The Very Best of the Drifters

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A by-the-numbers, chronological collection that hits all the commercial highlights of the Drifters' Golden Era (1959-64)--after the frequently dazzling early records with Clyde McPhatter, but featuring the consummate vocal stylings of Ben E. King, Rudy Lewis, Johnny Moore, and more on 16 memorable hits. Among the pinnacles: "There Goes My Baby," the record whose unsettling, soaring strings launched the soul era; the romantic perfection of "Save the Last Dance for Me," "This Magic Moment," and the contagiously catchy, Latin-bouncing "Sweets for My Sweet;" and the eternally evocative cityscapes of "Up on the Roof," "Under the Boardwalk," and the stark, gritty "On Broadway." Sleepers include the heartrending Bacharach ballad "Please Stay," "I Count the Tears" (ripped off later on the Grass Roots hit "Let's Live for Today"), and "When My Little Girl Is Smiling," on which strings foreshadow the folk-rock movement. An ideal starter kit on these seminal uptown soul pioneers; those seeking further revelations (and there are plenty of them) are referred to Rockin' & Driftin': The Drifters Box. --Ken Barnes

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Average customer rating: GOOD SONGS AND VALUE Excellent compilation but not remastered The joy of being 'up on the roof ' All mono recordings GREAT CD!!!!!

The Very Best of the Drifters The Drifters Manufacturer: Atlantic / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Doo Wop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music General | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music Classic R&B | R&B | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Oldies & Retro | Rock | Styles | Music Purists | Warner Brothers Records | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Platters - All-Time Greatest Hits The Ultimate Collection The Ultimate Collection The Ultimate Collection Sam Cooke - Greatest Hits ASIN: B0000032ZQ Release Date: 1993-04-20

Tracks:

1. There Goes My Baby
2. (If You Cry) True Love, True Love
3. Dance With Me
4. This Magic Moment
5. Save The Last Dance For Me
6. I Count The Tears
7. Some Kind Of Wonderful
8. Please Stay
9. Sweets For My Sweet
10. When My Little Girl Is Smiling
11. Up On The Roof
12. On Broadway
13. I'll Take You Home
14. Under The Boardwalk
15. I've Got Sand In My Shoes
16. Saturday Night At The Movies

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A by-the-numbers, chronological collection that hits all the commercial highlights of the Drifters' Golden Era (1959-64)--after the frequently dazzling early records with Clyde McPhatter, but featuring the consummate vocal stylings of Ben E. King, Rudy Lewis, Johnny Moore, and more on 16 memorable hits. Among the pinnacles: "There Goes My Baby," the record whose unsettling, soaring strings launched the soul era; the romantic perfection of "Save the Last Dance for Me," "This Magic Moment," and the contagiously catchy, Latin-bouncing "Sweets for My Sweet;" and the eternally evocative cityscapes of "Up on the Roof," "Under the Boardwalk," and the stark, gritty "On Broadway." Sleepers include the heartrending Bacharach ballad "Please Stay," "I Count the Tears" (ripped off later on the Grass Roots hit "Let's Live for Today"), and "When My Little Girl Is Smiling," on which strings foreshadow the folk-rock movement. An ideal starter kit on these seminal uptown soul pioneers; those seeking further revelations (and there are plenty of them) are referred to Rockin' & Driftin': The Drifters Box. --Ken Barnes

Customer Reviews:

GOOD SONGS AND VALUE.......2007-01-12

this cd has a good sound and variety of their greatest hits. you must be a drifter's fan to enjoy this one.

Excellent compilation but not remastered.......2006-09-20

The sound is excellent but this is not a remastered compilation as some reviewers have claimed. It is an AAD recording made from the original singles masters.

The joy of being 'up on the roof '.......2006-06-12

The Drifters have a number of very good songs, including 'Under the Boardwalk' and 'Broadway'.But they have, and this is the reason I am writing this review one of the greatest of all songs of their time, the incredible 'Upon the Roof'.
This song is one which simply lifts the spirit up in tremendous joy. And it is one of those songs which can be heard over and over again without ever seeming to lose its freshness.

