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Archie Bell & the Drells was an American R&B vocal group from Houston, Texas, and one of the main acts on Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff's Philadelphia International Records. The band's hits include "Tighten Up", "I Can't Stop Dancing" (both 1968), "There's Gonna Be A Showdown", "Girl You're Too Young" (1969), "Here I Go Again" (also a UK hit in 1972), "Soul City Walk" (1976), "Let's Groove", "Everybody Have A Good Time" (1977), and "Don't Let Love Get You Down" (1976).

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100 Greatest Breakfast Songs [2019]

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Tighten Up3:11

Good Old Rock 'N' Roll, Vol. 1 [2018]

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Tighten Up 

Jon Savage's 1968: The Year the World Burned [2018]

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Tighten Up2:38

Mai 68 [2018]

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Tighten Up4:11

Soul of the '60s [2017]

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Tighten Up3:08
I Can't Stop Dancing2:21

Let's Groove: The Archie Bell & the Drells Story [2016]

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Tighten Up, Pt. 12:38
I Can't Stop Dancing2:20
Let's Groove6:00

100 Hits: Funk [2014]

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Don't Let Love Get You Down4:21

Essential Radio Hits of the 60s [2014]

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Tighten Up3:02

300 Hits: Saturday Night Party [2013]

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Tighten Up2:47

300 Hits: Soul [2013]

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Tighten Up2:49

50 Rockin' Oldies, Vol. 22 [2013]

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Tighten Up3:09

'60s Music Revolution [2012]

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Tighten Up3:09

'60s Music Revolution: Groovin' [2012]

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Tighten Up3:09

Party Rock [10 CD w/Book] [2012]

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Tighten Up3:36
I Can't Stop Dancing4:02

Philadelphia International Classics: The Tom Moulton Remixes [2012]

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Let's Groove10:24

Philadelphia International Records: The 40th Anniversary Box Set [2012]

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Don't Let Love Get You Down4:21

Saturday Night Party: Soul Party [2012]

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Tighten Up2:47

Soul: The Collection [2012]

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Tighten Up3:12

Soul: When a Man Loves a Woman [2012]

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Tighten Up2:49

Sweet Soul Music [Rhino] [2012]

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Tighten Up3:12

3/60: Soul Classics [2011]

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Tighten Up3:10

Baltic Soul Weekender, Vol. 4 [2011]

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Don't Let Love Get You Down4:19

Top Hits/60's Only Number 1's [2011]

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Tighten Up3:11

100 Tubes Soul, Vol. 2 [2010]

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Tighten Up 

Crate Diggin' Fever: The Cult of Rarity [2010]

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Don't Let Love Get You Down4:21

Le Coffret Idéal Soul [2010]

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Tighten Up 

Ministry of Sound: 80s Groove -- Old Skool Funk Soul Classics [2010]

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Don't Let Love Get You Down4:19

Atlantic Gold: 100 Soul Classics [2009]

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Tighten Up, Pt. 13:16

Atlantic Records: The Time Capsule [2009]

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Tighten Up3:12

Look Out! We Got Soul: Sweet Soul Music [2009]

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Tighten Up3:08

Only In America: Atlantic Soul Classics [2009]

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Tighten Up, Pt. 13:16

Soul Explosion [MD Music] [2009]

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Skinny Legs 'N All [Live]3:07
Tighten Up3:18

Sweet Soul Music: 1968 [2009]

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Tighten Up, Pt. 13:08

The Complete Soul Collection [2009]

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Tighten Up2:44

A Collector's R&B Dream: 1968, Vol. 1 [2008]

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Tighten Up, Pt. 13:12
Tighten Up, Pt. 22:45

Hed Kandi: Back to Love - The Mix [2008]

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Don't Let Love Get You Down3:43

The Black Power: Definitive Collection -- Soul and Funk Trilogy [2008]

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Tighten Up2:42

#1 Classic Hits of the 60s 1965-1970 [2007]

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Tighten Up3:09

#1 R&B Pop Classics of the 60s [2007]

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Tighten Up3:10

100 Hits: Soul [2007]

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Tighten Up3:10
Don't Let Love Get You Down3:53

Atlantic 60th: Soul, Sweat and Strut [2007]

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Tighten Up3:13

Atlantic Top 60: Sweat-Soaked Soul Classics [2007]

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Tighten Up3:11
I Can't Stop Dancing2:22

K-Tel Presents: All Your Rhythm and Blues Hits [2007]

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Tighten Up2:48

R&B Soul Classics: Platinum Artist Series [2007]

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Tighten Up2:46

Soul Party [Direct Source] [2007]

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Tighten Up2:47

Soul Story Infomercial Set [2007]

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Tighten Up3:10

Talk to Me [2007]

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Tighten Up3:11

The Platinum Collection [2007]

