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Reynolds</li> <li>Leon Franklin</li> <li>Lavel Jackson</li> <li>Andre Delano Jones</li> <li>LJ Reynolds</li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de"></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Past members</span></th><td class="infobox-data"> <ul><li>Ron Banks</li> <li>Larry "Squirrel" Demps</li> <li>Willie Ford</li> <li>William "Wee Gee" Howard</li> <li>Elbert Wilkins</li> <li>Lenny Mayes</li> <li>Barrington "Bo" Henderson</li> <li>Michael Brock</li> <li>Larry Reed</li> <li>Roderick Davis</li> <li>Craig Jones</li> <li>Steven Boyd</li> <li>Harley K. Brown</li> <li>Robert Ellington</li> <li>James "JB" Mack Brown</li> <li>Paul Hill</li> <li>Winzell Kelly (deceased)</li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de"></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://staxrecords.com/artist/the-dramatics">https://staxrecords.com/artist/the-dramatics</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>The Dramatics</b> are an American <a href="/wiki/Soul_music" title="Soul music">soul music</a> <a href="/wiki/Vocal_group" class="mw-redirect" title="Vocal group">vocal group</a>, formed in <a href="/wiki/Detroit" title="Detroit">Detroit</a>, <a href="/wiki/Michigan" title="Michigan">Michigan</a>, in 1964. They are best known for their 1970s hit songs "<a href="/wiki/In_the_Rain_(song)" title="In the Rain (song)">In the Rain</a>" and "<a href="/wiki/Whatcha_See_Is_Whatcha_Get_(song)" title="Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get (song)">Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get</a>", both of which were Top 10 Pop hits,<sup id="cite_ref-The_Book_of_Golden_Discs_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_Book_of_Golden_Discs-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> as well as their later 1993 collaboration "<a href="/wiki/Doggy_Dogg_World" title="Doggy Dogg World">Doggy Dogg World</a>" with <a href="/wiki/Snoop_Dogg" title="Snoop Dogg">Snoop Dogg</a>, a top 20 hit on the <i><a href="/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" title="Billboard (magazine)">Billboard</a></i> <a href="/wiki/Rhythmic_Top_40" class="mw-redirect" title="Rhythmic Top 40">Rhythmic Top 40</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career">Career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Dramatics&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Dramatics, founded by Ron Banks (May 10, 1951 – March 4, 2010),<sup id="cite_ref-latimes_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-latimes-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-billboard_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-billboard-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Larry Demps, Rod Davis, Elbert Wilkins and Larry Reed, originally formed in 1964.<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><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><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> They were originally known as the Sensations, but changed their billing to the Dramatics in 1965.<sup id="cite_ref-LarkinSM_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LarkinSM-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Their first release in 1965 entitled "Bingo" was recorded for Wingate, a division of <a href="/wiki/Golden_World_Records" title="Golden World Records">Golden World Records</a> in Detroit, Michigan. By 1967, <a href="/wiki/Motown" title="Motown">Motown</a> had absorbed the entire Golden World Records operation. The Dramatics then moved to another local Detroit label, Sport Records, where they garnered their first minor <a href="/wiki/Hit_single" class="mw-redirect" title="Hit single">hit single</a>, "All Because of You".<sup id="cite_ref-LarkinSM_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LarkinSM-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After becoming victims in the July 1967 <a href="/wiki/Algiers_Motel_incident" title="Algiers Motel incident">Algiers Motel incident</a>, including the police killing of the group's valet Fred Temple, Reed and Davis eventually left the group, and were replaced by William Wee Gee Howard and Willie Ford (July 10, 1950 – May 28, 2019)<sup id="cite_ref-richmondfreepress_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-richmondfreepress-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in 1969.