The Dramatics - And I Panicked

[MultiTruth23]

Im so glad I have the Father i have THANK YOU NED SEATON WEST OF CHICAGO. THIS IS THE SHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH­HHHHHHHHHHHHHHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII­IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII­IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII­IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII­IIIIIIITTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT­TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT­TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT­TTTTTTTTTTTTT righth here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!!!!!!

[GarwinEugeneW]

LJ & Wee Gee were influenced by David Ruffin & Dennis Edwards, Ron Banks was influenced by Eddie Kendricks & Willie Ford was influenced by Melvin Franklin.

[GarwinEugeneW]

Everyone knows the Dramatics were heavily influenced by the Temptations.

[mochafrap2006]

Okay, he could riff....when they sang it hit my heart like a bolt of lightning.....Sure during the time they came out, there were so many groups out at the same time but you know what they all had the ingredients to stand out from one another and that YOUNG FOLKS IS HOW MUSIC IS MADE....YOU KNOW....BEING ORIGINAL...and the Dramatics were definitely that.

[sole48341]

i have this album. i stole it from my mom. i love it.

[Spango103]

I'm talkin'bout real songs right here!!

Master pieces!!

Timeless!!

[808kmb]

@Spango103 YES,YES, YESSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!

[808kmb]

DAM, I love this song, Hell I LOVE THE DRAMATICS!!!!

[TooDarnSoulful]

wonderful :)

[fredeo63]

I grew up in Detroit in the 70's. The Dramatics represented the "D" to the fullest. Not too long ago I drove by the old United Sound Studio where they recorded a lot of their albums. Those were the days.

[bossmama9500]

L. J. you will always be loved by your Saginaw Fans. Much more success, keep up the good work.

[may00758]

Will someone please post "My Ship Won't Sail Without You"!! Another great tune by the D's.

A Dramatic lifer

[Chasencharlie13]

One of the great voices in R/B...RIP brother Ron...

[Chasencharlie13]

one of the most underated groups of all times, voices, arrangements, etc. never really got it their just due...brothers can sangg...with the best of them...hit me up ole skoolers...i would love to chat about the music and the times....pilotindaskky@yahoo.c­om

[veeseee128]

snoop dogs favorite group.

[rwoods1954]

I've been looking for this song for so long. OMG I love it.  I can listen to it all day long.

[Blackeanna]

My fav group of all time!! AMAZING STRONG VOICES

[jonesinthehouse]

We used to just sit and listen to the dramatics. They jammed.

[dwelie]

man did we use to skate off of this at the blue goose in cleveland ohio derrick elie

[reddebone]

@dwelie thats funny, I too know Derrick. Spoke with him a few months back on FB. Used to do a lot of dancing at the Forge, out on Northfield

[mssue2011]

this music is whats missin now days thats why people r so on edge they forgot how to love!!!!!!!!!!!

[LadiiSwaggaable]

I love ljs voice on this tune I also miss rons voice RIP ron

[laws9501]

on of my Favorites by them.. RIP Ron

[stringsofserenyti]

man I love this song between this one and "fallen for you" I'm like ummm thats my sh....

[LilBigable]

Miss you and your voice Ronnie...in my younger years I was in group called True Perfection, we sang all the Dramatics songs...there was a brotha named Ricky Harper, who's now gone also, sound just like Ron Banks, we were called the Baby Drams...miss them dudes, miss you Ricky

[LilBigable]

Miss you and your voice Ronnie...in my younger years I was in group called True Perfection, we sang all the Dramatics songs...there was a brotha named Ricky Harper, sound just like Ron Banks, we were called the Baby Drams...miss them dudes

[lajoyceify]

Simply Wonderful the 70"s. The Dramatics were one of all time favorites. If anyone has "Let One Hurt Do" by L J Reynolds please put it on you tube. I have the 45. I guess that dates me. LOL

[mslucky789]

once again a beautiful balladhhhhhhh

[aleah2912]

I love this song

[08Dontae]

LET IT RING

[wonderful81428]

I Love the vocals! R.I.P. Ron Banks,

[MsMelzy]

Beautiful................

