1 
 
      
         
            
            record label:  Atlantic 2478 
            
            chart position:  RandB #1, US #1, UK #55 
            
            
            
            written by:  Archie Bell & Billy Buttier 
            
            album:  Tighten Up / Tightening It Up - The Best of... 
            
            
            
          
        
 
  
      
Archie Bell & the Drells  
    
     
      
     
Tighten Up  
  
                              
            
      
                  
     
     
 
    
 
 
  
  
      
      
     
      1968  
        
     
 
	  
Atlantic 
 
 
	    
     
 
	  
	    
     
 
	  
	    
     
 
	  
	    
     
 
	  
	    
     
 
	  
	  
     
  
    
      2 
 
      
         
            
            record label:  Atlantic 2534 
            
            chart position:  RandB #5, US #9 
            
            
            
            written by:  Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff 
            
            album:  I Can't Stop Dancing / Tightening It Up - The Best of... 
            
            comments:  [philly sound] 
            
          
        
 
  
      
Archie Bell & the Drells  
    
     
      
     
I Can't Stop Dancing  
  
                              
            
      
                  
     
     
 
    
 
 
  
  
      
      
     
      1968  
        
     
 
	  
Atlantic 
 
 
	    
     
 
	  
	    
     
 
	  
	    
     
 
	  
	    
     
 
	  
	    
     
 
	  
	  
     
  
    
      3 
 
      
         
            
            record label:  Atlantic 2583 
            
            chart position:  RandB #6, US #21 
            
            
            
            written by:  Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff 
            
            album:  There's Gonna Be A Showdown / Tightening It Up - The Best of... 
            
            comments:  [philly sound] 
            
          
        
 
  
      
Archie Bell & the Drells  
    
     
      
     
There's Gonna Be A Showdown  
  
                              
            
      
                  
     
     
 
    
 
 
  
  
      
      
     
      1968  
        
     
 
	  
Atlantic 
 
 
	    
     
 
	  
	    
     
 
	  
	    
     
 
	  
	    
     
 
	  
	    
     
 
	  
	  
     
  
    
      4 
 
      
         
            
            record label:  Atlantic 2693 
            
            chart position:  UK #11 
            
            
            
            written by:  Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff 
            
            album:  Here I Go Again 
            
            comments:  [philly sound] [re release] 
            
          
        
 
  
      
Archie Bell & the Drells  
    
     
      
     
Here I Go Again  
  
                              
            
      
                  
     
     
 
    
 
 
  
  
      
      
     
      1972  
        
     
 
	  
Atlantic 
 
 
	    
     
 
	  
	    
     
 
	  
	    
     
 
	  
	    
     
 
	  
	    
     
 
	  
	  
     
  
    
      5 
 
      
         
            
            record label:  Atlantic 2559 
            
            chart position:  RandB #17, US #44 
            
            
            
            written by:  Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff 
            
            album:  I Can't Stop Dancing / Tightening It Up - The Best of... 
            
            
            
          
        
 
  
      
Archie Bell & the Drells  
    
     
      
     
Do the Choo Choo  
  
                              
            
      
                  
     
     
 
    
 
 
  
  
      
      
     
      1968  
        
     
 
	  
Atlantic 
 
 
	    
     
 
	  
	    
     
 
	  
	    
     
 
	  
	    
     
 
	  
	    
     
 
	  
	  
     
  
    
      6 
 
      
         
            
            record label:  Atlantic 452559 
            
            chart position:  RandB #25 
            
            
            
            written by:  Archie Bell  
            
            album:  I Can't Stop Dancing / Tightening It Up - The Best of... 
            
            
            
          
        
 
  
      
Archie Bell & the Drells  
    
     
      
     
Love Will Rain on You  
  
                              
            
      
                  
     
     
 
    
 
 
  
  
      
      
     
      1968  
        
     
 
	  
Atlantic 
 
 
	    
     
 
	  
	    
     
 
	  
	    
     
 
	  
	    
     
 
	  
	    
     
 
	  
	  
     
  
    
      7 
 
      
         
            
            record label:  TSOP 4775 
            
            chart position:  RandB #7, US dance #3 
            
            
            
            written by:  Gene McFadden, John Whitehead, Leon Huff and Victor Carstarphen 
            
            album:  Dance Your Troubles Away / Tightening It Up - The Best of... 
            