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Tighten Up, Pt. 13:13
Tighten Up3:11
I Can't Stop Dancing2:20
(There's Gonna Be) A Showdown2:42
(There's Gonna Be A) Showdown2:43
Wrap It Up2:49
Monkey Time2:06
Tighten Up, Pt. 22:45
Tighten Up Pt. 22:47

This Is Soul [Wea International] [2007]

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Tighten Up, Pt. 1 [*]3:10

100 Hits: Disco Classics [2006]

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Let's Groove2:59
Don't Let Love Get You Down3:45

All #1 Hits '60s [2006]

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Tighten Up3:13

All #1 Hits '60s [CD 2] [2006]

SongDuration
Tighten Up3:13

Atlantic R&B Box Set [2006]

SongDuration
Tighten Up3:13

Atlantic Rhythm & Blues 1947-1974, Vol. 7: 1967-1969 [2006]

SongDuration
Tighten Up3:13

Stacks of Soul [2006]

SongDuration
Tighten Up 

That's Soul [Golden Stars] [2006]

SongDuration
Tighten Up2:46

The Greatest Soul Music Hits of All Time [2006]

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Tighten Up3:14

The Soul Story, Vol. 2 [2006]

SongDuration
Tighten Up3:10

Tighten Up [Collectables] [2006]

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I Can't Stop Dancin2:22

Ultimate Summer Hits: Hits of the Summer [2006]

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Tighten Up3:13

A Night on the Town [K-Tel] [2005]

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Tighten Up 

All That Soul [2005]

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Tighten Up2:39

I Can't Stop Dancing/There's Gonna Be a Showdown [2005]

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I Can't Stop Dancing2:22
I've Been Trying3:17

Night on the Town [K-Tel UK] [2005]

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Tighten Up2:48

Nothing But Number 1's from the USA [2005]

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Tighten Up 

Ocean Boulevard, Vol. 1: The Warner-Atlantic-Atco Masters [2005]

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There's Gonna Be a Showdown2:38

Rhino Hi-Five: Archie Bell & the Drells [2005]

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Tighten Up, Pt. 13:16
(There's Gonna Be A) Showdown2:37
I Can't Stop Dancing2:22

Decadance '80s Groove: The Reunion [2004]

SongDuration
Don't Let Love Get You Down4:17

Disco Dance Greats [2004]

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I Can't Stop Dancing 
Tighten Up 

Keep the Soul Alive [2004]

SongDuration
Tighten Up 

Ocean Boulevard [2004]

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There's Gonna Be a Showdown2:38

Sock It to 'Em Soul: 60s Club Soul Classics from the Vaults of Atlantic Atco Loma Repri [2004]

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I Can't Stop Dancing2:18

Super Hits 1967: The Summer of Love [2004]

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I Can't Stop Dancing2:20

Tighten Up/I Can't Stop Dancing [2004]

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Tighten Up, Pt. 13:15
Tighten Up, Pt. 22:47
Knock on Wood2:26
In the Midnight Hour2:28
I Can't Stop Dancing2:21
Monkey Time2:07
I've Been Trying3:13
Who's Loving You [#][Demo Version]2:56

25 Years of Soul: 1969 [2003]

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There's Gonna Be a Showdown2:39

Let's Groove [Sony] [2003]

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Let's Groove3:00

Lowrider Oldies, Vol. 7-9: Cruisin Chrome Series [2003]

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Tighten Up2:37

Simply the Best Platinum Soul [2003]

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Tighten Up2:39

Twogether Soul [2003]

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Tighten Up2:46

Back to the 60's, Vol. 2 [K-Tel U.K.] [2002]

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Tighten Up2:47

Express Yourself: The Best of Soul [2002]

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Tighten Up2:39

Jukebox Hits 1968 [Madacy] [2002]

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Tighten Up2:46

Rock N' Roll Hits: Golden 1968 [2002]

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Tighten Up2:47

Soul Spectacular! The Greatest Soul Hits of All Time [2002]

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Tighten Up2:39

Soul Spectrum: Radio Sessions [2002]

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Let's Groove5:55

Soul from the Cities, Vol. 1: Philadelphia [2002]

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Don't Let Love Get You Down4:21

The Soul Box [2002]

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Tighten Up2:46

Dick Clark's #1's: 50's to 70's "When AM Radio Was King" [2001]

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Tighten Up3:11

Hed Kandi: Back to Love, Vol. 2 [2001]

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Don't Let Love Get You Down4:23

Lowrider Oldies, Vols. 1-9: Cruisin' Chrome Series [2001]

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Tighten Up2:37

Right On [2001]

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Tighten Up3:13

Spirit of the 60's [Orange] [2001]

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Tighten Up2:46

The Classic Rhythm & Blues Collection, Vol. 5: The Sixties [2001]

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Tighten Up3:10

The Sound of Philadelphia [Goldies] [2001]

