Ralph F. Palladino (born April 1938), known as Ralph Dino, and John Anthony Sembello (February 22, 1945 - May 1, 2013), were an American singing and songwriting duo in the early 1970s. They recorded one album together, which included the original version of the song "Pearl's a Singer", co-written with leading songwriters and record producers Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, and later a hit in the UK for Elkie Brooks.
In 1974, they worked with Leiber and Stoller, and released the album Dino & Sembello on the A&M label. All the songs were jointly credited to Dino, Sembello, Leiber and Stoller, and were produced by Leiber and Stoller. The songs included the singles "Dancin' Jones" / "Jump the Canyon" and "The Best Thing" / "Pearl's a Singer". "The Best Thing" was recorded by Peggy Lee,[2] and became a minor R&B hit for Billy Eckstine in 1976. The following year "Pearl's a Singer" was recorded by English singer Elkie Brooks, also produced by Leiber and Stoller, and reached no.8 on the UK singles chart.[3][4] Both "Pearl's a Singer" and another song from the album, "Neighborhood", featured in the musicalrevue of Leiber and Stoller's songs, Smokey Joe's Cafe.[5]
From 1979, Ralph Dino worked as a performer and songwriter with pianist Larry DiTommaso.[6] They wrote "She's Over Me", recorded by Teddy Pendergrass in 1981,[citation needed] and in 1985 wrote Jermaine Jackson's hit "Do What You Do", which reached no.13 on the BillboardHot 100 and no.6 on the UK singles chart.[7] The recording won a gold record, and was recognized by ASCAP as one of the most performed songs of 1985. The pair reunited to perform in 2014.[6] Today, Dino is also the President of RaRaLa Music.[8]
John Sembello was the brother of musicians Michael and Danny Sembello. He later co-wrote the song "Eye to Eye" with his two brothers and Don Freeman. Included on Chaka Khan's 1984 album I Feel for You, the song reached no. 16 on the UK singles chart in 1985.[9][10] John Sembello died in 2013 at the age of 68.[11]
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^"See the Light" 45cat.com, Retrieved 20 August 2014
^Peggy Lee Discography, peggyleediscography.com, Retrieved 20 August 2014
^Songs written by Jerry Leiber MusicVF.com, Retrieved 19 August 2014
^Dino & Sembello 2014-08-21 at the Wayback Machine A&M Records, onamrecords.com, Retrieved 20 August 2014
^Smokey Joe's CafeAllmusic.com, Retrieved 20 August 2014
^ ab"A very special night with Dino and DiTommaso", Ticketfly.com, Retrieved 20 August 2014
^Songs written by Ralph Dino, MusicVF.com, Retrieved 20 August 2014
^Ralph Palladino, LinkedIn.com, Retrieved 20 August 2014
^Betts, Graham (2004). Complete UK Hit Singles 1952-2004 (1st ed.). London: Collins. p. 422. ISBN0-00-717931-6.
^Songs written by John Sembello, MusicVF.com, Retrieved 20 August 2014
^Obituary, John A. Sembello Stretch Funeral Home, stretchfuneralhome.com, Retrieved 20 August 2014
January 01, 1970
dino, sembello, this, biography, living, person, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, adding, reliable, sources, contentious, material, about, living, persons, that, unsourced, poorly, sourced, must, removed, immediately, from, article, ta. This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Dino amp Sembello news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2024 Learn how and when to remove this message Ralph F Palladino born April 1938 known as Ralph Dino and John Anthony Sembello February 22 1945 May 1 2013 were an American singing and songwriting duo in the early 1970s They recorded one album together which included the original version of the song Pearl s a Singer co written with leading songwriters and record producers Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller and later a hit in the UK for Elkie Brooks Career editDino and Sembello both from Philadelphia co wrote three tracks on The Lovin Spoonful s 1969 album Revelation Revolution 69 and wrote together for The Turtles Sergio Mendes and Tim Hardin They first recorded together in 1970 releasing the single See the Light on the Date label a subsidiary of Columbia Records 1 In 1974 they worked with Leiber and Stoller and released the album Dino amp Sembello on the A amp M label All the songs were jointly credited to Dino Sembello Leiber and Stoller and were produced by Leiber and Stoller The songs included the singles Dancin Jones Jump the Canyon and The Best Thing Pearl s a Singer The Best Thing was recorded by Peggy Lee 2 and became a minor R amp B hit for Billy Eckstine in 1976 The following year Pearl s a Singer was recorded by English singer Elkie Brooks also produced by Leiber and Stoller and reached no 8 on the UK singles chart 3 4 Both Pearl s a Singer and another song from the album Neighborhood featured in the musical revue of Leiber and Stoller s songs Smokey Joe s Cafe 5 From 1979 Ralph Dino worked as a performer and songwriter with pianist Larry DiTommaso 6 They wrote She s Over Me recorded by Teddy Pendergrass in 1981 citation needed and in 1985 wrote Jermaine Jackson s hit Do What You Do which reached no 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 and no 6 on the UK singles chart 7 The recording won a gold record and was recognized by ASCAP as one of the most performed songs of 1985 The pair reunited to perform in 2014 6 Today Dino is also the President of RaRaLa Music 8 John Sembello was the brother of musicians Michael and Danny Sembello He later co wrote the song Eye to Eye with his two brothers and Don Freeman Included on Chaka Khan s 1984 album I Feel for You the song reached no 16 on the UK singles chart in 1985 9 10 John Sembello died in 2013 at the age of 68 11 References edit See the Light 45cat com Retrieved 20 August 2014 Peggy Lee Discography peggyleediscography com Retrieved 20 August 2014 Songs written by Jerry Leiber MusicVF com Retrieved 19 August 2014 Dino amp Sembello Archived 2014 08 21 at the Wayback Machine A amp M Records onamrecords com Retrieved 20 August 2014 Smokey Joe s Cafe Allmusic com Retrieved 20 August 2014 a b A very special night with Dino and DiTommaso Ticketfly com Retrieved 20 August 2014 Songs written by Ralph Dino MusicVF com Retrieved 20 August 2014 Ralph Palladino LinkedIn com Retrieved 20 August 2014 Betts Graham 2004 Complete UK Hit Singles 1952 2004 1st ed London Collins p 422 ISBN 0 00 717931 6 Songs written by John Sembello MusicVF com Retrieved 20 August 2014 Obituary John A Sembello Stretch Funeral Home stretchfuneralhome com Retrieved 20 August 2014 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dino 26 Sembello amp oldid 1202256922, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
