ALONE - DION
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ALONE
- DION
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SIDE ONE: 1. LONELY TEENAGER 2. AFTER THE DANCE 3. P.S. I LOVE YOU 4. SAVE THE LAST DANCE FOR ME 5. LITTLE MISS BLUE 6. HAVIN' FUN |
SIDE TWO: 1. CLOSE YOUR EYES 2. FOOLS RUSH IN 3. MY ONE AND ONLY LOVE 4. NORTH EAST END OF THE CORNER 5. ONE FOR MY BABY 6. THEN I'LL BE TIRED OF YOU |
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LONELY TEENAGER | ||
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AFTER THE DANCE | ||
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P.S. I LOVE YOU | ||
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SAVE THE LAST DANCE FOR ME | ||
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LITTLE MISS BLUE | ||
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HAVIN' FUN | ||
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CLOSE YOUR EYES | ||
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FOOLS RUSH IN | ||
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MY ONE AND ONLY LOVE | ||
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NORTH EAST END OF THE CORNER | ||
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ONE FOR MY BABY | ||
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THEN I'LL BE TIRED OF YOU | ||
| Dion is no longer a part of
The Belmonts. He's now on his own as a single. They parted friends and
all are doing well. Perhaps. the greatest dream any young man can possess is someday to do something concrete and worthwhile, for his parents and, in the process, do something for himself. Dion, a son, bought his family a home in White Plains, New York, away from the Bronx where he was born and lived all his 20 years. Dion, the singer, accomplished this because he earned money doing the only thing that matters to him -communicating his feelings and emotions to others with his voice. Emotions are with all of us. A voice is God given. Singing is Dion's tool, his method of expression. He is not a writer though he reads considerably. He is, not a speaker though he works to better his oral command. Dion is a singer. He had to be a singer, professionally, to be heard, to be accepted, to establish himself with the world about him. It was because of this• that Dion And The Belmonts, singing group, are now Dion, singer, and The Belmonts, singing group. Dion is now a solo performer. He is on his own. It is a new and challenging opportunity. He and The Belmonts came to a parting of the ways with honesty and forthrightness. They had great success as a team -- garnering several million sellers which indicates success as a recording team. As for satisfying their aims they were not successful. Dion wanted something for himself that he could never attain singing with a group. After many discussions, the boys decided that a pursuit of their goals from different directions might be the answer to personal satisfaction. No bitterness, no quarrels, no recriminations -- just a logical solution to individual needs and aims. An insight into this sensitive and seeking young man can be drawn from his hobby, photography. He does not photograph splendorous spectacles or wild life. He does not photograph voluptuous young ladies as many his age might. IIe doesn't seek art-laden camera angles to heighten a cliche subject. He photographs old men, the faces of old men. He catches them unawares as they ponder their years, gaze at youth and movement passing them by, perform a task with fingers no longer nimble or quick, but with practised inanimate authority gained through years of repetition. Dion studies their lined and cragged countenances with a compassion that belies his own few years. The wonders of their experience, the stories they could tell of meeting life, often successful, mostly at even terms, perhaps at dismal defeat. Life is Dion's aim, to answer the many questions it presents. Here then is Dion -- Alone. |
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Licensed by and original recording by
LAURIE RECORDS, U.S.A. |
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