Archie Bell & The Drells The Albums 1968 - 1979 (5-CD Box-Set)

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Archie Bell & The Drells: The Albums 1968 - 1979 (5-CD Box-Set)

(Robinsongs) 78 titres, boîte à couvercle coiffant, livret inclus

CD 1: Tighten Up / I Can't Stop Dancing
CD 2: There's Gonna Be A Showdown / Dance Your Troubles Away
CD 3: Where Will You Go When The Party's Over / Hard Not To Like It
CD 4: Strategy CD 5: Bonus Tracks

The first definitive box set of the complete Archie Bell & The Drells albums, plus an additional disc of bonus tracks.

With accompanying commentary by journalist Charles Waring, who writes for MOJO, Record Collector and uDiscover Music.

Archie Bell was born in Houston, Texas, in 1944 and formed the band The Drells in high school. In the mid-60s, they performed as Archie Bell & The Drells.
At the age of 22, Archie Bell was drafted into the army, but before he was shipped out, his roommate and fellow Drells member Billy Butler came into the room, turned on the radio and started dancing to the music and showing off the latest dance moves. Bell recalls, "I asked him, 'What are you doing?' He said, 'I'm doing the Tighten Up. That cheered me up and made me forget my problems with Uncle Sam. So we decided to write a song about the Tighten Up.

The record was well received and was recorded by Ahmet Ertegun of Atlantic Records, three months after Archie's two-year stint in the U.S. Army.

To capitalize on the success of the single, Atlantic wanted to release an album as soon as possible, but the group didn't have enough unreleased tracks in the can to fill an album. Fortunately, Archie Bell was granted permission to return to the US specifically for the recordings. "I traveled twice from Germany on a weekend pass because we didn't have that much material," he recalls. "I flew to New York, recorded all day on Saturday, got on the plane on Sunday and flew back to Germany before bedtime."
"Tighten Up" went to number 1 on the Hot 100 and earned the group a gold record.
But Archie Bell & The Drells were no flash in the pan, as the group's other notable hits included "(There's Gonna Be A) Showdown", "Dancing To The Music", "I Can't Stop Dancing" and "Here I Go Again" - all hits for Atlantic Records.
After working with legendary producers Gamble & Huff over the years, it made sense to switch to their label Philadelphia International, where they landed further hits such as "Let's Groove", "Soul City Walking" and "Strategy", to name but a few.

Article properties: Archie Bell & The Drells: The Albums 1968 - 1979 (5-CD Box-Set)

Interpret: Archie Bell & The Drells
Album titlle: The Albums 1968 - 1979 (5-CD Box-Set)
Genre R&B, Soul
Artikelart CD
Label Robinsongs
EAN: 5013929956827
weight in Kg 0.11

Bell, Archie - The Albums 1968 - 1979 (5-CD Box-Set) CD 1
01	Tighten Up (Part 1)	Archie Bell & The Drells
02	Tighten Up (Part 2)	Archie Bell & The Drells
03	I Don't Wanna Be A Playboy	Archie Bell & The Drells
04	You're Mine	Archie Bell & The Drells
05	Knock On Wood	Archie Bell & The Drells
06	Give Me Time	Archie Bell & The Drells
07	In The Midnight Hour	Archie Bell & The Drells
08	When You Left Heartache Began	Archie Bell & The Drells
09	A Thousand Wonders	Archie Bell & The Drells
10	A Soldier's Prayer, 1967	Archie Bell & The Drells
11	I Can't Stop Dancing	Archie Bell & The Drells
12	The Dock Of The Bay	Archie Bell & The Drells
13	Do The Choo Choo	Archie Bell & The Drells
14	You're Such A Beautiful Child	Archie Bell & The Drells
15	Monkey Time	Archie Bell & The Drells
16	Do You Feel It?	Archie Bell & The Drells
17	I've Been Trying	Archie Bell & The Drells
18	Jammin' In Houston	Archie Bell & The Drells
19	Love Will Rain On You	Archie Bell & The Drells
20	Sometimes I Wonder	Archie Bell & The Drells

