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1967 song recorded by Frankie Valli

"Can't Take My Eyes Off You"
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Cover of the 1967 US single
Single by Frankie Valli
from the album Frankie Valli: Solo[1]
B-side "The Trouble with Me"
Released April 1967 (1967-04)
Recorded April 1967
Genre Pop rock
Length 3:24
Label Philips
Songwriter(s)
  • Bob Crewe
  • Bob Gaudio
Producer(s) Bob Crewe
Frankie Valli singles chronology
"The Proud One"
(1966) 		"Can't Take My Eyes Off You"
(1967) 		"I Make a Fool of Myself"
(1967)

"Can't Take My Eyes Off You" is a 1967 song written by Bob Crewe and Bob Gaudio. It was recorded as a single by Frankie Valli. The song was among his biggest hits, earning a gold record and reaching No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 for a week, stuck behind "Windy" by the Association.[2] Gaudio was a bandmate of Valli's in the Four Seasons. It was Valli's biggest solo hit until he hit No. 1 in 1975 with "My Eyes Adored You".[3]

Bob Gaudio, an original member of the Four Seasons, refers to "Eyes" as "...the one that almost got away" until Windsor, Ontario radio station CKLW (a station also serving the Detroit metro on the American side of the border) intervened. In 1967, the record's producers urged Paul Drew, program director at the legendary station, to consider the tune for rotation. For much of the 1960s and 1970s, CKLW was credited with launching hit records via its powerful signal, blanketing the Great Lakes region. Drew didn't warm to the song at first, but accepted an invitation to hear it live at the Roostertail, where Frankie Valli was performing a weeklong stint with the Four Seasons. Drew liked what he heard and added the song to his station's playlist. "The switchboards lit up, and the rest, as they say, is history," Gaudio recalls.[4]

"Can't Take My Eyes Off You" has been recorded in many other arrangements, many of which have been on the charts 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 characters sing their own version of the song. The Valli version was also used by NASA as a wake-up song on the STS-126 Space Shuttle mission, to celebrate the wedding anniversary of astronaut Christopher Ferguson, one of the mission's crew members.[ citation needed ]

Credits [edit]

The song was written by Bob Crewe and Bob Gaudio. Arrangement was done by Artie Schroeck and Gaudio. The original recording was made at A & R Studio 2 (formerly Columbia Studio A) 799 7th Avenue in New York City, with Bob Crewe producing and Phil Ramone engineering.

Reception [edit]

Billboard described the single as "strong rhythm ballad material from the pen of Bob Crewe and Bob Gaudio with an exceptional Valli vocal combined with an exciting Artie Schroeck arrangement."[5]

Charts [edit]

Weekly charts [edit]

Chart (1967-68) Peak
position
Australia (Go-Set)[6] 15
Canada RPM Top Singles[7] 2
US Billboard Hot 100[8] 2
US Cash Box Top 100[9] 1

Year-end charts [edit]

Chart (1967) Rank
Canada[10] 18
US Billboard Hot 100[11] 10
US Cash Box [12] 3

Certifications [edit]

Boys Town Gang version [edit]

"Can't Take My Eyes Off You"
Single by Boys Town Gang
from the album Disc Charge
Released July 29, 1982
Recorded 1982
Genre Post-disco
Length 3:28
Label Moby Dick
Songwriter(s) Bob Crewe, Bob Gaudio
Producer(s) Bill Motley
Boys Town Gang singles chronology
"Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours"
(1982) 		"Can't Take My Eyes Off You"
(1982) 		"Brand New Me"
(1984)

In 1982, San Francisco based post-disco band Boys Town Gang performed a dance version of the song which reached the top spot in the Netherlands, Belgium, Spain and number four in the United Kingdom.[15] [16] This version was also successful in Japan, receiving a gold digital certification by the RIAJ in 2011, and is also on games such as Just Dance 4.

Track listings [edit]

7" single

  1. "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" - 3:28
  2. "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" (Reprise) - 4:42

7" single

  1. "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" - 3:40
  2. "Disco Kicks" - 4:04

Charts [edit]

Chart (1982) Peak
position
Belgian Singles Chart[17] 1
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[18] 1
Irish Singles Chart 5
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[19] 1
UK Singles Chart[20] 4
West German Singles Chart 43

Lauryn Hill version [edit]

"Can't Take My Eyes Off You"
Song by Lauryn Hill
from the album The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill
Released August 25, 1998
Genre Pop
Length 3:41
Label Ruffhouse, Columbia
Songwriter(s) Bob Crewe, Bob Gaudio
Producer(s) Lauryn Hill

Lauryn Hill's version of the song, was recorded In 1997, while Hill was eight months pregnant with her first child.[21] It was first featured in the movie, Conspiracy Theory (1997). While the song wasn't featured on the soundtrack, a radio jockey at KMEL in San Francisco put the song on a CD, and began playing the song;[22] more radio stations followed suit, causing a domino effect around the U.S.,[23] [24] ultimately leading the song to peak at number two on the Rhythmic Top 40 chart, despite Hill's label not releasing the song as a single.[25] [26] Due to the popularity of the song it was added as a hidden track on The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill.[27]

This version was also nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance in 1999, becoming the first hidden track to be receive a Grammy nomination.[28] [29] Consequence of Sound named it the best hidden track of all time.[30] In 2014, VH1 also named it the best hidden track of all time.[31] Academy Award–winning actor Forest Whitaker was inspired to name his daughter True, after hearing Hill's version of the song.[32]

Charts [edit]

Chart (1998-1999) Peak
position
Australia ARIA Charts[33] 8
US Rhythmic (chart)[34] 2
US Hot 100 Airplay (Radio Songs)[35] 35

Other cover versions [edit]

