Bronx in Blue

1	Walkin' Blues 4:08
2	You're the One 3:32
3	I Let My Baby Do That 2:36
4	Who Do You Love 4:50
5	Built for Comfort 2:56
6	Crossroads 4:10
7	Travelin' Riverside Blues 3:59
8	You Better Watch Yourself 4:16
9	How Many More Years 2:32
10	Terraplane Blues 4:47
11	Honky Tonk Blues 2:56
12	Baby, What You Want Me to Do 3:15
13	Statesboro Blues 4:04
14	If You Wanna Rock & Roll 3:27

Barnes & Noble

Dion DiMucci, the rock 'n' roll legend known to the world simply as Dion, earned a place in the pop music pantheon with early groundbreaking doo-wop hits such as "Teenager in Love" and "The Wanderer," as well as the later protest ballad, "Abraham, Martin, and John." But the music that arouses this great singer's deepest primal affection belongs to neither of the aforementioned categories -- he's is a dyed-in-the-wool blues man. Singing the music of Robert Johnson, Howlin' Wolf, Jimmy Reed, and other classic blues figures, Dion does the tradition up in his own way, giving us his version of "the Bronx blues," a gritty urban interpretation that speaks of his rough-and-tumble New York background. Sticking to a basically canonical selection of blues tunes including "Baby What You Want Me to Do," "Statesboro Blues," "Who Do You Love," and "Crossroads," plus the occasional country classic (Hank Williams's "Honky Tonk Blues"), Dion brings to each the soulful intensity of his seasoned vocals. Accompanying himself on acoustic guitar, assisted only by a smattering of percussion, he brings it all back home again, reveling in the expressive sounds that first drew him to music decades ago. Nearly a half century into his career, Dion has made his most personal and affecting album. Steve Futterman

All Music Guide

Since his doo wop beginnings in the 1950s, Dion has tried a number of different musical styles, including the rock & roll of his early-'60s solo work and his late-'60s folk-pop phase. He also played the blues, if less prominently (see for example the belatedly released Bronx Blues album), and he again tries the style here in what he bills as a return to his roots, to music he listened to on long-distance radio stations in his youth. Accompanying himself on one or more guitar tracks, and joined by a percussionist, he runs through a selection of blues standards that leans heavily on Robert Johnson, but also includes songs by Chicago blues stalwarts like Howlin' Wolf and even that country bluesman Hank Williams. Dion is an excellent guitarist, and his voice is in good shape. His approach is not exactly traditional; he throws in his own words to several songs, going on about the benefits of green tea in Lightnin' Hopkins' "You Better Watch Yourself," for example, and includes two originals, "I Let My Baby Do That" and "If You Wanna Rock & Roll." At the same time, the spare instrumentation gives the performances an authentic feel, and Bob Schnieders has been hired to write extensive liner notes detailing the sources of the songs, as if the album were an academic exercise. Dion isn't going to make anybody forget Blind Willie McTell or Jimmy Reed on this album, but his renditions are effectively and sincerely performed. William Ruhlmann

Entertainment Weekly

Jack White will be lucky to sound this good at 66. (A-) David Browne