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Drop Down and Get Me

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Studio album by

Del Shannon

Released

December 1981

Recorded

October 1979 – February 1981

Studio

Paradise Studios, Cherokee Recording Studios

Genre

Rock and roll

Length

39:23

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. 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.

Critical reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[3]

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"."^[3]

Billboard said the album maintains "a very mainstream, highly accessible commercial edge".^[4]

Track listing[edit]

All tracks are written by Del Shannon, except where noted

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Sea of Love"	Phillip Baptiste, George Khoury	2:34
2.	"Life Without You"		3:50
3.	"Out of Time"	Mick Jagger, Keith Richards	3:58
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 Everly	3:02
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-Smith	2:59

Personnel[edit]

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"
Kym Westover - Background Vocals
David White - Bass Guitar

References[edit]

^ "Del Shannon on Tom Petty, 'Drop Down and Get Me'". Stephen K. Peeples. 2017-01-09. Retrieved 2021-01-13.

^ "'Drop Down And Get Me': Tom Petty Produces His Hero, Del Shannon". uDiscover Music. 2020-12-12. Retrieved 2021-01-13.

^ ^a ^b Koda, Cub. "Del Shannon – Drop Down and Get Me: Review". AllMusic.

^ "Top Album Picks". Billboard. Vol. 93, no. 43. October 31, 1981. p. 102.

v t e Del Shannon
Studio albums	Runaway with Del Shannon (1961) Hats Off to Del Shannon (1963) Little Town Flirt (1963) Handy Man (1964) Del Shannon Sings Hank Williams (1965) 1,661 Seconds with Del Shannon (1965) This Is My Bag (1966) Total Commitment (1966) The Further Adventures of Charles Westover (1968) Drop Down and Get Me (1981) Rock On! (1991) Home and Away (2006) The Dublin Sessions (2017)
Live albums	Live in England (1973)
Songs	"Runaway" "Hats Off to Larry" "The Swiss Maid" "Little Town Flirt" "Two Kinds of Teardrops" "From Me to You" "Handy Man" "Do You Want to Dance" "Keep Searchin' (We'll Follow the Sun)" "Stranger in Town "Sea of Love" "Go, Jimmy, Go"
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