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The Drifters' debut album didn't appear until 1956, more than a year after Clyde McPhatter had left the group that he founded. Thus, this LP was actually an oldies release from the date of its first appearance, and even more so when it was repackaged in 1958 (a time when McPhatter's solo career was running as hot as a pistol). With McPhatter's high tenor voice featured as the lead on every song (basso Bill Pinkney occasionally stepped forward as well), this release and its title made perfect commercial sense on either date. For fans of the singer or the group, or anyone who wasn't around to buy the singles assembled here when they first came out, this is an awesome collection. Numbers like "Money Honey" became the basic language of rock & roll as surely as anything ever written by Chuck Berry, and soaring soul ballads like "Warm Your Heart" are good to hear in any era. On hot "jump" numbers like "What'cha Gonna Do?," McPhatter uncannily anticipates the sound upon which Jackie Wilson would build his career in the second half of the '50s. In short, this is an album that just didn't stop rocking. Helping out in the endeavor were saxman Sam "The Man" Taylor and guitarist Jimmy Oliver, who shines with some particularly hard-edged playing on "Warm Your Heart."
© Bruce Eder /TiVo
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Jerry Wexler, Producer - Danny Small, Writer - AHMET ERTEGUN, Producer - Ray Ellis, Conductor, Arranger - Clyde McPhatter, Vocals, MainArtist
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactued & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1956 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Jerry Wexler, Producer - The Drifters, MainArtist - AHMET ERTEGUN, Producer - Clyde McPhatter, Lead Vocals - Jimmy Hodges, Writer
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactued & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1954 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Lou Stallman, Writer - Jerry Wexler, Producer - Joe Shapiro, Writer - The Drifters, MainArtist - AHMET ERTEGUN, Producer - Clyde McPhatter, Vocals, MainArtist
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactued & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1956 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Jerry Wexler, Producer - Howard Biggs, Conductor - AHMET ERTEGUN, Producer - Clyde McPhatter, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactued & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1955 Atlantic Recording Corporation
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 Recording Corp. Manufactued & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1954 Atlantic Recording Corporation
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 Recording Corp. Manufactued & 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.
Clyde McPhatter, Vocals - The Drifters & Clyde McPhatter, MainArtist - Ivory Hunter, Writer
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactued & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1958 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Jerry Wexler, Producer - AHMET ERTEGUN, Producer - Clyde McPhatter, Vocals, MainArtist - Carmen Taylor, Writer - Willis Carroll, Writer
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactued & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1955 Atlantic Recording Corporation
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 Recording Corp. Manufactued & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1958 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 Recording Corp. Manufactued & 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, 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 Recording Corp. Manufactued & 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 - 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 Recording Corp. Manufactued & 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 - 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 Recording Corp. Manufactued & 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, Bass - Mike Stoller, Piano - AHMET ERTEGUN, Producer - George Barnes, Guitar - Sam Taylor, Tenor Saxophone - Clyde McPhatter, Vocals, MainArtist - Winfield Scott, Writer - Kenny Burrell, Guitar - Budd Johnson, Baritone Saxophone - Howard Biggs Orchestra, Orchestra - Red Soloman, Trumpet - Steve Lipkins, Trumpet
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactued & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 1958 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Album review
The Drifters' debut album didn't appear until 1956, more than a year after Clyde McPhatter had left the group that he founded. Thus, this LP was actually an oldies release from the date of its first appearance, and even more so when it was repackaged in 1958 (a time when McPhatter's solo career was running as hot as a pistol). With McPhatter's high tenor voice featured as the lead on every song (basso Bill Pinkney occasionally stepped forward as well), this release and its title made perfect commercial sense on either date. For fans of the singer or the group, or anyone who wasn't around to buy the singles assembled here when they first came out, this is an awesome collection. Numbers like "Money Honey" became the basic language of rock & roll as surely as anything ever written by Chuck Berry, and soaring soul ballads like "Warm Your Heart" are good to hear in any era. On hot "jump" numbers like "What'cha Gonna Do?," McPhatter uncannily anticipates the sound upon which Jackie Wilson would build his career in the second half of the '50s. In short, this is an album that just didn't stop rocking. Helping out in the endeavor were saxman Sam "The Man" Taylor and guitarist Jimmy Oliver, who shines with some particularly hard-edged playing on "Warm Your Heart."
© Bruce Eder /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 00:37:14
- Main artists: The Drifters
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Rhino Atlantic
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactued & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing ℗ 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactued & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing
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