Very Best of the Drifters [Import]

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Product 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.

Very Best of the Drifters,Drifters,Soul/R & B

Tracks:

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
Some Kind Of Wonderful
Please Stay
Sweets For My Sweet
When My Little Girl Is Smiling
Up On The Roof
On Broadway
I'll Take You Home
Under The Boardwalk
I've Got Sand In My Shoes
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:

Absolutely Beautiful Music.......2007-08-01

As far as I'm concerned songs numbered 1, 4, 5, 11, 12, and 14 are, in themselves, enough to make this CD a bargain for the listed price. Anything else you may like is an added bonus. Great voices and great music to play over and over again.

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.

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Very Best of the Drifters
The Drifters
Manufacturer: Wea International
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000IB0EPW
Release Date: 2006-10-16

Tracks:

Such a Night
Ruby Baby
Foold Fall in Love
There Goes My Baby
Dance with Me
This Magic Moment
Save the Last Dance for Me
I Count the Tears
Sweets for My Sweet
Some Kind of Wonderful
Please Stay
When My Little Girl Is Smiling
Up on the Roof
On Broadway
Let the Music Play
I'll Take You Home
Under the Boardwalk
Saturday Night at the Movies
At the Club
Come on Over to My Place
Kissin' in the Back Row of the Movies
There Goes My First Love
Can I Take You Home Little Girl?
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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Very Best of Doo Wop [Import]
Various Artists
Manufacturer: MVTV (UK)
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000NU1ZBU

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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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The Very Best of The Drifters
The Drifters
Manufacturer: Platinum Legends
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0007YSPT2
Release Date: 2006-10-26

Product Description

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

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Track listing wrong
Their seventies recordings
Diamonds in the rough

The Very Best of The Drifters

Manufacturer: Camden/Wave
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000024PUM
Release Date: 2004-03-31

Tracks:

Save The Last Dance For Me
There Goes My First Love
Kissin In Hte Back Row Of The Movies
Down On The Beach Tonight
Like Sister And Brother
Can I Take You Home Little Girl
Youre More Than A Number In My Little Red Book
Every Nites A Saturday Night With You
Sweet Caroline (Good Times Never Seemed So Good)
Love Games
Harlem Child
Summer In The City
The Songs We Used To Sing
Something Tells Me (Somethings Gonna Happen Tonight)
If I Could Only Start Again
Another Lovely Weekend
Midnight Cowboy
(Theres) Always Something There To Remind Me
Dont Cry On The Weekend
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.

The Time-Life History of Rock 'n' Roll: Sound of the City 1959-1965

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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

Rock 'n' Roll Radio Starring Alan Freed: Live Broadcasts As Heard on CBS Radio in 1956

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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

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ASIN: B000RCHJN2

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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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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 the Drifters

ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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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 the Drifters
Drifters
Manufacturer: Allegro Corporation
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000N0TNIC
Release Date: 2002-11-25

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