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"4 Seasons of Loneliness" is a song by Philadelphia-based vocal quartet Boyz II Men. Written and produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis , the song was issued as the first single from their fourth studio album, Evolution (1997), on September 8, 1997.
The first single released from the album, "4 Seasons of Loneliness", was released on September 8, 1997. [6] The song was Boyz II Men's highest debut on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles. It debuted at number two, behind Mariah Carey's "Honey". The following week, the single went to number one, became their fifth (and to date, last) chart-topper.
A remake of the song by The Four Seasons charted in 1964, reaching its peak Billboard Hot 100 position at No. 28, [5] on July 18. "Alone (Why Must I Be Alone)" also went to No. 8 on the Canadian singles chart. It was the act's last hit single on Vee Jay Records, as The Four Seasons had already left the label at the beginning of 1964 in a ...
The contemporary R&B Motown group Boyz II Men recorded the song in an a cappella rendition 16 years later. Released as a single, Boyz II Men's recording peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 and reached number one on the Hot R&B Singles chart in December 1991.
According to the co-writer and longtime group member Bob Gaudio, the song's lyrics were originally set in 1933 with the title "December 5th, 1933", celebrating the repeal of Prohibition, [6] but after the band revolted against what Gaudio would admit was a "silly" lyric being paired with an instrumental groove they knew would be a hit, [7] Parker, who had not written a song lyric before by ...
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The original recording of "Stay" was the shortest single ever to reach the top of the American record charts at that time, at 1 minute 36 seconds. (According to the record label, the Four Seasons' version (see below) was even shorter, at 1:30, and remains the shortest charting record of all time, although it did not reach #1.)
Almost 2 million men and women who served in Iraq or Afghanistan are flooding homeward, profoundly affected by war. Their experiences have been vivid. Dazzling in the ups, terrifying and depressing in the downs. The burning devotion of the small-unit brotherhood, the adrenaline rush of danger, the nagging fear and loneliness, the pride of service.