The Very Best Of The Dramatics

Performer: The Dramatics
Producer: Cheryl Pawelski (Compilation); Rob Bowman (Compilation)
Distributor: Universal Distribution

Notes: Audio Remasterer: Kirk Felton. As part of Stax's Very Best series the Dramatics are spotlighted on 18 tracks recorded between 1969 and 1974 for the Memphis based label. This set is aimed at the casual listener and includes the group's first Top Five hit from 1971, "Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get," followed by the original Top Ten versions of "In the Rain," "Hey You! Get off My Mountain" and "Shake It Well." This 2007 compilation is slightly superior than the 1976 version Best of the Dramatics, also on Stax, due to overall improved sound quality and the addition of the tracks "Your Love Was Strange" from 1969 and their last R&B charted single "Bridge Over Troubled Water" from the late '80s. ~ Al Campbell

Formed in 1963 in Detroit, Michigan, the vocal soul group known as the Dramatics began as the Dynamics, releasing two singles under that name, before shifting personnel and changing their name in 1967. They scored a minor hit that year with "All Because of You." The Dramatics continued to record and change personnel, but didn't score another hit until 1971's "Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get." "In the Rain" (1972) proved their biggest smash, making impressive showings on both the pop and R&B charts. Seemingly doomed to continual line-up changes, the Dramatics had a revolving door of singers, but recorded and performed throughout the `70s, landing hits "Hey You! Get Off My Mountain," and 1980's "Welcome Back Home." When founding member Ron Banks went solo in 1983, the group disbanded, but they reunite occasionally to perform.

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