Sherry (song)
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| “Sherry” | |||||
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| Single by The Four Seasons from the album Sherry & 11 Others |
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| B-side | I've Cried Before | ||||
| Released | August 1962 | ||||
| Format | 7" | ||||
| Genre | Rock | ||||
| Length | 2:32 | ||||
| Label | Vee-Jay Records | ||||
| Writer(s) | Bob Gaudio | ||||
| Producer | Bob Crewe | ||||
| The Four Seasons singles chronology | |||||
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"Sherry" is a song written by Bob Gaudio and originally recorded by The Four Seasons. It was their first nationally-released single and also their first number one hit, initially reaching the top of the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 on September 15, 1962. It remained at number one for five consecutive weeks.
According to Gaudio, the song took about 15 minutes to write and was originally "Jackie" (in honor of then-First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy).[1]
At the studio, the name was changed to "Terri", and then eventually to "Sherry," the name of the daughter of Gaudio's best friend, New York disk jockey Jack Spector (ironically, one of the names that Gaudio pondered for the song was "Peri," which was the name of the record label for which Bob Crewe worked, named after the label owner's daughter). [2]
| Preceded by "Sheila" by Tommy Roe |
Billboard Hot 100 number one single September 15, 1962 |
Succeeded by "Monster Mash" by Bobby "Boris" Pickett and the Crypt-Kickers |
[edit] References
- ^ Sasfy, Joe. Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons: 1961-1967, Time-Life Records "The Rock 'N' Roll Era" (1987)
- ^ Behind the Hits:Shannon
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