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class="noprint">From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</div> </div> <div id="contentSub"><div id="mw-content-subtitle"></div></div> <div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">For the Sons of Zion song, see <a href="/wiki/Drift_Away_(Sons_of_Zion_song)" title="Drift Away (Sons of Zion song)">Drift Away (Sons of Zion song)</a>. For the Cat Empire song, see <a href="/wiki/Where_the_Angels_Fall" title="Where the Angels Fall">Where the Angels Fall</a>. For the song from <i>Steven Universe: The Movie</i>, see <a href="/wiki/Steven_Universe:_The_Movie_(soundtrack)" title="Steven Universe: The Movie (soundtrack)">Steven Universe: The Movie (soundtrack)</a>. For the 2021 French film, see <a href="/wiki/Drift_Away_(film)" title="Drift Away (film)">Drift Away (film)</a>.</div> <div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">1970 song written by Mentor Williams</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ul{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist .mw-empty-li{display:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dt::after{content:": "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li::after{content:" · ";font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li:last-child::after{content:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:first-child::before{content:" (";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:last-child::after{content:")";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol{counter-reset:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li{counter-increment:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li::before{content:" "counter(listitem)"\a0 "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li ol>li:first-child::before{content:" ("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}</style><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vevent"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above summary" style="color: #202122;background-color: #E6E8FA; font-size: 125%;">"Drift Away"</th></tr><tr class="description"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header description" style="color: #202122;background-color: #E6E8FA;"><a href="/wiki/Song" title="Song">Song</a> by <a href="/wiki/Mike_Berry_(singer)" title="Mike Berry (singer)">Mike Berry</a></th></tr><tr class="description"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header description" style="color: #202122;background-color: #E6E8FA;">from the album <i> Drift Away </i></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Released</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist">1972</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Length</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist"><span class="duration"><span class="min">3</span>:<span class="s">13</span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Record_label" title="Record label">Label</a></th><td class="infobox-data hlist"><a href="/wiki/York_Records" class="mw-redirect" title="York Records">York</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Songwriter" title="Songwriter">Songwriter(s)</a></span></th><td class="infobox-data hlist">Mentor Williams</td></tr></tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox vevent"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above summary" style="color: #202122;background-color: khaki; font-size: 125%;">"Drift Away"</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Driftawayjhk.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/85/Driftawayjhk.jpg/220px-Driftawayjhk.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="220" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/85/Driftawayjhk.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="316" data-file-height="316" /></a></span></td></tr><tr class="description"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header description" style="color: #202122;background-color: khaki;"><a href="/wiki/Single_(music)" title="Single (music)">Single</a> by <a href="/wiki/John_Henry_Kurtz" title="John Henry Kurtz">John Henry Kurtz</a></th></tr><tr class="description"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header description" style="color: #202122;background-color: khaki;">from the album <i> Reunion </i></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Written</th><td class="infobox-data">1970</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Released</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist">1972</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Music_genre" title="Music genre">Genre</a></th><td class="infobox-data category hlist"><a href="/wiki/Swamp_rock" title="Swamp rock">Swamp rock</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Length</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist"><span class="duration"><span class="min">3</span>:<span class="s">30</span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Record_label" title="Record label">Label</a></th><td class="infobox-data hlist"><a href="/wiki/ABC_Records" title="ABC Records">ABC</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Songwriter" title="Songwriter">Songwriter(s)</a></span></th><td class="infobox-data hlist">Mentor Williams</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Record_producer" title="Record producer">Producer(s)</a></span></th><td class="infobox-data hlist"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Steve Barri</li><li>Dan Walsh</li><li>Harvey Price</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header description" style="color: #202122;background-color: khaki;"><a href="/wiki/John_Henry_Kurtz" title="John Henry Kurtz">John Henry Kurtz</a> singles chronology</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <table style="background: transparent; color: