There's Gonna Be a Showdown

There's Gonna Be a Showdown
Studio album by Archie Bell & the Drells
Released	1969
Genre	Funk, soul, R&B
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff, L.J.F. Productions
Archie Bell & the Drells chronology
I Can't Stop Dancing (1968) There's Gonna Be a Showdown (1969) Dance Your Troubles Away (1976)

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There's Gonna Be a Showdown is a 1969 album by American funk band Archie Bell & the Drells, released by the record label Atlantic.

Background

It was their last album released on Atlantic, and preceded a six-year gap before the recording of its follow-up, Dance Your Troubles Away, which appeared on producers Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff's own label, Philadelphia International.

Chart performance

The album peaked at No. 163 on the Billboard Top LPs, during a three-week run on the chart. ^[2]

Track listing

1. "I Love My Baby" (Kenneth Gamble, Thom Bell)
2. "Houston Texas" (Bobby Martin, Kenneth Gamble, Thom Bell)
3. "(There's Gonna Be A) Showdown" (Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff)
4. "Giving Up Dancing" (Bobby Martin, Kenneth Gamble, Thom Bell)
5. "Girl You're Too Young" (Archie Bell, Kenneth Gamble, Thom Bell)
6. "Mama Didn't Teach Me That Way" (Archie Bell)
7. "Do the Handjive" (Kenneth Gamble, Thom Bell)
8. "My Balloon's Going Up" (Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff)
9. "Here I Go Again" (Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff)
10. "Go for What You Know" (Melvin Steals, Mervin Steals)
11. "Green Power" (Melvin Steals, Mervin Steals)
12. "Just a Little Closer" (Archie Bell)

Charts

Chart (1969)	Peak position
US Billboard Top LPs [2]	163

References

1. https://www.allmusic.com/album/r60472
2. Whitburn, Joel (1973). Top LPs, 1955–1972. Record Research. p. 17. Retrieved July 10, 2025.