            
            
          
        
 
  
      
Archie Bell & the Drells  
    
     
      
     
Let's Groove  
  
                              
            
      
                  
     
     
 
    
 
 
  
  
      
      
     
      1976  
        
     
 
	  
TSOP 
 
 
	    
     
 
	  
	    
     
 
	  
	    
     
 
	  
	    
     
 
	  
	    
     
 
	  
	  
     
  
    
      8 
 
      
         
            
            record label:  TSOP 4774 
            
            chart position:  RandB #42, UK #13 
            
            
            
            written by:  Gene McFadden, John Whitehead and Victor Carstarphen 
            
            album:  Dance Your Troubles Away / Tightening It Up - The Best of... 
            
            
            
          
        
 
  
      
Archie Bell & the Drells  
    
     
      
     
The Soul City Walk  
  
                              
            
      
                  
     
     
 
    
 
 
  
  
      
      
     
      1975  
        
     
 
	  
TSOP 
 
 
	    
     
 
	  
	    
     
 
	  
	    
     
 
	  
	    
     
 
	  
	    
     
 
	  
	  
     
  
    
      9 
 
      
         
            
            record label:  Glades 1707 
            
            chart position:  RandB #11, US #61 
            
            
            
            written by:  Phillip Mitchell 
            
            album:  Tightening It Up - The Best of... 
            
            
            
          
        
 
  
      
Archie Bell & the Drells  
    
     
      
     
Dancing to Your Music  
  
                              
            
      
                  
     
     
 
    
 
 
  
  
      
      
     
      1973  
        
     
 
	  
Glades 
 
 
	    
     
 
	  
	    
     
 
	  
	    
     
 
	  
	    
     
 
	  
	    
     
 
	  
	  
     
  
    
      10 
 
      
         
            
            record label:  TSOP 33844 
            
            chart position:  US dance #11 
            
            
            
            written by:  G. McFadden, V. Carstarphen 
            
            album:  Dance Your Troubles Away 
            
            
            
          
        
 
  
      
Archie Bell & the Drells  
    
     
      
     
Dance Your Troubles Away  
  
                              
            
      
                  
     
     
 
    
 
 
  
  
      
      
     
      1975  
        
     
 
	  
TSOP 
 
 
	    
     
 
	  
	    
     
 
	  
	    
     
 
	  
	    
     
 
	  
	    
     
 
	  
	  
     
  
    
      11 
 
      
         
            
            record label:  Atlantic 2644 
            
            chart position:  RandB #13, US #59 
            
            
            
            written by:  Kenny Gamble, Archie Bell & Thom Bell 
            
            album:  There's Gonna Be A Showdown / Tightening It Up - The Best of... 
            
            
            
          
        
 
  
      
Archie Bell & the Drells  
    
     
      
     
Girl You're Too Young  
  
                              
            
      
                  
     
     
 
    
 
 
  
  
      
      
     
      1969  
        
     
 
	  
Atlantic 
 
 
	    
     
 
	  
	    
     
 
	  
	    
     
 
	  
	    
     
 
	  
	    
     
 
	  
	  
     
  
    
      12 
 
      
         
            
            record label:  Portrait 7254 (UK) 
            
            chart position:  UK #49 
            
            
            
            written by:  Leon Huff, Gene McFadden, John Whitehead & Victor Carstarphen 
            
            album:  Artists Showcase 
            
            comments:  from 1976 'Where Will You Go When The Party's Over' album 
            
          
        
 
  
      
Archie Bell & the Drells  
    
     
      
     
Don't Let Love Get You Down  
  
                              
            
      
                  
     
     
 
    
 
 
  
  
      
      
     
      1986  
        
     
 
	  
Portrait  
 
 
	    
     
 
	  
	    
     
 
	  
	    
     
 
	  
	    
     
 
	  
	    
     
 
	  
	  
     
  
    
      13 
 
      
         
            
            record label:  P.I.R. 3615 
            
            chart position:  RandB #68, UK #43 
            
            
            
            written by:  Bunny Sigler 
            
            album:  Where Will You Go When the Party's Over / Tightening It Up - The Best of... 
            
            
            
          
        
 
  
      
Archie Bell & the Drells  
    
     
      
     
Everybody Have a Good Time  
  
                              
            
      
                  
     
     
 
    
 
 
  
  
      
      
     
      1977  
        
     
 
	  
P.I.R. 
 
