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This is a repackaged and re-sequenced version of the similarly titled 1988 Atlantic double CD, containing the 40 songs recorded by the early Drifters in their Clyde McPhatter, David Baughan, and Johnny Moore eras -- and it's as fine a body of rhythm & blues-cum-rock & roll as you'll ever find. The work runs from the ethereal, soulful balladry ("Gone") to bluesy laments ("Don't Dog Me") and distinctive reinterpretations of classic songs ("White Christmas," "The Bells of St. Mary's") to out and out rock & roll ("Money Honey," "Let the Boogie Woogie Roll," "Bip Bam"), with lots of classic moments and songs. Certainly Clyde McPhatter never cut better music than the 20 tracks he did with the Drifters, all laid out on disc one. Their string of hits was unbroken by the arrival of Johnny Moore, so the second disc in this set is as enjoyable as the first. The improvement to this set over the original includes a bigger typeface for the notes, and the altered sequencing, which puts everything in order of recording, not release, thus, presenting the way the group evolved, step by step and song by song. The sound, in addition to showing off the group's extraordinary vocal prowess, also highlights the playing of guitarist Mickey Baker and saxman Sam "The Man" Taylor.
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Jerry Wexler, Producer - The Drifters, MainArtist - AHMET ERTEGUN, Producer - Clyde McPhatter, Lead Vocals, Writer, FeaturedArtist
© 2005 Atlantic Records Inc. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1953 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Jerry Wexler, Producer - The Drifters, MainArtist - AHMET ERTEGUN, Producer - Mickey Baker, Guitar - Sam Taylor, Tenor Saxophone - Jesse Stone, Piano, Writer - Clyde McPhatter, Lead Vocals - Bill Pinkney, Baritone Vocals - Walter Adams, Guitar - Willie Ferbie, Bass Vocals
© 2005 Atlantic Records Inc. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1953 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Jerry Wexler, Producer - The Drifters, MainArtist - AHMET ERTEGUN, Producer - Clyde McPhatter, FeaturedArtist - Andrew Thrasher, Vocals - Gerhart Thrasher, Vocals - Bill Pinkney, Vocals - Terry Parker, Composer, Writer
© 2005 Atlantic Records Inc. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1953 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Jerry Wexler, Producer, Writer - The Drifters, MainArtist - AHMET ERTEGUN, Producer, Writer - Clyde McPhatter, Lead Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Andrew Thrasher, Vocals - Gerhart Thrasher, Vocals - Bill Pinkney, Vocals - Willie Ferbee, Vocals
© 2005 Atlantic Records Inc. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1953 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Jerry Wexler, Producer - The Drifters, MainArtist - AHMET ERTEGUN, Producer - Clyde McPhatter, Lead Vocals - Andrew Thrasher, Vocals - Gerhart Thrasher, Vocals - Bill Pinkney, Vocals - Eloise Hinds, Writer - Willie Ferbee, Vocals
© 2005 Atlantic Records Inc. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1953 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Jerry Wexler, Producer - LINCOLN CHASE, Writer - Lloyd Trotman, Upright Bass - The Drifters, MainArtist - AHMET ERTEGUN, Producer - Connie Kay, Drums - Mickey Baker, Guitar - Sam Taylor, Tenor Saxophone - Clyde McPhatter, Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Andrew Thrasher, Vocals - Gerhart Thrasher, Vocals - Dick Hyman, Piano - Bill Pinkney, Vocals
© 2005 Atlantic Records Inc. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1954 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Jerry Wexler, Producer, Writer - Lloyd Trotman, Upright Bass - AHMET ERTEGUN, Producer, Writer - Connie Kay, Drums - Mickey Baker, Guitar - Sam Taylor, Saxophone - Clyde McPhatter, Vocals - Andrew Thrasher, Vocals - Gerhart Thrasher, Vocals - Jimmy Oliver, Guitar - The Drifters & Clyde McPhatter, MainArtist - T. Dowd, Writer - Bill Pinkney, Vocals
