Tighten Up

~ Recording by Archie Bell & the Drells

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleCountry/Date
Official
1.1Tighten Up, Part 13:16Archie Bell & the DrellsTighten Up
12.9Tighten Up3:10Archie Bell & the DrellsAtlantic Rhythm & Blues 1947–1974
1.20Tighten Up3:10Archie Bell & the DrellsAtlantic Rhythm and Blues 1947-1974, Volume 6: 1966-1969
1.20Tighten Up3:10Archie Bell & the DrellsAtlantic Rhythm and Blues 1947-1974, Volume 6: 1966-1969
1.16Tighten Up3:13Archie Bell & the DrellsClassic Rock: 1968
1.16Tighten Up3:13Archie Bell & the DrellsClassic Rock: 1968
1.11Tighten Up3:14Archie Bell & the DrellsBaby Boomer Classics: Dance Sixties
  • 1988 -
1.1Tighten Up3:15Archie Bell & the DrellsBillboard Top Rock’n’Roll Hits: 1968
2.14Tighten Up?:??Archie Bell & the DrellsSoul Decade: The Sixties
  • 1990-09-22 GB
2.19Tighten Up3:12Archie Bell & the Drells101 Number One Hit Records
2.14Tighten Up3:13Archie Bell & the DrellsSoul Decade ; The Sixties
7.11Tighten Up3:14Archie Bell & the DrellsAtlantic Rhythm & Blues 1947–1974
  • 1991-10-15 US
1.5Tighten Up3:11Archie Bell & the DrellsRhythm & Blues: 1968
1.5Tighten Up3:11Archie Bell & the DrellsSolid Gold Soul 1968
1.11Tighten Up3:13Archie Bell & the DrellsThe Ultimate Soul Collection, Volume 2
1.3Tighten Up3:13Archie Bell & the Drells18 Soul Hits From the 60’s
1.4Tighten Up3:14Archie Bell & the Drells'60s Soul: Try A Little Tenderness
1.11Tighten Up3:08Archie Bell & the DrellsCaiga quien caiga: 53 clásicos originales del rhythm & Blues
1.13Tighten Up3:13Archie Bell & the DrellsTighten Up: #1 Soul Hits of the 60's, Volume 2
1.10Tighten Up3:11Archie Bell & the Drells#1 Hits: 1965–1969
  • 1998-06-23 US
  • 1998 -
1.7Tighten Up3:14Archie Bell & the DrellsRight On! Break Beats and Grooves From the Atlantic and Warner Vaults 1967–1975
1.3Tighten Up3:11Archie Bell & the DrellsRoots of Rhythm: Rip It Up
2.7Tighten Up3:11Archie Bell & the DrellsSolid Gold Soul 1967-1968
1.9Tighten Up3:11Archie Bell & the Drells1960's #1 R&B Hits
2.10Tighten Up3:11Archie Bell and the DrellsThe Classic Rhythm + Blues Collection: 1967-1969
1.7Tighten Up3:14Archie Bell & the DrellsRight On! Break Beats and Grooves from the Atlantic & Warner Vaults
1.9Tighten Up3:11Archie Bell & the Drells60’s R&B
1.1Tighten Up, Part 13:15Archie Bell & the DrellsTighten Up / I Can't Stop Dancing
  • 2004-11-15 US
3.5Tighten Up3:09Archie Bell & the DrellsAtlantic Gold
  • 2005-01-18 GB
1.14Tighten Up3:14Archie Bell & the DrellsThe Soul Story, Volume 2
  • 2006-05-02 US
2.8Tighten Up3:13Archie Bell & the DrellsAll #1 Hits ’60s
  • 2006-10-10 CA
1.14Tighten Up3:12Archie Bell & the DrellsSpirit of Soul: From the Roots to the Fruits
  • 2006-11 FR
1.11Tighten Up3:14Archie Bell & the DrellsAtlantic R&B 1947-1974, Vol. 7: 1967-1969
1.8Tighten Up3:10Archie Bell & the Drells100 Hits: Soul (Box Set)
  • 2007-10-15 GB
