… 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 (American singer and songwriter, “King of Soul”)
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
recording of:
(Sittin’ on) the Dock of the Bay
writer:
Steve Cropper and Otis Redding
publisher:
East Publishing Inc., East/Memphis Music Corp., Irving Music (BMI), Irving Music, Inc., Rondor Music (Australia), Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division, Warner Bros. (holding: file NO releases), Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23), Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music), Warner/Chappell Music Japan, Synch division (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), Yamaha Music EH(CM) and Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (holding company – do not use as release label)
2:39
9I Need Your Love
3:19
10Bring It Home to Me
2:34
11Unchained Melody
recording of:
Unchained Melody
publisher:
Hy Zaret
lyricist:
Hy Zaret
composer:
Alex North (US composer)
publisher:
Frank Music Corp. (ended), HZUM Publishing, MPL Communication Ltd. (not for release label use! Paul McCartney-related, London-based company), MPL Communications Australia, MPL Musik Verlags GmbH, North Melody Publishing and Unchained Melody Publishing, LLC
sub-publisher:
日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
part of:
The 28th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
3:35
12When My Little Girl Is Smiling
recording of:
When My Little Girl Is Smiling
writer:
Gerry Goffin and Carole King
2:07
13Feelings
4:10
14Honey Love
recording of:
Honey Love
writer:
Clyde McPhatter and Jerry Wexler
publisher:
P.M.P.C. Inc.
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
4.53:42
16Lonely Minds
recording of:
Lonely Winds
composer:
Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman (US singer, pianist & songwriter)
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