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Dion and The Belmonts

A Teenager In Love

Dion und die Belmonts

Dion and The Belmonts
A Teenager In Love
(Doc Pomus-Mort Shuman)
Laurie 3027
2:36

The pride of the Bronx, Dion and The Belmonts personified the best in Italian-American doo-wop, by now flourishing across the boroughs of New York City. Lead singer Dion DiMucci describes his quartet's brawny sound as "black music filtered through an Italian neighborhood and comes out with an attitude: 'Yo!' It's true. It has all those elements. But the New York Italian-American, there's an element of, 'Yo! You talkin' to me?' There's this kind of idea, like you come across like you're supposed to know everything. I don't know where I got that idea, because it's absurd. But anyway, that's the attitude. I would say it's a confidence."

DiMucci assembled his Belmonts from the mean streets of his home turf, gathering first tenor Angelo D'Aleo, second tenor Fred Milano, and baritone/bass Carlo Mastrangelo. Their infectious I Wonder Why was a pop hit in the spring of 1958 on brothers Bob and Gene Schwartz's freshly minted Laurie Records, and they were just getting started (it's on our previous compilation). For their next Laurie outing, Dion and his cronies gave Fats Domino's I Can't Go On (Rosalie) a rocking reading, but it was the butter-smooth ballad flip No One Knows that made the charts late that summer, actually bettering I Wonder Why at #19 pop. Before year's end, they charted again with another tender ballad, Don't Pity Me.

Brill Building denizens Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman were about to embark on an incredible songwriting roll, having just handed Fabian his first smash. "I wanted to do 'Turn Me Loose,'" notes Dion. "I liked 'Turn Me Loose.'" The prolific duo had something special for Dion and The Belmonts too. "The way 'A Teenager In Love' came in, Ricky Nelson had 'Poor Little Fool.' So I kind of sang it to The Belmonts, and they started doing this thing," says Dion. "Then Mort Shuman and Doc Pomus, they had another song, I forget what it was called. And they kind of changed it to 'Teenager In Love,' and put that together. So it was kind of wonderful to just kind of sit on this blanket, the sound that the group was making. But definitely, if you listen to 'Poor Little Fool,' you can hear what kind of inspired it.' Waxed March 3, 1959 and issued on the same month with the mellow I've Cried Before on the flip, A Teenager In Love was a #5 pop smash that spring. Dion and The Belmonts were now teen idols. DiMucci wisely never underestimated the value of his songwriters.

"Doc Pomus was like a father to me, very much so. He really encouraged me. I miss him. He was just a great guy. I just used to like talking to Doc. Mort Shuman I loved. Mort Shuman was totally incredible," says Dion. "He was a great guy to hang out with. He was so interesting. I loved being with him."

Various Street Corner Symphonies 1959 Vol.11
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On The Dancefloor With Dion DiMucci (CD)
Dion: On The Dancefloor With Dion DiMucci (CD) Art-Nr.: BCD17740

