Artist: Archie Bell & The Drells Label: Atlantic Orig. Released: 1969 Catalog No.: LPATLA8226 Condition: Format: LP Retail Price: $ 9.99 (2 available) Quantity: add to cart

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Track Titles 1. I LOVE MY BABY (K. Gamble & T. Bell; World War Three-Downstairs, BMI. 2:39) 2. HOUSTON TEXAS (Gamble, Bell & Martin; World War Three-Downstairs, BMI. 2:37) 3. (There's Gonna Be A) SHOWDOWN (K. Gamble & L. Huff; Downstairs-Double Diamond, BMI. 2:42) 4. GIVING UP DANCING (Gamble, Huff & Martin; Downstairs-Double Diamond, BMI. 2:20) 5. GIRL YOU'RE TOO YOUNG (K. Gamble, T. Bell & A. Bell; World War Three, BMI. 2:22) 6. MAMA DIDN'T TEACH ME THAT WAY (Archie Bell; Cotillion-Orellia, BMI. 2:36) 1. DO THE HAND JIVE (K. Gamble & T. Bell; World War Three, BMI. 2:25) 2. MY BALLOON'S GOING UP (K. Gamble & L. Huff; Assorted, BMI. 2:25) 3. HERE I GO AGAIN (K. Gamble & L. Huff; Assorted, BMI. 2:12) 4. GO FOR WHAT YOU KNOW (Melvin Steals & Mervin Steals; World War Three-Downstairs, BMI. 2:07) 5.GREEN POWER (Steals, Farrow & Steals; World War Three-Downstairs, BMI. 2:21) 6. JUST A LITTLE CLOSER (Archie BelL; Cotillion-Orellia, BMI. 3:21)

Liner Notes ARCHIE BELL & THE DRELLS MADE THEIR DYNAMIC IMPACT ON THE MUSIC SCENE WHEN ATLANTIC RECORDS RELEASED THE GROUP'S FIRST HIT SINGLE, TIGHTEN UP. ACTUALLY THE WORD "HIT" DOESN'T FULLY DESCRIBE THE IMMENSE PROPORTIONS OF THE RECORD. TIGHTEN UP ZOOMED TO THE NUMBER ONE SPOT IN ALL CHARTS, SOLD OVER ONE MILLION COPIES AND STARTED A NATIONAL DANCE CRAZE. YOU JUST CAN'T GET MUCH MORE MILEAGE OUT OF A RECORD THAN THAT. YOU ALL KNOW THE STORY AFTER THE GANG-BUSTERS-LIKE INTRODUCTION TO THE MUSIC FIELD: DO THE CHOO CHOO, I CAN'T STOP DANCING AND (THERE'S GONNA BE A) SHOWDOWN. THE GROUP'S MANAGER, SKIPPER LEE FRAZIER, AND PRODUCTION TEAM GAMBLE & HUFF MOVED THEM ALONG CAREFULLY, AND THEY WENT FROM "MOST PROMISING" TO "TOP INSTRUMENTAL-VOCAL GROUP" IN A PERIOD OF APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR. THEN ARCHIE BELL, ALONE, HAD TO DO A TWO-YEAR GIG WITH THE ARMED FORCES. SKIPPER LEE FRAZIER, HOWEVER, WAS STILL ABLE TO USE ARCHIE ON RECORDING SESSIONS WHENEVER HE COULD GET HOME ON LEAVE; SO THAT THERE WAS NO BREAK IN THE STRING OF HIT RECORDS. THERE WAS, HOWEVER, ONLY A MINIMUM OF PERSONAL APPEARANCES. ARCHIE FINALLY COMPLETED HIS SERVICE CAREER, JUST A COUPLE OF MONTHS IN FACT, BEFORE THE RELEASE OF THIS ALBUM. NOW THAT ARCHIE BELL & THE DRELLS CAN DO PERSONAL APPEARANCES WITH MORE REGULARITY THE GROUP'S CAREER WILL ACCELERATE FASTER THAN EVER. "THERE'S GONNA BE A SHOWDOWN," THEN, IS A VERY SIGNIFICANT ALBUM RELEASE FOR THE GUYS. ON THE LP ARE SEVERAL OF THE GROUP'S RECENT HIT SINGLE RELEASES INCLUDING I LOVE MY BABY AND THE CURRENT SMASH, GIRT YOU'RE TOO YOUNG, WHICH IS CLIMBING THE TRADE PAPER CHARTS SWIFTLY. ALSO, AS LISTENING TO THE ALBUM WILL INDICATE, ARCHIE BELL & THE DRELIS HAVE DEVELOPED A WIDER VARIETY OF DELIVERIES. THE TUNES ARE STILL AS DANCEABLE AS EVER, BUT NOW, IN ADDITION TO THE PATENTED SOCK-IT-TO'EM SOUNDS THE GROUP IS NOTED FOR, THEY WILL ALSO LAY SOMETHING EXTREMELY SMOOTH AND MELLOW ON YOU. WHAT ALL THIS MEANS IS THAT ARCHIE CAME MARCHING HOME AND THE GROUP IS SOUNDING BETTER AND TIGHTER THAN EVER. MAMA DIDN'T TEACH ME THAT WAY & JUST A LITTLE CLOSER WERE ARRANGED BY ARCHIE BELL. DO THE HAND JIVE WAS ARRANGED BY ROLAND CHAMBERS. ALL THE OTHER SELECTIONS WERE ARRANGED BY MARTIN & BELL. ON ALL THE SELECTIONS EXCEPT MAMA DIDN'T TEACH ME THAT WAY & JUST A LITTLE CLOSER THE RHYTHM SECTION CONSISTS OF: NORMAN HARRIS & ROLAND CHAMBERS, GUITARS; BOBBY MARTIN, VIBES; LEON HUFF, PIANO; THOMAS BELL, ORGAN; RONNIE BAKER, BASS; EARL YOUNG, DRUMS & VINCE MONTANA, JR., PERCUSSION. THE ABOVE ARE AUGMENTED BY SAM REED & HIS HORN SECTION AND A STRING SECTION LED BY DON RENAIDO. MAMA DIDN'T TEACH ME THAT WAY & JUST A LITTLE CLOSER WERE RECORDED AT JONES SOUND STUDIO, HOUSTON, TEXAS. RECORDING ENGINEER: BERT FRILOT ALL THE OTHER SELECTIONS WERE RECORDED AT SIGMA SOUND STUDIOS, PHILADELPHIA, PA. RECORDING ENGINEER: JOE TARSIA COVER PHOTO: LOUISE MARTIN COVER DESIGN: HAIG ADISHIAN MAMA DIDN'T TEACH ME THAT WAY & JUST A LITTLE CLOSER WERE PRODUCED BY L. J. F. PRODUCTIONS. ALL THE OTHER SELECTIONS WERE PRODUCED BY GAMBLE-HUFF PRODUCTIONS, INC., "THE SOUND OF PH ILADELPHIA." THIS IS A STEREO RECORDING. FOR BEST RESULTS OBSERVE THE R.I.A.A. HIGH FREQUENCY ROLL-OFF CHARACTERISTIC WITH A 500 CYCLE CROSSOVER. @ 1969 ATLANTIC RECORDING CORPORATION ATLANTIC RECORDING CORPORATION 1841 BROADWAY, NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10023

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