compiled by Doug Schenker.
* = Dion & the Belmonts
label/number/year of release Laurie LP # LLP 2002 (1959)
[album originally released as Laurie # LLP 1002]
songs: I Wonder Why/Where or When/You Better NotDo That/Just You/I Got The Blues/Don't Pity Me//A Teenager in Love/WonderfulGirl/A Funny Feeling/I've Cried Before/That's My Desire/No One Knows
Producer (and studio) information: Gene Schwartz Allegro Sound Studios, NYC & Bell Sound Studios, NYC. [Since there were so many sessions, there may have been other studios used as well].
Laurie LP # LLP 2004 (1961)
songs: Lonely Teenager/After The Dance/P.S. I Love You/Save The Last Dance For Me/Little Miss Blue/Havin' Fun//Close your Eyes/Fools Rush In/My One & Only Love/Northeast End of the Corner/One For My Baby/Then I'll Be Tired of You
Producer (and studio) information: Gene Schwartz
Laurie LP # LLP 2006 (1961) [released in May of 1961, although recorded a year earlier. Dion & The Belmonts broke up in mid 1960]
songs: When You Wish Upon A Star/In The Still of the Night [Cole Porter song]/A Lover's Prayer/My Private Joy/My Day/Swinging On A Star//All The Things You Are/It's Only A Paper Moon/In Other Words/I'm Through with Love/When The Red Red Robin Comes Bob Bob Bobbin' Along/September Song
Producer (and studio) information: Gene Schwartz
Laurie LP # LLP 2009 (1961)
songs: Runaround Sue/Somebody Nobody Wants/Dream Lover/Life Is But A Dream/The Wanderer/Runaway Girl//The Majestic/Little Star/Lonely World/(I'll Remember) In The Still of the Night [Five Satins' song]/Kansas City/Take Good Care of My Baby
Producer (and studio) information: Gene Schwartz (Bell Sound Studios, NYC)
Laurie LP # LLP 2012 (1962)
songs: Lovers Who Wander/Come Go With Me/King Without A Queen/The Twist/Little Diane/ Stagger Lee//Shout/Tonight Tonight/(I Was) Born To Cry/Queen Of The Hop/Sandy/Lost For Sure
Producer (and studio) information: Gene Schwartz (Columbia's Seventh Avenue Studio [Studio A?])
Laurie LP #LLP 2013 (1962) [Actually more of a Dion & The Belmonts Greatest Hits]
songs: A Teenager in Love*/Teen Angel*/Little Miss Blue/Don't Pity Me*/ That's My Desire*/Where Or When*//I Wonder Why*/Lonely Teenager/In The Still Of The Night* [Cole Porter song, although the LP cover states otherwise]/No One Knows*/When You Wish Upon A Star*/A Lover's Prayer*
Producer (and studio) information: Gene Schwartz
Columbia LP # CL or CS 2010 (1963)
songs: Ruby Baby/The End Of The World/Go Away Little Girl/Gonna Make It Alone/Fever/My Mammy//Will Love Ever Come My Way/The Loneliest Man In The World/You Made Me Love You (I Didn't Want To Do It)/He'll Only Hurt You/You're Nobody 'til Somebody Loves You/ Unloved, Unwanted Me
Producer (and studio) information: Robert Mersey (Columbia Studio A, NYC)
Laurie LP # LLP 2015 (1963)
songs: Love Came To Me/So Long Friend (By The Way I Love You)/Heaven Help Me/Then I'll Be Tired Of You/Kissin' Game/Candy Man//Little Girl/I'm Gonna Make It Somehow/P.S. I Love You/Little Miss Blue/Could Somebody Take My Place Tonight/Save The Last Dance For Me
Producer (and studio) information: Gene Schwartz
Laurie LP # LLP 2016 (1963)
[There was no reunion of the group for this album, just a release of previously recorded songs]
songs: We Belong Together [The Belmonts]/Every Little Thing I Do/Meant To Be [also known as It Was Never Meant To Be]/Come Take A Walk With Me/Tag Along/Teen Angel//Such A Long Way [The Belmonts]/We Went Away/I Can't Go On (Rosalie)/That's How I Need You/Will You Love Me Still/Faith
Producer (and studio) information: Gene Schwartz
Columbia LP # CL or CS 8907 (1963) [Dion is listed as Dion DiMuci on this album]
