• Source: Sherry (song)

"Sherry" is a song written by Bob Gaudio and recorded by The Four Seasons.




Song information


According to Gaudio, the song took about 15 minutes to write and was originally titled "Jackie Baby" (in honor of then-First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy). In a 1968 interview, Gaudio said that the song was inspired by the 1961 Bruce Channel hit "Hey! Baby".
At the studio, the name was changed to "Terri Baby", and eventually to "Sherry", the name of the daughter of Gaudio's best friend, New York DJ Jack Spector. One of the names that Gaudio pondered for the song was "Peri Baby", which was the name of the record label for which Bob Crewe worked, named after the label owner's daughter.
The single's B-side was "I've Cried Before". Both tracks were included in the group's subsequent album release, Golden Hits of the 4 Seasons (1963).
In 2023, "Sherry" was selected for preservation in the United States National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant."




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Reception


"Sherry" drew the attention of WPOP in Hartford, Connecticut, a radio station known for its aggressive seeking out of new hit records; WPOP overnight host Joey Reynolds soon placed the record into heavy rotation. Shortly thereafter, "Sherry" became the band's first nationally released single and their first number one hit, reaching the top of the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 on September 15, 1962. It remained at number one for five consecutive weeks, and number one on the R&B charts for one week. "Sherry" became the first single by The Four Seasons to go to number one on the R&B charts.




Cover versions


A version of the song was later recorded and released by British singer/songwriter Adrian Baker. It was released in July 1975 along with "I Was Only Fooling" on the Magnet Records label (MAG 34).
A version by Robert John entered Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart at position number 82 on October 25, 1980; it spent five weeks on the Top 100, peaking at number 70 on November 8, 1980.
One version of the song was recorded by British pop group Dreamhouse, which appears on their debut album, and was released in 1998.




Song in popular culture


The song appears on the soundtrack album of the films; Stealing Home (1988) and The Help (2011), as well as a television episode of Two and a Half Men.
In The Marvelous Wonderettes, Missy takes the lead on the song with the Wonderettes singing backup. At the climax of the song, Missy hits a Phantom of the Opera-esque high note.
As with most of the Four Seasons' hit records, "Sherry" is included in the Four Seasons musical biopic Jersey Boys, with Reynolds's stunt being used to lead into the song. (Reynolds went uncredited in the musical and was replaced by the fictional disc jockey Barry Belson, a fact that Reynolds resented.)




References

• Source: Sherry! (song)

"Sherry!" is a song composed by James Lipton and Laurence Rosenthal. It was first recorded in 1966 by American singer Marilyn Maye whose version was released as a single by RCA Victor. It later appeared in the Broadway musical also titled Sherry!. The show premiered in 1967, however, it was never recorded until 2004. "Sherry!" was then recorded for the cast album by American television actress Carol Burnett.




Background and composition


American composers James Lipton and Laurence Rosenthal wrote the musical Sherry!, which was based on a 1939 play. The musical opened on Broadway in 1967 with only 72 performances and was not a success. An original cast album did not appear during its run. The orchestrations were recorded but lost for several decades. The title song was composed by Lipton and Rosenthal as well. Lipton credited Rosenthal to writing "charming and beguiling" music to accompany his writing to the song. Michael Buckley of Playbill theorized that the song's lyrics may pay homage to twentieth century composer Cole Porter.




Marilyn Maye version






= Background and recording

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Marilyn Maye had been a recording artist signed to the RCA Victor label since 1965. Her debut studio album, Meet Marvelous Marilyn Maye, was released in 1965 and was followed by two more albums. Maye made the first recordings of songs that would later be included in Broadway musicals. This included "Cabaret" and "Step to the Rear", both of which became commercial successes. Among these songs was "Sherry!". Maye recorded the first version of the song prior to it appearing on Broadway. The song was recorded at RCA Studios in New York City and was produced by Joe René.




= Release and chart performance

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"Sherry!" was released as a single by RCA Victor in January 1967. It was backed on the B-side by the song "Too Much in Love". The single was distributed as a seven-inch vinyl single. The song entered the American Billboard adult contemporary chart in February 1967 and spent a total of 13 weeks there. It reached the number eight position on the chart in March 1967. It was Maye's second single to reach the adult contemporary top ten and one of three top ten singles she would have in her career. It served as the title track to Maye's third RCA album titled A Taste of "Sherry!". The album was released in February 1967.




= Track listing

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7" vinyl single

"Sherry!" – 2:28
"Too Much in Love" – 2:20




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Carol Burnett version






= Background, recording and release

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In 2000, the orchestrations for Sherry! were discovered at the Library of Congress. Lipton had become a host of the popular television series Inside the Actor's Studio and used his credibility to gather a new cast to record the original songs for Sherry!. Among the cast for the recording of the musical was television actress Carol Burnett. Burnett recorded the new version of "Sherry!" for the album version of the musical. It was recorded between May 2001 and April 2003.
Lipton later recalled to Playbill that "Carol sings it to a fare-thee-well, to my taste". Meanwhile, Michael Buckley of Playbill argued that another version recorded by Christine Baranski is more "definitive". Burnett's version was released on the cast album, which was titled Sherry! The Broadway Musical (World Premiere Cast Recording). The album was released on February 24, 2004, by Angel Records. The album was produced by Jason Buell, James Lipton, Robert Sher and Stuart Triff.




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