Archie Bell & The Drells - Theres Gonna Be A Showdown '1969/2012

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The Houston vocal groups final LP for Atlantic Records is 28 minutes of
merriment. Their next two appeared on Philadelphia International. This finale
continued the good vibes established on their two previous Atlantic albums.
Producers/writers Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff employ the same lighthearted
production on the Drells as they did the Intruders. The joyous title track isnt
about gang-banging, but a dancing confrontation that Gamble & Huff spice with a
convoluted but infectious break. The cutesy, compelling My Balloon Is Going Up
warms your heart for no apparent reason; its just a good, happy sound. Speaking
of the Intruders, Girl Youre Too Young, a Gamble, Archie Bell, and Thom Bell
song, has the Cowboys to Girls guys written all over it; Here I Go Again,
another R&B hit, is more formulaic. Houston, Texas pays homage to Archie Bell &
the Drells hometown, but they didnt write it — non-Texans Gamble, Huff,
and Bobby Martin did. Others deserving a shout-out include Archie Bells Mama
Didnt Teach Me That Way, Mikki Farrow and Mervin and Melvin Steals Green Power,
and the Steals tutorial Go for What You Know. As Mystro and Lyric, the Steals
later wrote their biggest record, Could It Be Im Falling in Love, for the
Spinners. ~ Andrew Hamilton

Tracklist:
 01. Archie Bell and The Drells - I Love My Baby (02:41)
 02. Archie Bell and The Drells - Houston Texas (02:40)
 03. Archie Bell and The Drells - (Theres Gonna Be A) Showdown (02:43)
 04. Archie Bell and The Drells - Giving up Dancing (02:22)
 05. Archie Bell and The Drells - Girl Youre Too Young (02:24)
 06. Archie Bell and The Drells - Mama Didnt Teach Me That Way (02:38)
 07. Archie Bell and The Drells - Do the Hand Jive (02:27)
 08. Archie Bell and The Drells - My Balloons Going Up (02:28)
 09. Archie Bell and The Drells - Here I Go Again (02:14)
 10. Archie Bell and The Drells - Go for What You Know (02:09)
 11. Archie Bell and The Drells - Green Power (02:23)
 12. Archie Bell and The Drells - Just a Little Closer (03:22)

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