Dion - The Essential Dion

Columbia Records has issued numerous Dion compilations in the past, but this one marks the third major one. First, there was 1991's Bronx Blues: The Columbia Recordings, which featured a number of left-field selections and was a fine collection though "Runaround Sue" and "The Wanderer" didn't appear on it, but it did include the monumental "Sweet Papa Di." Then there was 1997's The Road I'm On, a double-disc retrospective that featured pretty much everything from Bronx Blues ("Sweet Papa Di" excepted) and the left off hits from the Laurie period. Read More