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Heroes

DION Format: Audio CD

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Track Listings

Disc: 1

1	Summertime Blues
2	Come on, Let's Go
3	Rave on
4	Believe What You Say
5	Bye Bye Love
6	Be-Bop-A-Lula
7	Runaway
8	Jailhouse Rock
9	I Walk the Line
10	Blue Suede Shoes
11	Who Do You Love
12	Sweet Little Rock and Roller
13	Dream Baby
14	Shake, Rattle and Roll
15	The Wanderer

Disc: 2

1	DVD of Dion's Memories of His Heroes

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Dion's 2008 Heroes CD and bonus DVD capture vibrant, personal reflections of early Rock 'N' Roll and the guitar greats that have influenced generations. Hand-selected by Dion, the songs of Heroes include 15 early rock classics. All of the artists he pays tribute to have been included into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: Elvis Presley, Eddie Cochran, Gene Vincent, Buddy Holly, Roy Orbison, Ritchie Valens, Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley and the Everly Brothers. The DVD features Dion's vivid, compelling stories of the early days of Rock 'N' Roll, giving a history lesson of the most exciting kind, bringing new life to the work of a great guitar innovators who continue to inspire others.

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Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.71 x 5 x 0.39 inches; 3.81 Ounces
Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Music Video Distribution
Original Release Date ‏ : ‎ 2008
SPARS Code ‏ : ‎ DDD
Date First Available ‏ : ‎ August 6, 2008
Label ‏ : ‎ Music Video Distribution
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B001DXF9N6
Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ USA
Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 2

Best Sellers Rank: #82,589 in CDs & Vinyl (See Top 100 in CDs & Vinyl)
- #147 in Doo Wop
- #38,718 in Rock (CDs & Vinyl)

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Raise A Holler

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 20, 2013

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Dion's "Heroes" is a rip-roaring blast. From the opening "I'm going to raise a fuss, I'm going to raise a holler" on "Summertime Blues," Dion rips through a classic set. Ritchie Valens' "Come On, Let's Go" is one of my favorites with that great guitar line and the delightful exhilaration of romantic possibility, "Come on little Sheba, let's do it again." What fun! Buddy Holly's "Rave On" pops with verve. "Believe What You Say" mesmerizes with its full-frontal guitar attack with the delightful double-entendre lyric, "There's one thing, baby, that I want you to know, when you're rocking with me, don't rock too slow; Move on in, get toe to toe, rock till you can't rock no more." Del Shannon's "Runaway" shines with its gorgeous melody, Dion capturing the urgency in the vocal & Rick Krive milking the juice out of that stunning keyboard line. Ambrosia! Elvis Presley's "Jailhouse Rock," Bo Diddley's "Who Do You Love & "Dream Baby" are also amazing gems. The DVD offers a great walk down memory lane; but it is the music that launches this vintage music into a new century. Utter fun! Enjoy!

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"I Walk the Line" - Only person to ever give Johnny a run for his money!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 27, 2010

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If you ever believe Dion is the man from the 60s am radio you listened to; you have been living in a hole, not even a cave,....a hole! The man's voice is awesome and here is another amazing set, a tribute to the music of guitar heroes.

A DVD comes with this CD and here you will learn about his heroes, those who played early guitar rock, covering the music of Cash, Cochran, Del Shannon, Everly Brothers, Carl Perkins, Presley and more!! This is a superb collection of oldies, done by the man with the voice, and a superb guitar play himself.

If you are a fan, don't miss out on one of the best live concerts ever, Dion: Live in Concert , and one of my favorites CDs, Yo Frankie . And, don't miss on the anthology complete with booklet King of the New York Streets .

Again, I have heard a lot of covers of "I Walk the Line", but nobody ever comes close to Cash on this one, but Dion. As a matter of fact, I prefer Dion's version! If you are feeling like hearing the oldies, feeling down, feeling in he mood for fun music, you need to hear this wonderful CD collection by Dion. Rizzo

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John S. Laughton

The Remaining Flag Bearer of Old Time Rock 'N Roll

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 20, 2008

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I saw Dion for the first time at Humphrey's in San Diego, in a rare West Coast appearance about 5 years ago or so. He surely didn't disappoint. I am not surprised at all that he's come out with this cover album of some of his favs. He mentioned virtually all of these artists while on stage. One surprise on this album was the exclusion of a Fats Domino cover. Dion said that one of his biggest influences was Fats. His other two were Elvis and Joe Turner. He also mentioned Hank Williams and other country and blues artists. On this interview he mentions others.

