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Archie Bell & The Drells - Where Will You Go When The Party's Over (1976), Hard Not To Like It (1977), Strategy (1979) [2006]

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Archie Bell & The Drells - Where Will You Go When The Party's Over (1976), Hard Not To Like It (1977), Strategy (1979) [2006]

Archie Bell & The Drells:
Where Will You Go When The Party's Over (1976), Hard Not To Like It (1977), Strategy (1979) [2006, Reissue]

R&B, Soul/Funk, Disco | EAC Rip | FLAC, Img+CUE+LOG+Scans (JPEG) | 01:56:09 | 817,42 Mb
Label: Edsel Records (UK) | Cat.# MEDCD 811 | Released: 2006-07-31 (1976/1977/1979)
Archie Bell & The Drells - Where Will You Go When The Party's Over (1976), Hard Not To Like It (1977), Strategy (1979) [2006]

As a package, the three albums contained on these two CDs offer a well-rounded picture of the Drells at the time of their Gamble & Huff days at Philly International. For starters, these records were all aimed at disco, being recorded in 1976, 1977, and 1979, respectively. It is true that most of this material doesn't match the brilliant work they did at Atlantic, but then, it's hard to dismiss any of these records out of hand. Given the pure, big string and popping bassline treatment that was so prevalent at Philly, it's easy to see why these records charted. Using the production team of McFadden, Whitehead, and Carstarphen, all three albums were aimed squarely at the charts and they all did. While Strategy shows a creative dearth, the other two sets are fine examples of Philly soul at the end of the mid-'70s. Tracks such as the killer soul ballad "Right Where I Want to Be," the funky stroll of the title track to Where Will You Go When the Party's Over, "Dancin' Man," "Disco Fever," "Real Good Feeling," and "It's Hard Not to Like You" from Hard Not to Like It are stealthy and solid, as is the fine "We've Got Something" from Strategy. With a fine price as attraction and decent notes in the package, any collector of Philly soul or '70s funk and disco would be well advised to snag this collection while it's available.
~Review by Thom Jurek

Archie Bell & The Drells - Where Will You Go When The Party's Over (1976), Hard Not To Like It (1977), Strategy (1979) [2006]

This Edsel two-fer covers Archie Bell & the Drells' tenure at Philadelphia International and their collaborations with such hitmakers as Gamble & Huff, McFadden & Whitehead, and Bunny Sigler. Listening to the three records in chronological order, one can hear the group's transition from soul-funk stalwarts to disco band extraordinaire. The first album, 1976's Where Will You Go When the Party's Over, featured two minor hits in "Don't Let Love Get You Down" and "Everybody Have a Good Time," but the title track also would go on to be a cult classic at such famous discos as the Paradise Garage and Studio 54 as well as David Mancuso's famous Loft parties in New York City. But it is 1977's Hard Not to Like It that finds Bell & the Drells in a full-force embrace of disco, with song titles like "Disco Showdown" and "Disco Fever" making the declaration for those who may not have noticed the band's new upbeat sound upon first listen. This eight-song session is probably the best the band got during this time, as 1979's Strategy is all but exhausting, and sometimes downright awful ("Tighten Up at the Disco" being one of the principal offenders). This is a nice pickup for die-hard fans looking to get all of these records in one place, but casual fans may just want to stick to a greatest-hits compilation instead.
Archie Bell & The Drells - Where Will You Go When The Party's Over (1976), Hard Not To Like It (1977), Strategy (1979) [2006]


Release of these albums: "Where Will You Go When The Party's Over" - 1976 [LP Philadelphia International Records, Cat.# PZ 34323, USA]; "Hard Not To Like" - 1977 [LP Philadelphia International Records, Cat.# PZ 34855, USA]; "Strategy" - 1979 [LP Philadelphia International Records, Cat.# JZ 36096, USA]
Release of this 2CD Set: 2006, July, 31 [CDs Edsel Records (UK), Cat.# MEDCD 811 / UPC: 740155181123]
Original sound recordings licensed from Assorted Music Inc., dba Philadelphia International Records.
Issued under licence to the Demon Music Group Ltd.
Disc 1, tracks 1-8 ℗ 1976 Assorted Music Inc., dba Philadelphia International Records.
Disc 1, tracks 9-16 ℗ 1977 Assorted Music Inc., dba Philadelphia International Records.
Disc 2, tracks 1-8 ℗ 1979 Assorted Music Inc., dba Philadelphia International Records.
Disc 2, track 9 ℗ 1977 Assorted Music Inc., dba Philadelphia International Records.
© 2006 Demon Music Group Ltd.
Marketed by Demon Edsel, a Division of Demon Music Group Ltd.
Manufactured in the EU


Tracklist:

Disc 1

"Where Will You Go When The Party's Over" (1976)
01. Don't Let Love Get You Down (04:23)
02. Where Will You Go When the Party's Over (04:08)
03. Right Here Is Where I Want To Be (05:03)
04. Dancin' Man (05:30)
05. Everybody Have A Good Time (06:18)
06. I Swear You're Beautiful (05:22)
07. Nothing Comes Easy (03:10)
08. I Bet I Can Do That Dance You're Doin' (03:21)

"Hard Not To Like It" (1977)
09. Glad You Could Make It (05:36)
10. Disco Showdown (03:03)
11. Disco Fever (04:11)
12. On The Radio (04:33)
13. Its Hard Not To Like You (04:02)
14. There's No Other Like You (04:45)
15. Real Good Feeling (03:43)
16. I've Been Missing You (03:59)

Disc 2

"Strategy " (1979)

01. Show Me How To Dance (05:06)
02. I Can't Get Enough Of Your Love (06:05)
03. How Can I (04:14)
04. We've Got Somethin' (03:56)
05. Tighten Up At The Disco (05:41)
06. Strategy (06:58)
07. You're The Only One (05:14)
08. We Got 'Em Dancing (03:59)
09. Old People (03:49)

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