

The Four Lovers_sentence_13 Bob Crewe, 1958-60 The Four Lovers_section_2 The Four Lovers_sentence_12Īs a consequence, the discouraged group temporarily disbanded. The group promptly signed to Epic Records but was quickly dropped when its first single for the label also failed to chart. RCA gave up on the Four Lovers when the group's fifth straight single failed to chart in 1957 and finally dropped the group from its label. The single got them their first national television appearance, on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1956. The quartet released seven singles and one album under the Four Lovers name, with only their debut single, Otis Blackwell's " You're the Apple of My Eye" achieving significant national sales to appear on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.

The group that ended up recording as The Four Lovers was Frankie Valli (lead vocal, drums), Thomas DeVito (vocal, guitar), Philip Mongiovi (Drums), Henry Majewski (vocal, guitar) and Nicolas DeVito (vocal, bass). RCA signed them up that day and the group selected a new name, The Four Lovers. The Four Lovers_sentence_5Ī week later, they were themselves auditioning for RCA. One of the two record men, Peter Paul, was suitably impressed enough to become their manager. The Four Lovers big break came in early 1956 when backing up a female singer's audition for two New York record men. History The Four Lovers_section_0 RCA, 1956-58 The Four Lovers_section_1

Newark, New Jersey, United States The Four Lovers_cell_0_1_1 The Four Lovers_table_infobox_0 The Four Lovers The Four Lovers_header_cell_0_0_0 For the 2010 French film, see Four Lovers (film).
