Dion DiMucci discography

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This is the discography for American musician Dion DiMucci (including Dion and the Belmonts).

Dion is an American singer and songwriter whose music has incorporated elements of doo-wop, rock, R&B and blues. As lead singer of Dion and the Belmonts, then a solo career, he was one of the most popular rock and roll performers of the pre-British Invasion era. He had 39 Top 40 hits in the late 1950s and early 1960s as a solo performer, with the Belmonts or with the Del-Satins. He is best known for the singles "Runaround Sue", "The Wanderer", "Ruby Baby" and "Lovers Who Wander", among other hits.[1]

Dion shifted his style and produced songs that were more mature and contemplative in the late 1960s, such as "Abraham, Martin and John". During the 1980s, Dion produced several Christian albums.[2] He returned to secular music in the late 1980s with Yo Frankie (1989).[3] Between the mid-2000s and 2021, Dion released six Top Blues Albums.[1] Critics who had dismissed his early work, labeling him as a teen idol, praised his later work and noted the influence he has had on other musicians.[4]

A Grammy-nominated artist, Dion has released more than 30 albums and scored eight Top 10 hits (ten including the Belmonts) on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1989.[5]

Albums[]

Dion and the Belmonts[]

Year Album Billboard 200 Record label
1959 Presenting Dion and the Belmonts – Laurie Records
1960 Wish Upon a Star with Dion and the Belmonts – Laurie Records
1967 Together Again – ABC Records
1973 Live at Madison Square Garden 1972 144 Warner Bros. Records

Dion[]

Year Album Billboard 200 Top Christian Top Blues Albums Independent Albums Record label
1961 Runaround Sue 11 – – – Laurie Records
Alone with Dion – – – –
1962 Lovers Who Wander 12 – – –
1963 Dion Sings to Sandy 115 – – –
Ruby Baby 20 – – – Columbia Records
Donna the Prima Donna – – – –
Love Came to Me – – – – Laurie Records
1968 Dion 128 – – –
1969 Wonder Where I'm Bound – – – – Columbia Records
1970 Sit Down Old Friend – – – – Warner Bros. Records
1971 You're Not Alone – – – –
Sanctuary 200 – – –
1972 Suite for Late Summer 197 – – –
1975 Born to Be with You – – – – Phil Spector International Records
1976 Streetheart – – – – Warner Bros. Records
1978 Return of the Wanderer – – – – Lifesong Records
1979 Fire in the Night – – – – Ace Records
1980 Inside Job – – – – DaySpring Records
1981 Only Jesus – – – –
1983 I Put Away My Idols – 37 – –
1984 Seasons – – – –
1985 Kingdom in the Streets – – – – Myrrh Records
1986 Velvet & Steel – – – – DaySpring Records
1989 Yo Frankie 130 – – – Arista Records
1992 Dream on Fire – – – – Visionary Records
1993 Rock N' Roll Christmas – – – – The Right Stuff Records
2000 Déjà Nu – – – – Ace Records
2003 New Masters – – – – Collectables Records
2006 Bronx in Blue – – 2 – Verve Forecast Records
2007 Son of Skip James – – 4 –
2008 Heroes: Giants of Early Guitar Rock – – – – Saguaro Roads Records
2011 Tank Full of Blues – – 3 42 Blue Horizon
2016 New York Is My Home – – 3 29
2020 Blues with Friends – – 1 31 KTBA Records
2021 Stomping Ground – – 1 –

Note: Dion released a music video for every song from Blues with Friends (2020) via social media[6][7] and Stomping Ground (2021)[8]

Compilation albums[]

Year Album Billboard 200 Record label
1962 Dion Sings His Greatest Hits 29 Laurie Records
1964 More of Dion's Greatest Hits –
1973 Dion's Greatest Hits 194 Columbia Records
1976 Everything You Always Wanted to Hear by Dion and the Belmonts But Couldn't Get - Laurie Records
1991 Bronx Blues: The Columbia Recordings (1962-1965) – Columbia Records
1997 The Road I'm On: A Retrospective – Columbia/Legacy