songs: Donna The Prima Donna/Can't We Be Sweethearts/Sweet, Sweet Baby/This Little Girl Of Mine/Flim Flam/Troubled Mind//This Little Girl/Oh Happy Day/You're Mine/Donna/I Can't Believe (That You Don't Love Me Anymore)/Be Careful Of Stones That You Throw
Producer (and studio) information: Robert Mersey (Columbia Studio A, NYC)
ABC LP # S 599 (1966) [group reunited for this album]
songs: Movin' Man/Berimbau/Come To My Side/All I Wanna Do/ But Not For Me/New York Town//Loserville/For Bobbie/Jump Back Baby/Baby You've Been On My Mind/My Girl The Month Of May
Producer (and studio) information: DiMont (probably Dion & the Belmonts)
Laurie LP # SLP 2047 (1968)
songs: Abraham Martin & John/Purple Haze/Tomorrow Is A Long Time-Everybody's Talkin'/ Sonny Boy/The Dolphins//He Looks A Lot Like Me/Sun Fun Song/Both Sides Now/Sisters Of Mercy/Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever
Producer (and studio) information: Phil Gernhard (Allegro Studios, NYC)
Columbia LP # CS 9773 (1969)
[Album was thrown together & released by Columbia Records (from material recorded from 1963-1965) in response to the success of Abraham, Martin & John. Instruments were added to the title song to sound like the instrumentation used on Abraham, Martin & John]
songs: I Can't Help But Wonder Where I'm Bound [single version]/It's All Over Now Baby Blue/A Sunday Kind Of Love/Knowing I Won't Go Back There/900 Miles/Now//Southern Train/The Seventh Son/ Farewell/Wake Up Baby/Baby Please Don't Go
Producer (and studio) information: Robert Mersey except Dion & the Wanderers tracks which were produced by Tom Wilson (Columbia Studio A, NYC)
Warner Bros. LP # WS 1826 (1970)
[This is a solo "unplugged" album. The album consists of Dion singing, accompanied by his acoustic guitar]
songs: Natural Man/I Don't Believe My Race Is Run/Jammed Up Blues/Little Pink Pony/You Can't Judge A Book By The Cover[1969 recording]//If We Only Have Love/Sweet Pea/Just A Little Girl/Let Go Let God/King Con Man/Sit Down Old Friend
Producer (and studio) information: Phil Gernhard (United Recording Studio, Hollywood, CA)
Warner Bros. LP #WS 1872 (1971)
songs: Close To It All/Sunniland/Windows/The Visitor/Peaceful Place//Let It Be/The Stuff I Got/ Blackbird/Josie/Attraction Works Better Than Promotion
Producer (and studio) information: Phil Gernhard (Electric Lady Studio, NYC and Criteria Recording Studio, Miami, FL)
Warner Bros. LP #WS 1945 (1971)
songs: Sunshine Lady/Sanctuary/Willigo/Harmony Sound/Gotta Get Up/Please Be My Friend-Take A Little Time//The Wanderer [re-recording]. /Abraham Martin & John (live)/Almond Joy (live)/Ruby Baby (live)/Brand New Morning
Producer (and studio) information: Phil Gernhard (Electric Lady Studio, NYC and Criteria Recording Studio, Miami, FL/live tracks recorded at The Bitter End, NYC )
Warner Bros. LP #BS 2642 (1972)
songs: Soft Parade of Years/Running Close Behind You/Traveller in the Rain/Tennessee Madonna/Sea Gull//Wedding Song/Jennifer Knew/Didn't You Change/It All Fits Together/ To Dream Tomorrow
Producer (and studio) information: Russ Titelman (Criteria, Sunset Sound and Warner Bros. Studios, L.A, CA)
Warner Bros. LP # BS 2664 (1973)
[group reunited for one evening June 2, 1972. Also there was a fourth Belmont on stage that night. In addition to Belmonts Carlo Mastrangelo, Angelo D'Aleo and Freddie Milano, Frank Lyndon sang]
songs: Introduction/I Wonder Why/A Teenager In Love/The Wanderer/No OneKnows/Ruby Baby/Drip Drop//That's My Desire/Where Or When/Runaround Sue[includes a portion of the song I Need Someone]/Little Diane [Abraham, Martin& John was performed by Dion that night, but not included on the album]
