Archie Bell & the Drells Albums 1968-1979 1968 1979 And 5 Disc New CD Box Set

Archie Bell & the Drells Albums 1968-1979 1968 1979 And 5 Disc New CD Box Set

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The first definitive box set of the complete Archie Bell & the Drells albums, plus an additional disc of Bonus Tracks. Archie Bell was born in 1944 and hailed from Houston Texas, he formed the band The Drells at high school. In the mid-60s they were billed as Archie Bell & the Drells. At the age of 22 Archie was drafted into the army, but before he was shipped out his roommate and fellow Drell Billy Butler came in the room, put on the radio, and started dancing to music, showing off the moves of the latest dance craze. Remembered Bell: "I said to him, 'What are you doing?' He said, 'I'm doing the Tighten Up. ' It cheered me up and made me forget about my problems with Uncle Sam. So we decided to write a song about the Tighten Up. " The record took off and was picked up by Ahmet Ertegun of Atlantic Records, three months into Archie's two-year stint in the U. S. Army. In order to capitalise on the single's success, Atlantic wanted an album post-haste, but the group didn't have enough unreleased tracks in the can to fill an album. Luckily, Archie Bell was granted leave to return to the US specifically to record. "I travelled from Germany two times on a weekend pass because we didn't have that much material," he recalled. "I flew to New York, recorded all day Saturday, got on a plane Sunday, and flew back to Germany before reveille. " "Tighten Up" went to #1 on the Hot 100 and earned the group a Gold Disc. But Archie Bell & the Drells were not a flash in the pan, other notable hits for the group were '(There's Gonna Be A) Showdown', 'Dancing To The Music', 'I Can't Stop Dancing' and 'Here I Go Again' all hits on Atlantic Records. Having worked with legendary producers Gamble & Huff over the years it seemed an obvious move to their Philadelphia International label, where they scored more Hits like 'Let's Groove', 'Soul City Walking' and 'Strategy' to name but a few.

- Disc 1 - 1 Tighten Up (Part 1) 2 Tighten Up (Part 2) 3 I Don't Wanna Be a Playboy 4 You're Mine 5 Knock on Wood 6 Give Me Time 7 In the Midnight Hour 8 When You Left Heartache Began 9 A Thousand Wonders 10 A Soldier's Prayer, 1967 11 I Can't Stop Dancing 12 (Sittin' on) the Dock of the Bay 13 Do the Choo Choo 14 You're Such a Beautiful Child 15 Monkey Time 16 Do You Feel It? 17 I've Been Trying 18 Jammin' in Houston 19 Love Will Rain on You 20 Sometimes I Wonder - Disc 2 - 1 I Love My Baby 2 Houston Texas 3 (There's Gonna Be a) Showdown 4 Giving Up Dancing 5 Girl You're Too Young 6 Mama Didn't Teach Me That Way 7 Do the Hand Jive 8 My Balloon's Going Up 9 Here I Go Again 10 Go for What You Know 11 Green Power 12 Just a Little Closer 13 Let's Groove 14 I Could Dance All Night 15 I Won't Leave You Honey, Never 16 Dance Your Troubles Away 17 The Soul City Walk 18 Let's Go Disco 19 I Love You, But You Don't Even Know It - Disc 3 - 1 Don't Let Love Get You Down 2 Where Will You Go When the Party's Over 3 Right Here Is Where I Want to Be 4 Dancin' Man 5 Everybody Have a Good Time 6 I Swear You're Beautiful 7 Nothing Comes Easy 8 I Bet I Can Do the Dance You're Doin' 9 Glad You Could Make It 10 Disco Showdown 11 Disco Fever 12 On the Radio 13 It's Hard Not to Like You 14 There's No Other Like You 15 Real Good Feeling 16 I've Been Missing You - Disc 4 - 1 Show Me How to Dance 2 I Can't Get Enough of Your Love 3 How Can I 4 We've Got Something 5 Tighten Up at the Disco 6 Strategy 7 You're the Only One 8 We Got 'Em Dancin' - Disc 5 - 1 A World Without Music 2 Deal with Him 3 Dog Eat Dog 4 Wrap It Up 5 Don't Let the Music Slip Away 6 Get It from the Bottom 7 I Wish 8 Love at First Sight 9 I Just Want to Fall in Love 10 Archie's in Love 11 Let the World Know You Got Soul 12 I Can't Face You Baby 13 Let's Groove - 7" Version 14 The Soul City Walk - 7" Version 15 Dancin' Man 16 Old People (The Philadelphia International All- Stars)