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Singles & Albums Collection 1957-62 (CD) - Dion & Belmonts

Singles & Albums Collection 1957-62 (CD) - Dion & Belmonts

by MeTV Entertainment
$16.99 - $16.99
$16.99
$16.99 - $16.99
$16.99

Dion DiMucci was one of many significant names of the rock 'n' roll era to emerge from the Italian diaspora of the USA's north-western states, his career encompassing doowop-influenced early hits with Dion & The Belmonts followed by landmark solo successes, all within the space of a few intense years of chart action. Born in the Bronx in 1939, he was the son of a vaudeville entertainer and came to music early, singing on street corners and in bars, auditioning for producers for whom he made records as Dion & The Timberlanes for the Mohawk label, before assembling the Belmonts to get a deal with the New York label Laurie, making the charts with I Wonder Why. The Top 5 Teenager In Love and No.3 Where or When followed and they had nine hits before Dion left to go solo in 1960, and over the next three years he had a dozen hits including the classics Runaround Sue, a No. 1, and The Wanderer a No. 2. This excellent-value 58-track 2-CD set comprises the A & B sides of his early Mohawk releases, plus the A & B sides of the Dion & The Belmonts singles and Dion solo singles during this era, along with selected titles from the Dion & The Belmonts LPs Presenting Dion & The Belmonts and When You Wish Upon A Star, and from Dion's solo albums Alone With Dion, Runaround Sue and Lovers Who Wander. It naturally includes the 22 chart entries he had across the two phases of his career during these years, and provides a fine showcase for his highly distinctive style as a vocalist both in the group format and solo, and underlines why his contribution to rock 'n' roll was so significant.

Track List

  1. The Chosen Few
  2. Out in Colorado
  3. Tag Along
  4. We Went Away
  5. I Wonder Why
  6. Teen Angel
  7. No - One Knows
  8. I Can't Go on Rosalie
  9. Don't Pity Me
  10. Just You
  11. A Teenager in Love
  12. I've Cried Before
  13. Every Little Thing I Do
  14. A Lover's Prayer
  15. Where or When
  16. That's My Desire
  17. When You Wish Upon a Star
  18. Wonderful Girl
  19. In the Still of the Night
  20. A Funny Feeling
  21. Lonely Teenager
  22. Little Miss Blue
  23. Havin' Fun
  24. North East End of the Corner
  25. Kissin' Game
  26. Heaven Help Me
  27. Somebody Nobody Wants
  28. Could Somebody Take My Place Tonight
  29. Runaround Sue
  30. Runaway Girl
  31. The Wanderer
  32. The Majestic
  33. Lovers Who Wander
  34. (I Was) Born to Cry
  35. Little Diane
  36. Lost for Sure
  37. Love Came to Me
  38. Little Girl
  39. Ruby Baby
  40. He'll Only Hurt You
  41. You Better Not Do That
  42. I Got the Blues
  43. My Private Joy
  44. My Day
  45. All the Things That You Are
  46. I'm Through with Love
  47. After the Dance
  48. P.S. I Love You
  49. Close Your Eyes
  50. Then I'll Be Tired of You
  51. Life Is But a Dream
  52. Little Star
  53. Lonely World
  54. Kansas City
  55. King Without a Queen
  56. Stagger Lee
  57. Tonight Tonight
  58. Queen of the Hop