"Save It for Me" is a song written by
Bob Gaudio
Robert John Gaudio (born November 17, 1942) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer, and the keyboardist and backing vocalist of the pop/rock band the Four Seasons. Gaudio wrote or co-wrote and produced the vast majori ...
and
Bob Crewe
Robert Stanley Crewe (November 12, 1930 – September 11, 2014) was an American songwriter, dancer, singer, manager, and record producer. He was known for producing, and co-writing with Bob Gaudio, a string of Top 10 singles for the Four Season ...
. 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
title song, which had hit the #1 position on the ''
Billboard
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Hot 100 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.
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'' described the song as a "medium tempo ballad, featuring ethereal organ support," calling it a "smasheroo."
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Cash Box'' said it has "a wild '
Telstar
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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
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