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The Proud One
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Wikipedia article
"'The Proud One'" is a 1966 single written by Bob Gaudio and Bob Crewe and originally performed by Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, and credited to Valli solo; that version peaked at #68 in the U.S.[http://musicvf.com/song.php?title=The+Proud+One+by+Frankie+Valli&id=16427 Frankie Valli, "The Proud One" Chart Position] Retrieved February 21, 2015 and #64 in Canada. 'Billboard' claimed that "the electric sound of Valli is used to perfection in this powerful ballad, stating that the "easy-go dance beat [is] effective." 'Cash Box' said that it is a "powerhouse" and that "the Valli sound holds the moving, teen-oriented tale of love together and the sweeping arrangement adds a must spin again quality to it."
The Osmonds cover
The Osmonds recorded the song and released it in the spring of 1975. It was their final appearance in the US Top 40, peaking at number 22 on the 'Billboard' Hot 100, and their only number one on the Easy Listening chart, where it spent one week at number one in September 1975. The song also reached number one in Ireland.
Chart history
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
See also
*List of number-one adult contemporary singles of 1975 (U.S.)
References
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