As Master Track Adviser I supplied the additional data re the 3 Motown Discs as below but my additions were not included in the final production. They are provided here with Snapper's permission. A pdf copy is attached for easy printing. Download Motown - Annotations with UK Research Adds 7th Feb2021
Four Seasons Annotations – Additions to the research by Andy Skurrow [with additions by Ken Charmer]
[from the Motown Database and Artists Cards]
Disc 30: The Motown Years – Disc 1
Chameleon LP
A New Beginning (Prelude)
(Bob Gaudio-Bob Crewe)
Produced by Bob Gaudio
Recording dates unavailable – Approximately January 1972 – Final Mix May 4th 1972
Sun Country
(Bob Gaudio)
Produced by Bob Gaudio
Track cut October 27, 1971; lead vocals October 28, November 10, December 8 and 9, 1971; background vocals November 1 and 4, 1971
You're A Song (That I Can’t Sing)
(Bob Gaudio-Brit Gaudio)
Produced by Bob Gaudio
Recording dates unavailable
The Night
(Bob Gaudio-Al Ruzicka)
Produced by Bob Gaudio
Track cut October 28, 1971; vocals cut October 28, 30, November 5, 9, 10, December 8, 1971 – Final Mix for album by Russ Terrana February 1st 1972 from Mixes 13 and 14
[43 Mixes completed between February 1st and 20th August 1975]
A New Beginning
(Bob Gaudio-Bob Crewe)
Produced by Bob Gaudio
Recording dates unavailable - Approximately January 1972 – Final Mix May 4th 1972
When The Morning Comes
(Bob Gaudio)
Produced by Bob Gaudio
Recording dates unavailable – Final Mix February 1st 1972
Poor Fool
(Al Ruzicka)
Track cut October 26, 1971; lead and background vocals October 28, November 2, 3, and 4, 1971; and January 5 and 14, 1972 –Final Mix January 19th 1972
Touch The Rainchild
(Bob Gaudio-Al Ruzicka)
Produced by Bob Gaudio
Track cut October 26, 1971; lead and background vocals October 28, 29, November 2, 8 and 9, 1971
Love Isn't Here (Like It Used To Be)
(Bob Gaudio-Brit Gaudio)
Produced by Bob Gaudio
Track cut October 27, 1971; vocal overdubs October 27 and 28, November 2, 10, and 11, December 6, 7 and 8, 1971
Chameleon LP Credits:
MoWest 108, May 1972
Produced by Bob Gaudio
Arranged by Dave Blumberg, Charles Calello and Joe Scott
Recording Engineers: Joe Atkinson, Larry Miles and Art Stewart
Mixing Engineer: Russ Terrana
Singles Issued from Chameleon: USA
Love Isn’t Here (Like It Used To Be) b/w Poor Fool
Issued as Frankie Valli solo single, MoWest 5011F, February 1972
Sun Country issued as B-side of Walk On, Don’t Look Back, MoWest 5026F, 23rd August 1972
The Night b/w Sun Country [acetate pressing only on Columbia Records Products, Santa Monica, California in August 1972] was scheduled as MoWest 5025F, then cancelled
Bonus Tracks:
Walk On, Don't Look Back
(The Corporation™️)
Produced by The Corporation
Executive Producer: B.G.