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Tighten Up2:46
I Can't Stop Dancing2:20

60 Number Ones of the Sixties [2000]

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Tighten Up 

A Child's Celebration of Soul [2000]

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Tighten Up2:39

Good Old Rock and Roll [2000]

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Tighten Up2:37

Good Times [2000]

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Don't Let Love Get You Down4:20

Greatest Hits of Philadelphia: 1976-1986 [2000]

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Don't Let Love Get You Down3:52

Hot Hits: Rock N' Roll of the 60's [2000]

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Tighten Up2:47

Rock 'n' Roll Memories [2000]

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Tighten Up2:46

Rock N Roll Dance Party [Madacy] [2000]

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Tighten Up2:46

Rock N' Roll Hits of the 60's [2000]

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Tighten Up2:47

Rock Revival: Rocking Down the House [2000]

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Tighten Up2:47

Soul Collection [Madacy #2] [2000]

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Tighten Up2:38

60's Decade #1 Hits [1999]

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Tighten Up2:40

Body Moves [1999]

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Tighten Up2:28

Body Moves: Non-Stop Oldies Party Mix, Vol. 3 [1999]

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Tighten Up2:28

Disco Showdown [1999]

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Don't Let Love Get You Down 

Free Soul Voice [1999]

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I Can't Stop Dancing2:19

Let's Dance to Classics of 60's & 70's [1999]

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I Can't Stop Dancing 
Tighten Up 

Rock N' Roll of the 60's, Vol. 2 [1999]

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Tighten Up2:47

Smooth Soul Classics [Platinum Disc] [1999]

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Tighten Up2:45

Smooth Soul Classics, Volume Three [1999]

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Tighten Up2:45

Where It's At: Soul in the Midnight Hour [1999]

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Tighten Up, Pt. 12:39

#1 Hits of 1965-1969 [1998]

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Tighten Up3:10

#1 Hits: The 60's Decade, Vol. 2 [1998]

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Tighten Up2:42

25 Years of R&B [1998]

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Tighten Up2:41

Bar-B-Que Soul-A-Bration [1998]

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Tighten Up2:41

Boogie Nights: Wonderful Music Of [1998]

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I Can't Stop Dancing 

Get Dancin' [1998]

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Tighten Up2:46

Greatest Sports Rock and Jams [Box] [1998]

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Tighten Up3:11

Sports Rock & Jams, Vol. 3 [1998]

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Tighten Up3:11

Super Box of Soul [1998]

SongDuration
Tighten Up 

The Ultimate History of Rock & Roll Collection, Vol. 8: Soul Explosion [1998]

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Tighten Up2:48

Ultimate 60's Soul Sensations [1998]

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Tighten Up 

Where Will You Go When the Party's Over/Hard Not to Like It/Strategy [Edsel] [1998]

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Don't Let Love Get You Down4:22

Where Will You Go When the Party's Over/Hard Not to Like It/Strategy [Westside] [1998]

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Don't Let Love Get You Down4:22
Tighten Up5:41

'60s Soul Hits [1997]

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Tighten Up3:14

20th Century Rocks, Vol. 10: '60s Soul - Tell It Like It Is [1997]

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Tighten Up2:47

25 Years of R&B: 1968 [1997]

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Tighten Up2:41

Beg Scream & Shout: The Big Ol' Box of '60s Soul [1997]

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Tighten Up2:40

Dancing at the Nick at NiteClub [1997]

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Tighten Up3:10

Lowrider Oldies Chrome, Vol. 7 [1997]

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Tighten Up2:37

Lowrider Oldies, Vol. 7 [1997]

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Tighten Up2:37

Only Dance 1965-1969 [1997]

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Tighten Up3:10

Radio Gold [Compose] [1997]

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Tighten Up2:38

Rhythm Revue [1997]

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Tighten Up, Pt. 12:49
Tighten Up, Pt. 22:42

Soul Collection [Madacy #1] [1997]

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Tighten Up2:38

The Philly Sound: Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff and the Story of Brotherly Love (1966-1976) [1997]

SongDuration
I Can't Stop Dancing2:19

The Ultimate History of Rock 'N' Roll Collection [1997]

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Tighten Up2:38

Tighten Up: No. 1 Soul Hits of the 60's, Vol. 2 [1997]

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Tighten Up3:09

Try a Little Tenderness: '60s Soul [1997]

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Tighten Up3:14

100% Disco [1996]

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Let's Groove3:53

18 Soul Hits from the '60s [1996]

SongDuration
Tighten Up3:10

Hits from 1968 [1996]

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Tighten Up2:35

Memories...1968 [1996]

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Tighten Up2:35

No. 1 Hits of the 60's: Rock & Roll [1996]

SongDuration
Tighten Up 

Number Ones of the 1970s: Best of Rhythm & Blues [1996]