 
	    
     
 
	  
	    
     
 
	  
	    
     
 
	  
	    
     
 
	  
	    
     
 
	  
	  
     
  
    
      14 
 
      
         
            
            record label:  P.I.R. 3632 
            
            chart position:  RandB #21 
            
            
            
            written by:  Gene McFadden, John Whitehead and Jerry Cohen 
            
            album:  Hard Not To Like It / Tightening It Up - The Best of... 
            
            
            
          
        
 
  
      
Archie Bell & the Drells  
    
     
      
     
Glad You Could Make It  
  
                              
            
      
                  
     
     
 
    
 
 
  
  
      
      
     
      1977  
        
     
 
	  
P.I.R. 
 
 
	    
     
 
	  
	    
     
 
	  
	    
     
 
	  
	    
     
 
	  
	    
     
 
	  
	  
     
  
    
      15 
 
      
         
            
            record label:  P.I.R. 3710 
            
            chart position:  RandB #21 
            
            
            
            written by:  Gene McFadden, John Whitehead and Jerry Cohen 
            
            album:  Strategy / Tightening It Up - The Best of... 
            
            
            
          
        
 
  
      
Archie Bell & the Drells  
    
     
      
     
Strategy  
  
                              
            
      
                  
     
     
 
    
 
 
  
  
      
      
     
      1979  
        
     
 
	  
P.I.R. 
 
 
	    
     
 
	  
	    
     
 
	  
	    
     
 
	  
	    
     
 
	  
	    
     
 
	  
	  
     
  
    
      16 
 
      
         
            
            record label:  TSOP 4767 
            
            chart position:  RandB #25, UK #51 
            
            
            
            written by:  Ron Tyson, Bunny Sigler and Allan Felder 
            
            album:  Dance Your Troubles Away / Tightening It Up - The Best of... 
            
            
            
          
        
 
  
      
Archie Bell & the Drells  
    
     
      
     
I Could Dance All Night  
  
                              
            
      
                  
     
     
 
    
 
 
  
  
      
      
     
      1975  
        
     
 
	  
TSOP 
 
 
	    
     
 
	  
	    
     
 
	  
	    
     
 
	  
	    
     
 
	  
	    
     
 
	  
	  
     
  
    
      17 
 
      
         
            
            record label:  Atlantic 2768 
            
            chart position:  RandB #33, US #93 
            
            
            
            written by:  Isaac Hayes & David Porter 
            
            album:  There's Gonna Be A Showdown / Tightening It Up - The Best of... 
            
            
            
          
        
 
  
      
Archie Bell & the Drells  
    
     
      
     
Wrap It Up  
  
                              
            
      
                  
     
     
 
    
 
 
  
  
      
      
     
      1970  
        
     
 
	  
Atlantic 
 
 
	    
     
 
	  
	    
     
 
	  
	    
     
 
	  
	    
     
 
	  
	    
     
 
	  
	  
     
  
    
      18 
 
      
         
            
            record label:  Atlantic 2663 
            
            chart position:  RandB #36, US #87 
            
            
            
            written by:  Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff 
            
            album:  There's Gonna Be A Showdown / Tightening It Up - The Best of... 
            
            
            
          
        
 
  
      
Archie Bell & the Drells  
    
     
      
     
My Balloon's Going Up  
  
                              
            
      
                  
     
     
 
    
 
 
  
  
      
      
     
      1969  
        
     
 
	  
Atlantic 
 
 
	    
     
 
	  
	    
     
 
	  
	    
     
 
	  
	    
     
 
	  
	    
     
 
	  
	  
     
  
    
      19 
 
      
         
            
            record label:  Glades 1711 
            
            chart position:  RandB #36 
            
            
            
            
            
            album:  Tightening It Up - The Best of... 
            
            
            
          
        
 
  
      
Archie Bell & the Drells  
    
     
      
     
Ain't Nothing for a Man in Love  
  
                              
            
      
                  
     
     
 
    
 
 
  
  
      
      
     
      1973  
        
     
 
	  
Glades 
 
 
	    
     
 
	  
	    
     
 
	  
	    
     
 
	  
	    
     
 
	  
	    
     
 
	  
	  
     
  
    
      20 
 
      
         
            
            record label:  Atlantic 452693 
            
            chart position:  US #112 
            
            
            
            written by:  Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff 
            
            album:  There's Gonna Be a Showdown 
            
            
            
          
        
 
  
      
Archie Bell & the Drells  
    
     
      
     
Here I Go Again  
  
                              
            
      
                  
     
     
 
    
 
 
  
  
      
      
     
      1970  
        
     
 
	  
Atlantic 
 
 
	    
     
 
	  
	    
     
 
	  
	    
     
 
	  
	    
     
 
	  
	    
     
 
	  
	  
     
  
    
      21 
 
      
         
            
            record label:  Atlantic 2612 
            
            chart position:  RandB #40, US  #94 
            
            
            
            written by:  Kenny Gamble & Thom Bell 
            
            album:  There's Gonna Be a Showdown / Tightening It Up - The Best of... 
            
