| The Honeydrippers: Volume One | |
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| Released | 24 September 1984 (US) 12 November 1984 (UK) |
| Recorded | March 1984 |
| Studio | Atlantic Studios, New York, NY; overdubs at Marcus Studios, London |
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| Length | 18:07 |
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| AllMusic |   [1] |
The Honeydrippers: Volume One is a mini-album released on 24 September 1984, by a band led by rock singer Robert Plant.[2] The project originated when Atlantic Records president Ahmet Ertegun wanted to record an album of his favourite songs from the 1950s. Plant was chosen because Ertegun had seen his pick-up band the Honeydrippers performing 1950s standards. Included in the band were Chic front man Nile Rodgers, Late Night with David Letterman bandleader Paul Shaffer, and former Yardbirds guitarists Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page—the latter was also Plant's former bandmate in Led Zeppelin.[3]
Robert Plant has stated that this is his personal favorite project that he ever recorded. [citation needed]
The album was re-released in a remastered edition in 2007 as part of a Robert Plant remaster series, with the live version of "Rockin' at Midnight" (previously released on the 12-inch single version of the studio recording) included as a bonus track. Plant and Ertegun discussed the possibility of doing another Honeydrippers album, but with the latter's death in December 2006, the plan was shelved permanently.[3]
- ^ "The Honeydrippers, Vol. 1". Allmusic. Archived from the original on 2011-02-08. Retrieved 2018-09-29.
- ^ Denberg, Jody (1985) "Dancing in the Streets", Texas Monthly, December 1985, p. 198
- ^ a b Huey, Steve (2011). "The Honeydrippers: biography". Allmusic. Archived from the original on 2011-01-14. Retrieved 19 September 2011.