inherit; width: 100%; min-width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; display: inline-table;"> <tbody><tr style="line-height: 1.4em;"> <td style="width: 33%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding: .2em .1em .2em 0;"> </td> <td style="width: 33%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding:.2em .1em;">"<b>Drift Away</b>" <br />(1972) </td> <td style="width: 33%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding: .2em 0 .2em .1em;">"One Tin Soldier" <br />(1973) </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>"<b>Drift Away</b>" is a song written by <a href="/wiki/Mentor_Williams" title="Mentor Williams">Mentor Williams</a> in 1970 and first recorded by British singer <a href="/wiki/Mike_Berry_(singer)" title="Mike Berry (singer)">Mike Berry</a> on his 1972 album <i>Drift Away</i>. A version by <a href="/wiki/John_Henry_Kurtz" title="John Henry Kurtz">John Henry Kurtz</a> was released two months later in November 1972.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Mentor Williams was a country songwriter, and John Henry Kurtz was an actor and <a href="/wiki/Swamp_rock" title="Swamp rock">swamp rock</a> singer. It was later given to soul singer <a href="/wiki/Dobie_Gray" title="Dobie Gray">Dobie Gray</a> for whom it became a surprise international hit. In 1973, the song became Gray's biggest hit, peaking at number five on the US <a href="/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100" title="Billboard Hot 100"><i>Billboard</i> Hot 100</a> and receiving a gold certification from the <a href="/wiki/Recording_Industry_Association_of_America" title="Recording Industry Association of America">Recording Industry Association of America</a> (RIAA). The song has been covered by numerous musicians. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Dobie_Gray_version">Dobie Gray version</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Drift_Away&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Dobie Gray version"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox vevent"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above summary" style="color: #202122;background-color: khaki; font-size: 125%;">"Drift Away"</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Dobie_Gray_-_DA.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/82/Dobie_Gray_-_DA.jpg/220px-Dobie_Gray_-_DA.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="224" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/82/Dobie_Gray_-_DA.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="280" data-file-height="285" /></a></span></td></tr><tr class="description"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header description" style="color: #202122;background-color: khaki;"><a href="/wiki/Single_(music)" title="Single (music)">Single</a> by <a href="/wiki/Dobie_Gray" title="Dobie Gray">Dobie Gray</a></th></tr><tr class="description"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header description" style="color: #202122;background-color: khaki;">from the album <i> Drift Away </i></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/A-side_and_B-side" title="A-side and B-side">B-side</a></span></th><td class="infobox-data plainlist">"City Stars"</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Released</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist">1973</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Recorded</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist">1972</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Music_genre" title="Music genre">Genre</a></th><td class="infobox-data category hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Soft_rock" title="Soft rock">Soft rock</a><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soul_music" title="Soul music">soul</a><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Length</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist"><span class="duration"><span class="min">3</span>:<span class="s">54</span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Record_label" title="Record label">Label</a></th><td class="infobox-data hlist"><a href="/wiki/Decca_Records" title="Decca Records">Decca</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Record_producer" title="Record producer">Producer(s)</a></span></th><td class="infobox-data hlist">Mentor Williams</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header description" style="color: #202122;background-color: khaki;"><a href="/wiki/Dobie_Gray" title="Dobie Gray">Dobie Gray</a> singles chronology</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <table style="background: transparent; color: inherit; width: 100%; min-width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; display: inline-table;"> <tbody><tr style="line-height: 1.4em;"> <td style="width: 33%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding: .2em .1em .2em 0;">"<a href="/wiki/Rose_Garden_(Lynn_Anderson_song)" class="mw-redirect" title="Rose Garden (Lynn Anderson song)">Rose Garden</a>" <br />(1972) </td> <td style="width: 33%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding:.2em .1em;">"<b>Drift Away</b>" <br />(1973) </td> <td style="width: 33%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding: .2em 0 .2em .1em;">"Loving Arms" <br />(1973) </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Personnel">Personnel</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Drift_Away&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Personnel"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dobie_Gray" title="Dobie Gray">Dobie Gray</a> – vocals</li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Briggs_(American_musician)" title="David Briggs (American musician)">David Briggs</a> – keyboards</li> <li>Mike Leech – bass</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kenny_Malone" title="Kenny