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Rock & roll albums were something of a novelty, if not a rarity, in 1959 -- apart from Elvis's releases, few of them sold well, and most that were out there by white artists, apart from hits compilations, didn't always reflect well on the music. The debut album by the Bronx-based doo wop group holds up well, however, and is well worth hearing beyond the hits "I Wonder Why," "Where or When," "Don't Pity Me," and "A Teenager in Love." The predominant subject is girls, no surprise as the work of an R&B vocal group in 1959, but there's amazingly little feeling of repetition on these 14 cuts, partly because the producers and the group did vary the sound. There are surprisingly successful attempts at a mild country sound ("You Better Not Do That") as well as pop ("Just You") and an amazing blues ("I Got the Blues") that reveals some of the real depth behind Dion DiMucci even at this early stage of his career -- he may have looked and sounded like a teen idol on some of those records, but he had a musical soul all of his own that transcended the limitations of teen pop; it also goes a long way toward explaining why he was responsible for some of the best white rock & roll to come out of New York during this period. It may not be in a league with Elvis Presley's first three albums as essential listening, but it is all well played as well as beautifully sung, showing off a prodigious array of talent from the group on down to the session players involved.
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CD1

  1. Dion & The Timberlanes - The Chosen Few                 [02:46]
   2. Dion & The Timberlanes - Out in Colorado                [02:08]
   3. Dion & The Belmonts - We Went Away                      [02:08]
   4. Dion & The Belmonts - Tag Along                         [02:20]
   5. Dion & The Belmonts - Tag Along (alternate take)        [02:08]
   6. The Belmonts - Santa Margerita                          [02:26]
   7. The Belmonts - Teenage Clementine                       [02:10]
   8. Dion & The Belmonts - Studio Talk - Teen Angel session  [01:04]
   9. Dion & The Belmonts - Teen Angel                        [02:13]
  10. Dion & The Belmonts - Studio Talk - I Wonder Why session[01:00]
  11. Dion & The Belmonts - I Wonder Why                      [02:22]
  12. Dion & The Belmonts - I Wonder Why (alternate take)     [02:43]
  13. Dion & The Belmonts - I Can't Go On (Rosalie)           [02:16]
  14. Dion & The Belmonts - No One Knows                      [02:37]
  15. Dion & The Belmonts - Don't Pity Me                     [02:39]
  16. Dion & The Belmonts - Just You                          [02:32]
  17. Dion & The Belmonts - A Teenager In Love                [02:37]
  18. Dion & The Belmonts - A Teenager In Love (alternate take)[03:01]
  19. Dion & The Belmonts - I've Cried Before                 [02:48]
  20. Dion & The Belmonts - My Day                            [02:14]
  21. Dion & The Belmonts - A Lover's Prayer                  [02:19]
  22. Dion & The Belmonts - Every Little Thing                [02:03]
  23. Dion & The Belmonts - Every Little Thing (alternate take)[02:06]
  24. Dion & The Belmonts - A Funny Feeling                   [02:15]
  25. Dion & The Belmonts - I Got The Blues                   [02:46]
  26. Dion & The Belmonts - That's My Desire                  [02:35]
  27. Dion & The Belmonts - Wonderful Girl                    [02:39]
  28. Dion & The Belmonts - You Better Not Do That            [02:15]
  29. Dion & The Belmonts - Where or When                     [02:41]
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CD2

   1. Dion & The Belmonts - When You Wish Upon a Star         [02:32]
   2. Dion & The Belmonts - In The Stilll of the Night        [02:42]
   3. Dion & The Belmonts - September Song                    [02:46]
   4. Dion & The Belmonts - Swinging on a Star                [02:25]
   5. Dion & The Belmonts - All The Things You Are            [02:16]
   6. Dion & The Belmonts - It's Only a Paper Moon            [01:55]
   7. Dion & The Belmonts - In Other Words                    [02:41]
   8. Dion & The Belmonts - I'm Through with Love             [02:17]
   9. Dion & The Belmonts - When the Red, Red Robin Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin' Along[02:01]
  10. Dion & The Belmonts - My Private Joy                    [02:04]
  11. Dion & The Belmonts - My Private Joy (alternate take)   [02:04]
  12. Dion & The Belmonts - Faith                             [02:17]
  13. Dion & The Belmonts - Come Take a Walk with Me          [02:22]
  14. Dion & The Belmonts - That's How Much I Need You        [02:31]
  15. Dion & The Belmonts - It Was Never Meant To Be          [02:10]
  16. Dion & The Belmonts - It Was Never Meant To Be (underdub)[02:22]
  17. Dion & The Belmonts - Will You Love Me Still            [02:04]
  18. The Belmonts - Such a Long Way                          [02:19]
  19. Dion & The Belmonts - Such a Long Way (underdub)        [02:17]
  20. The Belmonts - We Belong Together                       [02:17]
  21. The Belmonts - We Belong Together (underdub)            [02:23]
  22. Dion & The Belmonts - My Foolish Heart                  [02:42]
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