<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> </p><p>The Dramatics signed with <a href="/wiki/Stax_Records" title="Stax Records">Stax Records</a> of Memphis, Tennessee in 1968, but moved on after one unsuccessful release, the 1969 Temptations-inspired tune "Your Love Was Strange" (Volt VOA 4029), written by group members Ron Banks, William "Wee Gee" Howard, and Elbert "Al" Wilkins, which got regional airplay, but never charted nationally.<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> This song was re-released as the "B" side to the hit, "Toast to the Fool" (Volt VOA 4082) three years later.<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> However, producer Don Davis re-signed them to Volt, a Stax subsidiary, in 1971 after the group teamed up with Detroit writer-producer, Tony Hester.<sup id="cite_ref-LarkinSM_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LarkinSM-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They broke through with their first release recorded with Hester, "<a href="/wiki/Whatcha_See_Is_Whatcha_Get_(song)" title="Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get (song)">Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get</a>",<sup id="cite_ref-LarkinSM_7-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LarkinSM-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which Hester offered them after seeing the group perform in a Detroit nightclub. The song went into the <a href="/wiki/Top_40" title="Top 40">Top 10</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100" title="Billboard Hot 100"><i>Billboard</i> Hot 100</a>, peaking at number 9 and climbing to number 3 in the R&B chart.<sup id="cite_ref-The_Book_of_Golden_Discs_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_Book_of_Golden_Discs-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get" was awarded <a href="/wiki/Music_recording_sales_certification" class="mw-redirect" title="Music recording sales certification">gold disc</a> status by the <a href="/wiki/Recording_Industry_Association_of_America" title="Recording Industry Association of America">R.I.A.A.</a> in December 1971.<sup id="cite_ref-The_Book_of_Golden_Discs_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_Book_of_Golden_Discs-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Their members at this time were Ron Banks,<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> William "Wee Gee" Howard, Elbert Wilkins, Willie Ford, and Larry Demps. These five members are often thought of as the original Dramatics, though it is more accurate to call them "the Classic Five", as only Ron Banks, Larry Demps and Elbert Wilkins were part of the original line-up. This quintet are the five singers that the general public first got to know as The Dramatics. </p><p>Shortly after the success of their first album, Howard and Wilkins left the group,<sup id="cite_ref-LarkinSM_7-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LarkinSM-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and formed their own version of the Dramatics, recording the single "No Rebate On Love" on Mainstream Records. They were replaced by Larry James "L.J." Reynolds and Leonard "Lenny" Mayes (who died of <a href="/wiki/Lung_cancer" title="Lung cancer">lung cancer</a> on November 8, 2004, at the age of 53).<sup id="cite_ref-LarkinSM_7-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LarkinSM-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At the urging of Don Davis and Stax Records, the original group changed its billing to "Ron Banks and the Dramatics". These two groups toured the concert circuit for four years before Banks' group won a court battle, when they bought Howard and Wilkins out and gained full access to the name.<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> Howard and Wilkins were forced to change the name of their group to "A Dramatic Experience". Banks, Demps and Ford then had the trademark rights to the name, and then extended that right to Mayes and Reynolds.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Through the 1970s, the group continued to have successful songs, including the Top 10 Pop, number 1 <a href="/wiki/Rhythm_and_blues" title="Rhythm and blues">R&B</a> hit, "<a href="/wiki/In_the_Rain_(song)" title="In the Rain (song)">In the Rain</a>" in 1972, "Hey You! Get Off My Mountain" (number 5 R&B), "<a href="/wiki/Me_and_Mrs_Jones" class="mw-redirect" title="Me and Mrs Jones">Me and Mrs Jones</a>" (number 4 R&B), originally recorded by <a href="/wiki/Billy_Paul" title="Billy Paul">Billy Paul</a> three years earlier, "<a href="/wiki/Be_My_Girl_(The_Dramatics_song)" title="Be My Girl (The Dramatics song)">Be My Girl</a>" (number 3 R&B), and "Shake It Well" (number 4 R&B).