Malone">Kenny Malone</a> – drums</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Troy_Seals" title="Troy Seals">Troy Seals</a> – acoustic and electric guitar</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reggie_Young" title="Reggie Young">Reggie Young</a> – acoustic and electric guitar and banjo</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Weldon_Myrick" title="Weldon Myrick">Weldon Myrick</a> – pedal steel guitar</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buddy_Spicher" title="Buddy Spicher">Buddy Spicher</a> – violin on <i>L.A.Lady</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mentor_Williams" title="Mentor Williams">Mentor Williams</a> – acoustic guitar on <i>Now That I Am Without You</i><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Charts">Charts</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Drift_Away&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Charts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style 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href="/w/index.php?title=Drift_Away&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Weekly charts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Chart (1973) </th> <th>Peak<br />position </th></tr> <tr> <td>Australia (<a href="/wiki/Kent_Music_Report" title="Kent Music Report">Kent Music Report</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">44 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Canada Top Singles (<i><a href="/wiki/RPM_(magazine)" title="RPM (magazine)">RPM</a></i>) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">7 </td></tr> <tr> <td>US <a href="/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100" title="Billboard Hot 100"><i>Billboard</i> Hot 100</a><sup id="cite_ref-sc_Billboardhot100_Dobie_Gray_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sc_Billboardhot100_Dobie_Gray-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">5 </td></tr> <tr> <td>US <a href="/wiki/Adult_Contemporary_(chart)" title="Adult Contemporary (chart)">Adult Contemporary</a> (<i><a href="/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" title="Billboard (magazine)">Billboard</a></i>)<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td align="center">12 </td></tr> <tr> <td>US <a href="/wiki/Hot_Soul_Singles" class="mw-redirect" title="Hot Soul Singles">Hot Soul Singles</a> (<i><a href="/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" title="Billboard (magazine)">Billboard</a></i>) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">42 </td></tr> <tr> <td>US <a href="/wiki/Cash_Box_Top_100_Pop_Singles" title="Cash Box Top 100 Pop Singles"><i>Cash Box</i> Top 100</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">8 </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Year-end_charts">Year-end charts</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Drift_Away&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Year-end charts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th align="left">Chart (1973) </th> <th style="text-align:center;">Rank </th></tr> <tr> <td>Canada Top Singles (<i>RPM</i>)<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">83 </td></tr> <tr> <td>US <i>Billboard</i> Hot 100<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">17 </td></tr> <tr> <td>US <i>Cash Box</i> Top 100<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">18 </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Certifications">Certifications</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Drift_Away&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Certifications"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Region </th> <th scope="col">Certification</th> <th scope="col" data-sort-type="number"><a href="/wiki/List_of_music_recording_certifications" title="List of music recording certifications">Certified units</a>/sales </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">United States (<a href="/wiki/Recording_Industry_Association_of_America" title="Recording Industry Association of America">RIAA</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-United_StatesDobie_GrayDrift_AwaysingleCertRef_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-United_StatesDobie_GrayDrift_AwaysingleCertRef-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>Gold </td> <td>1,000,000<sup>^</sup> </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom" style="text-align: center;"> <td colspan="3"> <p><small><sup>^</sup> Shipments figures based on certification alone.</small> </p> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Other_versions">Other versions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Drift_Away&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Other versions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Narvel_Felts_version">Narvel Felts version</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Drift_Away&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Narvel Felts version"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox vevent"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above summary" style="color: #202122;background-color: khaki; font-size: 125%;">"Drift Away"</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Driftawaynarvelfelts.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/39/Driftawaynarvelfelts.jpg/220px-Driftawaynarvelfelts.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="219" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/39/Driftawaynarvelfelts.