"Can't Take My Eyes Off You" is a 1967 single by
Frankie Valli. The song was among Valli's biggest hits, reaching #2
on the Billboard Hot 100 and earning a gold record. It was Valli's
biggest "solo" hit until he hit #1 in 1975 with "My Eyes Adored
You". The song has had a major cultural impact, with hundreds of
cover versions, many of which have been on the charts themselves in
different countries. The song is a staple of television and film
soundtracks, even being featured as part of the plot of some films,
such as when the lead characters sing or arrange their own version
of the song. The Valli version was also used by NASA as a wake-up
song for a mission of the Space Shuttle, on the anniversary of
astronaut Christopher Ferguson.
Frankie Valli (born May 3, 1934) is an American
musician, most famous as frontman of The Four Seasons. He is
well-known for his unusually powerful falsetto singing voice.
Valli, Tommy DeVito, Nick Massi, and Bob Gaudio (the original
members of The Four Seasons), were inducted into the Rock and Roll
Hall of Fame in 1990 and the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in
1999.
Valli scored 29 Top 40 hits with The 4 Seasons, one Top 40 hit
under The Four Seasons' alias 'The Wonder Who?', and nine Top 40
hits as a solo artist. As a member of The 4 Seasons, Valli's number
one hits included "Sherry", "Big Girls Don't Cry", "Walk Like a
Man", "Rag Doll" and "December 1963 (Oh, What A Night)". As a solo
artist, Valli scored number one hits with the songs "My Eyes Adored
You" and "Grease". Valli's recording of the song "Can't Take My
Eyes Off You" reached number two in 1967. "You're Ready Now", a
Valli solo recording from 1966, became a surprise hit in Great
Britain as part of the Northern soul scene and hit number eleven on
the British pop charts in December 1970.
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