The Best of Dion and the Belmonts [IMPORT] [ORIGINAL RECORDING REISSUED] [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED]

Dion

Product Details

• Audio CD (December 22, 1999)
• Original Release Date: May 8, 2001
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import, Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered
• Label: Emd Int'l
• ASIN: B00000K25D
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #16,540 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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25 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Of Their Collected Hits!, August 23, 2002

By	Barron Laycock "Labradorman" (Temple, New Hampshire United States) - See all my reviews (TOP 50 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

One very talented artist from the late 1950s and 1960s that has slid from public notice is Dion Dimucci, more popularly known simply as Dion. Starting with a group of neighborhood pals as 'Dion and the Belmonts', he rose literally from the streets of New York to become one of the most successful pop recording artists of the era. Competing against other perpetual hit machines like Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, Dion produced a steady stream of chart busters throughout the early and mid 1960s. All of that music, as well as his return to public acclaim with the fabulously successful 'Abraham, Martin, and John' near the end of the decade after the assassinations of both Martin Luther King and Bobby Kennedy.

Most of his chartbusters are here, from his initial success with the Belmonts with 'Teenager In Love' to 'The Still Of The Night' to 'Where Or When' to his fabulously popular 'The Wanderer', which touted the smarmy style of swaggering, wildly pompadoured teenage males playing the irresistible male stereotype as best they knew how, with skin tight Levis and form-fit white tees shirts, rolled-up sleeves and all. And the flood of similar songs also making the top ten are also here, including 'Runaround Sue', 'Ruby Baby', 'Donna The Prima Donna', 'The Majestic', 'Drip Drop', and on and on. Here we find such gems as 'Sandy', 'This Little Girl', 'Be Careful Of Stones That You Throw', and 'Little Dian'. Listening to this collection is like stepping back in time to my own adolescence, when life was simpler and the radio was filled with a stream of non-stop hits from a plethora of artists, who, like Dion, seemed to be able to just keep pumping them out, one after another, with almost monotonous regularity. Enjoy!

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Under-rated music from the rock'n'roll era, January 3, 2004

By	Peter Durward Harris "Pete the music fan" (Leicester England) - See all my reviews (TOP 10 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

The first thing to be clear about is that this collection focuses exclusively on the early years, so it does NOT include (for example) Drip drop, Donna the prima donna or Abraham Martin and John. Those tracks can be found on other compilations but all the songs that I want are here.

Dion and the Belmonts had one major international hit (A teenager in love) in addition to which, Dion had two major international solo hits (Run around Sue, The Wanderer). Dion (with or without the Belmonts) also had several other American hits, of which Lonely teenager was a minor UK hit. All the songs mentioned were recorded in the late fifties or early sixties and can be found on this compilation. Listening to the three major hits, you might think that the music here is mainly up-tempo - in fact, there are plenty of ballads here but Dion was very good at those as well.

If you enjoy the music of the Everly brothers but want more of a doo-wop sound, this will be ideal for you.

15 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a must for any doo wop lover., May 23, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Best of Dion and the Belmonts (Audio CD)

Stereo is excellent.One of the greatest harmony groups to ever record. The moments of the late fifties and early sixties is captured on this album and a trip back in time.