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="316" data-file-height="315" /></a></span></td></tr><tr class="description"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header description" style="color: #202122;background-color: khaki;"><a href="/wiki/Single_(music)" title="Single (music)">Single</a> by <a href="/wiki/Narvel_Felts" title="Narvel Felts">Narvel Felts</a></th></tr><tr class="description"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header description" style="color: #202122;background-color: khaki;">from the album <i> Drift Away </i></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/A-side_and_B-side" title="A-side and B-side">B-side</a></span></th><td class="infobox-data plainlist">"Foggy Misty Morning"</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Released</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist">1973</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Length</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist"><span class="duration"><span class="min">3</span>:<span class="s">15</span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Record_label" title="Record label">Label</a></th><td class="infobox-data hlist">Cinnamon</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Record_producer" title="Record producer">Producer(s)</a></span></th><td class="infobox-data hlist">Farah Productions<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header description" style="color: #202122;background-color: khaki;"><a href="/wiki/Narvel_Felts" title="Narvel Felts">Narvel Felts</a> singles chronology</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <table style="background: transparent; color: inherit; width: 100%; min-width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; display: inline-table;"> <tbody><tr style="line-height: 1.4em;"> <td style="width: 33%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding: .2em .1em .2em 0;">"Rockin' Little Angel" <br />(1973) </td> <td style="width: 33%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding:.2em .1em;">"<b>Drift Away</b>" <br />(1973) </td> <td style="width: 33%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding: .2em 0 .2em .1em;">"All in the Name of Love" <br />(1973) </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>A country version was recorded by American country music and rockabilly singer <a href="/wiki/Narvel_Felts" title="Narvel Felts">Narvel Felts</a> in 1973. Felts' version — which changed the lyrics "I wanna get lost in your rock and roll" to "I wanna get lost in your country song" — peaked at number 8 on the US <i>Billboard</i> Hot Country Singles chart in mid-August 1973, about three months after Gray's version reached its popularity peak.<sup id="cite_ref-whitburn_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-whitburn-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This song marked Narvel's first success in the country scene, as he was known from the late 1950s as a rockabilly singer. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Charts_(Narvel_Felts)"><span id="Charts_.28Narvel_Felts.29"></span>Charts (Narvel Felts)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Drift_Away&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Charts (Narvel Felts)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Chart (1973) </th> <th>Peak <br />position </th></tr> <tr> <td>Canada Country Tracks (<a href="/wiki/RPM_(magazine)" title="RPM (magazine)"><i>RPM</i></a>) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">48 </td></tr> <tr> <td>US <a href="/wiki/Hot_Country_Singles" class="mw-redirect" title="Hot Country Singles">Hot Country Singles</a> (<i><a href="/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" title="Billboard (magazine)">Billboard</a></i>) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">8 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Michael_Bolton_version">Michael Bolton version</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Drift_Away&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Michael Bolton version"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox vevent"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above summary" style="color: #202122;background-color: khaki; font-size: 125%;">"Drift Away"</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Driftawaybolton.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/1f/Driftawaybolton.jpg/220px-Driftawaybolton.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="226" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/1f/Driftawaybolton.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="311" data-file-height="320" /></a></span></td></tr><tr class="description"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header description" style="color: #202122;background-color: khaki;"><a href="/wiki/Single_(music)" title="Single (music)">Single</a> by <a href="/wiki/Michael_Bolton" title="Michael Bolton">Michael Bolton</a></th></tr><tr class="description"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header description" style="color: #202122;background-color: khaki;">from the album <i> <a href="/wiki/Timeless:_The_Classics" title="Timeless: The Classics">Timeless: The Classics</a> </i></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Released</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist">December 14, 1992<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1992-12-14</span>)</span><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Recorded</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist">1992</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Length</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist"><span class="duration"><span class="min">6</span>:<span class="s">07</span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Record_label" title="Record label">Label</a></th><td class="infobox-data hlist"><a href="/wiki/Columbia_Records" title="Columbia Records">Columbia</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Record_producer" title="Record producer">Producer(s)</a></span></th><td class="infobox-data hlist"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/David_Foster" title="David