Drifters, The

Save the Last Dance for Me (6785457)

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Save the Last Dance for Me

Drifters, The

Vinyl Lovers

8436544170572

LPS 149325

6785457

RHYTHM AND BLUES

1

LP 14,98 €

INCLUDES 2 BONUS TRACKS

This special release includes the group's splendid third album, Save the Last Dance for Me (1962), originally issued on Atlantic in 1962, and long unavailable on vinyl. The LP contains selections of previous Atlantic singles, some of them dating back to 1960, such as “Please Stay,” “Jackpot,” “Mexican Divorce,” and the great “I Count the Tears,” among others. These sides were cut by a variety of formations of the group while they were at their apex.

The personnel features different lead singers. Detailed recording information of each session is included inside. Save the Last Dance for Me marks the first LP appearance by the Ben E. King-era Drifters. As was often the case with the group, the record was issued more than a year after King himself had left the group. He was replaced by Rudy Lewis, whose voice is featured on most of the tracks here.

In addition to the original masterpiece, this Vinyl Lovers' edition contains 2 bonus tracks from the same period: the excellent, and underappreciated, “She Never Talked to Me That Way,” and the joyful “Lonely Winds.”

Fusing R&B with doo-wop, pop and soul, these fabulous recordings gives ample proof of The Drifters' genius.

THE DRIFTERS:

BEN. E. KING as BENNY NELSON, RUDY LEWIS, lead tenor vocals)
CHARLIE THOMAS, JOHNNY WILLIAMS, tenor vocals
DOC GREEN, baritone sax
TOMMY EVANS, ELSBEARY HOBBS, bass vocals
BILLY DAVIS, guitar
DORIS TROY, DEE DEE WARWICK, DIONNE WARWICK, additional female vocals,
among others

Recorded in New York, between 1955 and 1961.

SIDE 1

01 SAVE THE LAST DANCE FOR ME
02 I COUNT THE TEARS
03 SOMEBODY NEW DANCIN' WITH YOU
04 JACKPOT
05 NO SWEET LOVIN'
06 SWEETS FOR MY SWEET
07 SHE NEVER TALKED TO ME THAT WAY *

SIDE 2

01 MEXICAN DIVORCE
02 WHEN MY LITTLE GIRL IS SMILING
03 SOME KIND OF WONDERFUL
04 PLEASE STAY
05 NOBODY BUT ME
06 ROOM FULL OF TEARS
07 LONELY WINDS *

* BONUS TRACKS