Dion & the Belmonts were a leading American vocal group of the late 1950s. … Read Full Bio ↴Dion & the Belmonts were a leading American vocal group of the late 1950s. The group formed when Dion DiMucci joined The Belmonts - Carlo Mastrangelo (October 5, 1937 – April 4, 2016), Fred Milano (August 22, 1939 - January 1, 2012), and Angelo D'Aleo - in late 1957.

After an unsuccessful first single, the group were signed to Laurie Records. Their breakthrough came when "I Wonder Why" made # 22 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and the group appeared for the first time on the Dick Clark TV show. They followed it with the ballads "No One Knows" (#19) and "Don't Pity Me" (#40).
This success won Dion and the Belmonts their first major tour in late 1958, with The Coasters, Buddy Holly and Bobby Darin, and this was followed up by the "Winter Dance Party" tour with Holly, Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper. On 2 February 1959, after playing at Clear Lake, Iowa, Dion decided that he could not afford the $36 cost of a flight to the next venue. The plane crashed, and Holly and the other stars were killed. However, the tour continued, with Jimmy Clanton and Bobby Vee being added to the bill.
In March 1959, Dion and the Belmonts’ next single, "A Teenager in Love", was released, making #5 in the Billboard Hot 100 and #28 in the UK Singles Chart, and this was followed by an album, Presenting Dion and the Belmonts. Their biggest hit, "Where or When", was released in November 1959, and reached #3 on the U.S. chart.
However, in early 1960, Dion checked in to hospital for heroin addiction, a problem he had had since his mid-teens. Further single releases for the group that year were less successful, there were musical and financial disputes between Dion and members of the Belmonts, and in October 1960 Dion decided to quit for a solo career. The Belmonts also continued to release records, but with less success.
Dion and the Belmonts reunited in 1966 for the unsuccessful album Together Again on ABC Records, and again in 1972 for a one-off show at Madison Square Garden, recorded and released as a live album.

I'll Remember in the Still of the Night
Dion & The Belmonts Lyrics

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In the still of the night
As I gaze out of my window
At the moon in it's flight
My thoughts all stray, stray to you

In the still of the night
While the world lies in slumber
Oh the times without number

When I say to you

Do you love me
Just like I love you
Are you my life to be
That dream come true
Or will this dream of mine
Will it fade way out of sight

Just like that moon growing dim

Way out on the rim of the hill
In the still of the night

Overall Meaning

“In the Still of the Night” is a doo-wop classic recorded by Dion and the Belmonts in 1956. The song is a ballad, and it describes the thoughts of a person who can’t stop thinking about someone they love. The opening lines “In the still of the night, as I gaze out of my window, at the moon in its flight” set the scene for the rest of the song. The singer is lost in thought, staring at the moon and thinking about the person they love.

The chorus of the song is a plea to the object of the singer’s affection. They want to know whether the other person loves them back, whether they are meant to be together, or whether their dream will fade away. The lines “Do you love me, just like I love you? Are you my life to be, my dream come true?” express the singer's doubts and longing. The final line “in the still of the night” is a reminder that these are thoughts that come to the singer when they are alone, in the quiet of the night. The song captures the urgency and passion of a love that is not yet fulfilled.

I'll Remember in the Still of the NightDion & The Belmonts Lyrics

I'll Remember in the Still of the Night
Dion & The Belmonts Lyrics