There's Gonna Be a Showdown

~ Release by Archie Bell & the Drells (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

1CD
#TitleRatingLength
1I Love My Baby
bass [electric bass]:
Ronnie Baker (bass) (on 1968-11-01)
drums (drum set):
Earl Young (on 1968-11-01)
guitar:
Roland Chambers (on 1968-11-01) and Norman Harris (American Philly Soul guitarist, producer, and songwriter) (on 1968-11-01)
horn:
Sam Reed and His Horn Section (on 1968-11-01)
organ:
Thom Bell (keyboards, songwriter, producer) (on 1968-11-01)
percussion:
Vince Montana (on 1968-11-01)
piano:
Leon Huff (Philly soul producer, of Gamble & Huff) (on 1968-11-01)
strings:
Don Renaldo and His String Section (on 1968-11-01)
vibraphone:
Bobby Martin (US soul/R&B producer/arranger) (on 1968-11-01)
vocals:
Archie Bell (vocals, of Archie Bell & the Drells) (on 1968-11-01)
arranger:
Thom Bell (keyboards, songwriter, producer) and Bobby Martin (US soul/R&B producer/arranger)
recorded at:
Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1968-11-01)
2:42
2Houston Texas
bass [electric bass]:
Ronnie Baker (bass) (on 1968-11-01)
drums (drum set):
Earl Young (on 1968-11-01)
guitar:
Roland Chambers (on 1968-11-01) and Norman Harris (American Philly Soul guitarist, producer, and songwriter) (on 1968-11-01)
horn:
Sam Reed and His Horn Section (on 1968-11-01)
organ:
Thom Bell (keyboards, songwriter, producer) (on 1968-11-01)
percussion:
Vince Montana (on 1968-11-01)
piano:
Leon Huff (Philly soul producer, of Gamble & Huff) (on 1968-11-01)
strings:
Don Renaldo and His String Section (on 1968-11-01)
vibraphone:
Bobby Martin (US soul/R&B producer/arranger) (on 1968-11-01)
vocals:
Archie Bell (vocals, of Archie Bell & the Drells) (on 1968-11-01)
arranger:
Thom Bell (keyboards, songwriter, producer) and Bobby Martin (US soul/R&B producer/arranger)
recorded at:
Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1968-11-01)
2:41
3(There's Gonna Be) A Showdown
bass [electric bass]:
Ronnie Baker (bass) (on 1968-11-01)
drums (drum set):
Earl Young (on 1968-11-01)
guitar:
Roland Chambers (on 1968-11-01) and Norman Harris (American Philly Soul guitarist, producer, and songwriter) (on 1968-11-01)
horn:
Sam Reed and His Horn Section (on 1968-11-01)
organ:
Thom Bell (keyboards, songwriter, producer) (on 1968-11-01)
percussion:
Vince Montana (on 1968-11-01)
piano:
Leon Huff (Philly soul producer, of Gamble & Huff) (on 1968-11-01)
strings:
Don Renaldo and His String Section (on 1968-11-01)
vibraphone:
Bobby Martin (US soul/R&B producer/arranger) (on 1968-11-01)
vocals:
Archie Bell (vocals, of Archie Bell & the Drells) (on 1968-11-01)
arranger:
Thom Bell (keyboards, songwriter, producer) and Bobby Martin (US soul/R&B producer/arranger)
recorded at:
Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1968-11-01)
recording of:
(There’s Gonna Be a) Showdown
writer:
Kenneth Gamble (songwriter for Philadelphia International) and Leon Huff (Philly soul producer, of Gamble & Huff)
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Mijac Double Diamond Music and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
2:44
4Giving Up Dancing
bass [electric bass]:
Ronnie Baker (bass) (on 1968-11-01)
drums (drum set):
Earl Young (on 1968-11-01)
guitar:
Roland Chambers (on 1968-11-01) and Norman Harris (American Philly Soul guitarist, producer, and songwriter) (on 1968-11-01)
horn:
Sam Reed and His Horn Section (on 1968-11-01)
organ:
Thom Bell (keyboards, songwriter, producer) (on 1968-11-01)
percussion:
Vince Montana (on 1968-11-01)
piano:
Leon Huff (Philly soul producer, of Gamble & Huff) (on 1968-11-01)
strings:
Don Renaldo and His String Section (on 1968-11-01)
vibraphone:
Bobby Martin (US soul/R&B producer/arranger) (on 1968-11-01)
vocals:
Archie Bell (vocals, of Archie Bell & the Drells) (on 1968-11-01)
arranger:
Thom Bell (keyboards, songwriter, producer) and Bobby Martin (US soul/R&B producer/arranger)
recorded at:
Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1968-11-01)
2:22
5Girl You're Too Young
recorded in:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1969-05-16)