All mono recordings.......2006-04-10

I was quite disappointed with this CD and Ben E King's " The Best
Of" because both are mono records. Except when I heard the songs
back then on the radio, on most LP's- released in the 60's-
all of their recordings were in full stereo. The songs are
great, no doubt, but should I have known this before I would
have chosen other "greatest hits" compilations in stereo.

GREAT CD!!!!!.......2006-03-20

I'M A BIG DRIFTERS FAN & THIS CD HAS MANY OF MY FAVORITES. THE ONLY ONE MISSING WAS THE BEN E. KING SONG "STAND BY ME". OTHERWISE THIS WAS A GREAT COLLECTION.

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Very Best of the Drifters The Drifters Manufacturer: Wea International ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music General | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music R&B | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B000IB0EPW Release Date: 2006-10-16

Tracks:

1. Such a Night
2. Ruby Baby
3. Foold Fall in Love
4. There Goes My Baby
5. Dance with Me
6. This Magic Moment
7. Save the Last Dance for Me
8. I Count the Tears
9. Sweets for My Sweet
10. Some Kind of Wonderful
11. Please Stay
12. When My Little Girl Is Smiling
13. Up on the Roof
14. On Broadway
15. Let the Music Play
16. I'll Take You Home
17. Under the Boardwalk
18. Saturday Night at the Movies
19. At the Club
20. Come on Over to My Place
21. Kissin' in the Back Row of the Movies
22. There Goes My First Love
23. Can I Take You Home Little Girl?
24. You're More Than a Number in My Little Red Book

Album Description

24 spellbinding tracks from one of the greatest R&B vocal groups of all time. Features the original recordings of all their hits including 'This Magic Moment', 'Up On The Roof', 'On Broadway', 'Save The Last Dance For Me', 'Ruby Baby' and many others. WMTV. 2006.

Album Details

2006 Issued Single Disc Distillation of the Hits of One of the Greatest R&b/Pop Groups of all Time that Captures all their Greatest Moments Onto One Amazing Compact Disc. Includes Hits Like "There Goes My Baby", "Save the Last Dance for Me", "Ruby Baby", "up on the Roof", "on Broadway", "Under the Boardwalk" and Many More!

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The Very Best of The Drifters The Drifters Manufacturer: Platinum Legends ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music Doo Wop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Greatest Hits ASIN: B0007YSPT2 Release Date: 2006-10-26

Product Description

audio cd; 2003 warner special product; 15 tracks, total play time 39:50.

Average customer rating: Track listing wrong Their seventies recordings Diamonds in the rough

The Very Best of The Drifters Manufacturer: Camden/Wave ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Classic R&B | R&B | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music General | Oldies & Retro | Rock | Styles | Music General | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music R&B | Imports | Stores | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B000024PUM Release Date: 2004-03-31

Tracks:

1. Save The Last Dance For Me
2. There Goes My First Love
3. Kissin In Hte Back Row Of The Movies
4. Down On The Beach Tonight
5. Like Sister And Brother
6. Can I Take You Home Little Girl
7. Youre More Than A Number In My Little Red Book
8. Every Nites A Saturday Night With You
9. Sweet Caroline (Good Times Never Seemed So Good)
10. Love Games
11. Harlem Child
12. Summer In The City
13. The Songs We Used To Sing
14. Something Tells Me (Somethings Gonna Happen Tonight)
15. If I Could Only Start Again
16. Another Lovely Weekend
17. Midnight Cowboy
18. (Theres) Always Something There To Remind Me
19. Dont Cry On The Weekend
20. Hello Happiness

Album Description

20 track best of compilation for the legendary Doo Wop group. Highlights include 'Save The Last Dance For Me', 'Summer In The City', 'Love Games' & 'The Songs We Used To Sing'. 1996 release.

Customer Reviews:

Track listing wrong.......2007-06-12

This is more a note than a review: the track listing given above for this album is wrong. CDDB has the correct tracks, matching what's listed on the CD itself. In other words, if you're looking for "Up On the Roof," this CD does not have the song.