<sup id="cite_ref-LarkinSM_7-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LarkinSM-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "In the Rain" also reached number 5 on the Hot 100 pop chart and was their second million-seller.<sup id="cite_ref-The_Book_of_Golden_Discs_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_Book_of_Golden_Discs-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The group recorded for <a href="/wiki/Don_Davis_(record_producer)" title="Don Davis (record producer)">Don Davis'</a> Groovesville and later Great Lakes music production companies during the 1970s, although the recordings appeared on several labels. The group moved from Volt in 1974 after three albums, <i>Whatcha See Is What You Get</i> (1971), <i>A Dramatic Experience</i> (1973) and <i>Dramatically Yours</i> (1974).<sup id="cite_ref-:0_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They also featured on <i>The Dells vs. The Dramatics</i> on <a href="/wiki/Chess_Records" title="Chess Records">Chess Records</a>' subsidiary Cadet, together with <a href="/wiki/The_Dells" title="The Dells">the Dells</a>, who were also being produced by Davis at the time.<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> The group then signed for ABC in 1975 and transferred five years later to MCA, after ABC closed following its buy-out by MCA.<sup id="cite_ref-LarkinSM_7-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LarkinSM-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Many of the Dramatics' songs initially were written and produced by Tony Hester, including all the tracks on the first two Volt albums. Davis, then Banks and Reynolds took over production later in the 1970s and the early 1980s. </p><p>In 1982, the group moved to Capitol Records and made their first album without Don Davis, with Banks acting as producer. Only Banks, Ford and Mayes remained in the group. L.J. Reynolds left to go solo in 1981<sup id="cite_ref-LarkinSM_7-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LarkinSM-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and Larry Demps decided to go into teaching and spend more time with his family, after having joined the group's original line-up in 1964 with Banks. When Ron Banks also decided to try a solo career, the group disbanded for a few years, but re-formed in the mid-1980s, with Howard returning to join Reynolds, Mayes, Ford and Banks to record for Fantasy Records.<sup id="cite_ref-LarkinSM_7-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LarkinSM-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>From 2012 there were two groups of the Dramatics. One group was led by L.J. Reynolds, with Winzell Kelly, Leon Franklin, Donald Albert and Levell Thompson. The other group was led by the original member of the Dramatics, Willie Lee Ford, with Rick Littleton, Michael Brock, Douglas Gaddy and Gregory Finley,<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> in 2017 long time member Paul Hill, of funk legend George Clinton's Parliament Funkadelic band joined Willie Ford's Dramatics. The Dramatics Featuring Willie Ford focused on staying true to the Dramatics' original and easily recognizable concept of five part harmonies and five dynamic lead voices in the group, at their shows until his death at 68 years old, May 28, 2019, after having surgery.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> L.J. Reynolds' Dramatics featured the singing-talents of Reynolds and also included music from Reynolds' solo career at their shows. On September 24, 2018, L.J. Reynolds legally took the trademark rights to the name the Dramatics.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Dramatics were officially inducted into the <a href="/wiki/Rhythm_and_Blues_Music_Hall_of_Fame" class="mw-redirect" title="Rhythm and Blues Music Hall of Fame">R&B Music Hall of Fame</a> at <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_State_University" title="Cleveland State University">Cleveland State University</a>'s Waetejen Auditorium on Saturday August 17, 2013. </p><p>The Dramatics are depicted centrally in the 2017, <a href="/wiki/Kathryn_Bigelow" title="Kathryn Bigelow">Kathryn Bigelow</a> film <i><a href="/wiki/Detroit_(film)" title="Detroit (film)">Detroit</a></i>, a <a href="/wiki/Adaptation_(arts)" title="Adaptation (arts)">dramatization</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Algiers_Motel_incident" title="Algiers Motel incident">Algiers Motel incident</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Discography">Discography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Dramatics&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Discography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Studio_albums">Studio