Wish Upon A Star/Alone With Dion CD

State of the art (back in 1960 and 1961, respectively) teen idol fodder. WISH UPON A STAR, Dion's final album with the Belmonts, is unsurprisingly the more doo-wop oriented of the two, with its title tune, a Bizarro World version of "Swinging on a Star," and a version of "In the Still of the Night" that doubtless would have puzzled composer Cole Porter.

ALONE, on the other hand, veers between portraying Dion as a sensitive hearththrob in the brilliantly sung and brilliantly exploitive "Lonely Teenager," and as an all-around pop entertainer now grown up enough to sing standards in front of a big swing band, a la Bobby Darin ("North East End of the Street") or string orchestra a la Johnny Mathis ("Fools Rush In").

1998 reissue on Ace of two-on-one for the label featuringhis Laurie albums 'Wish Upon A Star' (1960) & 'Alone WithDion' (1961). Contains the original cover art of each & allof the original tracks, for combined total of 28 selections.Includes the hits 'When You Wish Upon A Star', 'In The StillOf The Night', 'Lonely Teenager', 'Little Miss Blue','Kissin' Game' and 'Havin' Fun'.