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Genre:
Rock
Release Date: 01/09/2007
This set combines two
Four Seasons' LPs, 1963's
Folk Nanny and 1964's
Born to Wander, on a single disc, and since both original releases featured a relatively muted and more acoustic sound than the typical
Four Seasons' album, they fit together pretty well. Don't expect
the Four Seasons doing
folk songs, though, no matter how many acoustic guitars are featured on the cover. Aside from versions of
Pete Seeger's
"Where Have All the Flowers Gone" and
Phil Ochs'
"New Town" and a faux
folk ballad called
"Connie-O" written by the group's writing and production team of
Bob Crewe and
Bob Gaudio, the tracks here sound like fairly typical
Four Seasons' fare, if maybe just a little bit more acoustic in tone. The big hit
"Silence Is Golden" is here, as well as an intriguing
Crewe/
Gaudio composition called
"No Surfin' Today" which amounts to an open imitation of
the Beach Boys. All in all, these two albums make a pleasant combined listen, but aside from maybe
"Silence Is Golden," nothing included here is anything close to an essential
Four Seasons' cut, making this set a purchase for die-hard fans only.
~Steve Leggett, All Music Guide
;)
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