[anjeeone]

WOW... i first heard this song when I was 15, gave me the chills back then and it still does..so beautiful...Im 30 now...I love this song. Thanks for posting!

[fernandez1330]

causes me great excitement to hear these great groups in soul music and r & b, for a time pretty hard to forget, to hear your beautiful songs gives me the same feeling of nostalgia, as when you hear singing those wonderful 70s . thank you for this unforgettable memory

[DONOMATTHEWS]

The Dramatics are the only group that I know that had multiple guys that could step up and sing lead, and they never missed a beat.

[DONOMATTHEWS]

I'll always love Ron Banks' voice.

[len903]

3 times this morn so many great songs the dramatics 1 of the best groups of alltime  prince rashid and all the ancient brothers of chicago will miss MR `BANKS

[drwhatson]

I agree. This is one of my top three favourite recordings from the group's entire repertoire.

[jewelscast]

This is my favorite by the Dramatics!

[victoranddedee]

I panicked

you're the best thing in my life

I can't get over you

Hey you get off my mountain

[am2452]

WOW!!! I remember this one. Loving it

[lahism7]

hey baby you got me on my shit thanx  non

[DISSALINED1]

non do you have " made myself lonely"? if so, could you please post it for me bro??

[Omega14x80]

There will never be another group like The Dramatics.......EVER.

[ladymakini]

RIP BROTHER RON, YOU DID SO WELL.

[patrickjasonmarion]

ron was one of the last of the greats he was just bad and without him music is surely less soulful its to technical rest on brother ron

[Kdubya]

I was in the military when this came out and me & my boy "Smitty" would play this jam all night long with a little assistance from some herbal essences. Rest In Peace Ron....

[Fatimahmt]

RIP Ron

[prettycountrygirl2]

So sad to hear about Mr. Banks passing. Live on Dramatics.

[MrArmour51]

We will all panic; another great voice has left us. RIP.

MrArmour

[faithful4]

miss you ron.

[Bengijo242]

LJ was the original BEAST....!!!!

[MissBeejay]

Love them!

[prettycountrygirl2]

I agree with you nonchalantone. This is one of the greatest songs ever. Oh how I remember it from days gone by.

[deepsix7]

Cold-blooded cut.....beautifully sung! I loved this song back in the day and still do!

[poetryselite]

Now this is just beautiful... kinda reminds me of somethin the Delfonics would sing, but I actually think Johnnie Taylor's version of this is the best. But this is beautiful indeed. The old school sound just has no equal.

[1hunny51]

@poetryselite When did Johnnie Taylor make 'I panicked and cried???"

[10115124]

back this song made me do some things

that i would not thank about today this got me a son i just love it

[newfriends002]

Dramatics yes. baby my all time favorites, will play these songs forever they always sound so good to me. Thank you for posting, when I was a young girl early teens listening only liking the music but not understanding the music now understanding the words and loving the music God you really appreciate true talent like this. thanks

[sole48341]

lol i bought a record player a few years ago and went through some of my moms old records and found this and played, you woulda thought she was a havin a vietnam flashback. homegirl was trippin, one falsh move and i coulda been cut

[StunnaShades09]

@sole48341 that's funny man, I was playin this on my ipod to my dad n uncle n they first thought it was the commodores, but they could really feel this jam. I was 20 when I first heard this song, this is a classic, it shoulda went to number one in 1972, but it peaked at #49, but the singer is doin a great job tellin a story bout a woman who messed with his mind. Great stuff..o yea tell homegirl that im LJ Reynolds LMAO

[1975tooto]

I read on the back of a Dramatics Bio where after WeeGee left they hired LJ and wanted him to sound like WeeGee. You can kinda hear it here on this song. It was short lived though and LJ became his own SINGER LATER ON!

