Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons. Collision (So Much Music Too Little Time).

I noticed that all of the videos for Rag Doll by The Four Seasons were all live concert recordings. So I thought I'd post the original studio recording.

Rag Doll" is a popular song written by Bob Crewe and Bob Gaudio. It was recorded by The Four Seasons and released as a single in 1964. It reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on July 18, 1964, and remained on top for two weeks. The song was also a number one hit in Canada, and reached number two in the UK and number four in Ireland. According to songwriter Bob Gaudio, the recording was inspired by a dirty-faced little girl, about 5 years old, dressed in ragged clothes

Tracks 1 through 12 from the album "Dawn (Go Away) Tracks 13 through 24 from the album "Rag Doll" Both albums released in 1964.

We don‘t have an album for this track yet. View all albums by this artist. The Seasons' first hit, titled "Sherry", came out in 1962.

And the Four Seasons were the grandest culmination of that genre, producing hit singles that were often epic teen mini-operas. Producer Bob Crewe borrowed liberally from Phil Spector (definitive proof: the drum intro to "Rag Doll" is damn near sampled from "Be My Baby"), and even Brian Wilson has called them "the East Coast Beach Boys. A condensation of Rhino's three-disc 25th-anniversary collection, Anthology neglects "The Proud One," probably their final classic moment-but 24 of the 26 tracks here cover the group's '62-'68 golden.

Album Rag Doll (1964). Bob Crewe & Bob Gaudio, Bob Gaudio, Sandy Linzer. Shag rag doll) I'd change her sad rags into glad rags if I could (if I could). My folks won't let me cause they say that she's no good. She's a rag doll, such a rag doll; though I love her so, I can't let her know.

Difficulty: intermediate. Author Pencom 29,952. Sad rag doll) I'd change her sad rags into glad rags if I could. C. G. D. (If I could) My folks won't let me 'cause they say that she's no good.

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The Four Seasons were part of America's last Caucasian bulwark against the British invasion of the early 1960s. Convinced that "Rag Doll" was a smash hit and necessary to maintain the head of steam that "Dawn" had created, The Four Seasons and Crewe wanted to get it on tape before their tour began, prodded further by Philips Records' desire to put out another song in its stead. Gaudio, DeVito and Massi, along with session drummer Buddy Saltzman, set up to play the basic track. We once did an entire Christmas album in 28 hours," Gaudio says proudly. And right after that we did five shows at the Apollo.