Foster">David Foster</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Walter_Afanasieff" title="Walter Afanasieff">Walter Afanasieff</a></li><li>Michael Bolton</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header description" style="color: #202122;background-color: khaki;"><a href="/wiki/Michael_Bolton" title="Michael Bolton">Michael Bolton</a> singles chronology</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <table style="background: transparent; color: inherit; width: 100%; min-width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; display: inline-table;"> <tbody><tr style="line-height: 1.4em;"> <td style="width: 33%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding: .2em .1em .2em 0;">"<a href="/wiki/To_Love_Somebody_(song)#Michael_Bolton_version" title="To Love Somebody (song)">To Love Somebody</a>" <br />(1992) </td> <td style="width: 33%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding:.2em .1em;">"<b>Drift Away</b>" <br />(1992) </td> <td style="width: 33%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding: .2em 0 .2em .1em;">"<a href="/wiki/Reach_Out_I%27ll_Be_There" title="Reach Out I'll Be There">Reach Out I'll Be There</a>" <br />(1992) </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>American singer and songwriter <a href="/wiki/Michael_Bolton" title="Michael Bolton">Michael Bolton</a> covered "<b>Drift Away</b>" and released it as the second single from his 1992 covers album, <i><a href="/wiki/Timeless:_The_Classics" title="Timeless: The Classics">Timeless: The Classics</a></i>, in December 1992 by <a href="/wiki/Columbia_Records" title="Columbia Records">Columbia</a>. His rendition was produced by Bolton with <a href="/wiki/David_Foster" title="David Foster">David Foster</a> and <a href="/wiki/Walter_Afanasieff" title="Walter Afanasieff">Walter Afanasieff</a>. It became the only hit version of the song in the United Kingdom, where it reached number 18, and also charted in Ireland and New Zealand. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Charts_2">Charts</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Drift_Away&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Charts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Chart (1992–1993) </th> <th>Peak<br />position </th></tr> <tr> <td>Europe (<a href="/wiki/Eurochart_Hot_100" class="mw-redirect" title="Eurochart Hot 100">Eurochart Hot 100</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td align="center">35 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Europe (European Hit Radio)<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td align="center">39 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Ireland (<a href="/wiki/Irish_Singles_Chart" title="Irish Singles Chart">IRMA</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-sc_Ireland2_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sc_Ireland2_-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">15 </td></tr> <tr> <td>New Zealand (<a href="/wiki/Recorded_Music_NZ" title="Recorded Music NZ">Recorded Music NZ</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-sc_New_Zealand_Michael_Bolton_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sc_New_Zealand_Michael_Bolton-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">23 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/UK_Singles_Chart" class="mw-redirect" title="UK Singles Chart">UK Singles</a> (<a href="/wiki/Official_Charts_Company" title="Official Charts Company">OCC</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-sc_UK_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sc_UK_-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">18 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Uncle_Kracker_featuring_Dobie_Gray_version">Uncle Kracker featuring Dobie Gray version</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Drift_Away&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Uncle Kracker featuring Dobie Gray version"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox vevent"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above summary" style="color: #202122;background-color: khaki; font-size: 125%;">"Drift Away"</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Kracker_-_Drift_Away_cd_single.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/1c/Kracker_-_Drift_Away_cd_single.jpg/220px-Kracker_-_Drift_Away_cd_single.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="220" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/1c/Kracker_-_Drift_Away_cd_single.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="316" data-file-height="316" /></a></span></td></tr><tr class="description"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header description" style="color: #202122;background-color: khaki;"><a href="/wiki/Single_(music)" title="Single (music)">Single</a> by <a href="/wiki/Uncle_Kracker" title="Uncle Kracker">Uncle Kracker</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/Dobie_Gray" title="Dobie Gray">Dobie Gray</a></th></tr><tr class="description"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header description" style="color: #202122;background-color: khaki;">from the album <i> <a href="/wiki/No_Stranger_to_Shame" title="No Stranger to Shame">No Stranger to Shame</a> </i></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Released</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist">January 27, 2003<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2003-01-27</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Recorded</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist">2002</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Length</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist"> <ul><li><span class="duration"><span class="min">4</span>:<span class="s">15</span></span> (album version)</li> <li>3:40 (radio edit)</li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Record_label" title="Record label">Label</a></th><td class="infobox-data hlist"><a href="/wiki/Lava_Records" title="Lava Records">Lava</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Record_producer" title="Record producer">Producer(s)</a></span></th><td class="infobox-data hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Bradford" title="Michael Bradford">Michael Bradford</a></li> <li>Uncle Kracker</li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header description" style="color: #202122;background-color: khaki;"><a href="/wiki/Uncle_Kracker" title="Uncle Kracker">Uncle Kracker</a> singles chronology</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <table style="background: transparent; color: inherit; width: 100%; min-width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; display: inline-table;"> <tbody><tr style="line-height: 1.4em;"> <td style="width: 33%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding: .2em .1em .2em 0;">"<a href="/wiki/In_a_Little_While_(Uncle_Kracker_song)" title="In a Little While (Uncle Kracker song)">In a Little While</a>" <br />(2002) </td> <td style="width: 33%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding:.2em .1em;">"<b>Drift Away</b>" <br />(2003) </td> <td style="width: 33%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding: .2em 0 .2em .1em;">"Memphis Soul Song" <br />(2003) </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background: khaki"><a href="/wiki/Dobie_Gray" title="Dobie Gray">Dobie Gray</a> singles chronology</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <table style="color: inherit; background: transparent; width: 100%; min-width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; display: inline-table;"> <tbody><tr style="line-height: 1.4em;"> <td style="width: 33%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding: .2em .1em .2em 0">"Take It Real Easy"<br />(1987) </td> <td style="width: 33%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding: .2em .1em">"<b>Drift Away</b>"<br />(2003) </td> <td style="width: 33%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding: .2em 0 .2em .1em"> </td></tr> </tbody></table></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>American singer-songwriter <a href="/wiki/Uncle_Kracker" title="Uncle Kracker">Uncle Kracker</a> released a cover version from his second studio album, <i><a href="/wiki/No_Stranger_to_Shame" title="No Stranger to Shame">No Stranger to Shame</a></i> (2002), in January 2003. This version, which featured Dobie Gray singing the bridge and singing backing vocals and the final verse with Kracker, reached number nine on the Hot 100. The song was in the year-end top 20 just like the original 1973 version. It spent a then-record-setting 28 weeks atop the <a href="/wiki/Hot_Adult_Contemporary_Tracks" class="mw-redirect" title="Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks">adult contemporary chart</a> in the US. It also peaked at number 25 on the <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_Singles_Chart" class="mw-redirect" title="New Zealand Singles Chart">New Zealand Singles Chart</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Music_video">Music video</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Drift_Away&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Music video"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The music video for the song was directed by Bronston Jones. Filmed in Kracker's hometown of <a href="/wiki/Detroit" title="Detroit">Detroit</a>, it shows him performing the song on stage to an audience (Dobie, during his parts, comes in to perform) and Kracker working at a garage (owned by his brother), unloading and stacking tires. Scenes also feature him walking alone on snowy railroad tracks, and singing on an empty stage in the garage. His mechanic's uniform is labeled "Matt," a reference to his real first name, Matthew. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Charts_3">Charts</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Drift_Away&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Charts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="Weekly_charts_2">Weekly charts</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Drift_Away&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Weekly charts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Chart (2003–2004) </th> <th>Peak<br />position </th></tr> <tr> <td>New Zealand (<a href="/wiki/Recorded_Music_NZ" title="Recorded Music NZ">Recorded Music NZ</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-sc_New_Zealand_Uncle_Kracker_feat._Dobie_Gray_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sc_New_Zealand_Uncle_Kracker_feat._Dobie_Gray-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">25 </td></tr> <tr> <td>US <a href="/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100" title="Billboard Hot 100"><i>Billboard</i> Hot 100</a><sup id="cite_ref-sc_Billboardhot100_Uncle_Kracker_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sc_Billboardhot100_Uncle_Kracker-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">9 </td></tr> <tr> <td>US <a href="/wiki/Adult_Contemporary_(chart)" title="Adult Contemporary (chart)">Adult Contemporary</a> (<i><a href="/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" title="Billboard (magazine)">Billboard</a></i>)<sup id="cite_ref-sc_Billboardadultcontemporary_Uncle_Kracker_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sc_Billboardadultcontemporary_Uncle_Kracker-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1 </td></tr> <tr> <td>US <a href="/wiki/Adult_Pop_Airplay" title="Adult Pop Airplay">Adult Pop Airplay</a> (<i><a href="/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" title="Billboard (magazine)">Billboard</a></i>)<sup