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Tighten Up2:37

Party Rock: Gold for the Road [1996]

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Tighten Up2:47

Tell It Like It Is [K-Tel] [1996]

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Tighten Up2:38

American Jukebox Classics, Vol. 10: Rhythm & Blues [1995]

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Tighten Up2:44

American Jukebox Classics, Vol. 7: Dance Crazy Days [1995]

SongDuration
Tighten Up 

Super Box of Soul, Vol. 3 [1995]

SongDuration
Tighten Up2:38

Good Old Rock & Roll: 28 Great Hits [1994]

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Tighten Up2:37

In Yo' Face!: The Roots of Funk, Vol. 1/2 [1994]

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Tighten Up2:40

Soul Searching [Concept] [1994]

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Don't Let Love Get You Down3:53

Tightening It Up: The Best of Archie Bell & the Drells [1994]

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Tighten Up2:40
I Can't Stop Dancing2:22
Let's Groove6:02

Billboard Top Rock 'n' Roll Hits: 1968-1972 [1993]

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Tighten Up3:14

Golden Years 1968 [1993]

SongDuration
Tighten Up2:48

Soul Hits, Vol. 1 [Rhino] [1993]

SongDuration
Tighten Up3:14

Atlantic Rhythm & Blues 1947-1974 [Box] [1991]

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Tighten Up3:07

Atlantic Rhythm & Blues 1947-1974 [Box] [1991]

SongDuration
Tighten Up, Pt. 13:14

Classic Rock: 1968 - Blowin' Your Mind [1991]

SongDuration
I Can't Stop Dancing2:22

Rhythm & Blues: 1968 [1991]

SongDuration
Tighten Up 

Atlantic Soul Classics [1985] [1990]

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Tighten Up3:12

American Rock 'N' Roll Classics, Vol. 1 [1988]

SongDuration
Tighten Up 

Baby Boomer Classics: Dance Sixties [1988]

SongDuration
Tighten Up3:11

Billboard Top Rock & Roll Hits: 1968 [1988]

SongDuration
Tighten Up3:14

20 Greatest Hits of 1968 [Deluxe] [1987]

SongDuration
Tighten Up2:35

Classic Rock: 1968 [1987]

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Tighten Up3:12

Good Old Rock and Roll, Vol. 2 [1987]

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Tighten Up2:37

Greatest Hits 1970 [1987]

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I Can't Stop Dancing2:22

Atlantic Rhythm & Blues 1947-1974, Vol. 6 (1966-1969) [1985]

SongDuration
Tighten Up 

Where Will You Go When the Party's Over [1976]

SongDuration
Don't Let Love Get You Down4:22

Dance Your Troubles Away [1975]

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Let's Groove6:05

Ten Years of #1 Hits [1975]

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Let's Groove5:59

There's Gonna Be a Showdown [1969]

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(There's Gonna Be A) Showdown2:44
Wrap It Up2:50
One Night Affair2:38
Patches [#]3:52
Patches3:55

I Can't Stop Dancing [1968]

SongDuration
I Can't Stop Dancing 
I've Been Trying 

I Can't Stop Dancing [Mono] [1968]

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I Can't Stop Dancing2:25
I've Been Trying3:17

I Can't Stop Dancing [Rhino] [1968]

SongDuration
I Can't Stop Dancing2:21
I've Been Trying3:14

Tighten Up [1968]

SongDuration
Tighten Up, Pt. 13:15
Tighten Up Pt. 13:16
Tighten Up, Pt. 22:49
Tighten Up Pt. 22:50
In the Midnight Hour2:30

Tighten Up [1968]

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Knock on Wood2:27

Black Gold [Disky]

SongDuration
Let's Groove 

Dance Classics, Vol. 1 [Arcade]

SongDuration
Tighten Up 

Essential Radio Hits of the 60s, Vol. 4

SongDuration
Tighten Up3:02

Good Old Rock 'N' Roll

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Tighten Up 

I Love the 60's: 1968

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Tighten Up2:44

Introducing...Soul

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Tighten Up3:11

Mod: The Collection

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Tighten Up3:12

Party Soul

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Tighten Up3:36
I Can't Stop Dancing4:02

Rock 'N' Roll Hall Of Fame, Vol. 20: Earth Angel

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I Can't Stop Dancing 

This Is Soul [Atlantic]

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Tighten Up, Pt. 13:10

Unknown Album

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Tighten Up, Pt. 1 
I Can't Stop Dancing2:22
Don't Let Love Get You Down4:20
Who's Loving You [Previously Unreleased Track; Demo Version]2:56
Tighten Up 
Look Back over Your Shoulder3:35

Uptown Saturday Night: Classic R&B Jams

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Tighten Up3:11

Uptown Saturday Night: Rock Steady

SongDuration
Tighten Up 

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