Under The Boardwalk and Other Hits

The history of rhythm & blues is filled with vocal groups whose names -- the Orioles, the Cadillacs, the Crows, the Flamingos, the Moonglows, the Coasters, the Penguins -- are held in reverence by fanatics and devotees. The Drifters are part of an even more exclusive fraternity, as a group that managed to carve out a place for themselves in the R&B firmament and also define that music, not only at its inception as a national chart phenomenon in the early '50s but also in the decade that followed.

Hardly a comprehensive collection, songs like "Under the Boardwalk", "On Broadway", "Up on the Roof" and "Saturday Night at the Movies" make this a quality budget-priced compilation.