Drop Down and Get Me explained

Drop Down and Get Me
Type:studio
Artist:Del Shannon
Cover:Drop Down and Get Me Main Cover.jpg
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Released:December 1981
Recorded:October 1979 – February 1981
Studio:Paradise Studios, Cherokee Recording Studios
Genre:Rock
Label:Network
Producer:Tom Petty
Prev Title:...And The Music Plays On
Prev Year:1978
Year:1981
Next Title:Rock On!
Next Year:1991
Chronology:Del Shannon

Drop Down and Get Me is the 11th 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.

Edsel Records included the album in the 2023 Stranger in Town: A Del Shannon Compendium box set.[3]

Singles

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.[4] It also peaked at number thirty-three on the Cash Box singles chart during a 14-week stay.[5] On the adult contemporary charts, it reached number 36 in Billboards January 23, 1982, issue,[6] and number 28 in Canada's RPM magazine.[7]

Critical reception

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"

Billboard said the album maintains "a very mainstream, highly accessible commercial edge."[9] 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".[10] Fort McMurray Today described the album as "terrific" and noted that "Del's voice remains a fascinating rock-and-roll instrument huge".[11]

The Daily Sentinel called it "a Good Album".[12] The Age Praised The Heartbreakers for being very much revived and greatly enhanced".[13]

Personnel

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Del Shannon on Tom Petty, 'Drop Down and Get Me' . Stephen K. Peeples . 2017-01-09 . 2021-01-13.
  2. Web site: 'Drop Down And Get Me': Tom Petty Produces His Hero, Del Shannon . uDiscover Music . 2020-12-12 . 2021-01-13.
  3. Web site: Stranger in Town: A Del Shannon Compendium . 18 September 2024 . AllMusic.
  4. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles: 1955-2002 . 2002 . Record Research . 0898-2-0155-1 . Menomonee Falls, Wis. . 632.
  5. Web site: Cash Box Top 100 Singles, January 30, 1982 .
  6. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Joel Whitburn Presents Billboard Top Adult Songs, 1961-2006 . 2007 . Record Research . 978-0-8982-0169-7 . Menomonee Falls, Wis . 248.
  7. Web site: January 19, 1985 . Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada . February 7, 2019 . Collectionscanada.gc.ca.
  8. Book: Larkin . Colin . The Encyclopedia of Popular Music . 2007 . Omnibus Press . 9781846098567 . 1250 .
  9. October 31, 1981 . Top Album Picks: Drop Down and Get Me . . 101 .
  10. Book: Cash Box Album Reviews New And Developing Artists: Drop Down and Get Me . 1981-10-31 . Cash Box Pub. Co. . 12.
  11. Web site: 1982-02-07 . Fort McMurray Today from Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada . 2024-08-26 . Newspapers.com . en-US.
  12. February 14, 1982 . Rock On Album Review: Drop Down and Get Me . The Daily Sentinel . 39 .
  13. July 8, 1982 . The Age Records All eyes on the musical wizard: Drop Down and Get Me . . 39 .

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