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Drop Down and Get Me

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Drop Down and Get Me
Studio album by
ReleasedDecember 1981
StudioParadise Studios, Cherokee Recording Studios
GenreRock
Length39:23
LabelNetwork
ProducerTom Petty
Del Shannon chronology
...And The Music Plays On
(1978)
Drop Down and Get Me
(1981)
Rock On!
(1991)

Drop Down and Get Me is the 11th studio album by American rock and roll singer-songwriter Del Shannon.[1] It was considered a comeback album and released in December 1981 after some delay.[2] The album was produced by Tom Petty and included the Heartbreakers as a backing band.[3] 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.[4]

Singles

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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.[5] It also peaked at number thirty-three on the Cash Box singles chart during a 14-week stay.[6] On the adult contemporary charts, it reached number 36 in Billboard's January 23, 1982, issue,[7] and number 28 in Canada's RPM magazine.[8]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[9]
Fort McMurray Today[10]

Drop Down and Get Me was well received by critics at the time of its release.[9] 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"[1]

Billboard said the album maintains "a very mainstream, highly accessible commercial edge."[11] 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".[12] Fort McMurray Today described the album as "terrific" and noted that "Del's voice remains a fascinating rock-and-roll instrument huge".[13]

The Daily Sentinel called it "a Good Album".[14] The Age Praised The Heartbreakers for being very much revived and greatly enhanced".[15]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Del Shannon, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Sea of Love"Phillip Baptiste, George Khoury2:34
2."Life Without You" 3:50
3."Out of Time"Mick Jagger, Keith Richards3:58
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 Everly3:02
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-Smith2:59

Personnel

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  • Del Shannon – lead vocals, background vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Mike Campbell – lead guitar, bass guitar
  • Benmont Tench – organ
  • Ron Blair – bass guitar on "To Love Someone", "Maybe Tomorrow", and "Midnight Train"
  • Howie Epstein – bass guitar on "Out of Time"
  • Stan Lynch – drums
  • Tom Petty – background Vocals on "Out of Time", harmonica, tambourine
  • Phil Seymour – background vocals on "Out of Time", "Drop Down and Get Me"
  • Jude Cole – background vocals on "Out of Time", "Drop Down and Get Me"
  • Phil Jones - Percussion
  • Marty Jourard - Saxophone
  • Kym Westover – background vocals
  • David White – bass guitar

References

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  1. ^ a b c Koda, Cub. "Del Shannon – Drop Down and Get Me: Review". AllMusic.
  2. ^ "Del Shannon on Tom Petty, 'Drop Down and Get Me'". Stephen K. Peeples. 2017-01-09. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
  3. ^ "'Drop Down And Get Me': Tom Petty Produces His Hero, Del Shannon". uDiscover Music. 2020-12-12. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
  4. ^ "Stranger in Town: A Del Shannon Compendium". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
  5. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles: 1955-2002. Menomonee Falls, Wis.: Record Research. p. 632. ISBN 0898-2-0155-1.
  6. ^ "Cash Box Top 100 Singles, January 30, 1982".
  7. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2007). Joel Whitburn Presents Billboard Top Adult Songs, 1961-2006. Menomonee Falls, Wis: Record Research. p. 248. ISBN 978-0-8982-0169-7.
  8. ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. January 19, 1985. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
  9. ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 1250. ISBN 9781846098567.
  10. ^ ""Drop Down and Get Me'" - Album Ratings". Fort McMurray Today. Retrieved 2023-11-10.
  11. ^ "Top Album Picks: Drop Down and Get Me". Billboard. October 31, 1981. p. 101.
  12. ^ Cash Box Album Reviews New And Developing Artists: Drop Down and Get Me. Cash Box Pub. Co. 1981-10-31. p. 12.
  13. ^ "Fort McMurray Today from Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada". Newspapers.com. 1982-02-07. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
  14. ^ "Rock On Album Review: Drop Down and Get Me". The Daily Sentinel. February 14, 1982. p. 39.
  15. ^ "The Age Records All eyes on the musical wizard: Drop Down and Get Me". The Age. July 8, 1982. p. 39.
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