My impression of this cover CD I received today is favorable, though like others in here I didn't think that Walk The Line is one he should have covered. Other than that, I think he did quite well in capturing the essence of these songs. As he said in the accompanying CD, he was trying to be careful to not "copy" the songs. My favorites are "Come On Let's Go", "Summertime Blues", "Bye Bye Love", "Runaway", "Blue Suede Shoes", "Sweet Little Rock and Roller" and of course "The Wanderer".

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Terry Goldman

Cosmic Nostalgia

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 14, 2008

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Dion Dimucci is rapidly entering his eigth decade as a musical artist/icon who has had the great opportunity to know other similar artists of the Rock N' Roll world.

This is a two fold purchase.You get the CD of "covers"....15 famous songs by the artists who shaped Rock AND a splendid DVD where Dion plays (superbly) and jams and reminisces about those guitar picking artists who shaped the music that would change the world.

He remembers rightly the poets....Chuck Berry ("Little Rock and Roller" is the best number on the CD followed closely by Roy Orbison's "Dream Baby" and Johnny Cash's "I Walk the Line." He pays homage to the guitar veterans whose work so well defined the era, James Burton, Scotty Moore and the like. He fondly recalls time spent with these founding fathers of R & R and their "Strats, Gretch's and Martin guitars" while on tour or in NY.

A side note is the wonderful blues guitar playing that also helps to cement and define Dion as a master of the genre.A terrific CD with a more terrific DVD. I could listen to Dion recall his memories of the era till the cows come home.

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Oldfrat

The CD is excellent and it is fun and interesting hearing Dion talk ...

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 20, 2018

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I did not research this well enough. I thought I was getting a DVD of a Dion concert plus the CD of it. Instead it is a CD with a DVD of Dion talking about the songs and the folks who recorded them originally. The CD is excellent and it is fun and interesting hearing Dion talk about the original artists based on his personal interactions with them. It is well worth the price, but know what you are buying.

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Excellent!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 4, 2009

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The first time through you listen to the words; after that you hear the outstanding guitar music throughout the CD. I first found out about this CD when I was listening to a November 2008 interview with Dion on National Public Radio. He did it on NPR's Fresh Air and it is availble on-line at: [...] It is about 25 minutes long and worthy of a listen. It is only Dion with an acoustic guitar and the interviewer, Teri Gross.

I did not realize Dion was still singing/playing and sounding so young and alive. I am not into listening to music from earlier generations, but this CD is more than that. It is like what you heard in the late 50's/early 60's, but so much better. The guitar work is outstanding.

I only purchase a few CD's each year and this one was well worth the money.

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Anthony Pultrone

One word: Fabulous

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 20, 2012

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Dion has always been one of my favorite singers, independently or with "the Belmonts." His voice has a magnificent resonance, which is almost unheard of with today's singers. And, although his voice sounds a bit deeper and more mature than it did in the 1960's, it is still a phenomenal voice. Dion's voice and artistic talents are exceptional, and they show through on this phenomenal album. This is, by far, one of the best albums I have ever heard, and certainly ranks in the top 10 (maybe even the top 5) of my all-time favorite albums! This is, hands down, a sensational album.

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tractor boy

What a great CD. Always loved Dion

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on January 3, 2016

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What a great CD . Always loved Dion , but not always been a fan of people copying classic tracks done by others , but this collection is just so good .
Great selection of tracks , Dion doesn't disappoint in his own interpretation of these great songs . Highly recommended .

Amazon Customer

Great service

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on November 1, 2018

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Listening to the great music

Eagle Watcher

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on September 2, 2016

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Great product, does come from outside UK, seller is very helpful.

Linapin

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on October 15, 2014

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Purchased this for a friend who loves Dion

Ian Williams

The best of his 21st century albums -and they're all pretty damn good

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on April 2, 2013

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This is a tribute to his peers of the late 50's, the foundations on which rock'n'roll is built. They are people he knew, whom he shared bills with. Here he revisits some of their greatest songs to magnificent effect. Dave Marsh the veteran rock music writer who told Dion while on air that he believed three of his albums of the 21st century were the best he's ever made. This, for which he supplies the liner notes, is one of them and it's impossible to disagree. He sings songs by Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash, and Elvis, by Chuck Berry and Bo Diddley, Buddy Holly and Richie Valens, Eddie Cochran and Del Shannon. He jammed on guitar in hotel rooms with several of them.

Somehow, while mostly sticking to the original arrangements, he makes them vital again, not modern exactly, but refreshed by adding his own subtle twists, and, of course, one of the greatest voices of popular music.

Now in his early seventies, Dion has been writing, singing, playing music for over 50 years and unlike any other rock star I can think of is still creatively viable as he makes some of the best music of his long career. He's got old, he's not got stale.

Still the tough Italian kid from the Bronx.

Still cool as....

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