It was first featured in the movie Conspiracy Theory (1997). Lauryn Hill’s version of the song was recorded In 1997, while Hill was eight months pregnant with her first child. Lauryn Hill version "Can't Take My Eyes Off You"įrom the album The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" (Reprise) - 4:42Ĭharts Weekly charts Chart (1982-83).This version was also successful in Japan, receiving a gold digital certification by the RIAJ in 2011, and is also on games such as Just Dance 4. In 1982, San Francisco-based post-disco band Boys Town Gang performed a dance version of the song which reached the top spot in the Netherlands, Belgium, and Spain and number four in the United Kingdom. Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.īoys Town Gang version "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. The original recording, from an arrangement by Gaudio and Artie Schroeck, was made at A & R Studio 2 (formerly Columbia Studio A), at 799 7th Avenue in New York City, with Crewe producing and Phil Ramone engineering.īillboard described the single as "strong rhythm ballad material from the pen of Bob Crewe and Bob Gaudio with an exceptional Valli vocal combined with an exciting Artie Schroeck arrangement." Cash Box called the single a "smooth, gentle, softly spoken romancer." Charts Melodic elements bear a similarity to passages from the Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia section of the 1956 ballet Spartacus (Suite No. The song was written by Bob Crewe and Bob Gaudio. The song is a staple of television and film soundtracks. "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" has been recorded in many other arrangements, many of which have charted in different countries. "The switchboards lit up, and the rest, as they say, is history," Gaudio recalls. Drew liked what he heard and added the song to his station's playlist. Drew did not warm to the song at first, but accepted an invitation to hear it live at the Roostertail, where Valli was performing a weeklong stint with the Four Seasons. For much of the 1960s and 1970s, CKLW was credited with launching hit records via its powerful signal, blanketing the Great Lakes region. In 1967, the record's producers urged Paul Drew, program director at the legendary station, to consider the tune for rotation. Gaudio, an original member of the Four Seasons, refers to "Eyes" as "the one that almost got away" until Windsor, Ontario, radio station CKLW (a station also serving the Detroit metro on the American side of the border) intervened. It was Valli's biggest solo hit until he hit No. Gaudio was a bandmate of Valli's in the Four Seasons. The song was among his biggest hits, earning a gold record and reaching No. It was recorded and released as a single by Frankie Valli. " Can't Take My Eyes Off You" is a 1967 song written by Bob Crewe and Bob Gaudio.
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