Jersey Boys - Vocal Selections [Paperback]

Frankie Valli (Author), The Four Seasons (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 2006

20 vocal selections from the Broadway musical about Rock and Roll Hall of Famers The Four Seasons. This is the story of how a group of blue-collar boys became the biggest American pop sensations of all time, selling over 175 million records worldwide. Songs include: Big Girls Don't Cry · Can't Take My Eyes off of You · December 1963 (Oh, What a Night) · My Boyfriend's Back · Rag Doll · Walk like a Man · Working My Way Back to You · and more.

Product Details

• Paperback: 88 pages
• Publisher: Hal Leonard (May 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1423414322
• ISBN-13: 978-1423414322
• Product Dimensions: 11.8 x 8.9 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #363,087 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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27 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars To those people that gave this book 1 star, October 18, 2006

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Michael Yuen - See all my reviews
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This book features 20 songs from the musical. Good selection of songs in the appropriate keys. Great compilation for Frankie Valli fans.

And for those people who gave this book 1 star:
Your "review" for this book should be a reflection of the quality of the book, not a review of your failure to read the description thoroughly.
The description clearly states "20 vocal selections from the Broadway musical about Rock and Roll Hall of Famers The Four Seasons."
How someone could misunderstand this description to think that this book is a biography is beyond me. The book has 20 songs from the musical called Jersey Boys. Plain and simple. So, please get out your dictionary and find out what a book review is supposed to be....although this might be a problem for those people since they can't read a simple book description.

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars CAREFUL---Piano/Vocal selections...NOT a biography!, October 2, 2006

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Greg Gnoffo (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews
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Please be aware that this is NOT a biography of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons. Instead, it is the Piano/Vocal Selections from the Broadway hit musical JERSEY BOYS. My favorite music books are the ones that contain all or at least 90% of the songs you will hear in the show and/or on the CD. This is definitely one of those books! I haven't seen the show yet but I am delighted to see that nearly every song from the CD is in this book with the exception of a couple of the medleys. I believe you will be very satisfied to own this book.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not "Jersey Boys" Arrangements, May 23, 2010

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pirateking24601 (TX) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Jersey Boys - Vocal Selections (Paperback)

This is a fairly good Vocal Selection book. Most of the songs from the show are included (everything sung in the "Scrapbook" segment is left out), but other than that, it is complete. My one complaint is that all of the arrangements are for the original versions of the songs (including original key signatures) and in that way, this book does not accurately reflect the music from the show. Another concern is that "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" is written a half-step lower than it is performed (both by Franki Valli and the cast of Jersey Boys) which I can imagine would be frustrating for both musicians and soloists. This book also contains no background vocals. I still play it all the time and I enjoy the music of the Four Seasons very much, but I wish that this could be the actual "Jersey Boys" arrangements.