1.3Tighten Up3:14Archie Bell & the DrellsLa Discothèque idéale Soul
  • 2007-12-03 XE
1.6Tighten Up3:10Archie Bell & the DrellsTalk to Me
1.1Tighten Up, Part 13:14Archie Bell & the DrellsThe Platinum Collection
1.1Tighten Up, Part 13:16Archie Bell & the DrellsTighten Up
5.16Tighten Up3:11Archie Bell & the Drells100 tubes Soul
  • 2009-03-23 FR
3.21Tighten Up, Part 13:11Archie Bell & the DrellsOnly In America: Atlantic Soul Classics
  • 2009-04-14 -
3.3Tighten Up3:12Archie Bell & the DrellsAtlantic Records: The Time Capsule
  • 2009-11-17 US
3.21Tighten Up, Part 13:11Archie Bell & the DrellsAtlantic Gold: 100 Soul Classics
3.21Tighten Up, Part 13:11Archie Bell & the DrellsAtlantic Gold: 100 Soul Classics
3.21Tighten Up, Part 13:11Archie Bell & the DrellsAtlantic Gold: 100 Soul Classics
1.10Tighten Up, Part 13:08Archie Bell & the DrellsSweet Soul Music: 29 Scorching Classics From 1968
8.7Tighten Up3:08Archie Bell & the Drells’60s Music Revolution
1.1Tighten Up, Part 13:15Archie Bell & the DrellsTighten Up
  • 2014 -
1.8Tighten Up3:11Archie Bell & the DrellsPower Soul
  • 2016-04-26 XW
1.12Tighten Up3:11Archie Bell & the Drells60’s Soul Classics
  • 2016-11-18 -
1.54Tighten Up3:11Archie Bell & the DrellsSoul: The Collection
1.1Tighten Up3:11Archie Bell & The DrellsTighten Up
  • 2017-05-11 XW
1.6Tighten Up3:13Archie Bell & the Drells60s Soul Hits
  • 2018-02-16 -
4.4Tighten Up3:11Archie Bell & the DrellsThe Greatest Sixties Album
  • 2018-03-30 GB
1.11Tighten Up3:10Archie Bell & the DrellsMei ’68 Revolution
1.18Tighten Up Pt. 13:10Archie Bell & the DrellsThis Is Soul
1.90Tighten Up, Pt. 13:13Archie Bell & the Drells100 Greatest 60s: Golden Oldies From the Sixties
1.30Tighten Up3:11Archie Bell & the Drells50 Greatest Soul
  • 2021-03-05 XW
1.35Tighten Up3:11Archie Bell and the DrellsThe Ultimate R&B Collection
  • 2021-03-19 XW
1.14Tighten Up, Pt. 13:13Archie Bell & the DrellsLow Rider - Funky Hits
2.9Tighten Up3:11Archie Bell & the DrellsGreatest Ever 60s Legends
1.7Tighten Up3:11Archie Bell & the DrellsAtlantic Soul Classics
1.7Tighten Up3:13Archie Bell & the DrellsAtlantic Soul Classics
Promotion
1.7Tighten Up3:15Archie Bell & the DrellsSoul Hits, Volume 1
(unknown)
1.15Tighten Up3:11Archie Bell & the DrellsWEA Golden Hits, Vol 2

Relationships

recording engineer:Bert Frilot
producer:Skipper Lee Frazier
lead vocals:Archie Bell (in 1967-10)
vocals:Billy Buttier (in 1967-10)
Joe Cross (in 1967-10)
James Wise (in 1967-10)
performer:The TSU Toronadoes (in 1967-10)
recorded at:Jones Town Studio in Houston, Texas, United States (in 1967-10)
sampled by:Where I’m From by Digable Planets
part of:Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock (order: 122)
SecondHandSongs:https://secondhandsongs.com/performance/27640 [info]
recording of:Tighten Up (in 1967-10)

Related works

Tighten Up

lyricist:Billy Butler
composer:Archie Bell