"Drip Drop" is a song written by

Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller Leiber and Stoller were an American songwriting and record production duo, consisting of lyricist Jerome Leiber (; April 25, 1933 – August 22, 2011) and composer Michael Stoller (born March 13, 1933). As well as many R&B and pop hits, they wr ...

. It was first recorded by

the Drifters The Drifters are an American pop and R&B/soul vocal group. They were originally formed as a backing group for Clyde McPhatter, formerly the lead tenor of Billy Ward and his Dominoes in 1953. The second group of Drifters, formed in 1959 and ...

in 1958, and more successfully by Dion in 1963.

The Drifters

The Drifters The Drifters are an American pop and R&B/soul vocal group. They were originally formed as a backing group for Clyde McPhatter, formerly the lead tenor of Billy Ward and his Dominoes in 1953. The second group of Drifters, formed in 1959 and ...

released the original version of the song as a single in

1958 Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the thir ...

. It reached number 58 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The Drifters' version was produced by Leiber & Stoller and arranged by

Ray Ellis Ray Ellis (July 28, 1923 – October 27, 2008) was an American record producer, arranger, conductor, and saxophonist. He was responsible for the orchestration in Billie Holiday's '' Lady in Satin'' (1958). Biography Raymond Spencer Elli ...

Dion

Dion's version of the song reached number 6 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in 1963. The back-up group on the song is

the Del-Satins The Del-Satins were an American vocal group, most active in the early 1960s, who recorded on their own but are best remembered for their harmonies on hit records for Dion and others. They have been described as having "few peers as practitioners ...

, and the guitarist was

Al Caiola Alexander Emil Caiola (September 7, 1920 – November 9, 2016) was an American guitarist, composer and arranger, who spanned a variety of music genres including jazz, country, rock, and pop. He recorded over fifty albums and worked with some of t ...

. The song was produced and arranged by

Robert Mersey Robert David Mirsky (April 7, 1917 – December 14, 1994), known as Robert Mersey, was an American musician, arranger, and record producer. Life and career In the 1950s, Mersey worked as an arranger with Leiber and Stoller. In 1959, he recorded " ...

.Dion, "Drip Drop" single release
Retrieved February 24, 2014

References

1958 songs 1958 singles 1963 singles Songs written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller Dion DiMucci songs The Drifters songs Columbia Records singles Atlantic Records singles {{1950s-single-stub