The song has been recorded by many artists. Among the most notable examples are the following:

  • In late 1967, the Lettermen recorded the "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" as a medley with "Goin' Out of My Head". Their rendition reached number 7 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and number 2 Easy Listening.[36]
  • A version by Andy Williams made it to number 5 on the UK singles chart and number 8 on the Irish Singles Chart in 1968.[37] The arranger and producer was Nick DeCaro and the conductor was Eddie Karam.[38] This version is included in the soundtrack of the 2001 film Bridget Jones's Diary. It is also included in the soundtrack for Black Mirror Season 5 Episode 2; Smithereens.[39] In 2002 he recorded a new version of the song, as a duet with British actress and singer Denise van Outen, which reached number 23 in the UK singles charts.[40]
  • 1979, Maureen McGovern (number 27 on the US Adult Contemporary chart in 1979; number 5 Canadian AC in 1980).[41]
  • 1991, Pet Shop Boys used part of the song on their version of U2's "Where the Streets Have No Name", which reached number 4 in the U.K. and number 72 in the U.S.[42]
  • 1992, Dutch singers Gerard Joling and Tatjana Šimić recorded a duet version of the song (including a rap segment by Darrell Bell), which peaked at number 5 in the Dutch Top 40 charts.[43]
  • 2000, Sheena Easton recorded for her Euro HNRG Disco Album Fabulous.
  • 2004, Jennifer Peña recorded a Latin version of the song, "No Hay Nadie Igual Como Tú", which reached number 33 on the Latin charts.
  • 2011, Stereophonics frontman Kelly Jones sang an acoustic version of the song in tribute to former Wales national football team manager Gary Speed. The song was adopted as an anthem for Welsh football fans during Speed's playing career with Wales after being used in a BBC Wales promo for the 1994 World Cup qualifying campaign.[44]
  • In 2019, Surf Mesa remixed a cover version of the song as a single under the title "ILY (I Love You Baby)". The single reached the Top 40 in over 30 countries, and is certified Platinum in six countries.

References [edit]

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  2. ^ "Billboard Hot 100". 1967-07-22. Retrieved 2015-07-31 .
  3. ^ Bronson, Fred. The Billboard book of number 1 hits. p. 398.
  4. ^ "The Four Seasons Rocked at The Roostertail in Detroit! · Jersey Boys Blog".
  5. ^ "Spotlight Singles" (PDF). Billboard. April 29, 1967. p. 16. Retrieved 2021-02-27 .
  6. ^ "Go-Set National Top 40, 27 September 1967". Archived from the original on July 8, 2012. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  7. ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - July 15, 1967" (PDF).
  8. ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
  9. ^ "Cash Box Year-End Charts: Top 100 Pop Singles, July 15, 1967". Tropicalglen.com. December 23, 1967. Archived from the original on September 30, 2018. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
  10. ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - January 6, 1968" (PDF).
  11. ^ "Musicoutfitters.com". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
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  13. ^ "British single certifications – Frankie Valli – Can't Take My Eyes Off You". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
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  15. ^ "Top 40-lijst van week 24, 1982". Top40.nl . Retrieved 2016-09-30 .
  16. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 74. ISBN1-904994-10-5.
  17. ^ "Boys Town Gang - Can't Take My Eyes Off You". ultratop.be.
  18. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 24, 1982" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
  19. ^ Hung, Steffen. "Boys Town Gang - Can't Take My Eyes Off You". hitparade.ch.
  20. ^ chartsurfer.de.
  21. ^ "The Quietus | Features | Anniversary | 20 Years On: The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill Revisited". The Quietus . Retrieved 2021-05-05 .
  22. ^ "Lauryn Hill: "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" from The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill". HiddenSongs.com . Retrieved 2021-05-05 .
  23. ^ Inc, Nielsen Business Media (1999-03-27). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.
  24. ^ Inc, Nielsen Business Media (1998-05-09). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.
  25. ^ "Lauryn Hill | Awards". AllMusic. 1975-05-26. Retrieved 2016-09-30 .
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  27. ^ "Knowledge Drop: Lauryn Hill Reportedly Recorded "Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You" While Lying On The Floor". Genius . Retrieved 2021-05-05 .
  28. ^ Kot, Greg. "10 NOMINATIONS PUT LAURYN HILL ATOP GRAMMY HEAP". chicagotribune.com . Retrieved 19 December 2018.
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  30. ^ "20 Best Hidden Tracks on Albums". Consequence of Sound. 2014-07-08. Retrieved 2021-03-02 .
  31. ^ Runtagh 4/16/2014, Jordan. "Surprise! The 12 Greatest Hidden Tracks In Music". VH1 News . Retrieved 2021-05-05 .
  32. ^ "True Whitaker, Daughter of Forest Whitaker, Is Delighted to Share Her Name With True Thompson, Daughter of Khloé Kardashian". W Magazine . Retrieved 2021-10-16 .
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  38. ^ Love, Andy by Andy Williams, album sleeve, 1967. New York: Columbia Records CS 9566
  39. ^ "Andy Williams - Can't Take My Eyes Off You (Black Mirror Season 5 Original Soundtrack)". youtube.com.
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  44. ^ "BBC Sport - Kelly Jones sings Gary Speed tribute". wayback.archive-it.org. Archived from the original on 2011-12-03.

External links [edit]

  • Lyrics of this song
  • "Official Frankie Valli Site". Retrieved 2010-2-16.
  • RIAA - Gold & Platinum Searchable Database
  • Frankie Valli - Can't Take My Eyes Off You on YouTube
  • The Lettermen - Goin' Out of My Head / Can't Take My Eyes Off You (Live) on YouTube

Baby I'm a Bad Boy I Might Hurt You

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Can%27t_Take_My_Eyes_Off_You

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