Born to Be With You

Kinda eew. Like it doesn't make my ears bleed but it doesn't do anything good either.

The backstory was more interesting than the album, a Phil Spector shitshow. The album itself, "met with indifference".

I don't know what to make of this. It feels like a lot of bands have ripped this sound off. Little obsessed with NYC though

Admittedly, he has a good voice, but this music is very dull. None of these songs stood out to me as noteworthy in any way other than perhaps that dreadful last track.

I like his voice and on the production front Phil Spector absolutely KILLED it. All in all it was just kinda alright.

Boring; one of the worst albums I have listened to, not helped by having another boring album stuck onto it (on the linked version)

Still 1,000% better than the one star dross though!!

Olipa tylsä levy tai sit en vaan saanu otetta. Vähän määkivä. 2/5

Some decent easy listening. A little on the preachy side.

The main thing that occurs to me when I listen to this, is that I wish Phil Spector had produced an album for Harry Nilsson around the time this record came out. That thought aside, this really is a pretty remarkable achievement for the guy who started his career in '61 with "Runaround Sue," "The Wanderer," and "Dream Lover."

This is so close to being something I like more, but the country influences and the lack of any real oomph in most of the songs makes it where it is on my rating system. However, I don't understand the super low score; just seems like those of the generator don't like this style of music most of the time.

De man kan best zingen. Maar het mag toch echt wel iets sprankelender. Ik bedoel: "He's got the whole world in his hands"...Dan ben je eigenlijk al af. En dan moet de luisteraar daarna nog heel wat nummers door zien te komen. 1,5 ster.

This was so insipid that I don't even remember listening to it.

The very first note of this is a typical country-twang note... siiiiigh.... but hey wait, it's not country, and this actually sounds quite nice. The second song is nice too. In fact these are all really nice songs. He's got a nice voice, it's all quite heartfelt and there's some nice melodies and interesting ideas here. Real easy listening.

It's consistently good all the way through. While it's not 100% my thing, the fact that there's 20 songs and not a single bad one is some achievement.

3.5/5 rounded up to 4

The writing is okay, extremely objectifying though, I did not enjoy how the women in this album aren't really acknowledged as people with voltion. The instrumentation feels aged too.

I have no idea why this album is on the list. It’s not offensive or anything but it’s so boring. Not for me.

Before today I'd never heard of Dion. He apparently got his start in music singing with a Doo Wop group called Dion and the Belmonts, before going off on his own, and exploring his sound a bit more.

I enjoyed this album. It wasn't something amazing or groundbreaking, but it was a nice easy listening experience. I find that Dion sounds like Van Morrison, or Simon & Garfunkel. Just a nice, easy, 70's pop rock sound. The addition of sax was great!

The Spotify link for this album is a double album (Born to Be With You/Streetheart), so it was a little longer listen than just the one album, but I didn't mind because it familiarized me with more of his work. The "Streetheart" side of the album was more upbeat and rockin' than the Born to Be With You side.

All in all, a good listening experience today. Not phenomenal, but perfectly average.

Favourite songs: Good Lovin' Man, The Way You Do The Things You Do, In and Out of the Shadows, New York City Song

Least favourite song: (He's Got) The Whole World In His Hands

3/5

Not for me, a bit dull

No está mal, me alegro de haberlo escuchado y me parece interesante que sea una referencia para otros músicos importantes pero de ahí a que sea imprescindible va un trecho.