Drop Down and Get Me | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | December 1981 | |||
Recorded | October 1979 – February 1981 | |||
Studio | Paradise Studios, Cherokee Recording Studios | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 39:23 | |||
Label | Network | |||
Producer | Tom Petty | |||
Del Shannon chronology | ||||
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Drop Down and Get Me is a studio album by American rock and roll singer-songwriter Del Shannon. It was considered a comeback album and released in December 1981 after some delay. [1] The album was produced by Tom Petty and included the Heartbreakers as a backing band. [2] It was the last album of new material Shannon released in his lifetime.
The first single from the album, "Sea of Love", debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on December 14, 1981, peaking at number thirty-three during a 12-week chart stay. [3] It also peaked at number thirty-three on the Cash Box singles chart during a 14-week stay. [4] On the adult contemporary charts, it reached number 36 in Billboard's January 23, 1982, issue, [5] and number 28 in Canada's RPM magazine. [6]
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [7] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [8] |
Fort McMurray Today | [9] |
Drop Down and Get Me was well-received by critics at the time of its release. [8] In a retrospective review, Cub Koda of AllMusic said Del Shannon "sounds great as well, writing nine of the 12 tracks assembled and turning in bang-up readings of Don Everly's "Maybe Tomorrow," the Rolling Stones' "Out of Time" and Phil Phillips' classic "Sea of Love" [7]
Billboard said the album maintains "a very mainstream, highly accessible commercial edge." [10] Cashbox described the album as "pure unadulterated rock 'n' roll joy", stated that "songs like the title cut and "Sucker For Your Love" stand as powerful rockers". [11] Fort McMurray Today described the album as "terrific" and noted that "Del's voice remains a fascinating rock-and-roll instrument huge". [12]
The Daily Sentinel called it "a Good Album". [13] The Age Praised The Heartbreakers for being very much revived and greatly enhanced". [14]
All tracks are written by Del Shannon, except where noted
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Sea of Love" | Phillip Baptiste, George Khoury | 2:34 |
2. | "Life Without You" | 3:50 | |
3. | "Out of Time" | Mick Jagger, Keith Richards | 3:58 |
4. | "Sucker for Your Love" | 3:23 | |
5. | "To Love Someone" | 3:15 | |
6. | "Drop Down and Get Me" | 3:26 | |
7. | "Maybe Tomorrow" | Don Everly, Phil Everly | 3:02 |
8. | "Liar" | 3:14 | |
9. | "Never Stop Tryin'" | 3:28 | |
10. | "Midnight Train" | 3:14 | |
11. | "Cheap Love" | 3:01 | |
12. | "Help Me" | Shannon, Frank Esler-Smith | 2:59 |
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