Drip Drop (Leiber and Stoller song)
"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[]
The Drifters released the original version of the song as a single in 1958. It reached #58 on the Billboard Hot 100.[1] The Drifters' version was produced by Leiber & Stoller and arranged by Ray Ellis.
Dion[]
Dion's version of the song reached #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[]
- ^ 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
Categories:
- 1958 songs
- 1958 singles
- 1963 singles
- Songs written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
- Dion DiMucci songs
- The Drifters songs
- Columbia Records singles
- Atlantic Records singles
- 1950s single stubs