Arranged by The Corporation™️ and Gene Page
Non-LP US single, Issued as MoWest 5026F A, August 1972
First Mix by Russ Terrana August 4th 1972
How Come
(Robert B. Sherman-Richard M. Sherman)
Produced by Bob Crewe
Arranged by David Blumberg
Vocal Arrangements: Bob Gaudio
Track cut April 11, 1973; lead recorded April 12 and 13, 1973; background vocals added April 18 and 28, 1973 - Final Mix – May 5th 1973
Non-LP single, issued as Motown 1255F A, May 1973
Life And Breath
(George S. Clinton)
Produced by Hal Davis
Arranged by James Anthony Carmichael
Track cut January 31, 1972; lead February 3 and 7, 1972; background vocals April 6, 1972
First Mix February 2nd 1973 – Mix by Russ Terrana March 26th 1973-Further Mix 18th August 1975
Non-LP single, issued as Motown 1255F B, May 1973
Hickory
(Bob Crewe-Kenny Nolan)
Produced by Bob Crewe
Arranged by Charles Calello
Recording dates - November and December 1973 – Mixed December 11th 1973
Non-LP single, issued as Motown 1288 A, February 1974
Charisma (unedited version)
(Bob Crewe-Kenny Nolan)
Produced by Bob Crewe
Arranged by Charles Calello
Recording dates - November 1973 – Mixed December 11th 1973
Unissued on vinyl and NOT INCLUDED in Box Set by Bob Gaudio
Charisma (single version)
(Bob Crewe-Kenny Nolan)
Produced by Bob Crewe
Arranged by Charles Calello
Recording dates - November 1973 – Mixed December 11th 1973
Edited version issued as non-LP single Motown 1288F B, February 1974
Included in the U.K. version of Inside You
Disc 31: The Motown Years – Disc 2
Inside You LP
Just Look What You Have Done
(Frank Wilson-R. Dean Taylor)
Produced by Hal Davis
Track cut August 9, 1971; lead cut January 17 and 20, and February 7, 1972; background vocals cut January 25, 1972
First Mix for DJ promo single release August 2, 1971. Released in November 1973 Motown 124-10. Final mixes for this album February 22, and August 21, 1975
Love Isn't Here (Like It Used To Be)
(Bob Gaudio-Brit Gaudio)
Produced by Bob Gaudio
Track cut October 27, 1971; vocal overdubs October 27 and 28, November 2, 10, and 11, December 6, 7 and 8, 1971
Baby I Need Your Loving
(Brian Holland-Lamont Dozier-Edward Holland, Jr.)
Produced by Jerry Marcellino and Mel Larson
Recording dates : November 1971
Inside You
(Bob Crewe-Bob Gaudio)
Produced by Bob Crewe and Bob Gaudio
Recording dates unavailable : First Mix February 2, 1973 [24 mixes completed by August 21, 1975]
Thank You
(Willie Hutch)
Produed by Willie Hutch
Track cut October 20, 1971; Lead cut October 22 and 25, 1971
Final Mix for this album : August 19, 1975
Hickory
(Bob Crewe-Kenny Nolan)
Produced by Bob Crewe
Arranged by Charles Calello
Recording dates : November 1973: First Mix December 11,1973
Life And Breath
(George S. Clinton)
Produced by Hal Davis
Arranged by James Anthony Carmichael
Track cut January 31, 1972; lead February 3 and 7, 1972; background vocals April 6, 1972
Final Mix for this album August 18,1975
The Night
(Bob Gaudio-Al Ruzicka)
Produced by Bob Gaudio
Track cut October 28, 1971; vocals cut October 28, 30, November 5, 9, 10, December 8, 1971
Final Alternate Mix for this album by Russ Terrana August 20, 1975 [Mix 43]
With My Eyes Wide Open
(Bob Crewe-Bob Gaudio)
Produced by Bog Crewe and Bob Gaudio
Recording dates unavailable ; First Mix February 2,1973: Final Mix for this album August 20, 1975
Inside You LP Credits:
Motown 852, October 1975
Issued with additional tracks in the U.K. on Tamla Motown MW7007
Mixed and mastered by Russ Terrana at Motown Recording Studios, Hollywood, California
Production Coordination: Suzee Wendy Ikeda
Art Direction: Frank Mulvey
Design: Snyder & Butler Advertising
Photography: Jim Britt
Bonus Tracks:
You've Got Your Troubles
(Roger Greenaway-Roger Cooke)
Produced by Bob Gaudio
Arranged by Bob Gaudio and Bob Crewe
First Mix May 5, 1973
Non-LP single, issued as Motown 1251 A, May 1973
Listen To Yesterday
(Bob Gaudio-Bob Crewe)
Produced by Bob Gaudio
Arranged by David Blumberg
