Dion & Belmonts Singles & Albums Collection 1957-62 CD

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.

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