DION USA DISCOGRAPHY - RE-ISSUES

compiled by Doug Schenker.

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    * = Dion & the Belmonts

    [The following are just some of the re-issues]

    RUNAROUND SUE/THE BEST OF THE REST

    Ace UK CD # CDCH 915 (1988 & 1998)[UK release]

    songs: Runaround Sue [alternate]/Lonely Teenager/The Kissin' Game/Havin' Fun/ Little Miss Blue/The Wanderer [alternate]/Tonight Tonight/My One And Only Love/ P.S. I Love You/One For My Baby/Close Your Eyes/Northeast End Of The Corner/ Runaround Sue [take 4, NOT the regular version]/ Little Diane [no kazoo]/In A Room/Ain't That Better Baby/Baby What You Want Me To Do/Moon River/Crying/After The Dance/ Somebody Nobody Wants/Heaven Help Me/I'm Gonna Make It Somehow/Could Somebody Take My Place Tonight

    DION & THE BELMONTS REUNION Live at Madison Square Garden 1972*

    Rhino CD#R2 70228 (1989) [reissue of 1973 LP]

    [group reunited for one evening June 2, 1972]

    songs: Introduction/I Wonder Why/A Teenager In Love/The Wanderer/No One Knows/Ruby Baby/Drip Drop/That's My Desire/Where Or When/Runaround Sue/Little Diane [Abraham, Martin & John was performed by Dion that night, but not included on the album]

    RETURN OF THE WANDERER

    Lifesong CD # DZS-049 (1990)[reissue of the 1978 LP with bonus tracks]

    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?/bonus tracks-We Don't Talk Anymore/Street Mama/All Quiet On 34th Street

    RETURN OF THE WANDERER/FIRE IN THE NIGHT

    Ace UK/Lifesong CD # CDCH 936 (1990)[UK release]

    songs: [the Return of the Wanderer album from 1978] Lookin' For The Heart Of Saturday Night [entitled Heart of Saturday Night on LP]/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/ [the previously unreleased 1979 Fire In The Night album starts here] 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

    WISH UPON A STAR WITH DION & THE BELMONTS*/ALONE WITH DION

    Ace UK CD # CDCH 945 (1990 & 1998)[UK release]

    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*/Every Little Thing I Do [not on original LP issue]*/All The Things You Are*/It's Only A Paper Moon*/ Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words)*/I'm Through With Love*/When The Red Red Robin Comes Bob Bob Bobbin' Along*/September Song*/Faith [not on original LP issue]*/[This is where the Alone With Dion album starts] Lonely Teenager/After The Dance/P.S. I Love You/Save The Last Dance For Me/Little Miss Blue/Havin' Fun/Heaven Help Me [not on the original LP issue] /Close Your Eyes/ Fools Rush In/My One And Only Love/Northeast End Of The Corner/One For My Baby/Then I'll Be Tired Of You/The Kissin' Game [not on the original LP issue]

    LOVERS WHO WANDER/SO WHY DIDN'T YOU DO THAT THE FIRST TIME?

    [Ace Records UK remixed many of the Laurie recordings into stereo for the first time. This version of the Lovers Who Wander album does NOT include Little Diane]

    Ace UK CD # CDCH 943 (1991 & 1998)[UK release]

    songs: Lovers Who Wander (regular version)/Come Go With Me/King Without A Queen/So Long Friend (By The Way I Love You) [not on original LP issue]/The Twist/Mi Muchacha (Little Girl) [not on original LP issue]/Stagger Lee/Shout/Tonight, Tonight/(I Was) Born To Cry/Queen Of The Hop/Candy Man [not on original LP issue]/Sandy/Lost For Sure/The Wanderer [alternate; same as the version on CDCH 915]/My Private Joy*/Moon River/Ain't That Better Baby/Every Little Thing I Do*/We Went Away*/Come Take A Walk With Me*/In A Room/Lovers Who Wander [take 9, alternate]/Tag Along*/Crying/It Was Never Meant To Be*/Will You Love Me Still*/A Teenager in Love (alternate)*/That's How I Need You*/Baby What You Want Me To Do

    PRESENTING DION & THE BELMONTS*/RUNAROUND SUE

    Ace UK CD # CDCH 966 (1991)[UK release]

    songs: I Wonder Why*/Teen Angel* [not on original issue LP]/Where Or When*/ You Better Not Do That*/Just You*/I Got The Blues*/Don't Pity Me*/A Teenager In Love*/ Wonderful Girl*/A Funny Feeling*/I've Cried Before*/That's My Desire*/ No One Knows*/I Can't Go On (Rosalie) [not on the original issue LP]*/[This is where the Runaround Sue album starts] Runaround Sue/Somebody Nobody Wants/Dream Lover/Life Is But A Dream/The Wanderer/ Runaway Girl/I'm Gonna Make It Somehow [not on original LP issue]/The Majestic/Could Somebody Take My Place Tonight [not on original LP issue]/Little Star/Lonely World/(I'll Remember) In The Still Of The Night [5 Satins' song]/Kansas City/Take Good Care Of My Baby

    RUNAROUND SUE

    Right Stuff (Capitol/EMI) CD # 27304 (1993)[reissue of the 1961 LP]

    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

    LOVERS WHO WANDER

    Right Stuff (Capitol/EMI) CD # 27305 (1993)[reissue of the 1962 LP]

    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

    DION

    Right Stuff (Capitol/EMI) CD #29667 (1994) [reissue of the 1968 LP with a bonus track]

    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/bonus track: Daddy Rollin' (In Your Arms)

    ROCK N' ROLL CHRISTMAS

    Right Stuff CD #07777-66718-2-6 (1999)

    [Note: same track listing as the 1992 CD release, with a slightly different cover. The 1999 reissue contains a decorated Christmas tree behind Dion and Jamie Colton playing guitar and sax on the cover. ]

    BORN TO BE WITH YOU/STREETHEART

    Ace CDCHD 793 (UK release March 5, 2001, US release April 10, 2001)

    [Reissue of 1975 and 1976 albums with bonus track]

    songs: Born To Be With You/Make The Woman Love Me/Your Own Back Yard [1970 single]/(He's Got) The Whole World In His Hands/Only You Know/New York City Song [1974 single]/In And Out Of The Shadows/Good Lovin' Man/ bonus track: Baby Let's Stick Together [1976 single]/[Streetheart album starts here] The Way You Do The Things YouDo/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

    SIT DOWN OLD FRIEND/YOU'RE NOT ALONE

    Ace # CDCHD 791 (2001)

    [Reissue of 1970 & 1971 Warner Bros. albums for the first time on CD]

    (UK release April 30, 2001, US release June 12, 2001)

    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/Close To It All/Sunniland/Windows/The Visitor/Peaceful Place/Let It Be/The Stuff I Got/Blackbird/Josie/Attraction Works Better Than Promotion/bonus track: Doctor Rock and Roll (1973 single version)

    SANCTUARY/SUITE FOR LATE SUMMER

    Ace CDCHD 792 (UK August 2001)

    [first time on CD for 1971 & 1972 Warner Bros. albums with bonus tracks]

    SANCTUARY 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/SUITE FOR LATE SUMMER 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/bonus tracks:

    Richer Than a Rich Man (1974 b-side single)/Running Close Behind You (1975 b-side UK single alt. version/Young Virgin Eyes (I'm All Wrapped Up) (1977 a-side single)


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