albums</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Dramatics&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Studio albums"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">Year </th> <th rowspan="2">Album </th> <th colspan="3">Peak chart positions </th> <th rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Music_recording_sales_certification" class="mw-redirect" title="Music recording sales certification">Certifications</a><br /><small>(<a href="/wiki/List_of_music_recording_sales_certifications" class="mw-redirect" title="List of music recording sales certifications">sales thresholds</a>)</small> </th> <th rowspan="2">Record label </th></tr> <tr style="font-size:smaller;"> <th width="35"><a href="/wiki/Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200">US</a><br /><sup id="cite_ref-allmusic_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-allmusic-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th width="35"><a href="/wiki/Top_R%26B/Hip-Hop_Albums" title="Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums">US<br />R&B</a><br /><sup id="cite_ref-allmusic_20-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-allmusic-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th width="35"><a href="/wiki/RPM_(magazine)" title="RPM (magazine)">CAN</a><br /><sup id="cite_ref-can_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-can-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <td>1971 </td> <td align="left"><i><a href="/wiki/Whatcha_See_Is_Whatcha_Get_(album)" title="Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get (album)">Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get</a></i> </td> <td>20 </td> <td>5 </td> <td>— </td> <td align="left"> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Stax_Records" title="Stax Records">Volt</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1973 </td> <td align="left"><i>A Dramatic Experience</i> </td> <td>86 </td> <td>11 </td> <td>— </td> <td align="left"> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1974 </td> <td align="left"><i>The Dells vs. The Dramatics</i> </td> <td>156 </td> <td>15 </td> <td>— </td> <td align="left"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cadet_Records" title="Cadet Records">Cadet</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><i>Dramatically Yours</i> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1041539562">.mw-parser-output .citation{word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}</style><sup class="citation nobold" id="ref_Note1A"><a href="#endnote_Note1A">[A]</a></sup> </td> <td>— </td> <td>36 </td> <td>— </td> <td align="left"> </td> <td>Volt </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1975 </td> <td align="left"><i>The Dramatic Jackpot</i> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1041539562"><sup class="citation nobold" id="ref_Note1A"><a href="#endnote_Note1A">[A]</a></sup> </td> <td>31 </td> <td>9 </td> <td>89 </td> <td align="left"> </td> <td rowspan="6"><a href="/wiki/ABC_Records" title="ABC Records">ABC</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><i>Drama V</i> </td> <td>93 </td> <td>10 </td> <td>— </td> <td align="left"> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1976 </td> <td align="left"><i><a href="/wiki/Joy_Ride_(album)" title="Joy Ride (album)">Joy Ride</a></i> </td> <td>103 </td> <td>11 </td> <td>— </td> <td align="left"> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1977 </td> <td align="left"><i>Shake It Well</i> </td> <td>60 </td> <td>10 </td> <td>— </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1978 </td> <td align="left"><i>Do What You Wanna Do</i> </td> <td>44 </td> <td>6 </td> <td>72 </td> <td align="left"> <ul><li>US: Gold <sup id="cite_ref-riaa_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-riaa-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1979 </td> <td align="left"><i>Anytime, Anyplace</i> </td> <td>— </td> <td>15 </td> <td>— </td> <td align="left"> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1980 </td> <td align="left"><i><a href="/wiki/10%C2%BD_(album)" title="10½ (album)">10½</a></i> </td> <td>61 </td> <td>14 </td> <td>— </td> <td align="left"> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/MCA_Records" title="MCA Records">MCA</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><i>The Dramatic Way</i> </td> <td>— </td> <td>38 </td> <td>— </td> <td align="left"> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1982 </td> <td align="left"><i>New Dimension</i> </td> <td>— </td> <td>40 </td> <td>— </td> <td