"Save It for Me"
Single by The Four Seasons
from the album Rag Doll
B-side"Funny Face (from the same album)"
ReleasedAugust 1964[1]
RecordedJuly 1964
GenrePop rock[2]
Length2:35
LabelPhilips
Songwriter(s)Bob Gaudio, Bob Crewe
Producer(s)Bob Crewe
The Four Seasons singles chronology
"Rag Doll"
(1964) 		"Save It for Me"
(1964) 		"Sincerely"
(1975)

"Save It for Me" is a song written by Bob Gaudio and Bob Crewe. A song recorded in 1964 by The Four Seasons for their Rag Doll album, it was released as the follow-up record to the album's title song, which had hit the #1 position on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in July 1964. "Save It for Me" was also a success for the quartet, reaching the #10 position on the Billboard singles chart.[3] It featured arrangement work by Denny Randell, who would later go on to become a songwriter for the group.[4]

Billboard described the song as a "medium tempo ballad, featuring ethereal organ support," calling it a "smasheroo."[5] Cash Box said it has "a wild 'Telstar' instrumentation" and "quite a sound."[6]

References

  1. ^ Frankie Valli & The 4 Seasons (1991-11-19), Greatest Hits, Volume 1, Internet Archive, Warner Special Products, retrieved 2023-01-30((citation)): CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Unterberger, Richie. "Save It For Me song review". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Eighth Edition. Record Research. p. 238.
  4. ^ McIntosh, Danny (November 7, 2011). Songfacts Interview with Denny Randell, Retrieved September 27, 2023.
  5. ^ "Singles Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. August 22, 1964. p. 18. Retrieved 2021-04-04.
  6. ^ "CashBox Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. August 22, 1964. p. 12. Retrieved 2022-01-12.


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