Dion -Yo Frankie Cassette S/S Lou Reed, Paul Simon, B. Adams

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Us pressed musiccassette. Clear cassette with grey text.

Despite havingwritten some beautiful songs, Dion's great creative strength hasalways been as an interpreter and, in that regard, especially as anadapter and assimilator of musical genres. Beginning with his earlyrock & roll sides, which had the polish of classicalrecordings, and into the early '60s, when he took a moderatelysuccessful pair of early Drifters R&B numbers, "Ruby Baby" and"Drip Drop," and transformed them into white rock & rollwithout violating their spirit (and making million-sellers out ofeach in the bargain), he was always intermixing styles, approaches,and sounds into something of his own. Yo Frankie, released afterhis induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, was Dion's mostcontemporary effort up to that time, and one that stood securelywith its feet in both the '80s and the '50s. Producer Dave Edmundstook an approach here similar to what Jeff Lynne did with GeorgeHarrison and the Traveling Wilburys, giving the music a very fullsound without going overboard, and never losing sight of the singerat the centre of it all. Dion also plays rhythm guitar alongsideEdmunds (on lead) and Bryan Adams (who also sings, along with LouReed, Patty Smyth, and Paul Simon) on these sides, but mostly thefocus is on his voice and on lyrics about romance, the streets ofthe Bronx, and generally a past worth revealing in. Some of themixes of sound are interesting on their own terms -- "I've Got toGet to You" bears a faint resemblance to "Every Breath You Take,"while "Yo Frankie" threatens to turn into "Ruby Baby" or "TheWanderer," without ever lulling listeners with the similarities."Written on the Subway Wall/Little Star" is the most urgent songhere, an observation about urban life then and now on which PaulSimon (himself a veteran of late-'50s rock & roll much likeDion) turns in a beautiful performance on backing vocals. And"Always in the Rain" is a poignant contemporary personal message,based on his contact with a girl at a drug treatment centre. Thealbum fits together so well and coherently that the contemporaryand the nostalgic elements merge seamlessly into a pleasing whole,as valid a statement from Dion in 1989 as "Runaround Sue" or "Donnathe Prima Donna" had been 30 years earlier.

Track list:
1. King Of The New York Streets-with Lou Reed
2. And The Night Stood Still-with Mark Lennon
3. Yo Frankie (She's All Right With Me)
4. I've Got To Get You
5. Written On The Subway Wall / Little Star-with Paul Simon
6. Drive All Night-with Bryan Adams and K.D. Lang
7. Always In The Rain
8. Loving You Is Killing Me
9. Tower Of Love
10. Serenade-with Dave Edmunds

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Conditioncassette: mint

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