Dawn (Go Away) – THE FOUR SEASONS****

Big Man’s World/You Send Me/Mountain High/Life Is But A Dream/Church Bells May Ring/Dawn Go Away/Only Yesterday/Sixteen Candles/Breaking Up Is Hard To Do/Earth Angel/Don’t Let Go/Do You Want To Dance

Change of label for the falsetto pop harmony group The Four Seasons. The title track peaked at No. 3 in the US singles chart. The final comment below perceptively contrasts music such as this with some more contemporary offerings. (US:6)

"This album featured some of the group's best work. With the exception of the Elvis imitation on Don't Let Go, the trademark Four Seasons sound works great on the covers featured."

"Dawn(Go Away) was my very first album from my very first pay-packet when I was almost 17. The song that I most enjoyed was their cover version of The Crests' 16 Candles. To my mind, it is 100% better than the original and should have been released as a hit single."

"The Four Seasons very name is a harvest of full spectrum sound from boomy bass to the heights of instrumental and vocal. This group excites the ear, the mark of a truly classic 'oldies' group."

"The group's harmonies are glorious throughout, and the album's hit Dawn (Go Away) just happens to be The Seasons' first genuine masterpiece, a classic '60s single powered by a soaring melody, haunting wrong-side-of-the tracks lyrics, and inspired production."

"What a legend and great singer. If only this generation could hear music like this. They need to pull up their pants and throw out their rap and listen to what music should really sound like."

"Why do I never get tired of Dawn (Go Away), but I get tired of most modern fare after about five listens? I'll make an effort to answer my own question - possibly because this song contains a carefully considered and well-crafted melody. I don't think 'musicians' today even bother with the music part of being a musician anymore. If the artist has the right image and you can dance to it, it'll sell. We've lost something really great."