Dion is fucking sick. Every Era of his is pure unadulterated kinography.
Sanctuary [Reprise, 1971]
Armed with an acoustic guitar and a wire-rimmed smile, Dion has been projecting the aura of the quintessential Bronx rocker ever since reviving his career in clubs three years ago. On this LP he applies his sweet, sliding, blues-based style to both quintessential Bronx rockers and acoustic-guitar specialties, though his good-humored stage patter seems coyer every time it repeats. Still wish he (or Warners) would put "Your Own Back Yard," his song about him and heroin, on an album. And forget "Abraham, Martin, and John." B-
>>127262859 (OP)LORD I KNOW I HAVEN'T ASKED FOR MUCH IN SUCH A LONG LONG TIME
>look up the song
>another banger written by king/goffin
I'm beginning to think that they're the GOATed songwriters.
>>127262859 (OP)Dion is the Missing Link.
>>127263352Also where should I start with Dion? I know his big 50s/early 60s singles but that's it.
>>127263426Just start with that early run of his solo albums. He had like 4 in the early 60s that were cool, but fell off and got hooked on smack...then cleaned up and had another good album in the late 60s with Abraham, Martin, and John. Try those. He did a cool mid 70s album with Phil Spector as well.
>>127263455The 68 album is just called "Dion" btw. The hit he had was Abraham/Martin/John.