List of songs written by Bob Crewe
This is a list of songs written by Bob Crewe.
Chart hits and other notable songs written by Bob Crewe
[edit]| Year | Song[1] | Original artist[1] | Co-writer(s) with Crewe[1] | U.S. Pop[2] | U.S. R&B[3] | UK Singles Chart[4] | Other charting versions,[1] and notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | "Silhouettes" | The Rays | Frank Slay | 3 | 3 | - | 1957: Steve Gibson, #63 pop 1957: The Diamonds, #10 pop, #6 R&B 1965: Herman's Hermits, #5 pop, #3 UK 1981: The Futures, #79 R&B 1990: Cliff Richard, #10 UK |
| "Daddy Cool" | The Rays | Frank Slay | - | - | - | 1977: Darts, #6 UK | |
| 1958 | "La Dee Dah" | Billy & Lillie | Frank Slay | 9 | 6 | - | 1958: Jackie Dennis, #4 UK |
| "Happiness" | Billy & Lillie | Frank Slay | 56 | - | - | ||
| "Lucky Ladybug" | Billy & Lillie | Frank Slay | 14 | - | - | ||
| 1959 | "Tallahassee Lassie" | Freddy Cannon | Frank Slay, Frederick Picariello | 6 | 13 | 17 | 1959: Tommy Steele, #16 UK |
| "Bells, Bells, Bells" | Billy & Lillie | Frank Slay | 88 | - | - | ||
| "Okefenokee" | Freddy Cannon | Frank Slay | 43 | - | - | ||
| 1960 | "Mediterranean Moon " | The Rays | Frank Slay | 95 | - | - | |
| "Jump Over" | Freddy Cannon | Frank Slay | 28 | - | - | ||
| "The Urge" | Freddy Cannon | Frank Slay | 60 | - | 18 | ||
| "Happy Shades of Blue" | Freddy Cannon | Frank Slay | 83 | - | - | ||
| "Humdinger" | Freddy Cannon | Frank Slay | 59 | - | - | ||
| 1961 | "Pony Express " | Danny & the Juniors | Frank Slay | 60 | - | - | |
| "Buzz Buzz A-Diddle-It" | Freddy Cannon | Frank Slay | 51 | - | - | 1980: Matchbox, #22 UK | |
| "Magic Moon" | The Rays | Frank Slay | 49 | - | - | ||
| 1962 | "Twistin' All Night Long" | Danny & the Juniors | Frank Slay | 68 | - | - | |
| "Teen Queen of the Week" | Freddy Cannon | Frank Slay | 92 | - | - | ||
| "My Time for Crying" | Maxine Brown | Saul Bass | 98 | - | - | ||
| "Big Girls Don't Cry" | The Four Seasons | Bob Gaudio | 1 | 1 | 13 | 1988: The Four Seasons, #91 UK (reissue) | |
| 1963 | "Walk Like a Man" | The Four Seasons | Bob Gaudio | 1 | 3 | 12 | 1985: Divine, #23 UK 1986: The Mary Jane Girls, #41 pop, #91 R&B |
| "Don't Mention My Name" | The Shepherd Sisters | Bob Gaudio | 94 | - | - | ||
| "Whatever You Want" | Jerry Butler | Bob Gaudio | 68 | - | - | ||
| "Soon (I'll Be Home Again) " | The Four Seasons | Bob Gaudio | 77 | - | - | ||
| "New Mexican Rose" | The Four Seasons | Charles Calello | 36 | - | - | ||
| "That's the Only Way" | The Four Seasons | Bob Boulanger | 88 | - | - | ||
| 1964 | "Navy Blue" | Diane Renay | Bud Rehak, Eddie Rambeau | 6 | - | - | |
| "Ronnie" | The Four Seasons | Bob Gaudio | 6 | - | - | ||
| "Across the Street" | Lenny O'Henry | Charles Calello, Valmond Harris | 98 | - | - | ||
| "Rag Doll" | The Four Seasons | Bob Gaudio | 1 | - | 2 | ||
| "Silence is Golden" | The Four Seasons | Bob Gaudio | - | - | - | 1967: The Tremeloes, #11 pop, #1 UK | |
| "Knock! Knock! (Who's There)" | The Orlons | Larry Santos | 64 | 23 | - | ||
| "Save It for Me" | The Four Seasons | Bob Gaudio | 10 | - | - | ||
| "Society Girl" | The Rag Dolls | Sandy Linzer, Denny Randell | 91 | - | - | ||
| "Pushin' a Good Thing Too Far" | Barbara Lewis | Sandy Linzer, Denny Randell | - | 47 | - | ||
| 1965 | "Bye, Bye, Baby (Baby Goodbye)" | The Four Seasons | Bob Gaudio | 12 | - | - | 1967: The Symbols, #44 UK 1975: The Bay City Rollers, #1 UK |
| "Dusty" | The Rag Dolls | Sandy Linzer, Denny Randell | 55 | - | - | ||
| "Toy Soldier" | The Four Seasons | Bob Gaudio | 64 | - | - | ||
| "Girl Come Running" | The Four Seasons | Bob Gaudio | 30 | - | - | ||
| "Let's Hang On" | The Four Seasons | Sandy Linzer, Denny Randell | 3 | - | 4 | 1969: The Bandwagon, #36 UK 1980, Darts, #11 UK 1981: Barry Manilow, #32 pop, #12 UK | |
