Save It for Me

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"Save It for Me"
Single by The Four Seasons
from the album Rag Doll
B-side"Funny Face (from the same album)"
ReleasedAugust 1964
RecordedJuly 1964
GenrePop rock[1]
Length2:35
LabelPhilips
Songwriter(s)Bob Gaudio, Bob Crewe
Producer(s)Bob Crewe
The Four Seasons singles chronology
"Rag Doll"
(1964)
"Save It for Me"
(1964)
"Sincerely"
(1975)

"Save It for Me" is a song written by Bob Gaudio and Bob Crewe. 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 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.[2]

Billboard described the song as a "medium tempo ballad, featuring ethereal organ support," calling it a "smasheroo."[3] Cash Box said it has "a wild 'Telstar' instrumentation" and "quite a sound."[4]

References

  1. ^ Unterberger, Richie. "Save It For Me song review". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Eighth Edition. Record Research. p. 238.
  3. ^ "Singles Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. August 22, 1964. p. 18. Retrieved 2021-04-04.
  4. ^ "CashBox Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. August 22, 1964. p. 12. Retrieved 2022-01-12.