The Drifters - The Drifters' Golden Hits (Mono, Clear vinyl)
COMPILATION
The Drifters:
- Ben E. King - lead vocals (A1, A3-6); backing vocals (A2) [click here to see more vinyl featuring Ben E. King]
- Johnny Lee Williams - lead vocals (A2); backing vocals (A3-6)
- Rudy Lewis - lead vocals (B1-3)
- Johnny Moore - lead vocals (B4-6)
- Charlie Thomas - backing vocals (all tracks)
- Dock Green - backing vocals (A1 to B2)
- Gene Pearson - backing vocals (B3-6)
- Elsbeary Hobbs - backing vocals (A1 - 6)
- Tommy Evans - backing vocals (B1-3)
- Johnny Terry - backing vocals (B4-6)
- Abdul Samad - guitar (A2 to B6)
- Reggie Kimber - guitar (A1)
Other personnel:
- Doris Troy - additional backing vocals (A5 to B1)
- Dee Dee Warwick - additional backing vocals (A5 to B1)
- Dionne Warwick - additional backing vocals (A5 to B1) [click here to see more vinyl featuring Dionne Warwick]
- Cissy Houston - additional backing vocals (A5 to B1)
Arranged by Stan Applebaum (A1-6), Ray Ellis (B1-3), Gary Sherman (B4), Teacho Wilshire (B5-6)
Written by Benjamin Nelson (A1), George Treadwell (A1), Lover Patterson (A1), Doc Pomus (A2, A4-6), Mort Shuman (A2, A4-6), Elmo Glick (A3), George Treadwell (A3), Irving Nahan (A3), Lewis Lebish (A3), Gerry Goffin (B1-2), Carole King (B1-2), Jerry Leiber (B3),Mike Stoller (B3), Cynthia Weil (B3), Barry Mann (B3), Arthur Resnick (B4-5), Kenny Young (B4-5), Barry Mann (B6), Cynthia Weil (B6)
1 LP, standard sleeve
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : Clear
Speed : 33 RPM
Size : 12'’
Mono
Studio
Record Press : unspecified
Label : Atlantic
Original Label : Atlantic
Produced by Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller (A1-6, B1-3), Bert Berns (B4-6)
Lacquer cut by Kevin Gray
Liner Notes by Charlie Brown
Reissued in June 2021
Tracks :
Side A:
- There Goes My Baby
- (If You Cry) True Love, True Love
- Dance With Me
- This Magic Moment
- Save The Last Dance For Me
- I Count The Tears
Side B:
- Some Kind Of Wonderful
- Up On The Roof
- On Broadway
- Under The Boardwalk
- I've Got Sand In My Shoes
- Saturday Night At The Movies
Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time - Ranked 459
Reviews :
The Drifters are part of an exclusive fraternity, as a group that managed to carve out a place for themselves in the R&B firmament and also define that music, not only at its inception as a national chart phenomenon in the early '50s but also in the decade that followed. They can claim a unique place in popular music history, as a major R&B group founded at the instigation of a record-label chief.