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1-CD (Digipak) with 36 page booklet, 29 tracks. Total playing time approx. 78 min. Bear Family Records® welcomes Dion DiMucci - one of the most successful artists of his generation - to our 'Dancefloor' series. He was the lead singer in...
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Bronx Blues - The Columbia Recordings (CD)
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(Columbia) 20 tracks (55:04) 1962-65 with 12 page booklet. - Original sealed cut-out CD with 0,5cm cut in jewelbox (see photo) European pressing - new stock copy. Including 5 previously unissued recordings!
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(Keeping The Blues Alive Records) 12 tracks, incl. 20-page booklet Legendary rock & roll hall-of-famer Dion delivers a new album that transcends generations: "Girl Friends". On his latest KTBA Records release, he teams up with a stellar...
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Ruby Baby - Donna The Prima Donna (CD)
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(Ace Records) 24 tracks Having quit the Belmonts in late 1960, Dion DiMucci enjoyed a string of solo hits on Laurie, including the million-selling ‘Runaround Sue’, and two Top 20 albums before signing to Columbia Records in late ’62. By...
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20 Greatest Hits (CD)
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18 Greatest Hits (LP)
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Blues With Friends (CD)
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(Keeping The Blues Alive Records) 14 tracks Grandiose blues collaboration album by the legendary US rock musician Dion with an all-star line-up ranging from Joe Bonamassa and Jeff Beck to Paul Simon, Van Morrison and Bruce Springsteen....
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(Keeping The Blues Alive Records) 14 tracks 2021 release. Pioneering rock n' roll singer songwriter Dion delivers yet another powerful collection of timeless blues with Stomping Ground. It's the follow-up to his universally acclaimed...
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Kickin' Child - The Lost Album 1965 (LP)
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(2017/Norton) 15 Tracks - Gatefold Cover - The lost 1965 Columbia album arrives- 52 years later! Here it is on vinyl with all of Dion's blueswailin', folk-blazin', rock n' stormin' monsters, track after track after track. Cut in '65 with...
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Kickin' Child - The Lost Album 1965 (CD)
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(2017/Norton) 15 tracks (43:59) with 12 page booklet. Mastereddc by Vic Anesini at Battery Studios, New York, NY.  ,- The lost 1965 Columbia album arrives- 52 years later! Here it is on compact disc with all of Dion's blueswailin',...
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New Masters (CD)
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(2003/Collectables) 18 tracks (67:11) 2 new songs, 5 new covers, 11 classics revisited featuring an acoustic version of 'Abraham,Martin And John'. - Dion and his music represent a special time and place... a moment when a song could mean...
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(1996/EMI) 21 tracks - original 50/60s Hits !
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Lovers Who Wander (LP, 180g Vinyl)
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(Cornbread) 12 tracks - Virgin HQ Vinyl - MP3 download code included - Dion, known for his hit 'The Wanderer', made his comeback in 1962 with a follow-up hit to the historical single. 'Lovers Who Wander', which was a great success and...
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Runaround Sue (LP, clear Vinyl, Ltd.)
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(Destination Moon Records) 12 tracks, clear vinyl, limited edition. Dion DiMucci's debut album, "The Chosen Few" (45), was a local hit accompanied by the maudlin Timberelanes, prompting him to form the more authentic Belmonts with...
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Live New York City (2-CD)
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(2005/COL) 18 tracks & dialogues recorded 1987 with 8 page photo booklet. Featuring Darlene Love, Little Steven, Carlo (Belmonts) a.o. Klasse Konzert mit vielen Gästen und Dion in Top Form - Highlight !
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Presenting Dion & The Belmonts (LP)
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(RUMBLE) 12 tracks - Reproduction of the original 1958 'Laurie' album
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Kickin' Child - 1965 Columbia Session (7inch, 45rpm, PS)
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(2017/Norton) 2-Track Single - Stormin' title track from the album plus a non-LP never-heard and never-released B-side flip of Chuck Berry's Too Much Monkey Business! It doesn't come cooler than these two '65 tracks cut at Columbia...
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The Fabulous (CD)
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Sanctuary - Suite For Late Summer...plus
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The Complete Laurie Singles (2-CD)
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(2012/REAL GONE) 36 Laurie single sides in original mono mixes. Incl. classic as 'Runaround Sue', 'The Wanderer'. Many never on CD! 20 page booklet of notes by Ed Osborne (with input by Dion DiMucci)
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Yo Frankie (1989)
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(2012/ACE) 10 tracks (41:06) with 16 page of lyrics, notes and photos. Dion's superb 1989 album, featuring the production and guitar work of Dave Edmunds, an all-star band and guest appearances from Lou Reed, Paul Simon, Bryan Adams,...
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Stomping Ground (2-LP, 180g Vinyl)
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Recorded Live At The Bitter End (CD)
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Lovers Who Wander - So Why Didn't You Do That The First Time
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(ACE Records) 30 tracks Dion gets the back to back treatment again, this time with the original 1962 Lovers Who Wander album backed with our own 1985 compilation So Why Didn't You Do That The First Time, which is a collection of...
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Born To Be With You - Streetheart
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(ACE Records) 20 tracks the stunning 1975 Phil Spector Album plus 'Streetheart' The much sought-after Phil Spector-produced Dion LP coupled with his final Warner Bros album. Every school day afternoon I'd have my portable transistor...
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