Frankie Valli... Is the Word

Frankie Valli...Is the Word is an album by Frankie Valli, released in August 1978 on the Warner Bros. Records label.
Background, composition, and recording.
Frankie Valli was chosen to sing the newly written theme song for the movie adaptation of the Broadway musical "Grease". The single went to number one and was certified platinum. This album was released as a follow-up of the success of this song, its title echoing the chorus of the hit, "Grease is the word". The "Grease" theme, which had been on the , was also included as the lead-off track on this album.
Reception.
In a retrospective review, William Ruhlmann of Allmusic recalled that the album's release "served to demonstrate that 'Grease' was more of a phenomenon related to the movie and the Bee Gees than to Valli himself." In his November 1978 review for "Stereo Review" magazine, Peter Reilly remarked that: 