Singles[]

Dion and the Belmonts

Release date Titles (A-side, B-side)
Both sides from same album except where indicated 		US record label and number Chart Positions Album
US Hot 100 US AC UK Singles Chart[9] US R&B
1957 "Santa Margarita"
b/w "Teenage Clementine" 		Mohawk 106 non-album tracks
"Tag Along"
b/w "We Went Away" 		Mohawk 107
1958 "I Wonder Why"
b/w "Teen Angel" (from Dion Sings His Greatest Hits) 		Laurie 3013 22 Presenting Dion and The Belmonts
"No One Knows"
b/w "I Can't Go On (Rosalie)" (from Together) 		Laurie 3015 19 12
"Don't Pity Me"
b/w "Just You" 		Laurie 3021 40
1959 "A Teenager in Love"
b/w "I've Cried Before" 		Laurie 3027 5 28
"A Lover's Prayer" / Laurie 3035 73 Wish Upon A Star With Dion and the Belmonts
"Every Little Thing I Do" 48 Together
1960 "Where or When"
b/w "That's My Desire" 		Laurie 3044 3 19 Presenting Dion and The Belmonts
"When You Wish Upon a Star"
b/w "Wonderful Girl" (from Presenting Dion and The Belmonts) 		Laurie 3052 30 Wish Upon A Star With Dion and The Belmonts
"In the Still of the Night"
b/w "A Funny Feeling" (from Presenting Dion and the Belmonts) 		Laurie 3059 38
1966 "Berimbau"
b/w "My Girl The Month of May" 		ABC 10868 Together Again
1967 "For Bobbie"
b/w "Movin' Man" 		ABC 10896

