ARCHIE BELL & THE DRELLS

[Energyguy]

I have an 80`s recording by called LOOK BACK OVER YOUR SHOULDER... Its not bad at all. Can anyone tell me more about this group - have they had many hits ?

[Davicillo]

Hi Neil,
Archie Bell & The Drells had been around some time before that. They started to hit the 'big time' in 1968 when 'Tighten up' was a huge US hit. At that time they were on Atlantic. In the early 70s they moved to Philly Int.
Some of there better known hits UK wise are;
Tighten up, Soul City Walk, Here I go again, I can't stop dancing, There's gonna be a showdown & let's groove.

[Energyguy]

Hi Neil,
Archie Bell & The Drells had been around some time before that. They started to hit the 'big time' in 1968 when 'Tighten up' was a huge US hit. At that time they were on Atlantic. In the early 70s they moved to Philly Int.
Some of there better known hits UK wise are;
Tighten up, Soul City Walk, Here I go again, I can't stop dancing, There's gonna be a showdown & let's groove.

Hi Dave !
I will have to lok for a "best of" CD....

[shenkin2001]

:roll:
Look Back Over was released in 1987 and all songs in Best CD
was recorded early and I think it's different music and I know that this group still active in "beach music"scene, but Look Back
one of latest releases...

[originalbigm]

Archie Bell & The Drells were part of the Gamble & Huff stable in the mid 70's.Backed by MFSB with songs written by McFadden & Whitehead and Bunny Sigler they produced some great songs such as Where Will You Go When The Party's Over,Everybody Have A Good Time,I Could Dance All Night and Let's Groove.Unfortunately they had to compete with the likes of The O'Jays and Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes for their share of the spotlight. If you can get a hold of some of their LP's from that time period give them a listen as you might best appreciate some of the cuts that never made the best of compilations.

[DISCODISK]

yes look back over your shoulder is a levine job though its a good record ENERGYGUY you cant go wrong with archie his later philly stuff is soundibg good all over again,dont let love get you down and where will you go when the partys over is a big club play again,and the older/crossover 1000 wonders l.p/spanish only 7"[$$$] has just had a limited 7" press by warners

[Energyguy]

yes look back over your shoulder is a levine job though its a good record ENERGYGUY you cant go wrong with archie his later philly stuff is soundibg good all over again,dont let love get you down and where will you go when the partys over is a big club play again,and the older/crossover 1000 wonders l.p/spanish only 7"[$$$] has just had a limited 7" press by warners

Thanks for all the information !
I will definitely check out some of their earlier material

[Mario]

The Archie Bell & The Drells tune that I remember the most was "Let's Go Disco" I remember hearing it at a lot of backyard parties back in 1975...Take Care...Mario 8)