© 2005 Atlantic Records Inc. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1958 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Jerry Wexler, Producer, Writer - The Drifters, MainArtist - AHMET ERTEGUN, Producer, Writer - Clyde McPhatter, Lead Vocals
© 2005 Atlantic Records Inc. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1953 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Jerry Wexler, Producer - Lloyd Trotman, Upright Bass - The Drifters, MainArtist - AHMET ERTEGUN, Producer - Connie Kay, Drums - Mickey Baker, Guitar - Sam Taylor, Saxophone - Clyde McPhatter, FeaturedArtist - Charles Calhoun, Writer
© 2005 Atlantic Records Inc. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1953 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Jerry Wexler, Producer - Lloyd Trotman, Bass Guitar - The Drifters, Vocals, MainArtist - AHMET ERTEGUN, Producer, Writer - Connie Kay, Drums - Mickey Baker, Guitar - Sam Taylor, Tenor Saxophone - Clyde McPhatter, Vocals, MainArtist - Dick Hyman, Piano
© 2005 Atlantic Records Inc. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1953 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Jerry Wexler, Producer, Writer - Lloyd Trotman, Upright Bass - The Drifters, MainArtist - AHMET ERTEGUN, Producer - Connie Kay, Drums - Mickey Baker, Guitar - Sam Taylor, Tenor Saxophone - Clyde McPhatter, Composer, Writer, FeaturedArtist - Dick Hyman, Piano - Gerry Wexler, Composer
© 2005 Atlantic Records Inc. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1953 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Jerry Wexler, Producer - Lloyd Trotman, Upright Bass - The Drifters, MainArtist - AHMET ERTEGUN, Producer - Connie Kay, Drums - Mickey Baker, Guitar - Sam Taylor, Tenor Saxophone - Clyde McPhatter, FeaturedArtist - Irving Berlin, Writer - Andrew Thrasher, Vocals - Gerhart Thrasher, Vocals - Bill Pinkney, FeaturedArtist
© 2005 Atlantic Records Inc. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1953 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Jerry Wexler, Producer - Lloyd Trotman, Upright Bass - The Drifters, MainArtist - AHMET ERTEGUN, Producer - Connie Kay, Drums - Mickey Baker, Guitar - TOM DOWD, RecordingEngineer - Sam Taylor, Saxophone - Clyde McPhatter, Lead Vocals - Dennis King, Masterer - Andrew Thrasher, Vocals - Gerhart Thrasher, Vocals - Douglas Furber, Writer - Bill Pinkney, Vocals - A. Emmett Adams, Writer
© 2005 Atlantic Records Inc. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1954 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Jerry Wexler, Producer - Julius Dixon, Writer - The Drifters, MainArtist - AHMET ERTEGUN, Producer - Clyde McPhatter, Vocals - Andrew Thrasher, Vocals - Gerhart Thrasher, Vocals - Bill Pinkney, Vocals
© 2005 Atlantic Records Inc. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1963 Atlantic Recording Corp.
Jerry Wexler, Producer, Writer - The Drifters, MainArtist - AHMET ERTEGUN, Producer, Writer - Clyde McPhatter, Vocals - Andrew Thrasher, Vocals - Gerhart Thrasher, Vocals - Bill Pinkney, Vocals
© 2005 Atlantic Records Inc. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1963 Atlantic Recording Corp.
Jerry Wexler, Producer - The Drifters, MainArtist - AHMET ERTEGUN, Producer - Clyde McPhatter, Lead Vocals - Jimmy Hodges, Writer
© 2005 Atlantic Records Inc. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1954 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Jerry Wexler, Producer, Writer - The Drifters, MainArtist - AHMET ERTEGUN, Producer, Writer - Clyde McPhatter, Vocals - Andrew Thrasher, Vocals - Gerhart Thrasher, Vocals - Bill Pinkney, Vocals
© 2005 Atlantic Records Inc. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1963 Atlantic Recording Corp.