align="left"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Capitol_Records" title="Capitol Records">Capitol</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1986 </td> <td align="left"><i>Somewhere in Time (A Dramatic Reunion)</i> </td> <td>— </td> <td>55 </td> <td>— </td> <td align="left"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fantasy_Records" title="Fantasy Records">Fantasy</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1989 </td> <td align="left"><i>Positive State of Mind</i> </td> <td>— </td> <td>80 </td> <td>— </td> <td align="left"> </td> <td rowspan="2">Volt </td></tr> <tr> <td>1990 </td> <td align="left"><i>Stone Cold</i> </td> <td>— </td> <td>84 </td> <td>— </td> <td align="left"> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1994 </td> <td align="left"><i>Mellow Drama</i> </td> <td>— </td> <td>72 </td> <td>— </td> <td align="left"> </td> <td>Groovesville </td></tr> <tr> <td>1997 </td> <td align="left"><i>A Dramatic Christmas: The Very Best Christmas of All</i> </td> <td>— </td> <td>— </td> <td>— </td> <td align="left"> </td> <td>Fantasy </td></tr> <tr> <td>1999 </td> <td align="left"><i>If You Come Back to Me</i> </td> <td>— </td> <td>46 </td> <td>— </td> <td align="left"> </td> <td>Volt </td></tr> <tr> <td>2001 </td> <td align="left"><i>Look Inside</i> </td> <td>— </td> <td>— </td> <td>— </td> <td align="left"> </td> <td>BBEG </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="15" style="font-size:90%">"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. </td></tr></tbody></table> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1041539562"><span class="citation wikicite" id="endnote_Note1A"><a href="#ref_Note1A"><b><sup>A</sup></b></a></span> Album credited to Ron Banks & the Dramatics.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Live_albums">Live albums</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Dramatics&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Live albums"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i>Live</i> (1988, <a href="/wiki/Stax_Records" title="Stax Records">Stax</a>)</li> <li><i>Greatest Hits Live</i> (2002, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Stax_Records/Fantasy&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Stax Records/Fantasy (page does not exist)">Stax Records/Fantasy</a>)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Compilation_albums">Compilation albums</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Dramatics&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Compilation albums"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i>The Best of the Dramatics</i> (1974, <a href="/wiki/Stax_Records" title="Stax Records">Volt</a>)</li> <li><i>Be My Girl: Their Greatest Love Songs</i> (1998, <a href="/wiki/Hip-O_Records" title="Hip-O Records">Hip-O</a>)</li> <li><i>Shake It Well: The Best of the Dramatics 1974-1980</i> (1998, <a href="/wiki/MCA_Records" title="MCA Records">MCA</a>)</li> <li><i>Say the Word: Their Greatest Love Songs, Vol. 2</i> (1999, Hip-O)</li> <li><i>Ultimate Collection</i> (2000, Hip-O)</li> <li><i>20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of the Dramatics</i> (2005, Hip-O)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Very_Best_of_the_Dramatics" title="The Very Best of the Dramatics">The Very Best of the Dramatics</a></i> (2007, <a href="/wiki/Stax_Records" title="Stax Records">Stax</a>)</li> <li><i>Greatest Slow Jams</i> (2014, <a href="/wiki/Stax_Records" title="Stax Records">Stax</a>)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="DVDs">DVDs</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Dramatics&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: DVDs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><i>Biggest Hits Live</i> (2009, Soul Concerts)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Singles">Singles</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Dramatics&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Singles"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">Year </th> <th rowspan="2">Single (A-side, B-side)<br /><small>Both sides from same album except where indicated</small> </th> <th colspan="3">Peak chart positions </th> <th rowspan="2">Album </th></tr> <tr style="font-size:smaller;"> <th width="35"><a href="/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100" title="Billboard Hot 100">US</a><br /><sup id="cite_ref-allmusic_20-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-allmusic-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th width="35"><a href="/wiki/Hot_R%26B/Hip-Hop_Songs" title="Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs">US<br />R&B</a><br /><sup id="cite_ref-allmusic_20-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-allmusic-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th width="35"><a href="/wiki/RPM_(magazine)" title="RPM (magazine)">CAN</a><br /><sup id="cite_ref-can_21-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-can-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <td>1963 </td> <td align="left">"Toy Soldier"<br /><small>b/w "Hello Summer"</small> </td> <td>— </td> <td>— </td> <td>— </td> <td align="left" rowspan="5">Non-album tracks </td></tr> <tr> <td>1965 </td> <td align="left">"Bingo"<br /><small>b/w "Somewhere"</small> </td> <td>— </td> <td>— </td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <td>1966 </td> <td align="left">"Inky Dinky Wang Dang Doo"<br /><small>b/w "Baby I Need You"</small> </td> <td>— </td> <td>— </td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <td>1967 </td> <td align="left">"All Because of You"<br /><small>b/w "If You Haven't Got Love"</small> </td> <td>— </td> <td>43 </td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <td>1969 </td> <td align="left">"Your Love Was Strange"<br /><small>b/w "Since I've Been in Love"</small> </td> <td>— </td> <td>— </td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1971 </td> <td align="left">"<a href="/wiki/Whatcha_See_Is_Whatcha_Get_(song)" title="Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get (song)">Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get</a>"<br /><small>b/w "Thankful for Your Love"</small> </td> <td>9 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>44 </td> <td align="left" rowspan="3"><i>Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">"Get Up and Get Down"<br /><small>b/w "Fall in Love, Lady Love"</small> </td> <td>78 </td> <td>16 </td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1972 </td> <td align="left">"<a href="/wiki/In_the_Rain_(song)" title="In the Rain (song)">In the Rain</a>"<br /><small>b/w "(Gimme Some) Good Soul Music"</small> </td> <td>5 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>31 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">"Toast to the Fool"<br /><small>b/w "Your Love Was Strange" (Non-album track)</small> </td> <td>67 </td> <td>18 </td> <td>— </td> <td align="left"><i>Dramatically Yours</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1973 </td> <td align="left">"Hey You! Get Off My Mountain"<br /><small>b/w "The Devil Is Dope"</small> </td> <td>43 </td> <td>5 </td> <td>— </td> <td align="left" rowspan="2"><i>A Dramatic Experience</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">"Fell for You"<br /><small>b/w "Now You Got Me Loving You"</small> </td> <td>45 </td> <td>12 </td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="5">1974 </td> <td align="left">"And I Panicked"<br /><small>b/w "Beware of the Man" (from <i>A Dramatic Experience</i>)</small> </td> <td>— </td> <td>49 </td> <td>— </td> <td align="left"><i>Dramatically Yours</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">"Choosing Up on You" / </td> <td>— </td> <td>30 </td> <td>— </td> <td align="left" rowspan="2"><i>The Dells vs. The Dramatics</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">"Door to Your Heart" </td> <td>62 </td> <td>25 </td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">"Highway to Heaven" <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1041539562"><sup class="citation nobold" id="ref_Note2B"><a href="#endnote_Note2B">[B]</a></sup><br /><small>b/w "I Made Myself Lonely"</small> </td> <td>— </td> <td>— </td> <td>— </td> <td align="left"><i>Dramatically Yours</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">"Don't Make Me No Promises" / </td> <td>— </td> <td>63 </td> <td>— </td> <td align="left" rowspan="2"><i>The Dells vs. The Dramatics</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="6">1975 </td> <td align="left">"Tune Up" </td> <td>— </td> <td>74 </td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">"<a href="/wiki/Me_and_Mrs._Jones" title="Me and Mrs. Jones">Me and Mrs. Jones</a>" <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1041539562"><sup class="citation nobold" id="ref_Note2B"><a href="#endnote_Note2B">[B]</a></sup><br /><small>b/w "I Cried All the Way Home"</small> </td> <td>47 </td> <td>4 </td> <td>78 </td> <td align="left"><i>The Dramatic Jackpot</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">"Love Is Missing from Our Lives"<br /><small>b/w "I'm In Love"<br />Both tracks with <a href="/wiki/The_Dells" title="The Dells">The Dells</a></small> </td> <td>— </td> <td>46 </td> <td>— </td> <td align="left"><i>The Dells vs. The Dramatics</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">"(I'm Going by) The Stars in Your Eyes" <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1041539562"><sup class="citation nobold" id="ref_Note2B"><a href="#endnote_Note2B">[B]</a></sup><br /><small>b/w "Trying to Get Over Losing You"</small> </td> <td>81 </td> <td>22 </td> <td>— </td> <td align="left"><i>The Dramatic Jackpot</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">"No Rebate on Love"<br /><small>b/w "Feel It"</small> </td> <td>— </td> <td>26 </td> <td>— </td> <td align="left">Non-album tracks </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">"You're Fooling You"<br /><small>b/w "I'll Make It So Good"</small> </td> <td>87 </td> <td>10 </td> <td>— </td> <td align="left" rowspan="2"><i>Drama V</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3">1976 </td> <td align="left">"Treat Me Like a Man"<br /><small>b/w "I Was the Life of the Party"</small> </td> <td>— </td> <td>49 </td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">"Finger Fever"<br /><small>b/w "Say the Word"</small> </td> <td>— </td> <td>23 </td> <td>— </td> <td align="left" rowspan="3"><i>Joy Ride</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">"<a href="/wiki/Be_My_Girl_(The_Dramatics_song)" title="Be My Girl (The Dramatics song)">Be My Girl</a>"<br /><small>b/w "Richest Man Alive"</small> </td> <td>53 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>65 </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1977 </td> <td align="left">"I Can't Get Over You"<br /><small>b/w "Sundown Is Coming (Hold Back the Night)"</small> </td> <td>101 </td> <td>9 </td> <td>99 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">"Shake It Well"<br /><small>b/w "That Heaven Kind of Feeling"</small> </td> <td>76 </td> <td>4 </td> <td>— </td> <td align="left" rowspan="2"><i>Shake It Well</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="4">1978 </td> <td align="left">"Ocean of Thoughts and Dreams"<br /><small>b/w "Come Inside"</small> </td> <td>106 </td> <td>17 </td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">"Stop Your Weeping"<br /><small>b/w "California Sunshine"</small> </td> <td>— </td> <td>22 </td> <td>— </td> <td align="left" rowspan="3"><i>Do What You Wanna Do</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">"Do What You Want to Do"<br /><small>b/w "Jane"</small> </td> <td>— </td> <td>56 </td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">"Why Do You Want to Do Me Wrong"<br /><small>b/w "Yo' Love (Can Only Bring Me Happiness)</small> </td> <td>— </td> <td>— </td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1979 </td> <td align="left">"I Just Wanna Dance with You"<br /><small>b/w "I've Got a Schoolboy Crush on You" (Non-album track)</small> </td> <td>— </td> <td>35 </td> <td>— </td> <td align="left" rowspan="2"><i>Any Time Any Place</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">"That's My Favorite Song"<br /><small>b/w "Bottom Line Woman"</small> </td> <td>— </td> <td>40 </td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="4">1980 </td> <td align="left">"Welcome Back Home"<br /><small>b/w "A Marriage on Paper Only" (from <i>Any Time Any Place</i>)</small> </td> <td>— </td> <td>9 </td> <td>— </td> <td align="left" rowspan="2"><i>10 1/2</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">"Be With the One You Love"<br /><small>b/w "If You Feel Like You Wanna Dance, Dance"</small> </td> <td>— </td> <td>79 </td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">"Get It"<br /><small>b/w "Share Your Love with Me"</small> </td> <td>— </td> <td>59 </td> <td>— </td> <td align="left" rowspan="2"><i>The Dramatic Way</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">"You're the Best Thing in My Life"<br /><small>b/w "(We Need More) Loving Time"</small> </td> <td>— </td> <td>26 </td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1982 </td> <td align="left">"Live It Up"<br /><small>b/w "She's My Kind of Girl"</small> </td> <td>— </td> <td>40 </td> <td>— </td> <td align="left" rowspan="2"><i>New Dimension</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">"Treat Me Right"<br /><small>b/w "Night Life"</small> </td> <td>— </td> <td>62 </td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3">1986 </td> <td align="left">"Luv's Calling"<br /><small>b/w "Dream Lady"</small> </td> <td>— </td> <td>— </td> <td>— </td> <td align="left" rowspan="3"><i>Somewhere In Time (A Dramatic Reunion)</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">"One Love Ago"<br /><small>b/w "Dream