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Alone with Dion Laurie Records In 1960, Dion (DiMucci) left the Belmonts and went solo.
Side One: Lonely Teenager…After The Dance…P.S. I Love You…Save The Last Dance For Me…Little Miss Blue…Havin’ Fun
Side Two: Close Your Eyes…Fools Rush In…My One & Only Love…North East End Of The Corner…One For My Baby…Then I’ll Be Tired Of You
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“A Touch of Music, A Touch of Francoise Hardy” Vogue Records (France) (1969) Random note: Hardy is mentioned in Bob Dylan’s poem “Some Other Kinds of Songs” on the back of the album “Another Side of Bob Dylan” Excerpted here:
for françoise hardy
at the seine’s edge
a giant shadow
of notre dame
seeks t’ grab my foot
sorbonne students
whirl by on thin bicycles
swirlin’ lifelike colors of leather spin
Here’s a story of Dylan’s encounter with Francois Hardy
Here’s an early song from this beautiful French singer in English: “Ton Meilleur Ami”
(32 votes, average: 3.75 out of 5) Loading ...Donnie Elbert “Where Did Our Love Go” All Platinum Records (1972) Includes “Can’t Get Over Losing You”
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Nat “King” Cole “The Touch of Your Lips” Capitol Records (1961)
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Cat Stevens “Teaser and the Firecat” A&M Records (1971) “Peace Train” “Morning Has Broken.” “The Wind,” “Moonshadow,” “If I Laugh,” “Rubylove,” “How Can I Tell You,” “Bitterblue,” “Changes IV” and “Tuesday’s Dead” It is also the title of a children’s book written and illustrated by Cat Stevens. The story features the title characters from the album cover, top-hatted young Teaser and his pet Firecat, who attempt to put the moon back in its place after it falls from the sky.
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Nina Simone (1933-2003) “Sings the Blues” RCA Victor Records (1967) “Do I Move You?”, “In the Dark,” “Day and Night,” “My Man’s Gone Now,” “I Want a Little Sugar in My Bowl,” “Backlash Blues,” (a civil rights song written by her friend the poet Langston Hughes) and “The House of the Rising Sun” (Nina first recorded this song in 1962. After The Animals version became a hit she re-recorded this faster version.) Musicians here include Eric Gale , Rudy Stevenson (guitar); Buddy Lucas (harmonica, tenor saxophone); Bob Bushnell (6-string bass); Ernie Hayes (Organ), Bernard “Pretty” Purdie (drums). (Editors note: I saw Nina live at Carnegie Hall in 1991 or 92. You could hear a pin drop. The place was like a cathedral. It was magical.)
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Debbie Reynolds MGM Records E.P. (U.K.)
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Tom Jones “Hide and Seek” / “Love Me Tonight” London Records EP (Japan)
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“Shakin’ Up Vegas” The Tony Pastor Show Capitol Records Recorded live at the Stardust Hotel
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