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Who sang Up on the Roof?

Release date: 1964

Duration: 02:37

Writer(s): Leiber and Stoller

Producer(s): Gerry Goffin and Carole King

The Drifters released the song Up on the Roof. Date of release: 1964.

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The song is about escaping the hustle and bustle of the city by going up to the roof, where it is quiet and you can see the stars.

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The Drifters - Short Biography

- The Drifters are an American doo-wop and R&B/soul vocal group.
- The original Drifters group was formed in 1953 as a backing band for Clyde McPhatter.
- The second group, The Five Crowns, was formed in 1959 and led by Ben E. King.
- Members of the group drifted in and out of both groups and formed other Drifters groups.
- Many Drifters groups can trace their roots to the original groups, but contain few or no original members.

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The song "Up on the Roof" was written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King and first published in 1962 by The Drifters. Gerry Goffin was a New York songwriter who worked with his wife Carole King on many occasions. Together they wrote such hits as "Will You Love Me Tomorrow," "The Loco-Motion" and "One Fine Day." "Up on the Roof" is a melancholy song about a man who escapes his stressful life by climbing to the roof of his building to relax and gaze at the stars. The song was a commercial success, reaching number five on the Billboard Hot 100, and is considered one of the Drifters' best songs.

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