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1967 song recorded by Frankie Valli

"Tin't Take My Eyes Off You"
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Comprehend of the 1967 Us unmarried
Single by Frankie Valli
from the anthology Frankie Valli: Solo[one]
B-side "The Trouble with Me"
Released April 1967 (1967-04)
Recorded April 1967
Genre Pop rock
Length 3:24
Label Philips
Songwriter(s)
  • Bob Crewe
  • Bob Gaudio
Producer(s) Bob Crewe
Frankie Valli singles chronology
"The Proud One"
(1966) 		"Can't Have My Optics Off You"
(1967) 		"I Make a Fool of Myself"
(1967)

"Can't Have My Optics Off You" is a 1967 song written past Bob Crewe and Bob Gaudio. It was recorded as a single by Frankie Valli. The song was among his biggest hits, earning a gold record and reaching No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 for a week, stuck backside "Windy" by the Association.[2] Gaudio was a bandmate of Valli'due south in the Iv Seasons. Information technology was Valli'southward biggest solo hit until he hitting No. ane in 1975 with "My Optics Adored You".[3]

Bob Gaudio, an original member of the Four Seasons, refers to "Optics" every bit "...the one that about got away" until Windsor, Ontario radio station CKLW (a station too serving the Detroit metro on the American side of the border) intervened. In 1967, the record'due south producers urged Paul Drew, program managing director at the legendary station, to consider the tune for rotation. For much of the 1960s and 1970s, CKLW was credited with launching hit records via its powerful signal, blanketing the Great Lakes region. Drew didn't warm to the song at commencement, but accustomed an invitation to hear it live at the Roostertail, where Frankie Valli was performing a weeklong stint with the Four Seasons. Drew liked what he heard and added the song to his station's playlist. "The switchboards lit upward, and the rest, as they say, is history," Gaudio recalls.[4]

"Tin't Take My Eyes Off You" has been recorded in many other arrangements, many of which have been on the charts in dissimilar countries. The song is a staple of television and picture soundtracks, even beingness featured as part of the plot of some films, such every bit when the characters sing their own version of the vocal. The Valli version was also used by NASA as a wake-upward vocal on the STS-126 Infinite Shuttle mission, to celebrate the nuptials anniversary of astronaut Christopher Ferguson, one of the mission's crew members.[ citation needed ]

Credits [edit]

The vocal was written by Bob Crewe and Bob Gaudio. Arrangement was washed by Artie Schroeck and Gaudio. The original recording was fabricated at A & R Studio 2 (formerly Columbia Studio A) 799 seventh Avenue in New York City, with Bob Crewe producing and Phil Ramone engineering.

Reception [edit]

Billboard described the single as "stiff rhythm carol material from the pen of Bob Crewe and Bob Gaudio with an exceptional Valli vocal combined with an exciting Artie Schroeck system."[5] Greenbacks Box called the single a "polish, gentle, softly spoken romancer."[half-dozen]

Charts [edit]

Certifications [edit]

Boys Town Gang version [edit]

"Tin can't Accept My Eyes Off You"
Unmarried by Boys Boondocks Gang
from the album Disc Charge
Released July 29, 1982
Recorded 1982
Genre Post-disco
Length iii:28
Label Moby Dick
Songwriter(s) Bob Crewe, Bob Gaudio
Producer(s) Bill Motley
Boys Town Gang singles chronology
"Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours"
(1982) 		"Can't Take My Eyes Off You lot"
(1982) 		"Make New Me"
(1984)

In 1982, San Francisco based post-disco band Boys Boondocks Gang performed a dance version of the song which reached the height spot in holland, Belgium, Kingdom of spain and number four in the United Kingdom.[16] [17] This version was also successful in Japan, receiving a gold digital certification by the RIAJ in 2011, and is likewise on games such as Just Dance 4.

Track listings [edit]

7" single

  1. "Tin can't Take My Optics Off You" - 3:28
  2. "Tin can't Take My Optics Off You" (Reprise) - 4:42

seven" single

  1. "Tin can't Take My Optics Off You" - iii:40
  2. "Disco Kicks" - 4:04

Charts [edit]

Nautical chart (1982) Elevation
position
Belgian Singles Chart[18] 1
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[19] 1
Irish Singles Chart 5
Netherlands (Unmarried Top 100)[20] one
UK Singles Chart[21] 4
Westward German Singles Chart 43

Lauryn Hill version [edit]

"Can't Take My Eyes Off You"
Vocal by Lauryn Loma
from the album The Miseducation of Lauryn Loma
Released August 25, 1998
Genre Pop
Length 3:41
Characterization Ruffhouse, Columbia
Songwriter(s) Bob Crewe, Bob Gaudio
Producer(southward) Lauryn Hill

