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The Drifters [4] (1964) 3."Dance with Me" Lewis Lebish, Jerry Leiber, Irving Nahan, Mike Stoller, Treadwell 2:26 The Drifters' Greatest Hits #2 "Black Singles" #17 UK Singles [5] 4."This Magic Moment" Pomus, Shuman 2:30 The Drifters' Greatest Hits #4 "Black Singles" 5."Save the Last Dance for Me" Pomus, Shuman 2:30 The Drifters' Greatest Hits
Greatest Hits (compilation) — — — 1962 Save the Last Dance for Me — — — 1963 Up on the Roof – The Best of the Drifters (compilation) 110 — 12 BPI: Gold [3] 1964 Under the Boardwalk [A] 40 — — 1965 The Good Life with the Drifters: 103 — — 1966 I'll Take You Where the Music's Playing — — — 1968 The Drifters Golden ...
The Drifters are an American pop and R&B/soul vocal group. They were originally formed as a backing group for Clyde McPhatter, formerly the lead tenor of Billy Ward and his Dominoes in 1953. The second group of Drifters, formed in 1959 and led by Ben E. King, were originally an up-and-coming group named The Five Crowns. After 1965, members ...
"Dance with Me" is a song written by Lewis Lebish and Elmo Glick and performed by The Drifters with Ben E. King singing lead. [1] In 1959, the track reached No. 2 on the U.S. R&B chart, No. 15 on the U.S. pop chart, and No. 17 on the UK Singles Chart. [2] It was featured on their 1960 album, The Drifters' Greatest Hits. [3]
"Lonely Winds" is a song written by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman and performed by The Drifters. The recording features Ben E. King on the lead vocals. [1] In 1960, the track reached No. 9 on the U.S. R&B chart and No. 54 on the U.S. pop chart. [2] It was featured on their 1960 album, The Drifters' Greatest Hits. [3]
The melodic title riff was used in the Drifters version of "Under the Boardwalk", which is heard before the chorus of the song. [citation needed] In April 2010, The Drifters' "Up on the Roof" was named number 114 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time list. [6] It is one of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock ...
"(If You Cry) True Love, True Love" is a song written by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman and performed by The Drifters. [1] In 1959, the track reached No. 5 on the U.S. R&B chart and No. 33 on the U.S. pop chart. [2] It was featured on their 1960 album, The Drifters' Greatest Hits. [3]
Eleven Best is a Ben E. King compilation album. This set was released by Cleopatra Records, which has not released any of King's albums to date. This collection includes a special Drifters Medley, which combines several songs from King's days with the Drifters.