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The Drifters Album: “Save the Last Dance for Me [Atlantic]”
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Save the Last Dance for Me [Atlantic] |
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Release Date:2005-02-08
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Type:Unknown
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Genre:R&B, Oldies, Doo Wop
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Label:Atlantic
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Explicit Lyrics:Yes
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UPC:081227872465
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Review - :
The first LP appearance by the {$Ben E. King}-era {$Drifters}, as was usually the case with this group, took place more than a year after {$King} himself had left the group, replaced by {$Rudy Lewis} whose voice is featured on most of the tracks here. This album is more unified than its predecessor, which is understandable as it appeared in the wake of a succession of hits utilizing the same core group and the same style of production, mixing strings into an R&B sound and creating something new and attractive that crossed over very easily to pop listeners. {&"When My Little Girl Is Smiling,"} {&"Room Full of Tears,"} and the title track exemplify the sound, but the finest cut here might be {&"Nobody but Me."} A {$Doc Pomus}/{$Mort Shuman}-authored B-side to the title cut, {&"Nobody but Me"} should have been a hit in its own right. Actually, as with prior releases by the group, the album is comprised of single A- and B-sides, including {&"Please Stay,"} {&"Jackpot,"} and {&"Mexican Divorce."} The album also provides a likely explanation for the non-release of the excellent {&"She Never Talked to Me That Way"}: its similarity (especially in the chorus) to another {$Pomus}/{$Shuman} number on this album, {&"Somebody New Dancing With You,"} which was cut earlier and probably precluded the release of {&"She Never Talked to Me That Way"} on a single at the time. ~ Bruce Eder, All Music Guide
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