Producer (and studio) information: Dion DiMucci & Zach Glickman:(Madison Square Garden, NYC, remixed at Electric Lady)
Phil Spector International LP #SUPER 2307 002 (1975) [UK release only]
[Note: Dion did not want this album released]
songs: Born To Be With You/Make The Woman Love Me/Your Own Back Yard [Warner Bros. Single from 1970]/(He's Got) The Whole World In His Hands//Only You Know/New York City Song [Warner Bros. single from 1974]/In And Out Of The Shadows/Good Lovin' Man
Producer (and studio) information: Phil Spector (A&M Studio, L.A., CA), except "New York City Song" (produced by Cashman & West) and "Your Own Back Yard" (produced by Phil Gernhard)
Warner Bros. LP #BS 2954 (1976)
songs: The Way You Do The Things You Do/Runaway Man/Queen of '59/If I Can Just Get Through Tonight/More To You (Than Meets The Eye)/You Showed Me What Love Is//Hey My Love/Oh The Night/I'll Give You All I've Got/Lover Boy Supreme/Streetheart
Producer (and studio) information: Steve Barri & Michael Omartian: (Sound Labs, L.A., CA & ABC Recording Studios, L.A., CA)
Lifesong LP # JZ 35356 (1978)
songs: Heart Of Saturday Night/Midtown American Main Street Gang/You've Awakened Something In Me/Guitar Queen/The Pattern Of My Lifeline//(I Used To Be A) Brooklyn Dodger/ Streetheart Theme/The Power Of Love Within/Spanish Harlem Incident/Do You Believe In Magic
Producer (and studio) information: Cashman & West: (Bayshore Recording Studios, Miami, FL & Hit Factory, NYC)
Dayspring LP #DST-4022 (1980)
songs: I Believe (Sweet Lord Jesus)/He's The One/Center Of My Life/The Truth Will Set You Free//Gonna Be Ready/Old Souvenirs/New Jersey Wife/Man In The Glass/Sweet Surrender
Producer (and studio) information: Dion DiMucci, Eric Schilling & Paul Harris (Bayshore Studios, Coconut Grove, FL),
Dayspring LP # DST-4027 (1981)
songs: Hearts Made Of Stone/The Best/Sweet Love Of Jesus/It's Gonna Rain/Only Jesus//Train For Glory/Thank You Lord/Sailing Ahead Of The Wind/Puttin' On My Crown/Greater Is He
Producer (and studio) information: Dion DiMucci, Eric Schilling & Paul Harris (Bayshore Recording Studio, Miami, FL),
Dayspring LP # DST-4109 (1983)
songs: Here Is My Servant/Trust In The Lord/Day Of The Lord (duet with Pamela Sessody)/I Put Away My Idols/Daddy//Very Soon/They Won't Tell You/Healing/Give It Up And Surrender/My Prayer For You
Producer (and studio) information: Dion DiMucci, Eric Schilling & Paul Harris (Criteria Studios, Miami, FL) [peaked at # 37 on the Top Contemporary Christian Charts in 1983]
Dayspring/Word LP # 8112 (1984)
[anthology of previous three albums. Only one new song: Golden Sun Silver Moon]
Myrrh/A&M LP # WR 8285 (1985)
songs: Still In The Spirit/ Crazy Too (Fallen In Love)/ He Hears Them All/ He's In You/ Only God Can Change A Heart//Daddy Says/Come To The Cross/You Can Do All Things/ I've Come Too Far/You Only Go Around Once
Producer (and studio) information: Dion DiMucci, Eric Schilling & Paul Harris (Criteria Studios, Miami, FL)
Word/Epic CD # EK 47798 (1986)
[the first Dion album of new material to be released on LP and CD]
songs: New Breed Of Man/You Need A Love/The Treasure Of Love-You're My Child/Another Saturday Night In Heaven/ Prayers//Simple Ironies/ Just Talk To Him/I Love Jesus Now/Hymn To Him/There In Your Heart
Producer (and studio) information: Neal Joseph: (The Bennett House, Franklin, TN)
Arista CD #ARCD 8549 (1989)
songs: King Of The New York Streets/And TheNight Stood Still/Yo Frankie (She's All Right With Me)/I've Got To Get toYou/Written On The Subway Wall-Little Star [Little Star is a re-recordingfeaturing Paul Simon]//Drive All Night/ Always In The Rain/Loving You Is Killing Me/Tower Of Love/Serenade
