''The Drifters' Golden Hits'' is a 1968 compilation album by

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doo wop/ R&B vocal group

The Drifters The Drifters are several American doo-wop and R&B/soul vocal groups. They were originally formed as a backing group for Clyde McPhatter, formerly the lead tenor of Billy Ward and his Dominoes in 1953. The second group of Drifters, formed in ...

. The collection of the bands' later hits charted at #22 on

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"Black Albums" chart and at #122 on the "Pop Albums" chart. The album was included in Robert Christgau's "Basic Record Library" of 1950s and 1960s recordings, published in '' Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies'' (1981). In 2012, ''

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'' listed the album at #459 in its list of "

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". Originally released on the

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label, the album has been re-released on CD by Atlantic. A Drifters' compilation by the same name was released by Intercontinental records in 1996, but it has a different track listing.

Track listing

Personnel

Performance

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– lead vocals (tracks 1, 3 – 6); backing vocals (track 2) *Johnny Lee Williams – lead vocals (track 2); backing vocals (tracks 3–6) *Rudy Lewis – lead vocals (tracks 7 – 9) * Johnny Moore – lead vocals (tracks 10 – 12) * Charlie Thomas – backing vocals (all tracks) *Dock Green – backing vocals (tracks 1 – 8) *Gene Pearson – backing vocals (tracks 9 – 12) *Elsbeary Hobbs – backing vocals (tracks 1 – 6) *Tommy Evans – backing vocals (tracks 7 – 9) *Johnny Terry – backing vocals (tracks 10 – 12) *Abdul Samad – guitar (tracks 2 – 12) *Reggie Kimber – guitar (track 1)

Other personnel

Doris Troy Doris Troy (born Doris Elaine Higginsen; January 6, 1937 – February 16, 2004) was an American R&B singer and songwriter, known to her many fans as "Mama Soul". Her biggest hit was " Just One Look", a top 10 hit in 1963. Life and career She ...

– additional backing vocals (tracks 5 – 7) *

Dee Dee Warwick Delia Juanita Warrick (September 25, 1942 – October 18, 2008), known professionally as Dee Dee Warwick, was an American soul singer. Born in Newark, New Jersey, she was the sister of singer Dionne Warwick, the niece of Cissy Houston, and a ...

– additional backing vocals (tracks 5 – 7) * Dionne Warwick – additional backing vocals (tracks 5 – 7) * Cissy Houston – additional backing vocals (tracks 5 – 7)

Production

*Stan Applebaum – arranger *

Bert Berns Bertrand Russell Berns (November 8, 1929 – December 30, 1967), also known as Bert Russell and (occasionally) Russell Byrd, was an American songwriter and record producer of the 1960s. His songwriting credits include " Twist and Shout", " Piec ...

– producer *Charlie Brown – liner notes *Ray Ellis – arranger *Loring Eutemey – design * Jerry Leiber – producer *Jonny Meadow – research *Zal Schreiber – mastering *

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– arranger * Mike Stoller – producer * Teacho Wiltshire – arranger

References

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