Belmonts
This post corrects some errors made in the book and uses their dates as a default. Scans were used except where noted. Most reunion releases and comps are not included.
The Belmonts gms: Fred Milano, Angelo D’Aleo and Carlo Mastrangelo, then Dion (Lead) on Mohawk 107.
Belmonts
– Teen-Age Clementine/ Santa Margherita, ’57 (Mohawk 106)
- Book listed asby Dion & The Belmonts. He became part of the group for Mohawk 107.
– We Belong Together/ Such A Long Way, ’61 (Laurie 3080)
– Tell Me Why/ Smoke From Your Cigarette, ’61 (Surprise 1000 & Sabrina 500)
– Don’t Get Around Much Anymore/ Searching For A New Love, ’61 (Sabrina 501)
– I Need Some One/ That American Dance, ’61 (Sabina 502)
- Later releases were as ‘Someone.’
- Promo labels for B-side are as ‘The American Dance.’
– I Confess/ Hombre, ’62 (Sabrina 503 & Sabina 503)
– Come On Little Angel/ How About Me, ’62 (Sabina 505)
– Diddle-Dee-Dum (What Happens When Your Love Has Gone)/ Farewell, ’62 (Sabina 507)
– Ann-Marie/ Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate The Positive, ’63 (Sabina 509)
- Book spelled b-side as Accentuate.
– Walk On Boy/ Let’s Call It A Day, ’63 (Sabina 513)
- In error book listed a-side as ‘Walk On By.’
– (I’ve Got) More Important Things To Do/ Let’s Call It A Day, ’63 (Sabina 517)
– C’Mon Everybody (do you want to dance) [sic]/ Why, ’63 (Sabina 519)
- A-side scan credits artist as: ‘at a party with the Belmonts.’
- B-side is as: The Belmonts.
– Nothing In Return/ Summertime, ’64 (Sabina 521)
- No scan for ‘Summertime.’ The ‘Summertime Time’ scan is for the Canadian release.
– I Don’t Know Why, I Just Do/ Wintertime, ’65 (United Artists 809)
- Book listed flip as Summertime.
– (Then) I Walked Away/ Today My Love Has Gone Away, ’65 (United Artists 904)
– I Got A Feeling/ To Be With You, ’65 (United Artists 966)
– Come With Me/ You’re Like A Mystery, ’66 (United Artists 50007)
- Label # corrected from #5007.
– She Only Wants To Do Her Own Thing/ Reminiscences, ’68 (Dot 17173)
– Medley (Have You Heard-The Worst That Could Happen)/ Answer Me, My Love, ’69 (Dot 17257)
– I’ll Never Fall In Love Again/ Voyager, ’76 (Strawberry 1107)
- Label # corrected.
– Cheek To Cheek (Mono)/ Cheek To Cheek (Stereo), ’76 (Strawberry 106)
- Scans found.
Belmonts (Dion With The) – We Went Away/ Tag Along, ’57 (Mohawk 107)
Belmonts (Dion & The)
– I Wonder Why, ’58 (Laurie EP 301 1-1)
– No One Knows, ’58 (Laurie EP 301 1-2)
– Don’t Pity Me, ’58 (Laurie EP 301 2-1)
– A Teenager In Love, ’58 (Laurie EP 301 2-2)
– Where Or When, ’58 (Laurie EP 302 1-1)
– You Better Not Do That, 58 (Laurie EP 302 1-2)
– Wonderful Girl, ’58 (Laurie EP 301 2-1)
– That’s My Desire, ’58 (Laurie EP 302 2-2)
– I Wonder Why/ Teen Angel, ’58 (Laurie 3013)
– No One Knows/ I Can’t Go On (Rosalie), ’58 (Laurie 3015)
– Don’t Pity Me/ Just You, ’58 (Laurie 3021)
– A Teenager In Love/ I’ve Cried Before, ’59 (Laurie 3027)
– Every Little Thing I Do/ A Lover’s Prayer, ’59 (Laurie 3035)
– You Better Not Do That, ’59 (Laurie LP 1002 (1-3), Laurie LP 2002 (1-3), ’60 & Collectables LP 5025 (1-3))
– I Got The Blues, ’59 (Laurie LP 1002 (1-5), Laurie LP 2002 (1-5), ’60 & Collectables LP 5025 (1-5))
– Where Or When/ That’s My Desire, ’60 (Laurie 3044)
– When You Wish Upon A Star/ Wonderful Girl, ’60 (Laurie 3052)
– In The Still Of The Night/ A Funny Feeling, ’60 (Laurie 3059)
Wish Upon A Star LP With Dion and The Belmonts, ’60 (Laurie LP 2006)
Side I: When You Wish Upon A Star, In The Still Of The Night, A Lover’s Prayer, My Private Joy, My Day (2.09), Swinging On A Star.
