Every night i hope and pray a dream lover will come my way a girl to hold in my arms and know the magic of her charms cause i want a girl to. But even though the record owed a great deal to the driving harmonies of the del satins especially the now famous ah in the bridge. The del satins were an american vocal group, most active in the early 1960s, who recorded on their own but are best remembered for their harmonies on hit records for dion and others. The song dream lover was written by bobby darin and was first recorded and released by bobby darin in 1959. After unsuccessful singles on mohawk records in 1957 and then on jubilee records the chosen few. Bobby darin wrote it but dion dimucci is the singer.
Dream lover by dion from the album rock n roll uprising released 20170331 on audiosonic music download on itunes. It was recorded in 1961 by dion, backed by vocal group the delsatins. Dion and the belmonts, dream lover, teenager in love, i wonder. Every night i hope and pray a dream lover who will come my way a girl to hold my arms and know the magic of her charms because i want, yea a girl to call yea my own i want a dream lover so i dont have to dream alone dream lover where are you with the love, oh so true and the hand that i can hold to feel you near as i grew old because i want, yea a girl to call yea my own i want a dream lover. One cd features dions first solo album after leaving the belmonts. Dion francis dimucci b july 18, 1939, better known as dion, is an italianamerican singersongwriter now widely recognized as one of the top vocalists of his era, blending the best elements of doowop, traditional pop, and rnb styles, as well as a forerunner in the development of rock and roll. The group was formed in 1958 in manhattan, new york through a merger of two existing street corner groups, the yorkville melodys and the jokers. Dream lover is a song written by bobby darin and recorded by him on march 5, 1959. Stan zizka, leslie cauchi and bobby failla tenor vocals. Dion loved the sound that the delsatins brought to his records and even took the group with him when he signed with columbia records at the height of his success. Initially as lead singer of dion and the belmonts and then in his solo career. Maestro of crests and brooklyn bridge fame joined the del satins in 1966. The rhythm and blues community also liked the dion and delsatins combination. Darin decided to stretch out some chord changes he found on the piano and add strings and voices.
Dream lover dion and the belmonts every night i hope and pray a dream lover who will come my way a girl to hold my arms and know the magic. Dream lover dion and the belmonts every night i hope and pray a dream lover who will come my way a girl to hold my arms and know the magic of her charms because i want, yea a girl to call yea my own i want a dream lover so i dont have to dream alone dream lover where are you with the love, oh so true and the hand that i can hold to feel you near as i grew old because i want, yea a girl to. Everly brothers all i have to do is dream cathys clown 1960. The original lineup including stan zizka lead, fred ferrara baritone, tom ferrera bass and leslie cauchi first tenor. Dion and the delsatins the wanderer cover by lee youtube. Mar 30, 2017 dream lover by dion from the album rock n roll uprising released 20170331 on audiosonic music download on itunes. Jan 28, 2008 dion and the del satins, dream lover version. Everly brothers all i have to do is dreamcathys clown 1960. I know the image doesnt correspond to the del satins, but when i. The delsatins were instantly sent to work on dions new song, runaround sue, a twoweek number 1 in the billboard charts. Feb 16, 2009 lyrics every night i hope and pray a dream lover who will come my way a girl to hold in my arms and know the magic of her charms because i want, yea a girl to call, yea my own i want a. When dion and the belmonts broke up, the del satins were chosen to be his background singers on such records as run around sue, the wanderer ruby baby, donna the prima donna, drip drop, lovers who wander.
I was familiar with a few of the songs here, but had never heard many of the others but most of them are every bit as solid as dions more wellknown stuff. Has put the del satin voices in the rock n roll hall of fame. It was covered by garry munn, joe dowell, nicky harris, leslie west and other artists. Dream lover, a song by dion on spotify still of the night, listen to. The resulting single, runaround sue rose to the number one slot on the billboard charts. Complete song listing of the delsatins on the delsatins songs list covid19. As of 2020, the del satins are still performing with zizka and ferarra being the original members. The song was produced by ahmet ertegun and jerry wexler and engineered by tom dowd. But even though the record owed a great deal to the driving harmonies of the delsatins especially the now famous ah in the bridge. The delsatins were instantly sent to work on dions new song, runaround sue, a.
