Archie Bell & The Drells
Archie Bell & The Drells
Genres: soul, funk, rhythm and blues, oldies, 60s
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About Archie Bell & The Drells
Archie Bell (born in Henderson, Texas on September 1, 1944) & the Drells was a Houston soul vocal group, one of the main acts on Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff's Philadelphia International Records. The band's hits include "Tighten Up" and "I Can't Stop Dancing" (both 1968), "The Soul City Walk" (1976), and "Everybody Have A Good Time" (1977). Bell, the brother of American footballer Ricky Bell (1955-1984), moved to Houston as a young boy and formed the group in 1966 with his friends James Wise, Willie Parnell and Billy Butler. They signed with local label Ovid. After a spell in Vietnam for Archie, the group released Tighten Up, which was picked up by Atlantic for distribution and toppped both the R&B and pop charts. The song's line "we dance just as good as we walk" was a little ironic given that Archie had been shot in the leg and was consigned to a military hospital bed at the time. The phenomenal success of the single prompted the band to rush out an album, despite their incapacitated leader. In 1969, after Bell had left the army, the group recorded their first full album with Gamble and Huff, I Can't Stop Dancing, which reached number 28 on the R&B chart. After mediocre chart showings in the late '70s, the group split in 1980. Archie Bell later released one solo album on Beckett Records.
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Archie Bell & The Drells — Top 30 songs of 106
| Artist | Song title | Like / Dislike | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archie Bell & The Drells | Let's Groove | ||
| Archie Bell & The Drells | I Bet I Can Do That Dance You're Doin' | ||
| Archie Bell & The Drells | Let's Groove (Tom Moulton Remix Pt. 2) | ||
| Archie Bell & The Drells | Soul City Walk | ||
| Archie Bell & The Drells | Tighten Up | ||
| Archie Bell & The Drells | Don't Let Love Get You Down | ||
| Archie Bell & The Drells | Everybody Have A Good Time [12 | ||
| Archie Bell & The Drells | You're the Only One (1979) | ||
| Archie Bell & The Drells | Old People | ||
| Archie Bell & The Drells | Where Will You Go When | ||
| Archie Bell & The Drells | I Could Dance All Night | ||
| Archie Bell & The Drells | Everybody Have A Good Time | ||
| Archie Bell & The Drells | Strategy (Mike Maurro Remix) | ||
| Archie Bell & The Drells | I Can't Get Enough Of Your Love | ||
| Archie Bell & The Drells | Tighten Up At The Disco | ||
| Archie Bell & The Drells | Strategy (1979) | ||
| Archie Bell & The Drells | Here I go again | ||
| Archie Bell & The Drells | Tighten Up (Pt. 2) | ||
| Archie Bell & The Drells | Where Will You Go When The Party's Over (Tom Moulton Remix Pt. 1) | ||
| Archie Bell & The Drells | Don´t Let Love Get You Down | ||
| Archie Bell & The Drells | On The Radio | ||
| Archie Bell & The Drells | Let s Groove | ||
| Archie Bell & The Drells | Sittin' On The Dock of The Bay | ||
| Archie Bell & The Drells | Strategy | ||
| Archie Bell & The Drells | Where Will We Go When The Party Is Over | ||
| Archie Bell & The Drells | Where Will You Go When The Party's Over (Tom Moulton Remix Pt. 2) | ||
| Archie Bell & The Drells | I Love My Baby | ||
| Archie Bell & The Drells | Knock on Wood (1967) | ||
| Archie Bell & The Drells | We Got 'Em Dancin' | ||
| Archie Bell & The Drells | Tighten Up (PT.1) |