Lauryn Hill's version of the song, was recorded In 1997, while Loma was eight months pregnant with her first kid.[22] Information technology was first featured in the movie, Conspiracy Theory (1997). While the song wasn't featured on the soundtrack, a radio jockey at KMEL in San Francisco put the song on a CD, and began playing the song;[23] more than radio stations followed suit, causing a domino upshot effectually the U.S.,[24] [25] ultimately leading the song to peak at number 2 on the Rhythmic Top twoscore chart, despite Hill's characterization non releasing the song as a single.[26] [27] Due to the popularity of the vocal it was added every bit a hidden track on The Miseducation of Lauryn Loma.[28]

This version was besides nominated for a Grammy Laurels for Best Female person Pop Vocal Performance in 1999, becoming the first hidden track to e'er receive a Grammy nomination.[29] [30] Outcome of Sound named it the best hidden track of all time.[31] In 2014, VH1 also named it the best hidden rails of all time.[32] Academy Award–winning actor Woods Whitaker was inspired to name his daughter Truthful, after hearing Hill'southward version of the vocal.[33]

Charts [edit]

Chart (1998-1999) Peak
position
Australia ARIA Charts[34] 8
US Rhythmic (nautical chart)[35] 2
US Hot 100 Airplay (Radio Songs)[36] 35

Other cover versions [edit]

The song has been recorded by many artists. Amid the almost notable examples are the following:

  • In late 1967, the Lettermen recorded the "Tin't Take My Eyes Off Yous" as a medley with "Goin' Out of My Head". Their rendition reached number vii on the U.South. Billboard Hot 100 and number 2 Easy Listening.[37]
  • A version by Andy Williams made it to number 5 on the United kingdom singles nautical chart and number 8 on the Irish gaelic Singles Chart in 1968.[38] The arranger and producer was Nick DeCaro and the usher was Eddie Karam.[39] This version is included in the soundtrack of the 2001 film Bridget Jones'south Diary. It is too included in the soundtrack for Black Mirror Season 5 Episode two; Smithereens.[40] In 2002 he recorded a new version of the song, as a duet with British extra and vocalizer Denise van Outen, which reached number 23 in the UK singles charts.[41]
  • 1970, Elis Regina the brazilian singer recorded on her live album by phillips No Teatro da Praia
  • 1979, Maureen McGovern (number 27 on the United states Adult Contemporary chart in 1979; number 5 Canadian Air-conditioning in 1980).[42]
  • 1991, Pet Shop Boys used part of the song on their version of U2'southward "Where the Streets Take No Name", which reached number four in the U.M. and number 72 in the U.S.[43]
  • 1992, Dutch singers Gerard Joling and Tatjana Šimić recorded a duet version of the song (including a rap segment past Darrell Bong), which peaked at number 5 in the Dutch Top xl charts.[44]
  • 2000, Sheena Easton recorded for her Euro HNRG Disco Album Fabulous.
  • 2002, Muse released a embrace version of the song on the Dead Star/In Your World single.
  • 2004, Jennifer Peña recorded a Latin version of the song, "No Hay Nadie Igual Como Tú", which reached number 33 on the Latin charts.
  • 2011, Stereophonics frontman Kelly Jones sang an acoustic version of the song in tribute to erstwhile Wales national football game team manager Gary Speed. The vocal was adopted as an anthem for Welsh football fans during Speed's playing career with Wales afterwards being used in a BBC Wales promo for the 1994 World Cup qualifying campaign.[45]
  • In 2019, Surf Mesa remixed a comprehend version of the vocal as a unmarried nether the title "ILY (I Love Y'all Baby)". The single reached the Top 40 in over 30 countries, and is certified Platinum in vi countries.
  • 2000, Leon Lai covered the song for his album Beijing Station in Cantonese

References [edit]

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  5. ^ "Spotlight Singles" (PDF). Billboard. April 29, 1967. p. 16. Retrieved 2021-02-27 .
  6. ^ "CashBox Record Reviews" (PDF). Greenbacks Box. April 29, 1967. p. 22. Retrieved 2022-01-12 .
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  22. ^ "The Quietus | Features | Anniversary | xx Years On: The Miseducation Of Lauryn Loma Revisited". The Quietus . Retrieved 2021-05-05 .
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  33. ^ "True Whitaker, Daughter of Forest Whitaker, Is Delighted to Share Her Name With Truthful Thompson, Daughter of Khloé Kardashian". West Magazine . Retrieved 2021-10-16 .
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  45. ^ "BBC Sport - Kelly Jones sings Gary Speed tribute". wayback.archive-it.org. Archived from the original on 2011-12-03.

External links [edit]

  • Lyrics of this vocal
  • "Official Frankie Valli Site". Retrieved 2010-2-16.
  • RIAA - Gold & Platinum Searchable Database
  • Frankie Valli - Tin't Take My Optics Off Yous on YouTube
  • The Lettermen - Goin' Out of My Caput / Tin can't Have My Eyes Off You (Live) on YouTube

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