Side II: All The Things You Are, It’s Only A Paper Moon, In Other Words, I’m Through With Love, When The Red, Red, Robin Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin’ Along, September Song.
Belmonts (Dion & The)
– My Day (2.12)/ When You Wish Upon A Star, ’60 (Laurie ST 7-611)
– Come Take A Walk With Me, ’62 (Laurie LP 2016 A-4 & Ace LP 155)
– That’s How I Need You, ’62 (Laurie LP 2016 B-4 & Ace LP 155)
– Will You Love Me Still, ’62 (Laurie LP 2016 B5 & Ace LP 155)
– My Girl The Month Of May/ Berimbau, ’66 (ABC 10868)
– Movin’ Man/ For Bobbie, ’67 (ABC 10896)
Belmonts (Freddy Cannon & The) – Let’s Put The Fun Back In Rock N Roll/ Your Mama Ain’t Always Right, ’81 (MiaSound 1002)
The book included these two solo-credited artists as part of the Belmonts discography. Scans do not include the group name.
credited as Bob Thomas – My Day (2:12)/ Believe Me My Darling, ’59 (Abel 232)
- On Laurie LP 2006 ‘My Day (2:09)’ is credited as ‘Dion & The Belmonts.’
- Any I’ve heard sound alike except for the mono & stereo.
- Backing vocals are listed by sources as ‘The Belmonts’ and as ‘(& Group).’
credited as Frank Lyndon – Earth Angel/ Don’t Look At Me, ’64 (Sabina 520 & Bang 531, ‘66)
- No scan for Sabina 520.
- #520, listed in the book, also appears on some label discographies.
The book and other sources list the following as BB Belmonts:
Buddy Clinton (BB The Belmonts-uncredited) – How My Prayers Have Changed/ Across The Street From Your House, ’59 (Time 1016)
- The book listed as (& Group).
- There is a utube video at youtube.com/watch?v=ajeHDHWJKZ8 with credible confirmation.
Pete Barin (w Pete Bennett Orch) (BB Belmonts-uncredited) – So Wrong/ Broken Heart, ’62 (Sabina 504)
Pete Barin as Peter Barin (BB Belmont-uncredited) – The Loneliest Guy In The World/ Lookout For Cindy, ’63 (Sabina 512)
- The titles appear on comps of Belmonts releases.
Holidays (Manhattan) as Bud Christie & The Holidays – Time To Dream (Brahms Lullaby (2:36)/ My Love Is Real (2:35), ’62 (Sabina 506-Promo)
- Scans are as/post.
Holidays (Manhattan) as Buddy Sheppard & The Holidays
– Time To Dream (Brahms Lullaby) (2:36)/ My Love Is Real (2:35), ’62 (Sabina 506)
– That Background Sound/ Now It’s All Over, ’63 (Sabina 510)
- Sabina is Belmonts-owned not an aka.
- Fred Milano and Angelo D’Aleo of the Belmonts provided background vocals on Sabina 510 but were uncredited on the label.
Lori Wood (BB The Belmonts-uncredited) – But That Was Long Ago/ The End Of The World For Me, ’62 (Amy 842)
- No additional information found.