Never
one to rest on his laurels, rock ’n’ roll legend Dion (DiMucci)
recently returned to the studio to record a new album that will
be released this coming February.
Produced by Jimmy Vivino, seen nightly leading The Basic Cable Band on Conan,
the album will be issued by Richard Gotteher’s Instant Records through
The Orchard on February 16. “New York Is My Home,” the album’s title
track, will be available this Friday, November 13. It’s a duet with
fellow New Yorker Paul Simon. He is seen with Dion in a video for the
song that was shot on the streets of New York in late October by David
Niles.
The
song was written by Dion and initially recorded as a solo effort. He
noted, “Early on, I knew I had to sing it with Paul Simon. We share a
love for rock ’n’ roll street music, the say it was done when we were
kids. I knew Paul would ‘get’ this song. And he did. Soon after I
sent it to him called and said he’d become obsessed with it and added
his own distinct touches to the production. He’s from Queens, I’m from
the Bronx; we’re both at home in New York. This was a labor of love for
us.”
Dion,
who was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1989 by the
late Lou Reed, commented on the new track, “It’s my ‘street rock ’n’
roll song,” my love song to the city and my girl.” He continued, “What
can I say? For me, God’s country is
never gonna mean canyons and forests. Its gonna have sirens and
subways and crowds of people. I love the style and the way the city
moves — all acceptance and love — the music seeping up from the streets.
To my eyes the city is pure; it lifts me to a higher reality. I
experience the fullness of life in New York. It’s all here.”
Pre-order Dion’s New York Is My Home album (includes immediate digital download of the single): http://radi.al/NYIsMyHomeDionandPaul
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