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Big Man in Town

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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
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This is one of the few Four Seasons songs that does not end on a fade.
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described the song as having a "good teen lyric with big sound."
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under their group name and reissues on the group's former label
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The Very Best of Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons
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in October 1964 and reached the #20 position on the
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Index

Single
The Four Seasons
B-side
Genre
Pop
Label
Philips
Songwriter(s)
Bob Gaudio
Producer(s)
Bob Crewe
The Four Seasons
You're the Apple of My Eye
I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
The Four Seasons
Bob Gaudio
Philips Records
Billboard Hot 100
Philips Records
Vee-Jay
Frankie Valli
Jersey Boys
Billboard
Cash Box
Rag Doll
Greatest Hits, Volume 1
citation
link
"The Four Seasons Biography"
Whitburn, Joel

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