About The Song

In this song, Four Seasons frontmanĀ Frankie ValliĀ is addressing a girl who is clearly in a funk. Heā€™s asking her to think about who really loves her and who is going to get her through these tough times, hoping sheā€™ll finally realize itā€™s him.
The song was written by original Four Seasons member Bob Gaudio and a songwriter named Judy Parker, who later became his wife. Like many of the song Gaudio wrote for the group, the upbeat melody contrasts with a somber, lovelorn lyric. However, there is a bright spot. In our interview with Gaudio, he said: ā€œā€˜Who Loves Youā€™ is a dark lyric with a positive outcome: Thereā€™s someone here for you, Iā€™ll take care of you. ā€œ

In the ā€™60s, The Four Seasons were one of the most successful groups in America, with a retro sound featuring Frankie Valliā€™s falsetto. That sound fell out of favor late in the decade, and in 1972 the group signed a deal with Motown Records. Their Motown output had little success, and in 1974 they split from the label.
By 1975, disco was starting its ascent and The Four Seasons were ready to ride that train. The groupā€™s ā€™50s sound that was retro in the mid-ā€™60s was now cutting-edge a decade later, as Valliā€™s falsetto suited the disco groove perfectly. Now signed to Curb Records, ā€œWho Loves Youā€ was the groupā€™s first post-Motown single, and it brought them back in a big way. Their next single was an even bigger hit and just as groovy: ā€œDecember 1963 (Oh What a Night).ā€

TheĀ Who Loves YouĀ marked a new lineup for the group, which now had five members and played their own instruments (previous lineups used session musicians to back the vocalists). Original member Bob Gaudio was no longer performing with the group, but was their producer and contributed vocals and keyboards to their studio output.

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