Streetheart (Dion album) explained

Streetheart is an album by the American singer/songwriter Dion, released in 1976 on Warner Bros. Records. It was a commercial failure.

Critical reception

Salon deemed the album "unshaped and undistinguished."^[2] AllMusic wrote that the album proved that Dion "still knew how to straddle his present and his past comfortably and effectively."

Track listing^[3]

Side 1

1. "The Way You Do the Things You Do" (William "Smokey" Robinson, Robert Rogers) – 3:50
2. "Runaway Man" (Stormie Omartian, Michael Omartian) – 3:04
3. "Queen of ‘59" (Dion DiMucci, Bill Tuohy) – 3:28
4. "If I Can Just Get Through Tonight" (Peter Anders) – 3:28
5. "More to You (Than Meets the Eye)" (Dion DiMucci, Danny Grenier) – 2:57
6. "You Showed Me What Love Is" (Ben Raleigh, Sam Fox) – 3:09

Side 2

1. "Hey My Love" (Mark Radice) – 3:20
2. "Oh the Night" (Dion DiMucci) – 4:34
3. "I’ll Give You All I’ve Got" (Thomas Cain) – 3:23
4. "Lover Boy Supreme" (Dion DiMucci, Tony Fasce) – 3:31
5. "Streetheart" (Dion DiMucci) – 5:23

Personnel

• Dion DiMucci - vocals, guitar
• Michael Omartian - keyboards, arrangements, conductor
• Lee Sklar - bass
• David Kemper - drums
• Dean Parks - guitar
• Victor Feldman, Gary Coleman, Steve Barri - percussion
• Ben Benay - guitar, harmonica
• Chuck Findley, Steve Madaio - trumpet
• Nino Tempo, Ernie Watts, Steve Douglas - woodwind
• Dick Hyde - trombone
• Nino Tempo - tenor saxophone solos
• Sid Sharp - string section concertmaster

Backing vocals

• Phil Everly - harmony on "Queen of ‘59"
• Oren Waters, Luther Waters - backing vocals on "You Showed Me What Love Is" and "The Way You Do the Things You Do"
• Stormie Omartian, Carolyn Willis, Ann White, Myrna Matthews - backing vocals on "More to You" and "Lover Boy Supreme"
• Jim Haas, Kerry Chater, Michael Omartian, Phil Everly - backing vocals

Production

• Basic rhythm tracks recorded at Sound Labs, Inc,
• Tommy Vicari - engineer
• Vocals, strings & horns mixed at ABC Recording Studios Inc.
• Phil Kaye - engineer
• Roger Nichols - assistant engineer
• Sam Emerson - photography

Notes and References

1. Book: Popoff, Martin. Goldmine Record Album Price Guide. September 8, 2009. Penguin. 9781440229169 . Google Books.
2. Web site: Dion. August 28, 2001. Salon.
3. Original album sleeve notes