Lady"</small> </td> <td>— </td> <td>61 </td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">"When Love Is Over"<br /><small>(B-side unknown)</small> </td> <td>— </td> <td>— </td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">1988 </td> <td align="left">"<a href="/wiki/Born_to_Be_Wild" title="Born to Be Wild">Born to Be Wild</a>"<br /><small>b/w "Born to Be Wild" (Instrumental)</small> </td> <td>— </td> <td>— </td> <td>— </td> <td align="left" rowspan="2">Non-album tracks </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">"<a href="/wiki/We_Are_the_Champions" title="We Are the Champions">We Are the Champions</a>" <small>(with <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Hearns" title="Thomas Hearns">Thomas Hearns</a>)<br />b/w "We Are the Champions (Part 2)"</small> </td> <td>— </td> <td>— </td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <td>1989 </td> <td align="left">"<a href="/wiki/Bridge_Over_Troubled_Water_(song)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bridge Over Troubled Water (song)">Bridge Over Troubled Water</a>"<br /><small>b/w "Please Say You'll Be Mine"</small> </td> <td>— </td> <td>93 </td> <td>— </td> <td align="left"><i>Positive State of Mind</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1990 </td> <td align="left">"Ready 4 Love"<br /><small>b/w "Just A Little Bit"</small> </td> <td>— </td> <td>— </td> <td>— </td> <td align="left"><i>Stone Cold</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1994 </td> <td align="left">"<a href="/wiki/Doggy_Dogg_World" title="Doggy Dogg World">Doggy Dogg World</a>"<br /><small><a href="/wiki/Snoop_Dogg" title="Snoop Dogg">Snoop Dogg</a> featuring <a href="/wiki/Tha_Dogg_Pound" title="Tha Dogg Pound">Tha Dogg Pound</a> and The Dramatics </small> </td> <td>46 </td> <td>— </td> <td>— </td> <td align="left"><i><a href="/wiki/Doggystyle" title="Doggystyle">Doggystyle</a></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1996 </td> <td align="left">"Try Love Again"<br /><small>(CD single with various mixes)</small> </td> <td>— </td> <td>82 </td> <td>— </td> <td align="left" rowspan="3">Non-album tracks </td></tr> <tr> <td>1997 </td> <td align="left">"The Golden Horn"<br /><small>b/w "All I Want for Christmas Is My Baby"</small> </td> <td>— </td> <td>— </td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <td>1998 </td> <td align="left">"Saying Goodbye"<br /><small>(Release format unknown)</small> </td> <td>— </td> <td>— </td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <td>2015 </td> <td align="left">"Victoria"<br /><small>The Dramatics featuring Willie Ford</small> </td> <td>— </td> <td>— </td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="15" style="font-size:90%">"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. </td></tr> </tbody></table> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1041539562"><span class="citation wikicite" id="endnote_Note2B"><a href="#ref_Note2B"><b><sup>B</sup></b></a></span> Single credited to Ron Banks & the Dramatics</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Dramatics&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns 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data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px 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.cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFMurrells1978" class="citation book cs1">Murrells, Joseph (1978). <span class="id-lock-registration" title="Free registration required"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/bookofgoldendisc00murr/page/292"><i>The Book of Golden Discs</i></a></span> (2nd ed.). London: Barrie and Jenkins Ltd. pp. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/bookofgoldendisc00murr/page/292">292 & 312</a>. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-214-20512-6" title="Special:BookSources/0-214-20512-6"><bdi>0-214-20512-6</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Book+of+Golden+Discs&rft.place=London&rft.pages=292+%26+312&rft.edition=2nd&rft.pub=Barrie+and+Jenkins+Ltd&rft.date=1978&rft.isbn=0-214-20512-6&rft.aulast=Murrells&rft.aufirst=Joseph&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2Fbookofgoldendisc00murr%2Fpage%2F292&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AThe+Dramatics" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-latimes-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-latimes_2-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-passings6-2010mar06-story.html">"PASSINGS: Lolly Vegas, Ron Banks"</a>. <i>Los Angeles Times</i>. 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