“Sherry” was a 1962 song released by Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. It rose all the way to number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and remained in that position for five weeks in a row. In 2023, the song was chosen to be preserved by the Library of Congress National Recording Registry.
According to SongFacts, the song was originally called “Terry.” However, producer Bob Crewe was not a fan of the title and had it changed to “Sherry” after Cheri Spector, which was one of his best friends’ daughters.
The lyrics were written by Bob Gaudio in less than 15 minutes. Gaudio spoke about their creation in an interview with NPR, saying, “I did it on the way just before going to rehearsal at Frankie’s. I sat at the piano; it just jumped out and actually put the lyrics as simple as they were because I didn’t have a tape recorder. And it was the only way I thought I could remember the melody. So if I had the lyrics, I’d sing it on the way down and retain it, and I did.”
Gaudio also spoke about working with Nick Massi. “Nicky was brilliant, and we put this together at Frankie’s kitchen table and worked,” he said. “He was kind of a savant, I would say. He would pull notes out of the sky, and we’d sing them on corners and the harmony. Though it never struck me that ‘Sherry’ would be a solo venture. When I heard the first note, when it hit me, and it started moving in falsetto, I envisioned – it needed support. You know, it needed a block harmony to surround it and support it.”
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The Four Seasons were one of the best-selling musical groups of all time. They also released “Walk Like a Man,” “Big Girls Don’t Cry,” and “December 1963 (Oh, What a Night).” The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the Vocal Group Hall of Fame, and the New Jersey Hall of Fame. They also received a Hollywood Walk of Fame star in 2024.
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