            
            
          
        
 
  
      
Archie Bell & the Drells  
    
     
      
     
I Love My Baby  
  
                              
            
      
                  
     
     
 
    
 
 
  
  
      
      
     
      1969  
        
     
 
	  
Atlantic 
 
 
	    
     
 
	  
	    
     
 
	  
	    
     
 
	  
	    
     
 
	  
	    
     
 
	  
	  
     
  
    
      22 
 
      
         
            
            record label:  Atlantic 452612 
            
            chart position:  US #128 
            
            
            
            written by:  Archie Bell 
            
            album:  There's Gonna Be a Showdown 
            
            
            
          
        
 
  
      
Archie Bell & the Drells  
    
     
      
     
Just a Little Closer  
  
                              
            
      
                  
     
     
 
    
 
 
  
  
      
      
     
      1969  
        
     
 
	  
Atlantic 
 
 
	    
     
 
	  
	    
     
 
	  
	    
     
 
	  
	    
     
 
	  
	    
     
 
	  
	  
     
  
    
      23 
 
      
         
            
            record label:  Atlantic 2693 
            
            chart position:  RandB #46, US #90 
            
            
            
            written by:  Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff 
            
            album:  There's Gonna Be A Showdown / Tightening It Up - The Best of... 
            
            
            
          
        
 
  
      
Archie Bell & the Drells  
    
     
      
     
A World without Music  
  
                              
            
      
                  
     
     
 
    
 
 
  
  
      
      
     
      1969  
        
     
 
	  
Atlantic 
 
 
	    
     
 
	  
	    
     
 
	  
	    
     
 
	  
	    
     
 
	  
	    
     
 
	  
	  
     
  
    
      24 
 
      
         
            
            record label:  Atlantic 2744 
            
            chart position:  Cashbox RandB #53 
            
            
            
            written by:  A. Smith, L. Smith, W. Wells 
            
            
            
            
            
          
        
 
  
      
Archie Bell & the Drells  
    
     
      
     
Get It From The Bottom  
  
                              
            
      
                  
     
     
 
    
 
 
  
  
      
      
     
      1969  
        
     
 
	  
Atlantic 
 
 
	    
     
 
	  
	    
     
 
	  
	    
     
 
	  
	    
     
 
	  
	    
     
 
	  
	  
     
  
    
      25 
 
      
         
            
            record label:  Glades 1711 
            
            chart position:  Cashbox RandB #55 
            
            
            
            written by:  Phillip Mitchell 
            
            
            
            
            
          
        
 
  
      
Archie Bell & the Drells  
    
     
      
     
You Never Know What's On A Woman's Mind  
  
                              
            
      
                  
     
     
 
    
 
 
  
  
      
      
     
      1973  
        
     
 
	  
Glades 
 
 
	    
     
 
	  
	    
     
 
	  
	    
     
 
	  
	    
     
 
	  
	    
     
 
	  
	  
     
  
    
      26 
 
      
         
            
            record label:  P.I.R. 3637 
            
            chart position:  R&B #56 
            
            
            
            written by:  D. Brown, T. Wallington, J. Whitehead, G. McFadden 
            
            album:  Hard Not To Like It / Tightening It Up - The Best of... 
            
            comments:  [ballad] 
            
          
        
 
  
      
Archie Bell & The Drells  
    
     
      
     
I've Been Missing You  
  
                              
            
      
                  
     
     
 
    
 
 
  
  
      
      
     
      1978  
        
     
 
	  
P.I.R. 
 
 
	    
     
 
	  
	    
     
 
	  
	    
     
 
	  
	    
     
 
	  
	    
     
 
	  
	  
     
  
    
      27 
 
      
         
            
            record label:  Atlantic 452721 
            
            chart position:  US #100 
            
            
            
            written by:  Gamble, Huff, Hipple 
            
            album:  There's Gonna Be A Showdown / Tightening It Up - The Best of... 
            