[ladymakini]

all I can say is that I HAVE ALLWAYS LOVED ME SOME DRAMATICS i don,t care who sang lead, the crack in his voice near the end dramatize the pain and desperation of a rejected lover like no other to date!!

[MsTexas73]

Right...and you just don't get THIS kind of emotion in a song on any of today's songs.

RIP Mr. Ron Banks. Your legacy lives on in the music.

[BrotherFlagg]

I love these guys. I never gave a thought to what could happen to us (the Black community) if "they" took these sounds and story away. Well, we still suffer 4 a lack of music such as this.

[TRUOHIO]

@BrotherFlagg I agree Brother that the quality and negativity in black music over the past couple of years has had a direct impact on the people(young and old). But keep hope alive...there are a lot of youngsters that respect the old school music and are trying to save the beauty and power of soul music.

[fernandez1330]

beautiful song of the legendary group the dramatics....congratulations for this unforgettable memory

[SoloRaven]

Tis a blessing to just relax and hear my jams sometimes! Thank you, for posting this it is excellent. 10* I will always have a serious love for the Dramantics. They are unmatched.

Peace

[eldivie4]

weege Howard, and LJ can sing their asses off right with Ruffin, Dennis, Eddie Levi,Eugene Record,Gerald Alston,G.C. Cameron. Phillipe Wynn, Marvin Junior, Teddy,Ben E King,Lionel Richie,Smokey, Curtis, jerry Butler,ron Isley, great lead singers of the 1960's 70's 80's

[jazzy3one]

@eldivie4 Like your lead singers history .Where are you from ?

[rudielor]

@eldivie4 Lenny, Ron, and all of them, we can just go on and on but definately all of the Dramatics and now that we say others. LJ's sister was badd too.

[therimgreaper]

i love the dramatics!!!!

[SMOOVEVA]

my favorite by these guys next to about ten more by them no other group could give you love songs like that if so tell me who

[rlbrown65]

And I Panicked is by far one of the most heart-felt, moving love song that emphasize the desperation of what a man feels when the love he feels is jeopardized. But there are a few others that rank right up there with L.J. For instance, Leroy Hutson, David Ruffin, Terry Huff and a few other truly gifted voices. I love and live for the soul piercing experiences that only the Black vocalist liken these can bring. And I am forever thankful to these artist for soothing my restless soul!!!

[redrelle1]

love it!!

dramatics 4 life!!

eventhough im 19. but who cares this is real music!!!!

[msbrandy53]

Does anyone have the song " I Made Myself Lonely " by the Dramatics? I can't find it anywhere and I love that song.

[dennix55]

@msbrandy53 i have that song and i know the part you like to hear.

my man'sback..i can't see you again

[rekabs]

LJ sang this like he LIVED it.

[thegoodbrother]

Eddie Levert and The O'Jays came to Chene Park in 2003, and Eddie said LJ Reynolds would wait for Eddie to come to Detroit and SING HIM UNDER THE TABLE at the club after the show!!! Battling Baritones, huh? SANG, LJ!!!

[firenger]

Great song, great singing.

[rar6178]

why did you remove this video non ?

[nonchalantone]

I didn't remove it. Not to my knowledge.

[rar6178]

ok sorry it it say .. were sorry this video is no longer available

[lovesbass]

this is a michael henderson bass line,see him live

[7notrumpatall]

LJ was not only a "singing muther himself", for mine, he was the man.

I appreciated the sound of Wee- Gee Howard, but when LJ came along, I was like, "Damn, home-boy has a serious gift."

[eldivie4]

friscoboxing, thank you for saying why the dramatics were billed as ron banks and the dramatics,I had wondered why howard and the other dude left the group, howard could sing his ass off! but l.j. is a singing muther hiself, I always liked the dramatics, they have some nice dance steps, detroit produce some great groups starting with the tempts, 4 tops. spinners, miracles, ,etc

[staxvoltdakar]

this is my favorite dramatics song! STAX/VOLT 4EVER!!

