''Streetheart'' is an

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by the American singer/songwriter Dion, released in 1976 on

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. It was a commercial failure.

Critical reception

'' Salon'' deemed the album "unshaped and undistinguished."

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wrote that the album proved that Dion "still knew how to straddle his present and his past comfortably and effectively."

Track listingOriginal album sleeve notes

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) – 3:50 #"Runaway Man" ( Stormie Omartian, Michael Omartian) – 3:04 #"Queen of ‘59" (Dion DiMucci, Bill Tuohy) – 3:28 #"If I Can Just Get Through Tonight" (Peter Anders) – 3:28 #"More to You (Than Meets the Eye)" (Dion DiMucci, Danny Grenier) – 2:57 #"You Showed Me What Love Is" (Ben Raleigh, Sam Fox) – 3:09 :Side 2 #"Hey My Love" (Mark Radice) – 3:20 #"Oh the Night" (Dion DiMucci) – 4:34 #"I’ll Give You All I’ve Got" (Thomas Cain) – 3:23 #"Lover Boy Supreme" (Dion DiMucci, Tony Fasce) – 3:31 #"Streetheart" (Dion DiMucci) – 5:23

Personnel

*Dion DiMucci - vocals, guitar * Michael Omartian - keyboards, arrangements, conductor *

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- bass *

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- drums *

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- guitar *

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, Gary Coleman, Steve Barri - percussion *Ben Benay - guitar, harmonica * Chuck Findley, Steve Madaio - trumpet *

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, Ernie Watts, Steve Douglas - woodwind * Dick Hyde - trombone *Nino Tempo - tenor saxophone solos *Sid Sharp - string section concertmaster ;Backing vocals *

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- harmony on "Queen of ‘59" *Oren Waters, Luther Waters - backing vocals on "You Showed Me What Love Is" and "The Way You Do the Things You Do" * Stormie Omartian, Carolyn Willis, Ann White, Myrna Matthews - backing vocals on "More to You" and "Lover Boy Supreme" *

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, Kerry Chater, Michael Omartian, Phil Everly - backing vocals ;Production *Basic rhythm tracks recorded at Sound Labs, Inc, *

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- engineer *Vocals, strings & horns mixed at ABC Recording Studios Inc. *Phil Kaye - engineer *Roger Nichols - assistant engineer *Sam Emerson - photography

References

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