            
            
          
        
 
  
      
Archie Bell & the Drells  
    
     
      
     
Don't Let the Music Slip Away  
  
                              
            
      
                  
     
     
 
    
 
 
  
  
      
      
     
      1970  
        
     
 
	  
Atlantic 
 
 
	    
     
 
	  
	    
     
 
	  
	    
     
 
	  
	    
     
 
	  
	    
     
 
	  
	  
     
  
    
      -- 
 
      
         
            
            record label:  P.I.R. 3637 
            
            
            
            
            
            written by:  J. Whitehead, G. McFadden, H. Preston, F. Smith 
            
            album:  Hard Not To Like It 
            
            
            
          
        
 
  
      
Archie Bell & the Drells  
    
     
      
     
It's Hard Not To Like You  
  
                              
            
      
                  
     
     
 
    
 
 
  
  
      
      
     
      1977  
        
     
 
	  
P.I.R. 
 
 
	    
     
 
	  
	    
     
 
	  
	    
     
 
	  
	    
     
 
	  
	    
     
 
	  
	  
     
  
    
      -- 
 
      
         
            
            record label:  Nightmare 16 (UK) 
            
            
            
            
            
            written by:  I. Levine, F. Trench 
            
            
            
            comments:  [northern soul] 
            
          
        
 
  
      
Archie Bell & The Drells  
    
     
      
     
Look Back Over Your Shoulder  
  
                              
            
      
                  
     
     
 
    
 
 
  
  
      
      
     
      1987  
        
     
 
	  
Nightmare  
 
 
	    
     
 
	  
	    
     
 
	  
	    
     
 
	  
	    
     
 
	  
	    
     
 
	  
	  
     
  
    
      -- 
 
      
         
            
            record label:  P.I.R. 3651 
            
            
            
            
            
            written by:  B. Sigler, D. Wansel 
            
            
            
            
            
          
        
 
  
      
Archie Bell & the Drells  
    
     
      
     
Old People  
  
                              
            
      
                  
     
     
 
    
 
 
  
  
      
      
     
      1977  
        
     
 
	  
P.I.R. 
 
 
	    
     
 
	  
	    
     
 
	  
	    
     
 
	  
	    
     
 
	  
	    
     
 
	  
	  
     
  
    
      -- 
 
      
         
            
            record label:  President 418 (UK) 
            
            
            
            
            
            written by:  Phillip Mitchell 
            
            
            
            
            
          
        
 
  
      
Archie Bell & The Drells  
    
     
      
     
Girls Grow Up Faster Than Boys  
  
                              
            
      
                  
     
     
 
    
 
 
  
  
      
      
     
      1974  
        
     
 
	  
President  
 
 
	    
     
 
	  
	    
     
 
	  
	    
     
 
	  
	    
     
 
	  
	    
     
 
	  
	  
     
  
    
      -- 
 
      
         
            
            record label:  P.I.R. 3731 
            
            
            
            
            
            written by:  K. Gamble, L. Huff 
            
            album:  Strategy 
            
            
            
          
        
 
  
      
Archie Bell & the Drells  
    
     
      
     
Show Me How To Dance  
  
                              
            
      
                  
     
     
 
    
 
 
  
  
      
      
     
      1979  
        
     
 
	  
P.I.R. 
 
 
	    
     
 
	  
	    
     
 
	  
	    
     
 
	  
	    
     
 
	  
	    
     
 
	  
	  
     
  
    
      -- 
 
      
         
            
            record label:  Atlantic 2793 
            
            
            
            
            
            written by:  P. Mitchell 
            
            
            
            
            
          
        
 
  
      
Archie Bell & the Drells  
    
     
      
     
I Just Want To Fall In Love  
  
                              
            
      
                  
     
     
 
    
 
 
  
  
      
      
     
      1971  
        
     
 
	  
Atlantic 
 
 
	    
     
 
	  
	    
     
 
	  
	    
     
 
	  
	    
     
 
	  
	    
     
 
	  
	  
     
  
    
      -- 
 
      
         
            
            record label:  P.I.R. 5580 (UK) 
            
            
            
            
            
            written by:  J. Whithead, G. McFadden, V. Carstephen 
            
            album:  Hard Not To Like It 
            
            
            
          
        
 
  
      
Archie Bell & the Drells  
    
     
      
     
Disco Showdown  
  
                              
            
      
                  
     
     
 
    
 
 
  
  
      
      
     
      1977  
        
     
 
	  
P.I.R.