the song my eyes adored you was written for the four seasons.
the song my eyes adored you was written for the four seasons.
who was the song my eyes adored you written for?
the four seasons
crewe and nolan had previously written two other songs - "my eyes adored you" and "lady marmalade" - which became back-to-back #1 records in 1975. "my eyes adored you" was produced by crewe and performed by frankie valli with the four seasons. when the record label, mowest, balked at releasing it, crewe, certain of its quality and hit potential, bought back the rights for $4,000 and it was issued on private stock records. despite widespread rejections from music industry pundits, the song became a smash solo hit for valli, and was the fifth biggest song of the year. "lady marmalade", recorded by labelle, became notorious for its sexually provocative, new orleans-inflected chorus, "" the song became a radio and dance club sensation. when it reached #1 on the u.s. "billboard" hot 100, it displaced "my eyes adored you". both songs spent one week at #1. "lady marmalade" has since been used in numerous motion pictures, including "cheech and chong's the corsican brothers", "beethoven", "carlito's way", "the birdcage", "the long kiss goodnight", and "semi-pro".
bob crewe
my eyes adored you
my eyes adored you