Artist
The Drifters
The Drifters is a soul artist from New York City, USA formed in 1953. 37 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Soul · New York City, USA · Best soul albums
- 37
- Releases
- 1956–2021
- Active years
- 1953
- Formed
Artist
The Drifters is a soul artist from New York City, USA formed in 1953. 37 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Soul · New York City, USA · Best soul albums
Most popular
Save the Last Dance for Me
2000
Under the Boardwalk
1964
Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters
1956
I'll Take You Where the Music's Playing
1966
Rockin' & Driftin'
1958
This Magic Moment
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We Gotta Sing! The Soul Years 1962-71
2021
Hits and Rarities
2019
The Complete Atlantic Albums
2019
Drift and Dream
2007
Now / Love Games
2007
Definitive Soul: The Drifters
2007
All-Time Greatest Hits & More 1959-1965
2007
The Good Life With the Drifters
2005
Up on the Roof: The Best of the Drifters
2005
The Only Drifters Album You'll Ever Need
2005
Let the Boogie-Woogie Roll: Greatest Hits 1953-1958
2005
Legends
2004
The Drifters: Essentials
2002
Christmas With the Drifters
1999
The Very Best Of The Drifters
1996
The Drifters / The Bobettes / Johnny And The Hurricanes (La grande storia del rock)
1981
Every Nite's a Saturday Night
1976
There Goes My First Love
1975
The Drifters Now
1973
The Drifters' Golden Hits
1968
The Drifters' Golden Hits (Mono)
1968
I Dig Your Act
Single · 2021
Baby What I Mean: Northern Soul Sides
EP · 2020
Steal Away
Single · 2019
Nylon Stockings
Single · 2019
Stand by Me
Single · 2015
The Christmas Song / I Remember Christmas
Single · 2009
White Christmas / The Bells of St. Mary's
Single · 2009
White Christmas / The Bells of St. Mary's (45 Version)
Single · 2009
Kissin' in the Back Row of the Movies / I'm Feeling Sad (And Oh So Lonely)
Single · 1974
Under the Boardwalk / I Don't Want to Go On Without You
Single · 1964
The Drifters are a long-lived American doo-wop and R&B/soul vocal group with a peak in popularity from 1953 to 1963, though several splinter Drifters continue to perform today. They were originally formed to serve as backing group for Clyde McPhatter (of Billy Ward & the Dominoes) in 1953. Rolling Stone magazine states that the Drifters were the least stable of the vocal groups due to being low-paid hired musicians under the direct control of their management, headed by George Treadwell, who owned the Drifters name. The Treadwell Drifters website states that there have been 60 vocalists in the history of the Treadwell Drifters line. Several splinter groups by former Drifters members (not under Treadwell's management) add to the count. These splinter groups are usually identified with a possessive credit such as "Bill Pinckney's Original Drifters", "Charlie Thomas' Drifters", etc. Only one splinter Drifters group features a classic Drifters member, Charlie Thomas' Drifters. Nevertheless, there are two versions of the Drifters that are notable. The first classic Drifters formed by Clyde McPhatter was inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame as "The Drifters" or "The Original Drifte…