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"Save the Last Dance for Me" is a song written by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman, first recorded in 1960 by the Drifters, with Ben E. King on lead vocals.
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"Donna the Prima Donna" is a song written by Dion DiMucci and Ernie Maresca and performed by Dion. It reached No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100, No. 9 on the Cash Box Top 100, and No. 17 on Billboard's R&B chart in 1963, while reaching No. 17 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade, and No. 2 in Hong Kong. It was the title song of his 1963 album, Donna the Prima Donna.
"One Kiss Led to Another" is a song written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller and performed by The Coasters. The song reached #11 on the R&B chart and #73 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1956. The song appeared on their 1957 album, The Coasters.
"What About Us" is a song written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller and performed by The Coasters. In the US, the song reached #17 on the R&B chart and #47 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1959. The song appeared on their 1962 album, Coast Along.
Ralph F. Palladino, known as Ralph Dino, and John Anthony Sembello, were an American singing and songwriting duo in the early 1970s. They recorded one album together, which included the original version of the song "Pearl's A Singer", co-written with leading songwriters and record producers Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, and later a hit in the UK for Elkie Brooks.
"Girls, Girls, Girls", or "Girls! Girls! Girls!", is a song written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller.
"When My Little Girl Is Smiling" is a pop song written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King, and first recorded by The Drifters in 1961.
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- ↑ 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
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