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Input (English): Context: Robert Stanley "Bob" Crewe (November 12, 1930  September 11, 2014) was an American songwriter, dancer, singer, manager, and record producer. He was known for producing, and co-writing with Bob Gaudio, a string of Top 10 singles for the Four Seasons., Backing vocalists are singers who provide vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists. In some cases, a backing singer may sing alone as a lead-in to the main vocalist's entry or to sing a counter-melody. Backing vocalists are used in a broad range of popular music, traditional music and world music styles., `` Rag Doll '' is a popular song written by Bob Crewe and Bob Gaudio . It was recorded by The Four Seasons and released as a single in 1964 . It reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on July 18 , 1964 , and remained on top for two weeks . According to songwriter Bob Gaudio , the recording was inspired by a dirty - faced girl who cleaned the windshield of his automobile for change . When Gaudio reached into his wallet , all he had were notes , none smaller than $ 20 . He gave the girl a twenty dollar bill . ( Gaudio has also said it was a $ 5 or a $ 10 . ) Her astonishment stayed in Gaudio 's mind as he approached the recording studio . `` Rag Doll '' , with a few tweaks by Bob Crewe , was the result . The song was also a number one hit in Canada , and reached number two in the UK and number four in Ireland . The B - side was the original version of `` Silence Is Golden . '' In 1967 the song was a number one hit in the UK Singles Chart for the English band The Tremeloes . In 2010 , radio station WCBS - FM in New York City ranked the Four Seasons ' `` Rag Doll '' as the number - one song of all time , as voted on by its listeners ., A record producer or music producer oversees and manages the sound recording and production of a band or performer's music, which may range from recording one song to recording a lengthy concept album. A producer has many roles during the recording process. The roles of a producer vary. He or she may gather musical ideas for the project, collaborate with the artists to select cover tunes or original songs by the artist/group, work with artists and help them to improve their songs, lyrics or arrangements. , Robert John "Bob" Gaudio (born November 17, 1942) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer, and the keyboardist/backing vocalist for The Four Seasons., Subject: rag doll , Relation: follows, Options: (A) 10 (B) 12 (C) 1930 (D) 1942 (E) 2014 (F) a (G) alone (H) american (I) as (J) born (K) concept (L) cover (M) harmony (N) is (O) music (P) november (Q) november 12 (R) november 17 (S) one (T) one song (U) or (V) popular (W) s (X) seasons (Y) september 11 (Z) sing ([) singles (\) songwriter (]) sound (^) the sound
Output (English): alone