The Webspinners
"The Amazing Spiderman: A Rockomic"
(1972)

Buddah BOS 5119 • The Amazing Spiderman * (Lemberg) • It's Such A Groove To Be Free (Lemberg) • Goin' Cross Town * (Lemberg) • Glory (Lemberg)

Notes from Mark: This recording is unique in that it is a comic book story with narration and rock songs. There are four songs on this album. "The Amazing Spiderman" was released as a single backed with "Goin' Crosstown" and did fairly well on the charts, breaking Top 40 in local markets across the country. The voice is unmistakeably Ron, but there is a new dimension to his voice on the single-much more gritty and aggressive and rock oriented. The musical style of "Goin' Grosstown" and "Glory" have a Dixieland rock sound which was popular at the time in pop music. And "What a Groove To Be Free" is a ballad where Ron's vocals are similar to the style of singing he used on the Cuff Links tracks "I Remember". Although the dialog can prove to be tiresome, the ep does showcase Ron's talents in a way the public hadn't heard his voice on record. It will be another 7 years before Ron once again records a full album under his own name. For the next few years, Ron released several singles under various names and produced and sang on the Manilow singles and albums which did phemomenally well world wide. KEY: * denotes songs released on vinyl 45

Dante's Inferno
Dante's Inferno
(1979)

Infinity INF 9014 • Fire Island *§(Dante/Allan) • Skate Key/Skate Boogie §(Safka/Dante/Allan) • They're Playing Our Song *§(Hamilisch/ Sager) • Could It Be Magic §(Manilow/Anderson) • Open Up Your Heart (Burruss) • Round About Midnight *§(Jolis/Simone/Martin) • 'T Ain't Nobody's Biz-ness If I Do (Grainger/Robbins) • Ain't Misbehavin' *§(Waller/Brook/Razaf)

Notes from Mark: After his phenomenal success producing "Copacabana" for Barry Manilow (which earned Dante a grammy in production), Ron was inspired to go further into the disco/dance medium. He drew on music used in a Broadway Show he was producing called "Ain't Misbehavin' " which was a Tony winning production in its own right. The various tracks got quite a bit of play in discos and clubs on the East Coast. Disco singles were released of the more popular tracks as well. KEY: • denotes a song that was released as a vinyl 45 record § denotes a song that was released as a 12 inch Disco Single.

Ron Dante
Street Angel
(1981)

Handshake JW 37341 • Street Angel *(Weiss/English) • Show And Tell *(Fuller) • I Can't Stop (Kerr/T.Seals) • Letter From Zowie *(Musker/D.Bugatti) • God Bless Rock'n'Roll *(Dante/Greenfield) • Jane (Child/Wolfert) • Makin' Up (Cinico/Campbell/McMahon) • Stay All Night (Castro/Weeks) • Don't Do That To Me Anymore (Maelen/Barbiero) • Sea Cruse (H.P.Smith)

Notes from Mark: In 1981, the popul arity of Disco had started to wane, and Ron was right there in his next album changing gears. He teamed up with Paul Schaeffer as co-producer and "Street Angel" was the end result. Two singles were released without making any chart impact, although the label tried to promote the B sides as well. Overall, the finest tracks to my ears were the Dante/Greenfield composition "God Bless Rock 'n' Roll" and Ron's cover of "Sea Crusie". Other note-worthy tracks are "Makin' Up" and "Don't Do That To Me Anymore". Other tracks drew heavily on the sound of pop music of the time, sounding much like material Ron produced for Manilow and some other tracks drawing on the big power pop lead sound that was heard. The singles should have charted much better than they did, as they were well produced and sounded great over both AM and FM format. Unfortunately, this was the last album fans would get from Ron for another 18 years, as Ron focused more on scoring and producing for films and tv rather than on his solo recording career. KEY: • denotes songs that were released on vinyl 45 records.

Ron Dante
Favorites
(1999)

RKO 1023 • I'd Wait A Million Years • Windy • Temptation Eyes • Cherish • Where Were You When I Needed You • Papa Was A Rolling Stone • Midnight Confessions • Never My Love • Let's Live For Today • Give Me Just A Little More Time ›‹ • Heaven Knows • Our Day Will Come ›‹ • Midnight Special • Jackie Blue • When Julie Comes Around • Tracy

Notes from Mark: In 1998, Ron became a Talent Developer for RKO/Unique. Luckily for the world, this meant a new cd! Ron had produced the "Legends Live" cd and enjoyed it so much, he decided to do a cd full of cover songs himself. He concentrated on his favorites from the late 60's and early 70's, chosing songs made hits by the Association and Grass Roots and rounded it out with other songs he always loved singing to. The results became "Favorites". As an added bonus, Ron re-recorded two songs HE made famous "Tracy" and "When Julie Comes Around" which were both popular in the same time period. He went for authenticity. The vocals and harmonies were produced with meticulous accuracy while also giving a few numbers an updated sound. Ron also launched his own website at the time of this release and began working on other projects and writing and arranging more material. The fans responded overwhelmingly. His voice sounded as youthful and as fresh as it did in the days when he laid down the tracks for the CUFF LINKS. This cd truly show cases that Ron not only has THE VOICE, but he also has THE EAR. KEY: ›‹ denotes songs that were released as cd singles

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