Me singing a cover of a dion and the belmonts song called the wanderer on my karaoke machinehope you enjoy itcomments always welcome. The del satins were an american vocal group in the 1960s who recorded on their own but are best remembered for their harmonies on hit records for dion and others. The del satins biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. Lyrics every night i hope and pray a dream lover who will come my way a girl to hold in my arms and know the magic of her charms because i want, yea a girl to call, yea my own i want a. An album, still wandering, was released in 1990 and a single, i dont care, was released five years later. On the number 1 single runaround sue and number 2 single the wanderer from 1961 dion used the del satins as as his backing vocal group for the first time. The song was written by ernie maresca and dion dimucci. Stan zizka, charlie aiello, artie loria and edie van buren. Musician dion dimucci of dion and the belmonts turns 75. In the still of the nightthe five satinsoriginal song1956 duration. Dion made his breakthrough fronting the belmonts, but once the name was safely established, laurie records wasted little time in projecting dion as a solo artist. But this guy can really play anything, any kinds of music.
The del satins didnt like the two songs at the time. They have been described as having few peers as practitioners of white doowop. The delsatins were an american vocal group in the 1960s who recorded on their own but are best remembered for their harmonies on hit records for dion and others. Chords for dion and the delsatins donna the prima donna. The connection goes back to the early sixties when the delsatins provided the background vocals on almost all of dions early megahit albums and singles. See more ideas about music videos, my music and songs.
When dion and the belmonts broke up, the del satins were chosen to be his background singers on such records as run around sue, the wanderer ruby baby, donna the prima donna, drip drop, lover s who wander. Dion dimucci us pop singer at left with dj dick clark about 1966 bj67fb from alamys library of millions of high resolution stock photos, illustrations and vectors. This was dions first lp album, done to capitalize on his breakout hit runaround sue. The delsatins featuring stan zizka voices of velvet. The group was formed in 1958 in manhattan, new york, through a merger of two existing street corner groups, the yorkville. The del satins were revived for the last time in the early 90s. Teen angel, dont pity me, a teenager in love, runaround sue, dream lover. A remake of the song performed by dion 1961 is also played in full, during the end credits. I know its not the original, but i like this one better.
Initially as lead singer of dion and the belmonts and then in his solo career, he was one of the most popular american rock and roll performers of the prebritish invasion era. In the still of the night the five satins original song1956 duration. The name the belmonts was derived from the fact that two of the four singers lived on belmont avenue in the bronx, and the other two lived near belmont avenue. Dion francis dimucci b july 18, 1939, better known as dion, is an italianamerican singer. In the still of the nightthe five satins original song1956 duration. It helped that he scored big with his early solo outings, with runaround sue becoming a worldwide smash in 1961, followed quickly by the wanderer. The delsatins were an american vocal group, most active in the early 1960s, who recorded on their own but are best remembered for their harmonies on hit records for dion and others. Cover versions of dream lover written by bobby darin. The delsatins featuring stan zizka voices of velvet and.
Every night i hope and pray a dream lover who will come my way a girl to hold in my arms and know the magic of her charms because i want, yea a girl to call, yea my own i want a dream lover so i dont have to dream alone dream lover where are you with the love, oh so true and the hand that i can hold to feel you near as i grow old. Dion used the del satins on almost his tracks on laurie and columbia including all his eight solo top ten hits from late 1961 through 1963. Dream lover until then ill go to sleep and i dream again thats the only thing to do till all my lovers dreams come true because i want, yea a girl to call my own i want a dream lover so i dont. However, the closest the group came was the harmony classic teardrops follow me that was a local hit in the northeast in 1962. He also had successful albums with runaround sue and lovers who. But despite the close association, dion and the delsatins have rarely appeared live together. Early years dion was born to an italianamerican family in the bronx borough of new york city. Every night i hope and pray a dream lover who will come my way a girl to hold in my arms and know the magic of her charms because i want, yea a girl to call, yea my own i.
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