Dion

Release date Titles (A-side, B-side)
Both sides from same album except where indicated 		US record label and number Chart Positions Album
US Hot 100 US AC UK Singles Chart[9] US R&B
1960 "Lonely Teenager"
b/w "Little Miss Blue" 		Laurie 3070 12 47 Alone With Dion
1961 "Havin' Fun"
b/w "North East End of the Corner" 		Laurie 3081 42
"Kissin' Game"
b/w "Heaven Help Me" 		Laurie 3090 82 Love Came To Me
"Somebody Nobody Wants"
b/w "Could Somebody Take My Place Tonight" (from Love Came To Me) 		Laurie 3101 103 Runaround Sue
"Runaround Sue"
b/w "Runaway Girl" 		Laurie 3110 1 11 4
"The Wanderer" / Laurie 3115 2 10
"The Majestic" 36
1962 "Lovers Who Wander" / Laurie 3123 3 16 Lovers Who Wander
"(I Was) Born To Cry" 42
"Little Diane"
b/w "Lost For Sure" 		Laurie 3134 8
"Love Came to Me"
b/w "Little Girl" 		Laurie 3145 10 24 Love Came To Me
"Ruby Baby"
b/w "He'll Only Hurt You" 		Columbia 42662 2 Ruby Baby
1963 "Sandy"
b/w "Faith" (from Together) 		Laurie 3153 21 Dion Sings To Sandy
"This Little Girl"
b/w "The Loneliest Man in the World" (from Ruby Baby) 		Columbia 42776 21 Donna The Prima Donna
"Come Go with Me"
b/w "King Without a Queen" 		Laurie 3171 48 Lovers Who Wander
"Be Careful of Stones that You Throw"
b/w "I Can't Believe (That You Don't Love Me Anymore)" 		Columbia 42810 13[1] Donna The Prima Donna
"Lonely World"
b/w "Tag Along" (non-album track) 		Laurie 3187 101 More of Dion's Greatest Hits
"Donna the Prima Donna"
b/w "You're Mine" 		Columbia 42852 6 17 Donna The Prima Donna
"Drip Drop"
b/w "No One's Waiting For Me" 		Columbia 42917 6 non-album tracks
1964 "Then I'll Be Tired of You"
b/w "After The Dance" 		Laurie 3225 Alone With Dion
"I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man"
b/w "The Road I'm On (Gloria)" 		Columbia 42977 113 non-album tracks
"Shout"
b/w "Little Girl" (from Love Came To Me) 		Laurie 3240 108 Lovers Who Wander
"Johnny B. Goode"
b/w "Chicago Blues" 		Columbia 43096 71 non-album tracks
1965 "Unloved, Unwanted Me"
b/w "Sweet, Sweet, Baby" (from Donna the Prima Donna) 		Columbia 43213 Ruby Baby
"Kickin' Child"
b/w "Spoonful" 		Columbia 43293 non-album tracks
"Tomorrow Won't Bring The Rain"
b/w "You Move Me Babe" 		Columbia 43423
"I Got The Blues"
b/w "(I Was) Born To Cry" (from Lovers Who Wander) 		Laurie 3303
1966 "Time in My Heart For You"
b/w "Wake Up Baby" 		Columbia 43483
"Two Ton Feather"
b/w "So Much Younger" 		Columbia 43692
1968 "Abraham, Martin and John"
b/w "Daddy Rollin' (In Your Arms)" (non-album track) 		Laurie 3464 4 Dion
"Purple Haze"
b/w "The Dolphins" 		Laurie 3478 63
1969 "I Can't Help But Wonder Where I'm Bound"
b/w "Southern Train" 		Columbia 44719 Wonder Where I'm Bound
"From Both Sides Now"
b/w "Sun Fun Song" 		Laurie 3495 91 Dion
"He Looks A Lot Like Me"
b/w "Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever" 		Laurie 3504
"If We Only Have Love"
b/w "Natural Man" 		Warner Bros. 7356 Sit Down Old Friend
1970 "Your Own Back Yard"
b/w "Sit Down Old Friend" (from Sit Down Old Friend) 		Warner Bros. 7401 75 Born to Be with You
1971 "Close To It All"
b/w "Let It Be" 		Warner Bros. 7469 You're Not Alone
"Sunniland"
b/w "Josie" 		Warner Bros. 7491
"Sanctuary"
b/w "Brand New Morning" 		Warner Bros. 7537 103 Sanctuary
1972 "Running Close Behind You"
b/w "Sea Gull" 		Warner Bros. 7663 Suite for Late Summer
1973 "Doctor Rock and Roll"
b/w "Sunshine Lady" (from Sanctuary) 		Warner Bros. 7704 non-album track
1974 "New York City Song"
b/w "Richer Than a Rich Man" (non-album track) 		Warner Bros. 7793 Born to Be with You
1975 "Make The Woman Love Me"
b/w "Running Close Behind You" (from Suite for Late Summer) 		Warner/Spector 0403
1976 "Born To Be With You"
b/w "Good Lovin' Man" 		Big Tree/Spector 16063
"The Wanderer"
b/w "Little Diane" 		Philips 6146 700 (UK) 16 Dion's Greatest Hits (UK)
"Hey My Love"
b/w "Lover Boy Supreme" 		Warner Bros. 8234 Streetheart
"The Way You Do The Things You Do"
b/w "Lover Boy Supreme" 		Warner Bros. 8258
"Queen Of '59"
b/w "Oh The Night" 		Warner Bros. 8293
1977 "Young Virgin Eyes (I'm All Wrapped Up)"
b/w "Oh The Night" (from Streetheart) 		Warner Bros. 8406 non-album track
1978 "Heart of Saturday Night"
b/w "You've Awakened Something in Me" 		Lifesong 1765 Return of the Wanderer
"Midtown American Main Street Gang"
b/w "Guitar Queen" 		Lifesong 1770
"(I Used To Be A) Brooklyn Dodger"
b/w "Streetheart Theme" 		Lifesong 1785
1980 "Fire in the Night"
b/w "Street Mama" 		Lifesong 45082 non-album tracks
"Sweet Surrender"
B-side unknown 		Dayspring 618 Inside Job
1981 "The Best"
B-side unknown 		Dayspring 622 Only Jesus
1983 "Day of the Lord"
B-side unknown 		Dayspring 632 I Put Away My Idols
"I Put Away My Idols"
B-side unknown 		Dayspring 633
1984 "Golden Sun, Silver Moon"
B-side unknown 		Dayspring 9016294155 Seasons
1985 "Still in the Spirit"
B-side unknown 		Myrrh 9016382151 Kingdom in the Streets
1986 "Simple Ironies"
B-side unknown 		Dayspring 9016676155 Velvet & Steel
1989 "And the Night Stood Still"
b/w "Tower of Love" 		Arista 9797 75 16 Yo Frankie
1989 "King of the New York Streets"
b/w "The Wanderer" (non-album track) 		Arista 662556 74[10]
1989 "Written on the Subway Wall"/"Little Star" with Paul Simon[11]
"King of the New York Streets"
b/w "And The Night Stood Still"/"Tower of Love" 		Arista 662910 97[12]
1990 "Sea Cruise" (from "The Adventures of Ford Fairlane")
CD single 		Elektra 8191 28 The Adventures of Ford Fairlane (soundtrack)
1993 "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)"
b/w "Jingle Bell Rock" 		The Right Stuff 17651 Rock 'N Roll Christmas
1997 "Please Come Home For Christmas"
b/w "Wintertime" (non-album track) 		The Right Stuff 19769
2015 "New York Is My Home" (with Paul Simon) Blue Horizon New York Is My Home[13][14]
2020 "Song for Sam Cooke (Here in America)"[15] (with Paul Simon) KTBA Blues with Friends

