"Drip Drop" | ||||
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Single by Dion | ||||
B-side | "No One's Waiting for Me" | |||
Released | October 29, 1963 | |||
Genre | Doo-wop | |||
Length | 2:32 | |||
Label | Columbia 42917 | |||
Songwriter(s) | Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller | |||
Producer(s) | Robert Mersey | |||
Dion singles chronology | ||||
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"Drip Drop" is a song written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. It was first recorded by the Drifters in 1958, and more successfully by Dion in 1963.
The Drifters
[edit]The Drifters released the original version of the song as a single in 1958. It reached number 58 on the Billboard Hot 100.[1] The Drifters' version was produced by Leiber & Stoller and arranged by Ray Ellis.
Dion
[edit]Dion's version of the song reached number 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1963.[2] The back-up group on the song is the Del-Satins, and the guitarist was Al Caiola. The song was produced and arranged by Robert Mersey.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ The Drifters, "Drip Drop" Chart Positions Retrieved February 24, 2014
- ^ Dion, "Drip Drop" Chart Positions Retrieved February 24, 2014
- ^ Dion, "Drip Drop" single release Retrieved February 24, 2014