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Opus 17 (Don't You Worry 'bout Me)

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other than in the closing coda; by 1966, Valli was tiring of singing falsetto and, over the next several years, would begin singing music that did not require it. The song begins in
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described the song as a "pulsating, blues-soaked romancer with an infectious, Seasons-associated repeating, danceable
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within each verse, but, unlike in most Four Seasons singles up to that point, the song uses very little
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As was the case with another Linzer-Randell contribution to the Four Seasons catalog, "
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praised the "excellent vocal and instrumental production."
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said it "gets rolling like mad and then modulates upward."
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The Very Best of Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons
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The song was released as the official follow-up to "
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Opus 17 (Don't You Worry 'Bout Me)
Op. 17

Single
The Four Seasons
B-side
Genre
Pop-soul
blue-eyed soul
Label
Philips
Songwriter(s)
Sandy Linzer
Denny Randell
Producer(s)
Bob Crewe
The Four Seasons
On The Good Ship Lollipop
Sandy Linzer
Denny Randell
The Four Seasons
album
Joe Long
Let's Hang On!
hook
falsetto
Frankie Valli
F-sharp major
B major
Billboard

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