C'mon Marianne
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"C'mon Marianne" is the name of a song composed by L. Russell Brown
and Raymond Bloodworth and popularized by The Four Seasons
in 1967
. Produced by Bob Crewe
, the single was the last Four Seasons single to reach the Top Ten of the Billboard
Hot 100 chart in the 1960s, and their last Top Ten hit until "Who Loves You
" in 1975.
Originally on the New Gold Hits album, a different version of the song was distributed on promotional singles distributed to disk jockeys and released commercially, but when people did not react positively to a recording that was slower than and mixed differently from the "more familiar" LP
version, the single was replaced with the album version. Ultimately, "C'mon Marianne" reached the #9 position on the Hot 100 less than a month after lead singer Frankie Valli
's "solo" (with Four Seasons participation) hit, "Can't Take My Eyes Off You
", hit #2.
The song sported a riff which The Doors
also appropriated in their 1968 single "Touch Me
".
In 1976, Donny Osmond
performed "C'mon Marianne" as recorded in his album "Disco Train". The song reached as high as #25 on the U.S. Adult Contemporary chart. The song is included in greatest hits compilations by Donny Osmond.
Songwriter L. Russell Brown would compose (or co-compose) a string of hit records in the 1970s, including several recorded by Dawn featuring Tony Orlando.
L. Russell Brown
L. Russell Brown is an American lyricist and composer most noted for his song, co-written with Irwin Levine, "Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree" for the 1970s pop music group Tony Orlando and Dawn. He also wrote The Partridge Family 1971 song, I Woke Up In Love This Morning.-External...
and Raymond Bloodworth and popularized by The Four Seasons
The Four Seasons (group)
The Four Seasons are an American rock and pop band who became internationally successful in the mid-1960s. The Vocal Group Hall of Fame has stated that the group was the most popular rock band before The Beatles...
in 1967
1967 in music
The summer of 1967 is "The Summer of Love" in San Francisco. It also became an important year for psychedelic rock, with releases from The Beatles The summer of 1967 is "The Summer of Love" in San Francisco. It also became an important year for psychedelic rock, with releases from The Beatles The...
. Produced by Bob Crewe
Bob Crewe
Bob Crewe is an American songwriter, dancer, singer, manager, record producer and fine artist. He is known for producing, and co-writing with Bob Gaudio, a string of Top 10 singles for The Four Seasons...
, the single was the last Four Seasons single to reach the Top Ten of the Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
Hot 100 chart in the 1960s, and their last Top Ten hit until "Who Loves You
Who Loves You (song)
"Who Loves You" is the title song of a 1975 album by The Four Seasons. It was composed by Bob Gaudio and Judy Parker and produced by Gaudio. Reaching #3 on the Billboard Top 100 in November 1975, it re-established The Four Seasons as a viable recording group after a five year absence from the Hot...
" in 1975.
Originally on the New Gold Hits album, a different version of the song was distributed on promotional singles distributed to disk jockeys and released commercially, but when people did not react positively to a recording that was slower than and mixed differently from the "more familiar" LP
LP album
The LP, or long-playing microgroove record, is a format for phonograph records, an analog sound storage medium. Introduced by Columbia Records in 1948, it was soon adopted as a new standard by the entire record industry...
version, the single was replaced with the album version. Ultimately, "C'mon Marianne" reached the #9 position on the Hot 100 less than a month after lead singer Frankie Valli
Frankie Valli
Frankie Valli is an American musician, most famous as frontman of The Four Seasons. He is well-known for his unusually powerful falsetto singing voice...
's "solo" (with Four Seasons participation) hit, "Can't Take My Eyes Off You
Can't Take My Eyes off You
"Can't Take My Eyes Off You" is a 1967 single by Frankie Valli. The song was among Valli's biggest hits, reaching #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and earning a gold record. It was Valli's biggest "solo" hit until he hit #1 in 1975 with "My Eyes Adored You"...
", hit #2.
The song sported a riff which The Doors
The Doors
The Doors were an American rock band formed in 1965 in Los Angeles, California, with vocalist Jim Morrison, keyboardist Ray Manzarek, drummer John Densmore, and guitarist Robby Krieger...
also appropriated in their 1968 single "Touch Me
Touch Me (The Doors song)
"Touch Me" is a song by The Doors from their album The Soft Parade. Written by Robby Krieger, its riff was influenced by The Four Seasons' "C'mon Marianne." It is notable for its extensive usage of brass and string instruments to accent Jim Morrison's vocals...
".
In 1976, Donny Osmond
Donny Osmond
Donald Clark "Donny" Osmond is an American singer, musician, actor, dancer, radio personality, and former teen idol. Osmond has also been a talk and game show host, record producer and author. In the mid 1960s, he and four of his elder brothers gained fame as the Osmond Brothers on the long...
performed "C'mon Marianne" as recorded in his album "Disco Train". The song reached as high as #25 on the U.S. Adult Contemporary chart. The song is included in greatest hits compilations by Donny Osmond.
Songwriter L. Russell Brown would compose (or co-compose) a string of hit records in the 1970s, including several recorded by Dawn featuring Tony Orlando.