Sit Down Old Friend/You're Not Alone

Dion

Product Details

• Audio CD (December 27, 2004)
• Original Release Date: June 12, 2001
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Ace Records UK
• ASIN: B00005B9LB
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #206,514 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
UK reissue combines two of the former teen idol's Warner Brother's albums, 'Sit Down Old Friend' (1969) & 'You're Not Alone' (1971), together on one CD with an extra added bonus track, 'Docotor Rock 'N' Roll'. 22 tracks in all. 2001 release.

Customer Reviews

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Something Different, June 24, 2004

By	John Profetto (Hamilton, Ontario Canada) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

After buying Born To Be With You/Streetheart,and playing it many times,I felt I had to check out this CD.Sit Down Old Friend/You're Not Alone is quite different from Born To Be With You/Streetheart.It's overall sound is quieter.You mostly hear the sound of a guitar.Especially in Sit Down Old Friend,where Dion only used a guitar for background music.He did good renditions of Beatles songs Let It Be and Blackbird.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars What A Pleasure to Listen to!, June 18, 2001

By	linda sperry (new orleans, la United States) - See all my reviews

This CD is loaded with very pretty easy to listen to songs. I recently rediscovered Dion and have been stocking up on all his recordings. This is a 2 on 1 compilation of Sit Down Old Friend from 1970 and You're Not Alone from 1971. Most of the songs have an easy folk-rock feel. You Can't Judge a Book by the Cover features great Dion scat, as does The Stuff I Got, which reminds me of Daddy Rollin'. Josie is a beautiful folk song. The depth and feeling that Dion puts into Let it Be and Blackbird make The Beatles originals sound shallow. I've always thought that Paul McCartney's voice was a lot like Dion's. (Dig up a copy of Ruby Baby from 1961 and you'll see what I mean.)

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars On God's Wind, February 16, 2005

By	Lee Armstrong (Winterville, NC United States) - See all my reviews (TOP 100 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

These two albums from Dion from the early 70s represent a folk period in his career that was stunning in its expressive interpretation. I've played & replayed these on my turntable over the last 3 decades. I was so glad to get this set under the Christmas tree from my Amazon wish list. Of all the tracks, my very favorite is Dion's cover of Melanie Safka's "Close to It All" that opens "You're Not Alone." Dion's smooth delivery polished the melody exquisitely, "If I have my dream, I would fill a hall & tell all the people to tear down the walls that keeps you from being close to it all." Dion's own penned "Let Go Let God" is a soft folk ballad that reflects great spiritual peace, "Father Thomas, there's a state of peace of mind that does exist, you can make it real, man, it's yours, it's a gift." While "Jammed Up Blues" & "You Can't Judge A Book By Its Cover" are more uptempo, it's the ballads that grab me on this set. Dion's "Josie" is as catchy as it is gentle, "Josie, Josie, hold on for me, I'm coming from California to be with you, Josie. The world holds no love for a drifting boy like me. I'm travelling fast on God's wind to be with you, Josie." The set ends with the 12-step teaching that "Attraction Works Better Than Promotion." This set is extremely special for me. Dion was pulling his life together; and the music reflects this newfound gentle spirituality that still comforts me today during trying times. Bravo!