Their seventies recordings .......2005-02-21

There were several phases to the careers of the Drifters, but this compilation focuses on their seventies music. In Britain, they were much more successful in the singles charts than they had been in the sixties, when many of their best songs were hits via British cover versions. Their only major sixties hit in Britain was Save the last dance for me, here represented via a re-recording. A re-issue of At the club / Saturday night at the movie made the UK top three in 1972 and was followed into the top ten by a re-issue of Come on over to my place, though none of those songs is reprised here. In America, it was altogether different - they had plenty of major hits there up to 1965, after which they disappeared almost totally from the singles charts.

Following the success of those re-issues, the Drifters secured a British recording contract on the Bell label. Some of the best British songwriters of the time (Tony Macauley, Roger Cook and Roger Greenaway) provided the Drifters with songs stylistically reminiscent of their sixties hits, updated just enough to suit the customers of the seventies.

Kissing in the back row of the movies, Down on the beach, tonight, Like sister and brother, Can I take you home little girl, There goes my first love, Hello happiness, Every night's a Saturday night with you, Love games and You're more than a number in my little red book all made the British charts, most of them reaching the top ten. This compilation also includes several covers including Sweet Caroline (Neil Diamond), Something tells me (Cilla Black), Always something there to remind me (Sandie Shaw), Summer in the city (Lovin' Spoonful).

This is an excellent collection of the Drifters' seventies recordings.

Diamonds in the rough.......2001-09-09

It has been said (and I largely agree) that the early years of the 1960's, the period between the birth of rock and roll and the coming of the Beatles were mediocre times indeed for popular music. This collection proves that there are exceptions to every rule. The group of studio musicians who recorded these gems as the Drifters kept us all going while we unknowingly awaited the "British Invasion", and these classics stand well the test of time. One has to be careful in selecting "Best of" compilations, rest assured these are the original recordings excellently remastered.

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The Time-Life History of Rock 'n' Roll: Sound of the City 1959-1965 Chuck Jackson , The Cookies , The Essex , Johnny Thunder , The Jelly Beans , Neil Sedaka , The Paris Sisters , Freddie Scott , Maxine Brown , and Dion and the Belmonts Manufacturer: Time Life Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000RJXNF8

Product Description

Tracks & Durations: 1. The Loco-Motion (Little Eva) 2:30 2. Breaking Up Is Hard to Do (Neil Sedaka) 2:17 3. Easier Said Than Done (The Essex) 2:11 4. Up on the Roof (The Drifters) 2:38 5. Don't Say Nothin' Bad (About My Baby) (The Cookies) 2:45 6. I'm Gonna Be Strong (Gene Pitney) 2:14 7. Will You Love Me Tomorrow (The Shirelles) 2:44 8. A Little Bit of Soap (The Jarmels) 2:14 9. One Fine Day (The Chiffons) 2:09 10. Any Day Now (My Wild Beautiful Bird) (Chuck Jackson) 3:27 11. I Love How You Love Me (The Paris Sisters) 2:09 12. Walk Like a Man (The 4 Seasons) 2:18 13. Leader of the Pack (The Shangri-Las) 2:51 14. Tell Him (The Exciters) 2:37 15. Oh No Not My Baby (Maxine Brown) 2:38 16. Stand by Me (Ben E. King) 3:00 17. Loop De Loop (Johnny Thunder) 2:19 18. I Wanna Love Him So Bad (The Jelly Beans) 2:44 19. A Teenager in Love (Dion and the Belmonts) 2:36 20. Walk On By (Dionne Warwick) 2:54 21. Hey, Girl (Freddie Scott) 3:07

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Very Best of the Drifters ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music General | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music R&B | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B00009PBWQ Release Date: 2005-07-12

Album Description

One of the best-known and best-loved R&B vocal groups of all-time, The Drifters were blessed with some great lead singers (Clyde McPhatter & Ben E. King), great songwriters (Leiber & Stoller, Pomus & Shuman) and great producers (Phil Spector, Bert Berns). Despite many personnel changes, they scored an amazing 11 top-20 records between 1959 and 1964, and are still on the oldies touring circuit today. This compilation album contains an excellent sampling of the group's pop classics and showcases their smooth harmonies. Features 16 total tracks including 'There Goes My First Love', 'Hello Happiness', 'Summer In The City', 'Like Sister And Brother', 'Like A Movie I've Seen Before' and more. RCA. 2005.

