"Save It for Me" is a song written by

Bob Gaudio Robert John Gaudio (born November 17, 1942) is an American songwriter, singer, musician, and record producer, and the keyboardist and backing vocalist of the pop/rock band the Four Seasons. Gaudio wrote or co-wrote the vast majority of the ban ...

and

Bob Crewe Robert Stanley Crewe (November 12, 1930 – September 11, 2014) was an American songwriter, dancer, singer, manager, and record producer. Crewe co-wrote and produced a string of Top 10 singles with Bob Gaudio for the Four Seasons. As a songw ...

. A song recorded in 1964 by The Four Seasons for their ''Rag Doll'' album, it was released as the follow-up record to the album's

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, which had hit the #1 position on the ''

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singles chart in July 1964. "Save It for Me" was also a success for the quartet, reaching the #10 position on the ''Billboard'' singles chart. It featured arrangement work by

Denny Randell Dennis Joel Rafkin (born 1941), known professionally as Denny Randell, is an American songwriter and record producer, who is best known for his songwriting collaborations with Sandy Linzer and Bob Crewe in the 1960s and 1970s. He co-wrote hits i ...

, who would later go on to become a songwriter for the group.McIntosh, Danny (November 7, 2011)
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'' described the song as a "medium tempo ballad, featuring ethereal organ support," calling it a "smasheroo." ''

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'' said it has "a wild '

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' instrumentation" and "quite a sound."

References

Songs written by Bob Gaudio The Four Seasons (band) songs 1964 singles Songs written by Bob Crewe RPM Top Singles number-one singles Song recordings produced by Bob Crewe 1964 songs Philips Records singles {{1960s-single-stub