Five Classic Albums

Tracklist

• Digital Media 1: Spanish Harlem
• 1
  Amor

  Ben E. King
  3:04
  4.0 ★
• 2
  Sway

  Ben E. King
  2:19
  5.0 ★
• 3
  Come Closer to Me

  Ben E. King
  2:35
  4.0 ★
• 4
  Perfidia

  Ben E. King
  2:13
  4.0 ★
• 5
  Grenada

  Ben E. King
  2:28
  4.0 ★
• 6
  Sweet and Gentle

  Ben E. King
  2:26
  4.0 ★
• 7
  Quizas, Quizas, Quizas (Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps)

  Ben E. King
  2:16
  4.0 ★
• 8
  Frenesi

  Ben E. King
  3:10
  4.0 ★
• 9
  Souvenir of Mexico

  Ben E. King
  2:22
  4.0 ★
• 10
  Besame Mucho

  Ben E. King
  3:00
  4.0 ★
• 11
  Love Me, Love Me

  Ben E. King
  2:37
  4.0 ★
• 12
  Spanish Harlem

  Ben E. King
  3:00
  4.4 ★
• Digital Media 2: Don't Play That Song
• 1
  Don’t Play That Song (You Lied)

  Ben E. King
  2:51
  5.0 ★
• 2
  Ecstasy

  Ben E. King
  2:25
  4.0 ★
• 3
  On the Horizon

  Ben E. King
  2:17
  3.0 ★
• 4
  Show Me the Way

  Ben E. King
  2:15
  4.0 ★
• 5
  Here Comes the Night

  Ben E. King
  2:21
  4.0 ★
• 6
  First Taste of Love

  Ben E. King
  2:32
  4.0 ★
• 7
  Stand by Me

  Ben E. King
  3:02
  4.6 ★
• 8
  Yes

  Ben E. King
  2:49
  3.0 ★
• 9
  Young Boy Blues

  Ben E. King
  2:21
  4.0 ★
• 10
  The Hermit of Misty Mountain

  Ben E. King
  2:22
  3.0 ★
• 11
  I Promise Love

  Ben E. King
  2:06
  4.0 ★
• 12
  Brace Yourself

  Ben E. King
  2:00
  4.0 ★
• Digital Media 3: Sings for Soulful Lovers
• 1
  My Heart Cries for You

  Ben E. King
  2:21
  3.0 ★
• 2
  He Will Break Your Heart

  Ben E. King
  3:35
  4.0 ★
• 3
  Dream Lover

  Ben E. King
  2:40
  3.0 ★
• 4
  Will You Love Me Tomorrow

  Ben E. King
  3:10
  3.0 ★
• 5
  My Foolish Heart

  Ben E. King
  2:38
  3.0 ★
• 6
  Fever

  Ben E. King
  2:58
  3.0 ★
• 7
  Moon River

  Ben E. King
  2:54
  3.0 ★
• 8
  What a Difference a Day Made

  Ben E. King
  2:43
  3.0 ★
• 9
  Because of You

  Ben E. King
  2:57
  3.0 ★
• 10
  At Last

  Ben E. King
  3:13
  3.0 ★
• 11
  On the Street Where You Live

  Ben E. King
  3:46
  4.0 ★
• 12
  It's All in the Game

  Ben E. King
  2:52
  4.0 ★
• Digital Media 4: Rockin' & Driftin'
• 1
  Moonlight Bay

  The Drifters
  2:07
  4.0 ★
• 2
  Ruby Baby

  The Drifters
  2:23
  4.0 ★
• 3
  Drip Drop

  The Drifters
  2:27
  4.0 ★
• 4
  I Gotta Get Myself a Woman

  The Drifters
  2:14
  3.0 ★
• 5
  Fools Fall in Love

  The Drifters
  2:30
  4.0 ★
• 6
  Hypnotized

  The Drifters
  2:00
  5.0 ★
• 7
  Yodee Yakee

  The Drifters
  2:24
  4.0 ★
• 8
  I Know

  The Drifters
  2:11
  5.0 ★
• 9
  Soldier of Fortune

  The Drifters
  2:35
  4.0 ★
• 10
  Drifting Away From You

  The Drifters
  2:07
• 11
  Your Promise to Be Mine

  The Drifters
  2:35
• 12
  It Was a Tear

  The Drifters
  2:34
• 13
  Adorable

  The Drifters
  2:41
• 14
  Steamboat

  The Drifters
  2:26
• Digital Media 5: Save the Last Dance for Me
• 1
  Save the Last Dance for Me

  The Drifters
  2:33
  5.0 ★
• 2
  I Count the Tears

  The Drifters
  2:07
• 3
  Somebody New Dancin' With You

  The Drifters
  2:20
• 4
  Jackpot

  The Drifters
  2:45
• 5
  No Sweet Lovin'