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Very Best of Ben E King , and Drifters Manufacturer: Eastw ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B00000AP6S Release Date: 1990-06-30

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Very Best of Doo Wop [Import] Various Artists Manufacturer: MVTV (UK) ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | R&B | Styles | Music ASIN: B000NU1ZBU

Product Description

2CD UK import/RARE OUT OF PRINT features the following original tracks : TRACKS Disc 1 1. Frankie Lymon And The Teenagers - Why do fools fall in love 2. Clyde MacPhatter And The Drifters - Money honey 3. The Gladiolas - Little darlin 4. Dion And The Belmonts - A teenager in love 5. The Penguins - Ookey ook 6. Lewis Lymon And The Teenchords - I'm so happy 7. The Marcels - Blue moon 8. The Drifters - Under the boardwalk 9. The Earls - Remember then 10. Little Anthony And The Imperials - Shimmy, shimmy, ko-ko-bop 11. Marvin Gaye - Straighten up and fly right 12. The Penguins - You're an angel 13. The Cuff Links - Guided missiles 14. The Platters - Only you 15. The Flamingos - I only have eyes for you 16. The Five Keys - The glory of love 17. The Skyliners - Since I don't have you 18. The Spaniels - Goodnight sweetheart 19. Don Julian And The Meadowlarks - Always and always 20. Harvey And The Moonglows - Ten commandments of love Disc 2 1. Dion And The Belmonts - I wonder why 2. The Drifters - Up on the roof 3. The Dell Vikings - Come go with me 4. Maurice Williams And The Zodiacs - Stay 5. The Wrens - Come back my love 6. The Chords - Sh-boom 7. The Silhouettes - Get a job 8. The Regents - Barbara-Ann 9. Randy And The Rainbows - Denise 10. The Videos - Trickle, trickle 11. The Monotones - The book of love 12. The Orioles - Crying in the chapel 13. Shep and The Limelites - Daddy's home 14. The Dootones - The day you said goodbye 15. The Chantels - Maybe 16. The Clovers - Devil or angel 17. Little Anthony and The Imperials - Tears on my pillow 18. The Five Satins - In the still of the night 19. The Cameos - Only for you 20. The Platters - The great pretender

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Very Best of the Drifters Drifters Manufacturer: Allegro Corporation ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music ASIN: B000N0TNIC Release Date: 2002-11-25

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Rock 'n' Roll Radio Starring Alan Freed: Live Broadcasts As Heard on CBS Radio in 1956 Alan Freed , Count Basie and His Orchestra , Otis Williams and the Charms , The Chordettes , Gene Vincent , The Platters , Clyde McPhatter , Chuck Berry , La Verne Baker , and Bill Haley and the Comets Manufacturer: Radiola/Sandy Hook Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Classic Rock | Styles | Music ASIN: B000RCHJN2

Product Description

Released in the mid 80's by Radiola/Sandy Hook Records, this CD contains 18 tracks of live early rock 'n' roll performances from the 1956 CBS Radio program "Rock 'n' Roll Dance Party" starring and hosted by Alan Freed AKA The King of Rock 'n' Roll and Count Basie and his orchestra. Songs on this rare CD are: 1. Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers "Why Do Fools Fall in Love?", 2. The Drifters "Ruby Baby", 3. Otis Williams and the Charms "Ivory Tower", 4. The Cleftones "Little Girl of Mine", 5. The Cadillacs "Speedoo", 6. The Chordettes "Mr. Sandman" & "Eddie My Love", 7. Ivory Joe Hunter "I Almost Lost My Mind", 8. Gene Vincent "Hound Dog", 9. Gene Vincent "Bee Bob a Lula", 10. La Verne Baker "Tweedle Dee", 11. Etta James "Dance With Me Henry", 12. The Platters "The Magic Touch", 13. The Platters "My Prayer", 14. Clyde McPhatter "The Treasure of Love", 15. Chuck Berry "Maybeline", 16. Chuck Berry "Roll Over Beethoven", 17. The Penguins "Earth Angel", and 18. Bill Haley and the Comets "Rock Around the Clock". Almost an hour or rare live classic rock 'n' roll!

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