id="cite_ref-sc_Billboardadultpopsongs_Uncle_Kracker_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sc_Billboardadultpopsongs_Uncle_Kracker-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2 </td></tr> <tr> <td>US <a href="/wiki/Pop_Airplay" title="Pop Airplay">Pop Airplay</a> (<i><a href="/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" title="Billboard (magazine)">Billboard</a></i>)<sup id="cite_ref-sc_Billboardpopsongs_Uncle_Kracker_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sc_Billboardpopsongs_Uncle_Kracker-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">10 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="Year-end_charts_2">Year-end charts</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Drift_Away&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Year-end charts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Chart (2003) </th> <th>Position </th></tr> <tr> <td>US <i>Billboard</i> Hot 100<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td align="center">19 </td></tr> <tr> <td>US Adult Contemporary (<i>Billboard</i>)<sup id="cite_ref-usadultye_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-usadultye-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td align="center">3 </td></tr> <tr> <td>US Adult Top 40 (<i>Billboard</i>)<sup id="cite_ref-usadultye_27-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-usadultye-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td align="center">2 </td></tr> <tr> <td>US Mainstream Top 40 (<i>Billboard</i>)<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td align="center">34 </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Chart (2004) </th> <th>Position </th></tr> <tr> <td>US Adult Contemporary (<i>Billboard</i>)<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td align="center">4 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Release_history">Release history</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Drift_Away&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Release history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Region </th> <th scope="col">Date </th> <th scope="col">Format(s) </th> <th scope="col">Label(s) </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Reference">Ref.</abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" rowspan="2">United States </th> <td>January 27, 2003 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hot_adult_contemporary" class="mw-redirect" title="Hot adult contemporary">Hot adult contemporary</a> radio </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Lava_Records" title="Lava Records">Lava</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>May 5, 2003 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Contemporary_hit_radio" title="Contemporary hit radio">Contemporary hit radio</a> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Other_cover_versions">Other cover versions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Drift_Away&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Other cover versions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/The_Rolling_Stones" title="The Rolling Stones">The Rolling Stones</a> recorded a cover of the song during the sessions for their <i><a href="/wiki/It%27s_Only_Rock_%27n_Roll" title="It's Only Rock 'n Roll">It's Only Rock 'n Roll</a></i> LP in 1974, but it did not appear on the finished album.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was finally given an official release in October 2021 as part of the <i><a href="/wiki/Tattoo_You" title="Tattoo You">Tattoo You</a></i> reissue. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Drift_Away&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_number-one_adult_contemporary_singles_of_2003_(U.S.)" class="mw-redirect" title="List of number-one adult contemporary singles of 2003 (U.S.)">List of Billboard Adult Contemporary number ones of 2003</a> and <a href="/wiki/List_of_Billboard_Adult_Contemporary_number_ones_of_2004" title="List of Billboard Adult Contemporary number ones of 2004">2004 (U.S.)</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading 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Love</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Roll_Over_Beethoven" title="Roll Over Beethoven">Roll Over Beethoven</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Smoke_Gets_in_Your_Eyes" title="Smoke Gets in Your Eyes">Smoke Gets in Your Eyes</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/When_a_Man_Loves_a_Woman_(song)" title="When a Man Loves a Woman (song)">When a Man Loves a Woman</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1256394678"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox navbox-musical-artist navbox-musical-artist-solo" aria-labelledby="Michael_Bolton" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks vcard mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Michael_Bolton" title="Template:Michael Bolton"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Michael_Bolton" title="Template talk:Michael Bolton"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Michael_Bolton" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Michael Bolton"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Michael_Bolton" class="fn" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Michael_Bolton" title="Michael Bolton">Michael Bolton</a></div></th></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div><a href="/wiki/Michael_Bolton_discography" title="Michael Bolton discography">Discography</a></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Studio albums</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i>Michael Bolotin</i> (1975)</li> <li><i>Everyday of My Life</i> (1976)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Michael_Bolton_(album)" title="Michael Bolton (album)">Michael