1962 HITS ARCHIVE: Up On The Roof - Drifters (45 single mix)

Up On The Roof (Goffin-King) by The Drifters, arranged & conducted by Gary Sherman, produced by Leiber-Stoller Among the true classics from the Carole King-Gerry Goffin songbook, this was a top-5 pop & R&B hit for the Drifters, as well as having returned to the record charts in later years by various other artists. Note that some reissue versions begin with a vocal by the group singing “up on the roof” on top of the instrumental opening which is heard alone on the single release. THE 1962 HITS ARCHIVE - here in one place, a good-quality library of original-release-version best-sellers and songs which made an impact that were either released or enjoyed a major chunk of their popularity within the calendar year 1962 (some were recorded in 1961).