Searchin' / Young Blood

by The Coasters

Searchin' / Young Blood cover art
  • Type: Single
  • Released: March 1957
  • Label: Atco
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 4:32
  • Community rating: 3.63/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

A brilliantly humorous, piano-driven track penned by Leiber and Stoller that references popular contemporary detectives like Charlie Chan and Bulldog Drummond. The bouncy rhythm and theatrical vocal delivery became a defining hallmark of the group's comedic approach to R&B.

Genres

Descriptors: repetitive

Tracklist

  1. Young Blood (2:15)
  2. Searchin' (2:17)

Credits

  • The Coasters - primary artist
  • Doc Pomus - written-by
  • Leiber & Stoller - written-by

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