Producer (and studio) information: Dave Edmunds: (Media Sound, NYC), except for "Drive All Night" produced by Bryan Adams (A&M Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA)
Ace UK/Lifesong LP # CH 295 (1990) [UK release]
[This album was recorded in 1979, but remained unreleased until 1990]
songs: Fire In The Night/We Don't Talk Anymore/ Hollywood/ Midnight Lover//Street Mama/All Quiet On 34th Street/You Are My Star/Poor Boy
Producer (and studio) information: Cashman & West: Fire In The Night (Bayshore Recording Studios, Coconut Grove, FL)
Vision CD # VR-3327 (1992) [Dion is listed as Dion DiMucci on this album]
songs: If I Should Fall Behind/Higher Than Heaven/Trying To Get Over You/The 90's is the 60's (Turned Upside Down)/I Knew The Bride (When She Used To Rock and Roll)/Street Corner Saint (The Hoochie Coo Song)/Show Me/One Too Many Mornings/Guitar Queen [re-recording]/What's That Sound
Producer (and studio) information: Dion DiMucci & Frank Cesarano: (Audio Vision Studios, North Miami, FL)
Right Stuff (Capitol) CD #T2-666718 (1993)
[The cover is a parody of Bruce Springsteen's Born To Run album cover]
songs: Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree/I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus/Jingle Bell Rock/ Santa Claus Is Coming To Town(includes parts of Here Comes Santa Claus, Jingle Bells and Frosty the Snowman)/White Christmas/Silent Night-What Christmas Means/Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)/Winter Wonderland/Please Come Home For Christmas/Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer/Merry Christmas, Baby/O Holy Night
Producer (and studio) information: Dion DiMucci: (New Rivers Studios, Ft. Lauderdale, FL)
Ace (UK) # CDCHD 765 (2000) [released in 20 June for US/UK on
August 29, 2000/October for Europe]
songs:Shu Bop(The Lost Track)/Hug My Radiator/In New York City/Ride With You/Book of Dreams/If You Wanna Rock & Roll /Makin' My Heart Go Boom/You Move Me(1999 re-recorded & rearranged version) /Every Day (That I'm With You)/Hey Suzy/I Can Laugh At It Now
Collectables CD # COL 2794 (2000) released in
US on July 11, 2000 Bonus track only on #COL 2794: If I Should Fall Behind [same version that is on 1992 album Dream On Fire]
Producer (and studio) information: Bob Cadway & Dion DiMucci: (Media Recording, Merrick, NY. Also Joe Bologna Recording, Wantaugh, Long Island, NY; Bobby Hatton Recording, Pampano, FL and The Upper Room, Boca Raton, FL)
[Note: Different cover than Ace CD. Ace has Dion kneeling next to the Ford T-bird car. Collectables has Dion in the drivers seat of the T-bird with the Fender Telecaster next to him in the passenger seat. The lettering on Dion's name and the album title are very different between the Ace and Collectables CD covers.]
Ace UK CD# CDCHD797 (Live in NY - UK Nov. 26, 2001 / US December 13, 2001)
[Recorded Live at the Mercury Lounge, Manhattan, NYC, April 26, 1996.
Explicit language warning]
songs: I'mSerious/You Move Me/King Of Hearts/Daddy Is A Jockey/Heartbreak Hill/DripDrop/In A Heartbeat Of Time/Stolen Kisses/(Down On The Street) Jo Jo'sCrazy/No! No! No!/Stay With Me/King Of The New York Streets
Producer (and studio) information: Dion DiMucci: (Mercury Lounge, NYC)
Collectables #COL-CD-2797 (release date May 29, 2003)
Producer: No producer listed, although it may be Dion
Studio: Dion's vocals recorded at The Upper Room Studio, Boca Raton, FL. Also listed is Sounds Great Pro Studio, Miami, FL
Master recordings owned & licensed by Dion Productions, Inc.
