Dion

Alone with Dion + Lovers Who Wander (263484)

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Alone with Dion + Lovers Who Wander

Dion

Hoo Doo Records

8436542016513

HOO 141741

263484

POP-ROCK

1

CD 9,95 €

2 LPs ON 1 CD PLUS 6 BONUS TRACKS

4 STARS ALL MUSIC GUIDE

Singer and songwriter Dion DiMucci, better known simply as Dion, epitomized the indigenous music of the Bronx streets where he was raised. Even at the onset of his career he had a compelling voice which was adaptable to sweet harmonizing, doo wop, rock & roll, and R&B. He also had the competence to deliver the quintessential teen-pop themes of romance, unrequited love and loneliness in a convincingly sensitive fashion.

This CD includes two of Dion’s finest LPs, which were originally released on the Laurie label: his first solo album Alone with Dion (1961), and Lovers Who Wander (1962). Both records boast great moments from Dion’s hit-making stretch from the early Sixties, such as “Lonely Teenager”, “Come Go with Me”, and “Little Diane”, among others. They have been remastered and packaged together in this collector’s edition, which also contains 6 bonus tracks, including the fabulous “Runaround Sue”, “The Wanderer”, and an excellent cover of Bobby Darin’s “Dream Lover”, plus two sensational songs recorded during that same period but not included on either album: “Kissin’ Game” and “Heaven Help Me”.

PERSONNEL:

DION DIMUCCI, lead vocals and guitar, plus:

The Del-Satins (backing vocals).
Orchestras conducted and arranged by Glen Stuart,
Stan Applebaum, and Robert Mersey.

Also featuring Bobby Keys on saxophone.

Recorded in New York City, between between 1960 and 1962.
Original recordings produced by Gene Schwartz.

INCLUDES 16-PAGE BOOKLET

TRACKS:

ALONE WITH DION
01. LONELY TEENAGER 2:15
02. AFTER THE DANCE 1:59
03. P.S. I LOVE YOU 2:33
04. SAVE THE LAST DANCE FOR ME 2:32
05. LITTLE MISS BLUE 2:17
06. HAVIN’ FUN 2:21
07. CLOSE YOUR EYES 1:58
08. FOOLS RUSH IN 2:47
09. MY ONE AND ONLY LOVE 3:24
10. NORTH EAST END OF THE CORNER 2:33
11. ONE FOR MY BABY 3:41
12. THEN I’LL BE TIRED OF YOU 2:22

LOVERS WHO WANDER
13. LOVERS WHO WANDER 2:30
14. COME GO WITH ME 2:50
15. KING WITHOUT A QUEEN 2:30
16. THE TWIST 2:33
17. LITTLE DIANE 2:38
18. STAGGER LEE 2:27
19. SHOUT 4:19
20. TONIGHT, TONIGHT 2:39
21. (I WAS) BORN TO CRY 2:24
22. QUEEN OF THE HOP 2:04
23. SANDY 2:20
24. LOST FOR SURE 2:37

BONUS TRACKS
25. THE WANDERER 2:48
26. RUNAROUND SUE 2:50
27. KISSIN’ GAME 2:57
28. HEAVEN HELP ME 2:01
29. DREAM LOVER 2:17
30. I’M GONNA MAKE IT SOMEHOW 2:16