Jerry Wexler, Producer - Clyde McPhatter, Vocals - Dennis King, Masterer - Andrew Thrasher, Vocals - Gerhart Thrasher, Vocals - Winfield Scott, Writer - The Drifters & Clyde McPhatter, MainArtist - Bill Pinkney, Vocals
© 2005 Atlantic Records Inc. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1954 Atlantic Recording Corp
Jerry Wexler, Producer - AHMET ERTEGUN, Producer - Clyde McPhatter, Vocals - Andrew Thrasher, Vocals - Gerhart Thrasher, Vocals - Winfield Scott, Writer - The Drifters & Clyde McPhatter, MainArtist - Bill Pinkney, Vocals
© 2005 Atlantic Records Inc. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1954 Atlantic Recording Corp
Jerry Wexler, Producer - The Drifters, MainArtist - AHMET ERTEGUN, Producer - Clyde McPhatter, Lead Vocals, Writer - Andrew Thrasher, Vocals - Gerhart Thrasher, Vocals - Bill Pinkney, Vocals
© 2005 Atlantic Records Inc. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1954 Atlantic Recording Corporation
DISC 2
The Drifters, MainArtist - AHMET ERTEGUN, Producer - Andrew Thrasher, Baritone Vocals - Gerhart Thrasher, Tenor Vocals - Jimmy Oliver, Guitar - Dossie Terry, Writer - Bobby Hendricks, Lead Vocals - Bill Pinkney, Bass Vocals, Lead Vocals
© 2005 Atlantic Records Inc. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1958 Atlantic Recording Corporation
The Drifters, MainArtist - AHMET ERTEGUN, Producer - Ray Ellis, Arranger - Andrew Thrasher, Vocals - Gerhart Thrasher, Vocals - Jimmy Oliver, Guitar - David Baughn, Vocals - David Baughan, Writer - James Oliver, Writer - Bobby Hendricks, Vocals - Bill Pinkney, Vocals, Writer
© 2005 Atlantic Records Inc. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1958 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Jerry Wexler, Producer - The Drifters, MainArtist - AHMET ERTEGUN, Producer - Plas Johnson, Tenor Saxophone - Andrew Thrasher, Baritone Vocals - Jimmy Oliver, Guitar - JOHNNY MOORE, Lead Vocals - Buck Ram, Writer - Bobby Hendricks, Tenor Vocals - Bill Pinkney, Bass Guitar
© 2005 Atlantic Records Inc. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1955 Atlantic Recording Corporation
The Drifters, MainArtist - Andrew Thrasher, Vocals - Gerhart Thrasher, Vocals - Jimmy Oliver, Guitar, Writer - JOHNNY MOORE, Vocals - Nesuhi Ertegun, Producer - Bill Pinkney, Vocals
© 2005 Atlantic Records Inc. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1955 Atlantic Recording Corporation
The Drifters, MainArtist - AHMET ERTEGUN, Producer - Ray Ellis, Arranger - Buddy Lucas, Writer - Andrew Thrasher, Baritone Vocals - Gerhart Thrasher, Tenor Vocals - Jimmy Oliver, Guitar - David Baughn, Lead Vocals - Bill Pinkney, Bass Vocals
© 2005 Atlantic Records Inc. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1955 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Jerry Wexler, Producer - Jerry Leiber, Composer, Writer - Mike Stoller, Composer, Writer - The Drifters, MainArtist - AHMET ERTEGUN, Producer - Plas Johnson, Tenor Saxophone
© 2005 Atlantic Records Inc. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1956 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Jerry Wexler, Producer - The Drifters, MainArtist - Andrew Thrasher, Vocals - Gerhart Thrasher, Vocals - Jimmy Oliver, Vocals, Writer - JOHNNY MOORE, Vocals - Nesuhi Ertegun, Producer - Bobby Hendricks, Vocals - Bill Pinkney, Vocals
© 2005 Atlantic Records Inc. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1955 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Jerry Wexler, Producer - AHMET ERTEGUN, Producer - Andrew Thrasher, Vocals - Gerhart Thrasher, Vocals - JOHNNY MOORE, Vocals - The Drifters & Clyde McPhatter, MainArtist - D. Marrick, Writer - Bill Pinkney, Vocals
© 2005 Atlantic Records Inc. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1954 Atlantic Recording Corp
Jerry Wexler, Producer - The Drifters, MainArtist - AHMET ERTEGUN, Producer - Andrew Thrasher, Baritone Vocals - Gerhart Thrasher, Tenor Vocals - JOHNNY MOORE, Lead Vocals - Bill Pinkney, Bass Vocals - Kadish Millet, Writer
© 2005 Atlantic Records Inc. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1958 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Jerry Wexler, Producer - The Drifters, MainArtist - AHMET ERTEGUN, Producer - Andrew Thrasher, Vocals - Gerhart Thrasher, Vocals - Otis Blackwell, Writer - JOHNNY MOORE, Vocals - Bill Pinkney, Vocals - Audrick Gladstone, Writer
© 2005 Atlantic Records Inc. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1954 Atlantic Recording Corp
Jerry Wexler, Producer - The Drifters, MainArtist - AHMET ERTEGUN, Producer - Andrew Thrasher, Baritone Vocals - Gerhart Thrasher, Tenor Vocals - JOHNNY MOORE, Lead Vocals - Bill Pinkney, Bass Vocals - Jan Rudy, Writer
© 2005 Atlantic Records Inc. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1958 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Jerry Wexler, Producer - The Drifters, MainArtist - AHMET ERTEGUN, Producer - Jesse Stone, Writer - Andrew Thrasher, Baritone Vocals - Gerhart Thrasher, Tenor Vocals - JOHNNY MOORE, Lead Vocals - Bill Pinkney, Bass Vocals
