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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
- ^ a b c "Dion". Billboard. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
- ^ "Dion DiMucci | Christian Music Archive". www.christianmusicarchive.com. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
- ^ Cohen, Mitchell (May 7, 2019). "King of the NY Streets: Dion's Yo Frankie Turns 30". Rock and Roll Globe. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Dion on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon". NBC. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
- ^ "Dion". Retrieved July 4, 2021.
- ^ "Dion: Blues with Friends (Digital Album)(Released: 2020) – Joe Bonamassa Official Store". shop.jbonamassa.com. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
- ^ "Videos – Dion". Retrieved December 27, 2021.
- ^ a b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 156. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ "DION | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
- ^ "Written on the Subway Wall | Dion | Music Video". MTV. January 1, 1989. Archived from the original on August 21, 2014. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
- ^ "little star | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
- ^ Grow, Kory (November 12, 2015). "Hear Dion, Paul Simon Duet on Heartfelt 'New York Is My Home'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
- ^ Source : sleeve notes, King of the New York Streets box set
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Dion: "Hello Christmas" - Featuring Amy Grant – Joe Bonamassa Official Store". shop.jbonamassa.com. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
- ^ "New Videos: Christmas Songs from Dion and Joe Bonamassa and Dion and Amy Grant". Retrieved July 4, 2021.