The Four Seasons "Helicon" (1977) -Soft Rock / Pop Rock-

Label : Warner Bros. Records

 Side I

01 - If We Should Lose Our Love (Bob Gaudio & Judy Parker)
02 - Let's Get It Right (Bob Gaudio & Judy Parker)
03 - Long Ago (Bob Gaudio & Judy Parker)
04 - Rhapsody (Bob Gaudio & Judy Parker)

Side II

01 - Helicon (Bob Gaudio & Judy Parker)
02 - Down The Hall (Bob Gaudio & Judy Parker)
03 - Put A Little Away (Bob Gaudio & Judy Parker)
04 - New York Street Song (No Easy Way) (Bob Gaudio & Judy Parker)
05 - I Believe In You (Bob Gaudio & Judy Parker)


Produced by Bob Gaudio
Music by Bob Gaudio
Lyrics by Bob Gaudio & Judy Parker

The Four Seasons are :
Drums, Lead & Background vocals : Gerry Polci
Bass, Lead & Background vocals : Don Ciccone
Lead Guitar, Background vocals : John Paiva
Keyboards, Hammond Organ, Arp & Moog : Lee Shapiro
Piano, Poly Moog, Arp, Background vocals : Bob Gaudio
And of course, Frankie Valli : Lead & Background vocals

Special Guest / Gregg Allman (Hammond Organ) by Special Arrangement with Capricorn Records, Inc., Macon, Georgia

Additional Musicians / Tim Breen (Guitar), Richard Gojate (Conga, Tambourine), Richard Natoli (Alto Sax), Paul Salvo (Trumpet, Flugelhorn), Jim Roberts (Tenor, Soprano Sax), Jason Schwartz (Strings)

String & Horn Arrangements / Lee Shapiro

Recorded at The Sound Factory
Recording Engineers : Val Garay (Basic Tracks, Strings & Horns)
Second Engineer : Dennis Kirk
Recording Engineer : Steve Maslow (Vocals, Guitars, Synthesizers)
Second Engineer : Michael McGuiness
Remixing Engineer : Val Garay
Second Engineer : Dennis Kirk
Mastering : Doug Sax, The Mastering Lab


Side I

01 - If We Should Lose Our Love

Drums / Gerry Polci
Bass / Don Ciccone
Piano / Bob Gaudio
Keyboards (Arp Soloist & Hammond Organ) / Lee Shapiro
Lead Guitar / John Paiva
Rhythm Guitar / Tim Breen
Lead vocals / Gerry Polci, Don Ciccone
Background vocals / Gerry Polci, Don Ciccone, John Paiva, Bob Gaudio

02 - Let's Get It Right

Drums / Gerry Polci
Bass / Don Ciccone
Piano & Arp Solo / Bob Gaudio
Lead Guitar Solo / John Paiva
Rhythm Guitar / Tim Breen
Lead vocal / Don Ciccone
Background vocals / Gerry Polci, Don Ciccone, Frankie Valli, John Paiva

03 - Long Ago

Drums / Gerry Polci
Bass / Don Ciccone
Piano & Arp Solo / Bob Gaudio
Lead Guitar / John Paiva
Rhythm Guitar / Tim Breen
Lead vocal / Gerry Polci
Background vocals / Gerry Polci, Don Ciccone, Bob Gaudio

04 - Rhapsody

Drums / Gerry Polci
Bass / Don Ciccone
Piano / Bob Gaudio
Hammond Organ / Gregg Allman
Lead Guitar Solo / John Paiva
Guitar / Tim Breen
Arp Soloist / Lee Shapiro
Poly Moog / Bob Gaudio
Lead vocals / Frankie Valli, Don Ciccone
Background vocals / Frankie Valli, Don Ciccone, Gerry Polci, John Paiva
Strings / Jason Schwartz Strings
String Arrangements / Lee Shapiro

Side II

01 - Helicon

Drums / Gerry Polci
Bass / Don Ciccone
Piano & Arp Solo / Bob Gaudio
Arp Soloist / Lee Shapiro
Guitars / John Paiva, Tim Breen
Strings / Jason Schwartz Strings
Lead vocals / Gerry Polci, Don Ciccone
Background vocals / Gerry Polci, Don Ciccone, Bob Gaudio
String Arrangements / Lee Shapiro

02 - Down The Hall

Drums & Vocals / Gerry Polci
Bass & Vocals / Don Ciccone
Piano & Vocals / Bob Gaudio
Keyboards / Lee Shapiro
Guitar & Vocals / John Paiva

03 - Put A Little Away

Drums / Gerry Polci
Bass / Don Ciccone
Piano / Bob Gaudio
Lead Guitar / John Paiva
Lead vocals / Gerry Polci, Frankie Valli, Don Ciccone
Background vocals / Gerry Polci, Don Ciccone, John Paiva

04 - New York Street Song (No Easy Way)

Drums / Gerry Polci
Percussion (Conga, Tambourine, Triangle & Cow Bells) / Richard Gajate
Bass / Don Ciccone
Piano & Poly Moog / Bob Gaudio
Lead Guitar / John Paiva
Guitar / Tim Breen
Keyboards (Arp Soloist) / Lee Shapiro
Tenor Soprano Sax / Jim Roberts
Trumpet & Flugelhorn / Paul Salvo
Alto Sax / Richard Natoli
Lead vocals / Gerry Polci, Frankie Valli, Don Ciccone
Background vocals / Gerry Polci, Frankie Valli, Don Ciccone, John Paiva
Horn Arrangements / Lee Shapiro

05 - I Believe In You

Drums / Gerry Polci
Bass / Don Ciccone
Piano / Bob Gaudio
Lead Guitar / John Paiva
Guitar / Tim Breen
Keyboards (Poly Moog) / Lee Shapiro
Lead vocal / Frankie Valli
Background vocals / Frankie Valli, Don Ciccone, Gerry Polci, John Paiva
Strings / Jason Schwartz Strings
String Arrangements / Lee Shapiro