GREASE – FRANKIE VALLI

Chart performance:

Week	Position	Movement	Comments
20-Oct-78	20	New
27-Oct-78	14	+6	Biggest climber/Star rater/Peak
03-Nov-78	14	0	Peak
10-Nov-78	15	-1
17-Nov-78	15	0
24-Nov-78	18	-3

Written by: Barry Gibb
Produced by: Barry Gibb, Albhy Galuten & Karl Richardson
South African record label (unless otherwise stated): RSO

Hit number for artist	1
Peak position	14
Weeks	6
Biggest climber awards	1
Star rater climbs	1
Biggest faller awards	0
Top 20 points	30
Overall Top 20 points ranking	=1855
Top 20 points ranking for the artist	1
Top 30 Points	90
Overall Top 30 points ranking	=1893
Top 30 points ranking for the artist	1

Annual ranking:

1978

=81

Other chart success:

Australia	2
Belgium	4
Canada	1
France	4
Germany	24
Ireland	3
Netherlands	3
New Zealand	2
Norway	4
Spain	13
Sweden	6
Switzerland	7
UK	3
US	1
Zimbabwe	8

The song was the theme tune for the film of the same name which starred John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John. It was 1 of 4 new songs written for the film that did not appear in the original stage musical. Barry Gibb, who wrote the track would provide backing vocals and Peter Frampton would play guitar on the track. Australian singer, Craig McLachlan, would have a UK number 44 hit with his cover of the song in 1993.

Video:

Artist link: Frankie Valli

FRANKIE VALLI (US)

Born: 3 May 1934
Real name: Francesco Stephen Castelluccio

Frankie was born in Newark in New Jersey. He was inspired to take up singing after seeing Frank Sinatra perform in New York. In the early 50’s he started his singing career when the Varity Trio gave him a guest spot singing with them. The trio included 2 future Four Seasons members, Tommy DeVito and Nick Macioci. His first single was one called ‘My Mother’s Eyes’ and was issued under the name Frankie Valley. He took his new surname from a singer called Jean Valli, but initially changed the spelling. He would then start working with DeVito and Macioci and they would ultimately form The Four Seasons with whom he would see great success. He would sometimes get a separate billing on Four Seasons records but would see 14 solo hits in the US without them, hitting the top spot with ‘Grease’ (from the film of the same name) and ‘My Eyes Adored You’. He managed 6 solo hits in the UK with ‘Grease’ giving him his best peak of 3.

Date of entry	Song	Peak (weeks at 1)	Weeks
20-Oct-1978	Grease	14	6
		Total hits	1
		Total weeks	6

Biggest climber awards	1
Star rater climbs	1
Biggest fallers	0
Weeks with oldest in the charts	0
Longest run in the charts (weeks)	6
Weeks with more than 1 in the charts	0
Biggest gap between hits (weeks)	0
Top 30 points ranking	=1025
Top 20 points ranking	=1013
Top 30 points	90
Top 20 points	30