[per CD cover: 2 New Songs/5 New Covers/11 Classics Revisited]
Songs (The liner notes say the songs were recorded "not long ago".): Behind Susan's Eyes/Ruby Baby (re-recording)/ Lovers Who Wander-She Thinks I Still Care (re-recording of LWW)/Blue Suede Shoes/A Teenager in Love (re-recording)/I Wonder Why (re-recording)/Stand By Me/Where or When (re-recording)/Love Came To Me (re-recording)/Runaway/Drip Drop (re-recording)/Rocking Pneumonia And Boogie Woogie Flu-I Wanna Get Close to You/Donna the Prima Donna-Crocodile Rock (re-recording of DTPD)/Blue Monday/Runaround Sue (re-recording)/The Wanderer (re-recording)/Abraham, Martin & John (re-recording)/Come Heal This Land
Collectables COL-CD-2899 release date 2005
A 2 CD set of a 1987 concert at part of the WCBS-FM 15th Anniversary concert
DISC ONE: Bruce Morrow’s Intro/That’s My Desire/Dialogue: “Hi New York”/Ruby Baby/ Dialogue: “Family Affair”/Donna The Prima Donna/Dialogue: “My Name Is Dion"/Wonderful Girl/Drip Drop/Dialogue: “Vocabulary”/Tell Me Why (with Carlo Mastrangelo on lead vocal)/(story about the Brooklyn Dodgers) I Used To Be A Brooklyn Dodger/I Wonder Why/The Wanderer//DISC TWO: Abraham, Martin & John/Dialogue: “Parent’s Anniversary”/Sweet Surrender/The Truth Will Set You Free/Dialogue: “Doo Wop Alphabet”/A Teenager In Love/Where Or When/Little Diane/Love Came To Me/No One Knows/Runaround Sue
Dimensional Music Recordings/The Orchard CD #DMR062 (2006)
Released on January 10, 2006
2006 Grammy nominee for Best Traditional Blues Album
[This is an "unplugged" blues album. The album consists of Dion singing, accompanied by his acoustic guitars with occasional percussion]
songs: Walkin' Blues/You're the One/I Let My Baby Do That/Who Do You Love/Built for Comfort/Crossroads/Travelin' Riverside Blues/You Better Watch Yourself/ How Many More Years/Terraplane Blues/Honky Tonk Blues/Baby, What You Want Me To Do/ Statesboro Blues/If You Wanna Rock & Roll [acoustic blues re-recording]
Producer (and studio) information: Dion DiMucci
Executive producers Richard Gottehrer and Greg Scholl
(Sounds Great Studios, Boca Raton, FL)
Note: There is a reproduction of a painting by Dion of Robert Johnson on the back cover of the CD booklet
In addition there was a download available of three songs "If You Wanna Rock & Roll" and "Statesboro Blues" (same versions as on Bronx in Blue) and "The Wanderer" [acoustic re-recording with the "Italian Tony" section in the middle of song]
Verve Forecast # B0010173-02/The Orchard
Released on November 6, 2007 (internet download release earlier)
: [A blues album. Dion on acoustic guitar with instrumental accompaniment]
songs: Nadine/My Babe/Hoodoo Man Blues/Drop Down Mama [re-recording]/Hoochie Coochie Man [re-recording]/Baby I’m in the Mood for You [re-recording]/I’m a Guitar King/The Thunderer/Interlude [Dylan Story]/ Son of Skip James/Preachin’ Blues/If I Had Possession (Over Judgement Day)/Devil Got My Woman
Producer (and studio) information: Dion DiMucci
Executive producer: Richard Gottehrer
(Sounds Great Studios, Boca Raton, FL)
Album dedicated to Jerry Wexler
Bonus download tracks available in Europe: Dust My Broom/ I Just Wanna Make Love to You
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This discography was compiled by Doug Schenker. This discography was compiled by Doug Schenker. My goal is to be as accurate as possible. If you note any omissions or mistakes, please contact me at yourownbackyard@yahoo.com
Special thanks to Ray Verno for going above and beyond the call of duty. Thanks also to Mike Callahan ,Tony Picirrillo, Stephanie Jacobs, Bob Reynolds & Steve Islip for looking at their Dion collections and answering a lot of questions and providing great information, mostly about obscure singles and release dates. Also thanks to Gordon Watson of Yo Frankie Magazine for his international Dion discography which has Dion singles I didn't know existed. Also thanks to anyone I might have forgotten. This definitely involved teamwork.