[barrys]

As bad — that means "good" for you young uns — as this song was, it was the B-side to another hit. I think it was "Me & Mrs. jones." These dudes were definitely underrated. Can someone please post "Toast to the fool"?

[sutphen3]

luv this group! do you have "Don't hurt me" by the dramatics. If you do can you post it?

[1975tooto]

This song ,Treat me like a Man ,is now now posted on related songs! Check it out!

[Quiltsalad]

Great song

[86pimp3]

I used to think Lenny sang this song but this is L.J, singin with more grit.

[86pimp3]

I used to think Lenny sang this song but this is L.J, singin with more grit.

[tkeitt43]

Thanks 4 posting this song Nonchalantone it brings back a lot of great moments & memories...

[1975tooto]

Strange how WeeGee did not appear on this album,appeared on the next one(Dramatic Experience).He recorded the Original Toast To the Fool,which was released on a 45 only.This was just before he left so they recorded it on this Album with Lenny!!

[friscoboxing]

Wee Gee wasn't on the next one. At the time this album came out Wee Gee had his own Dramatics...they were suing each other for the name..hence this album being called ..Ron Banks and The Dramatics. Wee Gee wasn't on another album til their reunion in 1986. 12 years after this album.

[1975tooto]

Yes Frisco,If you listen to the Dramatic Experience album with the Devil on the cover Wee Gee did Hey You!Get off my mountain! The Devil is Dope!This album was after the one posted! Yes it is strange how he was not on the one above posted! He was on his way out and these could be left over tracks.The album posted was in 1972.Dramatic Experience was in 1973.I do remmeber his group which came out 1974-75,and do recall the suit.I have one of their 45s( No Rebate on love)I have the reunion also!

[friscoboxing]

the album you speak of is before this album with "And I panicked" ...After Wee Gee was replaced by LJ Reynolds at the end of 1972 he never recorded with them again until 1986 for the reunion. Trust me, as a promoter and friend of The Dramatics I know a lil bit about them.

[1975tooto]

Hey Frisco,then you can help me out then because I am still confused!Did they flip flop Albums then.Because I am sitting here looking at both of them ,and the one posted is listed 1972 on the back and the Dramatic Experience one is listed 1973.I do notice that WeeGee is not on every cut on the Dramatic Experience album which kinda clears things up.Shouldnt the Experience album ALBUM should have been released first since it was his last studio album? Just still puzzled!

[friscoboxing]

actually their both 1973....Dramatic Experience ..early 1973

Dramatically yours released in very late 1973...made airplay early 1974..thats why it's considered more of a 1974 recording I guess.

[1975tooto]

Thanx Frisco! You know as a Dramatic fan I was always confused about everything from the lead singers to the album releases.I think I got it now! LOL!! No videos,BET,or Media Technology,only RightON Magazines!! Thanx again!

[CeeJay6461]

Anyone who knows anything knows The Dramatics put down some gems. To me, this remains the shiniest and largest of all their gems. Thanks nonchalantone. I'm with your Moms on this one.

[nonchalantone]

You're welcome

[rudielor]

@CeeJay6461 me too!!!!!!!!! This song just wipes me off the face of the earth. Listen to them vocals.

[michaelhendersonbass]

michael henderson is on bass

[michaelhendersonbass]

a bass line by michael henderson

[DRSTILLSTANDING]

Hey does anyone have the same song by the blues artist "Johnny Taylor"? It is good and hard to find. Please upload if you have it. :)

I LOVE this good music. The Dramatics are a class act! I saw them as a child in concert, excellent concert!

Thanks for posting this.

Dr. C.

[nonchalantone]

You are very welcome. I love the Dramatics. I remeber my dad (R.I.P.) got the Dramatics' greatest hits on vinyl and my mom would go straight to this song. I've loved it ever since.

[giantsfanshawn]

You are the man for posting this.

[nonchalantone]

More like lady!!! LOL. and thank you!!!

[86pimp3]

Classic song.