Bell, Archie - The Albums 1968 - 1979 (5-CD Box-Set) CD 2
01	I Love My Baby	Archie Bell & The Drells
02	Houston Texas	Archie Bell & The Drells
03	(There's Gonna Be A) Showdown	Archie Bell & The Drells
04	Giving Up Dancing	Archie Bell & The Drells
05	Girl You're Too Young	Archie Bell & The Drells
06	Mama Didn't Teach Me That Way	Archie Bell & The Drells
07	Do The Hand Jive	Archie Bell & The Drells
08	My Balloon's Going Up	Archie Bell & The Drells
09	Here I Go Again	Archie Bell & The Drells
10	Go For What You Know	Archie Bell & The Drells
11	Green Power	Archie Bell & The Drells
12	Just A Little Closer	Archie Bell & The Drells
13	Let's Groove	Archie Bell & The Drells
14	I Could Dance All Night	Archie Bell & The Drells
15	I Won't Leave You Honey, Never	Archie Bell & The Drells
16	Dance Your Troubles Away	Archie Bell & The Drells
17	The Soul City Walk	Archie Bell & The Drells
18	Let's Go Disco	Archie Bell & The Drells
19	I Love You, But You Don't Even Know It	Archie Bell & The Drells

Bell, Archie - The Albums 1968 - 1979 (5-CD Box-Set) CD 3
01	Don't Let Love Get You Down	Archie Bell & The Drells
02	Where Will You Go When The Party's Over	Archie Bell & The Drells
03	Right Here Is Where I Want To Be	Archie Bell & The Drells
04	Everybody Have A Good Time	Archie Bell & The Drells
05	I Swear You're Beautiful	Archie Bell & The Drells
06	Nothing Comes Easy	Archie Bell & The Drells
07	I Bet I Can Do The Dance You're Doin'	Archie Bell & The Drells
08	Glad You Could Make It	Archie Bell & The Drells
09	Disco Showdown	Archie Bell & The Drells
10	Disco Fever	Archie Bell & The Drells
11	On The Radio	Archie Bell & The Drells
12	It's Hard Not To Like You	Archie Bell & The Drells
13	There's No Other Like You	Archie Bell & The Drells
14	Real Good Feeling	Archie Bell & The Drells
15	I've Been Missing You	Archie Bell & The Drells

Bell, Archie - The Albums 1968 - 1979 (5-CD Box-Set) CD 4
01	Show Me How To Dance	Archie Bell & The Drells
02	I Can't Get Enough Of Your Love	Archie Bell & The Drells
03	How Can I	Archie Bell & The Drells
04	We've Got Something	Archie Bell & The Drells
05	Tighten Up At The Disco	Archie Bell & The Drells
06	Strategy	Archie Bell & The Drells
07	You're The Only One	Archie Bell & The Drells
08	We Got 'um Dancin'	Archie Bell & The Drells

Bell, Archie - The Albums 1968 - 1979 (5-CD Box-Set) CD 5
01	A World Without Music	Archie Bell & The Drells
02	Deal With Him	Archie Bell & The Drells
03	Dog Eat Dog	Archie Bell & The Drells
04	Wrap It Up	Archie Bell & The Drells
05	Don't Let The Music Slip Away	Archie Bell & The Drells
06	Get It From The Bottom	Archie Bell & The Drells
07	I Wish	Archie Bell & The Drells
08	Love At First Sight	Archie Bell & The Drells
09	I Just Want To Fall In Love	Archie Bell & The Drells
10	Archie's In Love	Archie Bell & The Drells
11	Let The World Know You Got Soul	Archie Bell & The Drells
12	I Can't Face You Baby	Archie Bell & The Drells
13	Let's Groove 7" Version	Archie Bell & The Drells
14	The Soul City Walk 7" Version	Archie Bell & The Drells
15	Dancin' Man	Archie Bell & The Drells
16	Old People (The Philadelphia International Allstars)	Archie Bell & The Drells