© 2005 Atlantic Records Inc. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1958 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Jerry Wexler, Producer - The Drifters, MainArtist - AHMET ERTEGUN, Producer - Gerhart Thrasher, Tenor Vocals - Jimmy Oliver, Guitar, Writer - Tommy Evans, Bass Vocals - JOHNNY MOORE, Lead Vocals - Charlie Hughes, Baritone Vocals
© 2005 Atlantic Records Inc. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1958 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Jerry Wexler, Producer - Jerry Leiber, Composer, Writer - Mike Stoller, Composer, Writer - The Drifters, Vocals, MainArtist - AHMET ERTEGUN, Producer - JESSE POWELL, Saxophone
© 2005 Atlantic Records Inc. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1956 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Jerry Wexler, Producer - The Drifters, MainArtist - AHMET ERTEGUN, Producer, Writer - Gerhart Thrasher, Tenor Vocals - Jimmy Oliver, Guitar - Tommy Evans, Bass Vocals - JOHNNY MOORE, Lead Vocals - Wilbert Smith, Writer - Charlie Hughes, Baritone Vocals
© 2005 Atlantic Records Inc. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1958 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
John Jennings, Writer - Jerry Wexler, Producer - The Drifters, MainArtist - AHMET ERTEGUN, Producer - Gerhart Thrasher, Tenor Vocals - Jimmy Oliver, Guitar - Tommy Evans, Vocals - JOHNNY MOORE, Lead Vocals - Ted Brooks, Writer - Charles Hughes, Baritone Vocals
© 2005 Atlantic Records Inc. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1958 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Jerry Wexler, Producer - Norman Petty, Writer - The Drifters, MainArtist - AHMET ERTEGUN, Producer - Gerhart Thrasher, Tenor Vocals - Jimmy Oliver, Guitar - Tommy Evans, Bass Vocals - JOHNNY MOORE, Lead Vocals - Terry Noland, Writer - Charlie Hughes, Baritone Vocals
© 2005 Atlantic Records Inc. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1958 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Jerry Wexler, Producer - AHMET ERTEGUN, Producer - Chuck Willis, Writer - Gerhart Thrasher, Tenor Vocals - Jimmy Oliver, Guitar - Tommy Evans, Bass Vocals - JOHNNY MOORE, Lead Vocals - The Drifters & Clyde McPhatter, MainArtist - Charlie Hughes, Baritone Vocals
© 2005 Atlantic Records Inc. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1954 Atlantic Recording Corp
Jerry Leiber, Producer, Writer - Mike Stoller, Producer, Writer - The Drifters, MainArtist - Ray Ellis, Arranger - Gerhart Thrasher, Tenor Vocals - Jimmy Oliver, Guitar - Tommy Evans, Bass Vocals - Bobby Hendricks, Lead Vocals - Jimmy Millinder, Baritone Vocals
© 2005 Atlantic Records Inc. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1964 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Jerry Leiber, Producer - Mike Stoller, Producer - The Drifters, MainArtist - Ray Ellis, Arranger - Gerhart Thrasher, Tenor Vocals - Jimmy Oliver, Guitar - Tommy Evans, Lead Vocals - Bobby Hendricks, Lead Vocals - Biff Jones, Writer - Chuck Meyer, Writer - Jimmy Millinder, Baritone Vocals
© 2005 Atlantic Records Inc. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1958 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Album review
This is a repackaged and re-sequenced version of the similarly titled 1988 Atlantic double CD, containing the 40 songs recorded by the early Drifters in their Clyde McPhatter, David Baughan, and Johnny Moore eras -- and it's as fine a body of rhythm & blues-cum-rock & roll as you'll ever find. The work runs from the ethereal, soulful balladry ("Gone") to bluesy laments ("Don't Dog Me") and distinctive reinterpretations of classic songs ("White Christmas," "The Bells of St. Mary's") to out and out rock & roll ("Money Honey," "Let the Boogie Woogie Roll," "Bip Bam"), with lots of classic moments and songs. Certainly Clyde McPhatter never cut better music than the 20 tracks he did with the Drifters, all laid out on disc one. Their string of hits was unbroken by the arrival of Johnny Moore, so the second disc in this set is as enjoyable as the first. The improvement to this set over the original includes a bigger typeface for the notes, and the altered sequencing, which puts everything in order of recording, not release, thus, presenting the way the group evolved, step by step and song by song. The sound, in addition to showing off the group's extraordinary vocal prowess, also highlights the playing of guitarist Mickey Baker and saxman Sam "The Man" Taylor.
© Bruce Eder /TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 40 track(s)
- Total length: 01:44:30
- Main artists: The Drifters
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Rhino Atlantic
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2005 Atlantic Records Inc. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 2005 Atlantic Records Inc. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing.
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