Yo Frankie (album)

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Yo Frankie
Studio album by
Dion
Released1989
Recorded1988
GenrePop, rock, R&B
LabelArista Records[1]
ProducerDave Edmunds
Dion chronology
Velvet & Steel
(1986) 		Yo Frankie
(1989) 		Dream on Fire
(1992)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic3/5 stars[2]
Chicago Tribune3/4 stars[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music3/5 stars[4]
MusicHound R&B: The Essential Album Guide3/5 stars[5]
Orlando Sentinel4/5 stars[6]
Ottawa Citizen4/5 stars[7]
Record Collector4/5 stars[8]
Rolling Stone3/5 stars[9]
Vancouver Sun4/4 stars[10]

Yo Frankie is an album by the American musician Dion, released in 1989.[11][12] The album marked a popular comeback for Dion, who had spent much of the 1980s recording Christian music.[13] Lou Reed, who had inducted Dion into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame a couple of months prior to the release of Yo Frankie, was one of the many musicians who made guest appearances on the album.[14][15]

The album peaked at No. 130 on the Billboard 200.[16] The lead single was "King of the New York Streets", which peaked at No. 74 on the UK Singles Chart.[17][18]

Production[]

The album was produced by Dave Edmunds.[8] Dion cowrote many of its songs with the lyricist Bill Tuohy.[19] Bryan Adams cowrote and produced "Drive All Night".[6]

Critical reception[]

Rolling Stone called the album "merely pleasant, just like most of DiMucci’s post-Sixties solo work," writing that "it comes with all the spineless instrumentation and ersatz-doo-wop harmonies of a Huey Lewis single."[9] The Ottawa Citizen thought that "every time the New Yorker returns, it is as a new rock and roll character, each more believable than the last and through each, offering a significant contribution to pop."[7] The Los Angeles Times wrote that "some of the tracks seem too polished and predictable, but the heart of the album—including the romantic innocence of 'And the Night Stood Still', the playful nostalgia of 'Written on the Subway Wall' and, especially, the wry introspection of 'King of the New York Streets'—bursts forth with a sense of triumph and survival."[20] The Chicago Tribune lamented the album's "overproduction," but wrote that the opening track's "combination of street-tough attitude wrapped in churning guitars and razor-sharp lyrics is riveting."[3]

AllMusic wrote that "the album fits together so well and coherently that the contemporary and the nostalgic elements merge seamlessly into a pleasing whole."[2]

Track listing[]

No.TitleLength
1."King of the New York Streets"4:50
2."And the Night Stood Still"4:20
3."Yo Frankie (She's All Right With Me)"3:35
4."I've Got to Get You"4:32
5."Written on the Subway Wall/Little Star"3:54
6."Drive All Night"3:00
7."Always in the Rain"4:21
8."Loving You is Killing Me"3:39
9."Tower of Love"4:18
10."Serenade"4:16

Personnel[]

References[]

  1. ^ Popoff, Martin (September 8, 2009). "Goldmine Record Album Price Guide". Penguin – via Google Books.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Yo Frankie - Dion | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Silverman, David (1 June 1989). "Recordings". Chicago Tribune. p. 15D.
  4. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Volume 3: MUZE. p. 13.CS1 maint: location (link)
  5. ^ MusicHound R&B: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1998. p. 169.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b Fields, Curt (23 July 1989). "DION". Orlando Sentinel. Calendar. p. 6.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b Erskine, Evelyn (12 May 1989). "Dion Back Again". Ottawa Citizen. p. B6.
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b "Yo Frankie - Record Collector Magazine".
  9. ^ Jump up to: a b Browne, David (June 15, 1989). "Yo Frankie!". Rolling Stone.
  10. ^ Mackie, John (27 May 1989). "Recordings". Vancouver Sun. p. E2.
  11. ^ "Dion | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  12. ^ Buckley, Peter (August 8, 2003). "The Rough Guide to Rock". Rough Guides – via Google Books.
  13. ^ Cusic, Don (November 12, 2009). "Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music: Pop, Rock, and Worship: Pop, Rock, and Worship". ABC-CLIO – via Google Books.
  14. ^ Holden, Stephen (18 Jan 1989). "The Pop Life". The New York Times. p. C19.
  15. ^ Heim, Chris (5 May 1989). "Well-known artists return with old favorites, new issues". Chicago Tribune. Friday. p. 78.
  16. ^ "Dion". Billboard.
  17. ^ "CHOICES". Newsday. Weekend. 1 Sep 1989. p. 2.
  18. ^ "Dion". Official Charts. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  19. ^ "BEYOND NOSTALGIA DION'S BACK". The Washington Post. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  20. ^ Hilburn, Robert (30 Apr 1989). "Dion: The Wanderer Finds His Way Home". Los Angeles Times. Calendar. p. 4.
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