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| Released | 1961 | |||
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| Length | 30:21 | |||
| Label | Laurie | |||
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Runaround Sue is the first solo album by Dion and was released in 1961 by Laurie Records. [3]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Runaround Sue" | Dion DiMucci, Ernie Maresca | 2:40 |
| 2. | "Somebody Nobody Wants" | George Goehring, Sylvia Dee | 2:35 |
| 3. | "Dreamlover" | Bobby Darin | 2:18 |
| 4. | "Life Is But A Dream" | Raul Cita, Sam Weiss | 2:33 |
| 5. | "The Wanderer" | Ernie Maresca | 2:40 |
| 6. | "Runaway Girl" | Barbara Baer, Eliot Greenberg, Robert Schwartz | 2:27 |
| Total length: | 15:13 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Majestic" | Brenda Lee Jones, Welton Young | 2:26 |
| 2. | "Little Star" | Vito Picone, Arthur Venosa | 2:39 |
| 3. | "Lonely World" | Dion DiMucci, Ernie Maresca | 2:11 |
| 4. | "In the Still of the Night" | Fred Parris | 2:49 |
| 5. | "Kansas City" | Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller | 2:39 |
| 6. | "Take Good Care of My Baby" | Carole King, Gerry Goffin | 2:25 |
| Total length: | 15:09 | ||
| Chart (1961) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard 200 | 11 |
| Year | Single | Chart | Peak position |
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| 1961 | "Somebody Nobody Wants" | US Pop | 103 |
| "Runaround Sue" | 1 | ||
| US R&B | 4 | ||
| UK | 11 | ||
| "The Majestic" | US Pop | 36 | |
| "The Wanderer" | 2 | ||
| UK | 10 | ||
The Belmonts were an American doo-wop group from the Bronx, New York, that originated in the mid-1950s. The original group consisted of Angelo D'Aleo, Carlo Mastrangelo, and Fred Milano. They took their name from Belmont, the Bronx street in which Mastrangelo lived, known as the Little Italy of the Bronx. From 1958–60 the group performed with Dion DiMucci as Dion and the Belmonts. At this time Mastrangelo sang the bass parts, Milano the second tenor, D'Aleo the falsetto, and DiMucci did lead vocals. Mastrangelo was replaced in 1962 by Frank Lyndon and Warren Gradus, but the original group reunited in 1966, and thereafter performed together in numerous reunions over the years. They occasionally recorded new singles into the 1980s and performed live until the death of Milano in 2011. Gradus continued, performing live under the moniker until his death in October 2023.
Dion Francis DiMucci, better known mononymously as Dion, is an American singer and songwriter. His music incorporates elements of doo-wop, pop, rock, R&B, folk and blues. Initially the lead singer of the vocal group Dion and the Belmonts, Dion embarked on a solo career, and was one of the most prominent 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, or with the Belmonts and the Del-Satins. He is best remembered for his signature hit songs "Runaround Sue", "The Wanderer", "Ruby Baby" and "Lovers Who Wander", among others.
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"When I Fall in Love" is a popular song, written by Victor Young (music) and Edward Heyman (lyrics). It was introduced in Howard Hughes' last film One Minute to Zero as the instrumental titled "Theme from One Minute to Zero". Jeri Southern sang on the first vocal recording released in April 1952 with the song's composer, Victor Young, handling the arranging and conducting duties. The song has become a standard, with many artists recording it; the first hit version was sung by Doris Day released in July 1952.
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This is the discography for American musician Dion DiMucci.
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