Charlie Calello

American arranger, producer, conductor, composer, born in Newark, New Jersey on August 24, 1938.

Started his career in the 50's along with [a=Frankie Valli] in [a1647445], first replacing [a708557] on bass from 1965 to 1966, and then becoming the arranger for [a121112] later on.

After his stint in the [a=The Four Seasons] he became staff arranger/producer at [l=Columbia Records].

Has worked with top artists and super stars like [a=Frank Sinatra], [a=Neil Diamond], [a=Al Kooper], [a=Bruce Springsteen], [a=Laura Nyro], [a=Barbra Streisand], [a=Engelbert Humperdinck], [a=Ray Charles], [a=Juice Newton], [a=Janis Ian], [a=Barry Manilow], etc.

He charted three times as a singer (as Charlie Calello Singers) and six times as a songwriter--all between 1963 and 1979. His top singing song was "When I Tell You That I Love You", which made it to #32 on the U.S. adult contemporary chart. His top songwriter song was "New Mexican Rose" by The Four Seasons in 1963 which reached #36 in the U.S.