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The Drifters

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Also known asCharlie Thomas' DriftersCharlie Thomas's DriftersDrifterDriftersDris TersLes DriftersThe DiftersThe DraftersThe DrifterThe Drifter SoundThe Drifters (Lead Vocal Ben E. King)The Drifters (Los Viajeros)The Drifters Featuring Rick SheppardThe DrifttersThe Original DriftersThe TriftersДрифтерзザ・ドリフターズドリフターズ

Members

Jimmy OliverMilton TurnerBill Fredericks Johnny Thunder Bobby HendricksBenjamin NelsonJohnny Williams (4)Louis PriceCharles BaskervilleSir Charles Hughes

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Clyde McPhatter

The Shirelles

The Coasters

Bobby Vee

The Four Tops

The Everly Brothers

Ben E. King

The Platters

Releases

Albums

The Only Drifters Album You'll Ever Need

The Only Drifters Album You'll Ever Need

26th March 2005

On Broadway

1994

Christmas With . . . . .

1990

There Goes My First Love

1975

50 Greatest Soul

50 Greatest Soul

Drift and Dream

Drift and Dream

Hits and Rarities

Hits and Rarities

Love Songs

Love Songs

EPs

Definitive Soul: The Drifters

Definitive Soul: The Drifters

2nd April 2007

Legends

Legends

25th September 2004

Under the Boardwalk

Under the Boardwalk

1st June 1964

Singles

The Drifters: Essentials

The Drifters: Essentials

Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters

Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters

Rockin' & Driftin'

Rockin' & Driftin'

The Good Life With the Drifters

The Good Life With the Drifters

Other Editions

The Drifters: All-Time Greatest Hits

The Drifters: All-Time Greatest Hits

The Best Of The Drifters

The Best Of The Drifters

Stand by Me - The Very Best Of

Stand by Me - The Very Best Of

Other

The Drifters' Golden Hits (Mono)

The Drifters' Golden Hits (Mono)

We Gotta Sing! (The Soul Years 1962-1971)

We Gotta Sing! (The Soul Years 1962-1971)

I'll Take You Where the Music's Playing

I'll Take You Where the Music's Playing

This Magic Moment

This Magic Moment

The Drifters: All-Time Greatest Hits and More 1959-1965

The Drifters: All-Time Greatest Hits and More 1959-1965

The Very Best of the Drifters

The Very Best of the Drifters

Tracks by The Drifters

20+ tracks in our catalogue

(If You Cry) True Love, True Love - Single VersionThe Drifters: Essentials

(If You Cry) True Love, True Love - Single VersionDefinitive Soul: The Drifters

(If You Cry) True Love, True Love [Mono]The Drifters' Golden Hits (Mono)

(There's) Always Something There To Remind MeThe Very Best Of The Drifters

Adorable / Steamboat

Another Lonely WeekendThe Very Best Of The Drifters

Another Night with the BoysWe Gotta Sing! (The Soul Years 1962-1971)

Answer the PhoneI'll Take You Where the Music's Playing

At the ClubI'll Take You Where the Music's Playing

At the Club - Single VersionI'll Take You Where the Music's Playing

Auld Lang Syne (Traditional)Christmas With . . . . .

Bip Bam / Someday You'll Want Me to Want You

Can I Take You Home Little Girl / Please Help Me Down

Can I Take You Home Little Girl?Legends

Can I Take You Home Little Girl?The Only Drifters Album You'll Ever Need

Can I Take You Home Little Girl?The Very Best of the Drifters

Chains of LoveI'll Take You Where the Music's Playing

Christmas Just Ain't Christmas (Without The One Love) (Unknown)Christmas With . . . . .

Come On Over to My PlaceI'll Take You Where the Music's Playing

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(If You Cry) True Love, True Love - Single VersionThe Drifters: Essentials
2:18
(If You Cry) True Love, True Love - Single VersionDefinitive Soul: The Drifters
2:18
(If You Cry) True Love, True Love [Mono]The Drifters' Golden Hits (Mono)
2:21
(There's) Always Something There To Remind MeThe Very Best Of The Drifters
2:23
Adorable / Steamboat
Another Lonely WeekendThe Very Best Of The Drifters
2:34
Another Night with the BoysWe Gotta Sing! (The Soul Years 1962-1971)
Answer the PhoneI'll Take You Where the Music's Playing
2:51
At the Club
At the ClubI'll Take You Where the Music's Playing
3:00

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Lyrics

The Drifters Lyrics

Up On the Roof

Up On the Roof

Lyrics

Some Kind of Wonderful

Some Kind of Wonderful

Lyrics

When My Little Girl Is Smiling

When My Little Girl Is Smiling

Lyrics

At the Club

Lyrics

Another Night with the Boys

Another Night with the Boys

Lyrics

I'll Take You Where the Music's Playing

I'll Take You Where the Music's Playing

Lyrics

He's Just a Playboy

He's Just a Playboy

Lyrics

Love Games

Love Games

Lyrics

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Robert Ruffin (2)

Charles Thomas (7)

Tommy Evans (8)

Rick Sheppard (3)

Dock Green

Gerhart Thrasher

Andrew Thrasher

Bill Davis (27)

Winford Terry

Clyde Brown (4)

Music videos by The Drifters

Music videos

The Drifters — The Drifters - On The Street Where You Live

The Drifters - On The Street Where You Live

The Drifters — At the Club

At the Club

The Drifters — 1961 HITS ARCHIVE: I Count The Tears - Drifters

1961 HITS ARCHIVE: I Count The Tears - Drifters

The Drifters — IN THE LAND OF MAKE BELIEVE

IN THE LAND OF MAKE BELIEVE

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The Drifters Tour Dates

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Bath Forum

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