| "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine (Anymore)" | Frankie Valli | Bob Gaudio | - | - | - | 1966: The Walker Brothers, #13 pop, #1 UK 1981: Nielsen/Pearson, #56 pop 1989: David Essex, #90 UK 1996: Cher, #26 UK | |
| "Jenny Take a Ride" | Mitch Ryder & the Detroit Wheels | Richard Penniman, Enotris Johnson | 10 | - | 33 | Medley of Little Richard's "Jenny, Jenny" and "C. C. Rider" | |
| 1966 | "(You're Gonna) Hurt Yourself" | Frankie Valli | Charles Calello | 39 | - | - | |
| "You're Ready Now" | Frankie Valli | Bob Gaudio | - | - | - | 1970: Frankie Valli, #11 UK (reissue) | |
| "Takin' All I Can Get" | Mitch Ryder & the Detroit Wheels | Gary Knight | 100 | - | - | ||
| "The Proud One" | Frankie Valli | Bob Gaudio | 68 | - | - | 1975: The Osmonds, #22 pop, #5 UK | |
| 1967 | "Sock It to Me Baby!" | Mitch Ryder & the Detroit Wheels | L. Russell Brown | 6 | - | - | |
| "Can't Take My Eyes off You" | Frankie Valli | Bob Gaudio | 2 | - | - | 1967: The Lettermen, "Goin' Out of My Head / Can't Take My Eyes Off You ", #7 pop 1968: Andy Williams, #5 UK 1969: Nancy Wilson, #52 pop, #27 R&B 1982: Boys Town Gang, #4 UK 1996: Boys Town Gang #97 UK (reissue) 1998: Lauryn Hill, #35 pop, #45 R&B 1999: Andy Williams, #9 UK (reissue) 2002: Andy Williams and Denise van Outen, #23 UK | |
| "Summer and Sandy" | Lesley Gore | L. Russell Brown, Raymond Bloodworth | 65 | - | - | ||
| "I Make a Fool of Myself" | Frankie Valli | Bob Gaudio | 18 | - | - | ||
| "More Than the Eye Can See" | Al Martino | Larry Weiss | 54 | - | - | ||
| "Birds of Britain" | The Bob Crewe Generation | Hutch Davie | 89 | - | - | ||
| "To Give (The Reason I Live)" | Frankie Valli | Bob Gaudio | 29 | - | - | ||
| 1969 | "Eternity" | Vicki Carr | Charles Fox | 79 | - | - | |
| "Me and You" | O. C. Smith | Bob Gaudio | - | 38 | - | ||
| 1970 | "I Can't Take It Like a Man" | Ben E. King | Larry Weiss, John Williams | - | 45 | - | |
| 1974 | "So Good" | The Eleventh Hour | Kenny Nolan | 94 | - | - | |
| "Get Dancin'" | Disco-Tex and the Sex-O-Lettes | Kenny Nolan | 10 | 32 | 8 | ||
| "My Eyes Adored You" | Frankie Valli | Kenny Nolan | 1 | - | 5 | ||
| 1975 | "Far As We Felt Like Goin'" | Labelle | Kenny Nolan | - | 99 | - | |
| "Lady Marmalade'" | Labelle | Kenny Nolan | 1 | 1 | 17 | 1998: All Saints, "Under the Bridge / Lady Marmalade", #1 UK 1998: Philly Beats, "Voulez Vous", #84 UK 2001: Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mýa and Pink, #1 pop, #43 R&B, #1 UK | |
| "I Wanna Dance Wit' Choo (Doo Dat Dance)" | Disco-Tex and the Sex-O-Lettes | Denny Randell | 23 | 33 | 6 | ||
| "Swearin' to God" | Frankie Valli | Denny Randell | 6 | 31 | 31 | ||
| "Hollywood Hot" | The Eleventh Hour | Cidny Bullens | 55 | 45 | - | ||
| "Jam Band" | Disco-Tex and the Sex-O-Lettes | Denny Randell | 80 | - | - | ||
| "Boogie Flap" | Disco-Tex and the Sex-O-Lettes | Kenny Nolan | - | - | 51 | ||
| 1976 | "Street Talk" | The Bob Crewe Generation | Cidny Bullens | 56 | - | - | |
| 1979 | "Fancy Dancer" | Frankie Valli | L. Russell Brown | 77 | - | - | |
| 1983 | "Heaven Above Me" | Roberta Flack and Peabo Bryson | Bob Gaudio | - | - | 84 | |
| "You're Looking Like Love to Me" | Roberta Flack and Peabo Bryson | Bob Gaudio, Jerry Corbetta | 58 | 41 | - |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Songs written by Bob Crewe, MusicVF.com. Retrieved 12 September 2014
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2003). Top Pop Singles 1955-2002 (1st ed.). Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. ISBN 0-89820-155-1.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1996). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-1995. Record Research.
- ^ Betts, Graham (2004). Complete UK Hit Singles 1952-2004 (1st ed.). London: Collins. ISBN 0-00-717931-6.