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Released
  
1975

Born to Be with You (1975)
  
Streetheart (1976)

Release date
  
1975

Genre
  
Rock music

Length
  
35:10

Artist
  
Dion DiMucci

Producer
  
Phil Spector

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Suite for Late Summer (1972)
  
Born to Be with You (1975)

Label
  
Phil Spector International

Similar
  
Dion DiMucci albums, Rock music albums

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Born to Be with You is an album by Dion, released in 1975 (see 1975 in music). 6 of the 8 tracks were produced by Phil Spector, who had expressed admiration of Dion's earlier work with his doo-wop outfit, Dion and the Belmonts. The recording sessions were lengthy and chaotic, and on completion in 1974 Spector himself shelved the release for 12 months only to find the album was largely met with indifference by the music establishment at the time. In the 1990s however, the album began to receive widespread critical acclaim, with artists such as Bobby Gillespie of Primal Scream citing it as a key influence.

Contents

The album was included in Robert Dimery's 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.

Production

The recording sessions were lengthy and chaotic, often hampered by Spector's drinking and unpredictable temperament. Bruce Springsteen and Miami Steve visited the studio during the recording sessions. On its completion in 1974, DiMucci effectively disowned the record, stating that the production made it sound like "funeral music".

Side One

  1. "Born to Be with You" (Don Robertson) - 6:51
  2. "Make the Woman Love Me" (Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil) - 4:33
  3. "Your Own Back Yard" (Dion DiMucci, Tony Fasce) - 3:50 (produced by Phil Gernhard)
  4. "(He's Got) The Whole World in His Hands" (Traditional; arranged by Phil Spector & Dion DiMucci) - 3:21

Side Two

  1. "Only You Know" (Gerry Goffin, Phil Spector) - 4:45
  2. "New York City Song" (Dion DiMucci, Bill Tuohy) - 3:45 (produced by Terry Cashman and Tommy West)
  3. "In and Out of the Shadows" (Gerry Goffin, Phil Spector) - 4:18
  4. "Good Lovin' Man" (Phil Spector, Dion DiMucci, A.J. Bernstein) - 3:47

2001 Ace Records CD Edition

2001 Ace Records CD Reissue, which also pairs "Born To Be With You" with his 1976 album Streetheart, contains an additional Phil Spector produced bonus track which had originally seen release as the b-side to the 1976 single "New York City Song"

  1. "Baby, Let's Stick Together" (Phil Spector, Jeff Barry) 3:12

Personnel

  • Dion DiMucci - vocals, guitar
  • Art Munson, Barney Kessel, Bill Perry, Dan Kessel, Dennis Budimir, Don Peake, Jerry Coe, Jesse Ed Davis, Ron Koss, Thom Rotella, Wally Snow - guitar
  • Klaus Voormann, Ray Neopolitan, Ray Pohlman - bass
  • Andy Thomas, Barry Mann, Joe Sample, Mike Wofford, Tom Hensley - piano
  • Frank Capp, Hal Blaine, Jim Keltner - drums
  • Alan Estes, Emil Richards, Gary Coleman, Gene Estes, Jeff Barry, Steve Forman, Terry Gibbs - percussion
  • Nino Tempo - saxophone, horn arrangements
  • Bobby Keys, Conte Candoli, Don Menza, Fred Selden, Jay Migliori, Jim Horn, Steve Douglas - horns
  • Jimmy Getzoff Strings - strings
    • Production credits
  • Phil Gernhard - producer
  • Peter Romano, Steve Katz, Stan Ross - engineer
  • Phil Spector - producer
  • Norman Seeff - photography

    • Songs

    1Born to Be With You6:49
    2Make the Woman Love Me4:32
    3Your Own Back Yard3:49

    References

    Born to Be with You (album) Wikipedia
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