bass [electric bass]:
Ronnie Baker (bass) (on 1969-05-16)
drums (drum set):
Earl Young (on 1969-05-16)
guitar:
Roland Chambers (on 1969-05-16) and Norman Harris (American Philly Soul guitarist, producer, and songwriter) (on 1969-05-16)
horn:
Sam Reed and His Horn Section (on 1969-05-16)
organ:
Thom Bell (keyboards, songwriter, producer) (on 1969-05-16)
piano:
Leon Huff (Philly soul producer, of Gamble & Huff) (on 1969-05-16)
strings:
Don Renaldo and His String Section (on 1969-05-16)
vibraphone:
Bobby Martin (US soul/R&B producer/arranger) (on 1969-05-16)
vocals:
Archie Bell (vocals, of Archie Bell & the Drells) (on 1969-05-16)
arranger:
Thom Bell (keyboards, songwriter, producer) and Leon Huff (Philly soul producer, of Gamble & Huff)
2:23
6Mama Didn't Teach Me That Way
vocals:
Archie Bell (vocals, of Archie Bell & the Drells)
2:39
7Do the Hand Jive
vocals:
Archie Bell (vocals, of Archie Bell & the Drells)
2:27
8My Balloon's Going Up
vocals:
Archie Bell (vocals, of Archie Bell & the Drells)
2:27
9Here I Go Again
recorded in:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1969-05-16)
bass [electric bass]:
Ronnie Baker (bass) (on 1969-05-16)
drums (drum set):
Earl Young (on 1969-05-16)
guitar:
Roland Chambers (on 1969-05-16) and Norman Harris (American Philly Soul guitarist, producer, and songwriter) (on 1969-05-16)
horn:
Sam Reed and His Horn Section (on 1969-05-16)
organ:
Thom Bell (keyboards, songwriter, producer) (on 1969-05-16)
piano:
Leon Huff (Philly soul producer, of Gamble & Huff) (on 1969-05-16)
strings:
Don Renaldo and His String Section (on 1969-05-16)
vibraphone:
Bobby Martin (US soul/R&B producer/arranger) (on 1969-05-16)
vocals:
Archie Bell (vocals, of Archie Bell & the Drells) (on 1969-05-16)
arranger:
Thom Bell (keyboards, songwriter, producer) and Leon Huff (Philly soul producer, of Gamble & Huff)
52:15
10Go for What You Know
bass [electric bass]:
Ronnie Baker (bass) (on 1968-11-01)
drums (drum set):
Earl Young (on 1968-11-01)
guitar:
Roland Chambers (on 1968-11-01) and Norman Harris (American Philly Soul guitarist, producer, and songwriter) (on 1968-11-01)
horn:
Sam Reed and His Horn Section (on 1968-11-01)
organ:
Thom Bell (keyboards, songwriter, producer) (on 1968-11-01)
percussion:
Vince Montana (on 1968-11-01)
piano:
Leon Huff (Philly soul producer, of Gamble & Huff) (on 1968-11-01)
strings:
Don Renaldo and His String Section (on 1968-11-01)
vibraphone:
Bobby Martin (US soul/R&B producer/arranger) (on 1968-11-01)
vocals:
Archie Bell (vocals, of Archie Bell & the Drells) (on 1968-11-01)
arranger:
Thom Bell (keyboards, songwriter, producer) and Bobby Martin (US soul/R&B producer/arranger)
recorded at:
Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1968-11-01)
2:07
11Green Power
bass [electric bass]:
Ronnie Baker (bass) (on 1968-11-01)
drums (drum set):
Earl Young (on 1968-11-01)
guitar:
Roland Chambers (on 1968-11-01) and Norman Harris (American Philly Soul guitarist, producer, and songwriter) (on 1968-11-01)
horn:
Sam Reed and His Horn Section (on 1968-11-01)
organ:
Thom Bell (keyboards, songwriter, producer) (on 1968-11-01)
percussion:
Vince Montana (on 1968-11-01)
piano:
Leon Huff (Philly soul producer, of Gamble & Huff) (on 1968-11-01)
strings:
Don Renaldo and His String Section (on 1968-11-01)
vibraphone:
Bobby Martin (US soul/R&B producer/arranger) (on 1968-11-01)
vocals:
Archie Bell (vocals, of Archie Bell & the Drells) (on 1968-11-01)
arranger:
Thom Bell (keyboards, songwriter, producer) and Bobby Martin (US soul/R&B producer/arranger)
recorded at:
Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1968-11-01)
2:23
12Just a Little Closer
vocals:
Archie Bell (vocals, of Archie Bell & the Drells)
3:25
13Get It From the Bottom
2:04
14I Wish
2:34
15A World Without Music
2:18
16Don't Let the Music Slip Away
2:16
17Wrap It Up
2:50
18Deal With Him
2:46
19I Just Want to Fall in Love
3:47
20Love at First Sight
2:29
21Archie's in Love
2:44
22Let the World Know You Got Soul
2:49
23I Can't Face You Baby
2:29
24One Night Affair
2:38
25Smile
2:46
26Slow Down Baby
2:44
27Patches
3:52