  The Drifters
  2:43
• 6
  Sweets for My Sweet

  The Drifters
  2:35
• 7
  Mexican Divorce

  The Drifters
  2:32
• 8
  When My Little Girl Is Smiling

  The Drifters
  2:32
  4.0 ★
• 9
  Some Kind of Wonderful

  The Drifters
  2:18
• 10
  Please Stay

  The Drifters
  2:15
• 11
  Nobody but Me

  The Drifters
  2:33
• 12
  Room Full of Tears

  The Drifters
  2:52

More by Ben E. King, The Drifters

The Drifters

The Drifters 1999

The Very Best of Ben E. King

The Very Best of Ben E. King 1998

The Drifters Collection

The Drifters Collection 1996

The Very Best of the Drifters

The Very Best of the Drifters 1993

What's Important to Me

What's Important to Me 1992

Stand by Me

Stand by Me 1988

Release credits

• Ahmet Ertegun
  producer [1-14]
• Al Caiola
  guitar [2.1, 2.9, 1.12]
• Allen Hanlon
  guitar [1]
• Andrew Thrasher
  baritone vocals [5.5, 4.2, 4.4, 4.9-11, 4.13-14]
• Art Ryerson
  guitar [1]
• Ben E. King
  lead vocals [1, 11], vocal [1.1, 1.12, 2.1, 2.7, 2.9]
• Bill Davis
  guitar [1, 3-4, 6-7, 9-12]
• Bill Pinkney
  bass vocals [4.2, 4.4, 4.9-11, 4.13-14, 5.5]
• Bobby Hendricks
  tenor vocals [1-3, 10-11, 13-14]
• Bobby Rosengarden
  percussion [1]
• Buddy Lucas
  tenor saxophone [2, 10-11, 13-14]
• Charles Macey
  guitar [1]
• Charles McCracken
  cello [1.12, 2.9]
• Charlie Hughes
  baritone vocals [5-8, 12]
• Charlie Thomas
  tenor vocals [1, 3-4, 6-7, 9-12]
• Connie Kay
  drums (drum set) [5]
• Danny Kessler
  percussion [1]
• David Baughn
  lead vocals [5]
• Dee Dee Warwick
  vocal [3, 7]
• Dionne Warwick
  vocal [3, 7]
• Dock Green
  baritone vocals [1, 3-4, 6-7, 9-12]
• Doris Troy
  vocal [3, 7]
• Eddie Bert
  trombone [1]
• Elsbeary Hobbs
  bass vocals [1, 11]
• Ernest Hayes
  instrument [9], piano [12]
• Gary Chester
  drums (drum set) [2.1, 2.9, 1.1, 1.12]
• George Barnes
  guitar [1]
• George Duvivier
  double bass [1]
• Gerhart Thrasher
  tenor vocals [4.1-14, 5.5]
• Jack Lesberg
  double bass [1]
• Jerry Wexler
  producer [1-14]
• Jimmie Haskell
  arranger [1], conductor [1]
• Jimmy Millender
  baritone vocals [1, 3]
• Jimmy Oliver
  guitar [5.5, 4.1-3, 4.5-8, 4.10-14], instrument [4, 9]
• Johnny Moore
  lead vocals [5, 13], tenor vocals [2, 4-14]
• Johnny Williams
  tenor vocals [1, 11]
• Leiber & Stoller
  producer [1.1, 1.12, 2.1, 2.7, 2.9, 5.1]
• Lloyd Trotman
  double bass [2.9, 1.12]
• Moe Wechsler
  piano [1]
• Nesuhi Ertegun
  producer [13]
• Phil Kraus
  percussion [1.1, 1.12, 2.9]
• Ray Barretto
  percussion [1]
• Ray Ellis
  arranger [5], conductor [5]
• Robert Mosely
  piano [1]
• Romeo Penque
  flute [1], reeds [1.12, 2.9]
• Rudy Lewis
  lead vocals [3-4, 6-7, 9-10, 12]
• Sam “The Man” Taylor
  tenor saxophone [5]
• Stan Applebaum
  arranger [5.1, 5.4, 1.1, 2.7], conductor [5.1, 2.7, 2.9, 1.1, 1.12]
• Tommy Evans
  bass vocals [4.1, 4.3, 4.5-8, 4.12, 5.3-4, 5.6-7, 5.9-10, 5.12]
• [unknown]
  background vocals [2.1, 2.9, 1.1, 1.12], baritone saxophone [2, 10-11, 13-14], bass [5.5, 4.2, 4.4, 4.6-11, 4.13-14], drums (drum set) [2, 4, 6-11, 13-14], piano [5.5, 4.2, 4.4, 4.6-11, 4.13-14], strings [2.1, 1.1], tenor saxophone [4, 6-9]
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Issues

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  Five Classic Albums

  5x Digital Media (Digitally Remastered)
  2024