Bolton</a></i> (1983)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Everybody%27s_Crazy" title="Everybody's Crazy">Everybody's Crazy</a></i> (1985)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Hunger_(Michael_Bolton_album)" title="The Hunger (Michael Bolton album)">The Hunger</a></i> (1987)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Soul_Provider" title="Soul Provider">Soul Provider</a></i> (1989)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Time,_Love_%26_Tenderness" title="Time, Love & Tenderness">Time, Love & Tenderness</a></i> (1991)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_One_Thing_(album)" title="The One Thing (album)">The One Thing</a></i> (1993)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/All_That_Matters_(Michael_Bolton_album)" title="All That Matters (Michael Bolton album)">All That Matters</a></i> (1997)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Only_a_Woman_Like_You" title="Only a Woman Like You">Only a Woman Like You</a></i> (2002)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/One_World_One_Love" title="One World One Love">One World One Love</a></i> (2009)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Gems:_The_Duets_Collection" title="Gems: The Duets Collection">Gems: The Duets Collection / Duette</a></i> (2011)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ain%27t_No_Mountain_High_Enough:_A_Tribute_to_Hitsville_U.S.A." title="Ain't No Mountain High Enough: A Tribute to Hitsville U.S.A.">Ain't No Mountain High Enough: A Tribute to Hitsville U.S.A.</a></i> (2013)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Songs_of_Cinema" title="Songs of Cinema">Songs of Cinema</a></i> (2017)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Cover albums</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Timeless:_The_Classics" title="Timeless: The Classics">Timeless: The Classics</a></i> (1992)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/This_Is_the_Time:_The_Christmas_Album" title="This Is the Time: The Christmas Album">This Is the Time: The Christmas Album</a></i> (1996)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/My_Secret_Passion:_The_Arias" title="My Secret Passion: The Arias">My Secret Passion: The Arias</a></i> (1998)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Timeless:_The_Classics_Vol._2" title="Timeless: The Classics Vol. 2">Timeless: The Classics Vol. 2</a></i> (1999)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Vintage_(Michael_Bolton_album)" title="Vintage (Michael Bolton album)">Vintage</a></i> (2003)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Bolton_Swings_Sinatra:_The_Second_Time_Around" title="Bolton Swings Sinatra: The Second Time Around">Bolton Swings Sinatra: The Second Time Around</a></i> (2006)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Compilation albums</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Artistry_of_Michael_Bolotin" title="The Artistry of Michael Bolotin">The Artistry of Michael Bolotin</a></i> (1993)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Greatest_Hits_(1985%E2%80%931995)" title="Greatest Hits (1985–1995)">Greatest Hits (1985–1995)</a></i> (1995)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Essential_Michael_Bolton" title="The Essential Michael Bolton">The Essential Michael Bolton</a></i> (2005)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/%27Til_the_End_of_Forever" title="'Til the End of Forever">'Til the End of Forever</a></i> (2005)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Singles</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/(Sittin%27_On)_The_Dock_of_the_Bay#Michael_Bolton_version" title="(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay">(Sittin' on) The Dock of the Bay</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/How_Am_I_Supposed_to_Live_Without_You" title="How Am I Supposed to Live Without You">How Am I Supposed to Live Without You</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/How_Can_We_Be_Lovers" title="How Can We Be Lovers">How Can We Be Lovers</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/When_I%27m_Back_on_My_Feet_Again" title="When I'm Back on My Feet Again">When I'm Back on My Feet Again</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Love_Is_a_Wonderful_Thing_(Michael_Bolton_song)" title="Love Is a Wonderful Thing (Michael Bolton song)">Love Is a Wonderful Thing</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Time,_Love_and_Tenderness_(song)" title="Time, Love and Tenderness (song)">Time, Love and Tenderness</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/When_a_Man_Loves_a_Woman_(song)" title="When a Man Loves a Woman (song)">When a Man Loves a Woman</a>"</li> <li>"<a 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But I Lied">Said I Loved You... But I Lied</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Lean_on_Me_(song)" title="Lean on Me (song)">Lean on Me</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Found_Someone" title="I Found Someone">I Found Someone</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Go_the_Distance" title="Go the Distance">Go the Distance</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Nessun_dorma" title="Nessun dorma">Nessun dorma!</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Sexual_Healing#Other_covers" title="Sexual Healing">Sexual Healing</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Jack_Sparrow_(song)" title="Jack Sparrow (song)">Jack Sparrow</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I%27m_Not_Ready_(Michael_Bolton_song)" title="I'm Not Ready (Michael Bolton song)">I'm Not Ready</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related articles</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Blackjack_(American_band)" title="Blackjack (American 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