Ronnie McDowell with Bill Pinkney's Original Drifters

by Ronnie McDowell

Overview

Any project that finds a playful version of The Little Mermaid's "Kiss the Girl" appropriate is obviously something conceived in a tropical wonderland. Veteran country singer Ronnie McDowell takes a break from the honky tonkin' and teams up with the legendary doo wop-era group the Drifters to create a fun, reggae-influenced trip down to the islands (that takes a few detours through the history of rock & roll). Classics include "Honey Love" and a moody rendering of "For Your Precious Love," while McDowell's own sense of novelty songwriting leads to the inspired "I Wanna Shag With You" and "Boardwalk Girl." The closing number, "Shama Lama Ding Dong," blends the best of the two worlds together. ~ Jonathan Widran

Product Details

Release Date:	09/17/2002
Label:	Curb
UPC:	0715187874923
Rank:	91477

Tracks

1. Honey Love
2. Don't Let Go
3. For Your Precious Love
4. Without Love
5. Smokey Places
6. Cry to Me
7. Lite Lunch
8. I Wanna Shag With You
9. There's Always Me
10. My Happiness Forever
11. Boardwalk Girl
12. Kiss the Girl
13. Picnic on the Beach
14. Shama Lama Ding Dong

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Ronnie McDowell   Primary Artist,Drums,Vocals,Percussion
Bill Pinkney & the Original Drifters   Primary Artist,Vocals
Chris Willis   Vocals
Ronnie Dean McDowell   Vocals,Percussion,Drums
Mike Foster   Saxophone
Steve Shepherd   Keyboards
Greg Martin   Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)
Rob Hajacos   Violin
Mike Douchette   Harmonica,Guitar (Steel)
Doug Phelps   Vocals,Guitar (Bass)
Millie Kirkham   Vocals
Ray C. Walker   Vocals
Brian Zonn   Viola,Guitar (Bass)
Wade Bernard   Harmonica,Guitar (Bass)
Kevin Woods   Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)
David Roe   Guitar (Bass)
Martin Kickliter   Drums
Joe Meador   Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)
Jackie Cook   Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)

Technical Credits

Alan Menken   Composer
Ronnie Dean McDowell   Producer
Doug DeLong   Mixing,Mixing Assistant
Wayne Fricks   Executive Producer
Kevin Beamish   Mixing
Clyde McPhatter   Composer
Doc Pomus   Composer
Greg Martin   Tic Tac
Chad Hailey   Engineer
Don Robertson   Composer
Howard Ashman   Composer
Mark Capps   Engineer
Jerry Butler   Composer
Ronnie McDowell   Composer,Producer
Jerry Wexler   Composer
Danny Small   Composer
Arthur Brooks   Composer
Tony Green   Mixing Assistant
Richard Brooks   Composer
Abner Spector   Composer
Jackie Cook   Engineer
Jesse Stone   Composer
Mike Bradley   Engineer