), Hugh Garrity (vocals, guitar), Charles Calello (bass), Nick Massi (bass, vocals), Bob Gaudio (keyboards, vocals), and Philip Mongiovi (drums) The Four Lovers_sentence_3 The Four Lovers' achieved minor success before a name change to The Four Seasons in 1960. The Four Lovers was a band formed in 1956 that was the result of vocalist Frankie Valli joining The Variatones ( Tommy DeVito, lead guitar James Gregorio Valeo, then Henry Majewski, rhythm guitar Frank Cattone, accordion and Billy Thompson, drums) in 1954. Phillip Mongiovi The Four Lovers_cell_0_7_1 Past members The Four Lovers_header_cell_0_7_0 The Four Seasons The Four Lovers_cell_0_5_1 RCA Victor, Epic The Four Lovers_cell_0_4_1Īssociated acts The Four Lovers_header_cell_0_5_0 Years active The Four Lovers_header_cell_0_3_0 Rhythm and blues The Four Lovers_cell_0_2_1 Newark, New Jersey, United States The Four Lovers_cell_0_1_1 The Four Lovers_table_infobox_0 The Four Lovers The Four Lovers_header_cell_0_0_0 For the 2010 French film, see Four Lovers (film).