Note: "Hello Christmas" (with Amy Grant) and "You Know It's Christmas" (with Joe Bonamassa) were released in 2020[16][17]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Dion". Billboard. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
  2. ^ "Dion DiMucci | Christian Music Archive". www.christianmusicarchive.com. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
  3. ^ Cohen, Mitchell (May 7, 2019). "King of the NY Streets: Dion's Yo Frankie Turns 30". Rock and Roll Globe. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
  4. ^ Unterberger, Richie. "Dion Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved August 20, 2014. his critical rep has risen steadily since the early '60s, with many noted contemporary musicians showering him with praise and citing his influence.
  5. ^ "Dion on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon". NBC. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
  6. ^ "Dion". Retrieved July 4, 2021.
  7. ^ "Dion: Blues with Friends (Digital Album)(Released: 2020) – Joe Bonamassa Official Store". shop.jbonamassa.com. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
  8. ^ "Videos – Dion". Retrieved December 27, 2021.
  9. ^ a b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 156. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  10. ^ "DION | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
  11. ^ "Written on the Subway Wall | Dion | Music Video". MTV. January 1, 1989. Archived from the original on August 21, 2014. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
  12. ^ "little star | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
  13. ^ Grow, Kory (November 12, 2015). "Hear Dion, Paul Simon Duet on Heartfelt 'New York Is My Home'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
  14. ^ Source : sleeve notes, King of the New York Streets box set
  15. ^ Paul Zollo, "Greatest of the Great 2020 Songs: Dion with Paul Simon, ‘Song for Sam Cooke (Here In America),’" November 22, 2020, https://americansongwriter.com/greatest-of-the-great-2020-songs-dion-with-paul-simon-song-for-sam-cooke-here-in-america.
  16. ^ "Dion: "Hello Christmas" - Featuring Amy Grant – Joe Bonamassa Official Store". shop.jbonamassa.com. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
  17. ^ "New Videos: Christmas Songs from Dion and Joe Bonamassa and Dion and Amy Grant". Retrieved July 4, 2021.
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