Yo Frankie (album)

Yo Frankie
Studio album by
Dion
Released1989
Recorded1988
GenrePop, rock and roll
LabelArista[1]
ProducerDave Edmunds
Dion chronology
Velvet & Steel
(1986) 		Yo Frankie
(1989) 		Dream on Fire
(1992)

Yo Frankie is an album by the American musician Dion, released in 1989.[2][3][4] The album marked a popular comeback for Dion, who had spent much of the 1980s recording Christian music.[5][6] Lou Reed, who had inducted Dion into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame a couple of months prior to the release of Yo Frankie, was one of the many musicians who made guest appearances on the album.[7][8]

The album peaked at No. 130 on the Billboard 200.[9] The lead single was "King of the New York Streets", which peaked at No. 74 on the UK Singles Chart in May 1989.[10][11] "Written on the Subway Wall"/"Little Star" (featuring Paul Simon) peaked at No. 97 in October 1990.[12]

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  2. ^ "Dion Biography & History". AllMusic.
  3. ^ Buckley, Peter (August 8, 2003). The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. ISBN 9781843531050 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ "King of the NY Streets: Dion's Yo Frankie Turns 30". 7 May 2019.
  5. ^ Cusic, Don (November 12, 2009). Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music: Pop, Rock, and Worship: Pop, Rock, and Worship. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 9780313344268 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ "Dion DiMucci | Christian Music Archive".
  7. ^ Holden, Stephen (18 Jan 1989). "The Pop Life". The New York Times. p. C19.
  8. ^ Heim, Chris (5 May 1989). "Well-known artists return with old favorites, new issues". Friday. Chicago Tribune. p. 78.
  9. ^ "Dion". Billboard.
  10. ^ "Choices". Weekend. Newsday. 1 Sep 1989. p. 2.
  11. ^ "Dion". Official Charts. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  12. ^ "Written on the subway wall/Little star EP Official Charts Company". Official Charts.