Track cut December 9, 1972; background vocals December 21, 1972, and March 2, 1973; lead January 11, 1973; overdubs January 12, 1973; strings January 18, 1973
Non-LP single, issued as Motown 1251F B, May 1973 and Motown 1279F B, November 1973
The Scalawag Song (And I Will Love You)
Working title: Silver Fishes
(John Cameron)
Produced by Bob Gaudio
Arranged by David Blumberg
From the Paramount Motion Picture Scalawag
Non-LP single, issued as Motown 1279F A, October 1973
Issued in U.K. version of Inside You
First Mix August 13,1973 [16 Mixes made by August 30, 1973]
Listen To Yesterday
(Bob Gaudio-Bob Crewe)
Produced by Bob Gaudio
Arranged by David Blumberg
Track cut December 9, 1972; background vocals December 21, 1972, and March 2, 1973; lead January 11, 1973; overdubs January 12, 1973; strings January 18, 1973
Alternative Version not released on vinyl : [22 mixes made during February and March 1973]
Disc 32: The Motown Years – Previously Unreleased
My Heart Cries Out For You
(Mel Larson-Jerry Marcellino)
Produced by Lar Mar
Track cut October 1, 1971; lead October 21 and December 8, 1971; background vocals October 26, 1971; strings November 1, 1971; horns November 24, 1971
What Love Has Joined Together
(William “Smokey” Robinson-Robert Rogers)
Produced by Al Cleveland-Lawrence Payton
Lead cut January 26, 1972, all other dates unknown
Loving You, That’s My Thing
(Al Ruzicka)
Produced by Bob Gaudio
Track cut October 26, 1971; background vocals October 28, 30, November 2 and 3 1971; lead October 30, November 2, 3, 5, 8, 9 and 14, 1971
Never Gonna Give My Love To You
(Bob Gaudio)
Produced by Bob Gaudio
Track cut October 27, 1971; background vocals November 1, 3 and 4, 1971; lead November 3, 5, 8, 9 and 10, 1971; additional instrumentation December 9, 1971
Stop, Look, Listen To Your Heart
(Thom Bell-Linda Creed)
Produced by Hal Davis
Arranged by Gene Page
Lead cut, February 3, 1972; background vocals April 6, 1972; all other dates unknown
Final Mix August 10, 1972
Same backing track later used for Diana Ross and Marvin Gaye, issued on the album
Diana & Marvin (1973)
Minute By Minute, Day By Day
(Michael Masser-Kathleen Wakefield)
Produced by Frankie Valli and Michael Masser
Track cut October 8, 1972; lead October 9, 10 and November 16, 1972; strings and horns November 24, 1972
After You
(Ron Miller-Michael Masser)
Produced by Frankie Valli and Michael Masser
Track cut October 8, 1972; lead October 10, 1972; strings and horns November 24, 1972
Star
(Bob Crewe-Bob Gaudio)
Produced by Four Seasons, Bob Gaudio, and Bob Crewe
Track cut December 9, 1972; background vocals December 21 and 22, 1972; lead vocal December 29, 1972, January 3 and 5, 1973; strings January 18, 1973
Hymn To Her (When My Love Touches Me)
(Bob Crewe-Kenny Nowlan)
Produced by Bob Crewe
Recording dates : November 1973 : First Mix December 12, 1973
Mixed May 1974 for album release -cancelled
Lovers
(Bob Crewe-Kenny Nowlan)
Produced by Bob Crewe
Recording dates : November 1973 : First Mix December 12, 1973
Mixed May 1974 for album release -cancelled
You Can’t Hold On
(COPYRIGHT CONTROL)
Produced by Bob Gaudio
Sax July 25, 1973; Lead and harmony January 25, 1974; all other dates unknown
First 5 Mixes May 24 and 25, 1974 for planned 45 and album release - cancelled
Whatever You Want
(Bob Crewe-Bob Gaudio)
Produced by Bob Gaudio
Recording dates unavailable : Mix May 5th 1974 for album release -cancelled
Future Years
(Tony Martin, Jr.-Guy Finley)
Produced by Bob Gaudio
Arranged by Dave Blumberg
Track cut May 30, 1973; demo vocal June 1, 1973; additional instrumentation May 31, 1973
Copied May 1974 for album release -cancelled
Bonus Tracks - No annotation - See Collectors Notes in the Box Set
Notes re authorship: Motown Annotations courtesy of Andrew Skurow/Universal Music Group
Addditional data in RED from Artists Cards by Ken Charmer – Master Track Advisor to the Snapper Music Box Set 2018 to 2022
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