Drop Down and Get Me
Studio album by
ReleasedDecember 1981
RecordedOctober 1979 - February 1981
GenreRock and roll
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. 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

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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

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

References

  1. "Del Shannon on Tom Petty, 'Drop Down and Get Me'". Stephen K. Peeples. 2017-01-09. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
  2. "'Drop Down And Get Me': Tom Petty Produces His Hero, Del Shannon". uDiscover Music. 2020-12-12. Retrieved 2021-01-13.
  3. 1 2 Koda, Cub. "Del Shannon – Drop Down and Get Me: Review". AllMusic.
  4. "Top Album Picks". Billboard. Vol. 93, no. 43. October 31, 1981. p. 102.


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