Album DescriptionAvailable in:
"Kickin' Child: The Lost Album 1965" is an album from American singer-songwriter Dion, released
May 12, 2017 on the Norton label.
Shelved by Columbia Records, the "lost" album of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame singer-songwriter that was recorded with producer Tom Wilson is finally released in its entirety (many tracks were released as singles and in compilations over the years).
At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from critics, the album received an average score of 94, based on 5 reviews, indicating "Universal acclaim ".
User Album Review
This issue (it’s not a reissue since it never was officially released) of a “lost” 1965 album Dion initially recorded for Columbia but shelved, is a prime example of how he predated the electric folk boom of the ’60s that Dylan, the Byrds et al. took to the bank, with worldwide legendary acclaim.
These sessions were the bridge between Dion’s pop/doo-wop late ’50s/early ’60s hits and his stirring, still moving, topical “Abraham, Martin and John” classic from 1968.
These 15 songs, also produced by Wilson, are inescapably Dylan influenced (not surprisingly, three Dylan covers are included), with 10 written or co-composed by Dion. Dated? Sure, but also brimming with the drive and melodic inspiration so prominent in other Wilson-produced recordings of the period. Sonically, these remasters are full of life and a youthful, vibrant crispness that make you wonder why it took 50 years for the bulk of them to make an appearance. The version of Dylan’s “It’s All Over Now Baby Blue” (also recorded in 1965) is stunning and shimmering. And even if the title track is a little too Dylan sounding, Dion has every right to recreate a style he was reportedly at the crossroads of inspiring.
External Album Reviews
None...
User Comments