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"Save the Last Dance for Me" is a song written by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman, first recorded in 1960 by American musical group the Drifters with Ben E. King on lead vocals. It has since been covered by several artists, including the DeFranco Family , Dolly Parton , and Michael Bublé .
In 2008, Swedish band Drifters recorded the song on the album Tycker om dig: Svängiga låtar från förr. [8] In 2013, British vocal group The Overtones recorded the song on their album, also called Saturday Night at the Movies. [9] In 2017, English singer Joe McElderry recorded the song on his #10 album, also titled Saturday Night at the Movies.
Benjamin Earl King [1] (né Nelson; September 28, 1938 – April 30, 2015) was an American soul and R&B singer and songwriter. He rose to prominence as one of the principal lead singers of the R&B vocal group the Drifters, notably singing the lead vocals on three of their biggest hit singles "There Goes My Baby", "This Magic Moment", and "Save the Last Dance for Me" (their only US No. 1 hit).
"Dance with Me" followed and then "This Magic Moment" [17] (number 16 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1960). "Save the Last Dance for Me" reached number one on the U.S. pop charts and number two in the UK. It was followed by "I Count the Tears". This version of the Drifters was inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 2000 as Ben E. King and ...
The Drifters 16 4 - 1968: Jay & the Americans, #6 pop 1976: Richard Roundtree, #90 R&B 1989: Rick James, #74 R&B "Lonely Winds" The Drifters 54 9 - "A Mess of Blues" Elvis Presley: 32 - 2 1983: Status Quo, #15 UK "Save the Last Dance for Me" The Drifters 1 1 2 1974: The DeFranco Family, #18 pop 1979: The Drifters, #69 UK (reissue)
"I Count the Tears" is a song written by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman and performed by The Drifters, with Ben E. King singing lead. [2] In 1960, the track reached No. 6 on the U.S. R&B chart, No. 17 on the U.S. pop chart, and No. 28 on the UK Singles Chart. [3] It was featured on their 1962 album, Save the Last Dance for Me. [4]
Single by The Drifters; from the album Save the Last Dance for Me ; B-side "Mexican Divorce" Released: February 1962: Recorded: October 26, 1961: Studio: Atlantic Studios, New York City, U.S. Genre: Pop: Length: 2: 31: Label: Atlantic 45-2134: Songwriter(s) Gerry Goffin and Carole King: Producer(s) Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller: The Drifters ...
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 Hits (compilation) 122 33 26 1971 Their ...