… At Their Best

~ Release by The Drifters (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

*** STRONG MERGE WARNING ***

Per the back-cover disclaimer made to avoid lawsuits, these are "Original Artist Re-Recordings". Do not ever merge any of these tracks with actual original-Drifters recordings, and if you find acoustIDs "matching" said originals, remove them. If you're feeling ambitious, disambiguate each and every one as a re-recording.

Annotation last modified on 2024-06-21 23:45 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Three Times a Lady
4:19
2If Love Is Wrong I Don’t Want to Be Right
recording of:
(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don’t Want to Be Right
writer:
Homer Banks (soul singer and songwriter), Carl Hampton (pianist, songwriter and producer) and Raymond Jackson (songwriter, guitarist and producer)
publisher:
East/Memphis Music, Irving Music (BMI), ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
3:24
3Brother Louis
3:23
4Night Moves
cover recording of:
Night Moves
lyricist and composer:
Bob Seger
publisher:
Gear Publishing Co (in 1976)
3:01
5Just the Way You Are
5:02
6I Do Believe I’m Falling in Love
2:28
7Cupid
cover recording of:
Cupid
lyricist and composer:
Sam Cooke
publisher:
ABKCO Music Ltd., ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”) and Kags Music Corp.
3:29
8Sittin’ on the Dock of the Bay
2:39
9I Need Your Love
3:19
10Bring It Home to Me
2:34
11Unchained Melody
3:35
12When My Little Girl Is Smiling
2:07
13Feelings
4:10
14Honey Love
2:41
15White Christmas
producer:
Ahmet Ertegun (US American Songwriter, producer) and Jerry Wexler
bass, drums (drum set), piano, tenor saxophone and vibraphone:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1954-02-04)
guitar:
Jimmy Oliver (guitar, Drifters) (on 1954-02-04)
baritone vocals:
Andrew Thrasher (on 1954-02-04)
bass vocals:
Bill Pinkney (on 1954-02-04)
lead vocals:
Clyde McPhatter (on 1954-02-04) and Bill Pinkney (on 1954-02-04)
tenor vocals:
Clyde McPhatter (on 1954-02-04) and Gerhart Thrasher (on 1954-02-04)
performer:
The Drifters (US doo wop/R&B vocal group)
recorded at:
Fulton Recording Studio in New York, New York, United States (on 1954-02-04)
cover recording of:
White Christmas (vocal quartet arrangement, made popular by The Drifters) (on 1954-02-04)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (from 1938 until 1940)
arrangement of:
White Christmas
quotes lyrics from:
Jingle Bells
53:42
16Lonely Minds
2:51
17The Bells of St Mary’s
recording of:
The Bells of St. Mary’s
lyricist:
Douglas Furber (in 1917)
composer:
A. Emmett Adams (in 1917)
3:02
18My Way
5:06