tracks 19, 20 backing vocals Unknown Artist
tracks 1 to 8, 21 baritone vocals Eugene Pearson
tracks 9 to 18 baritone vocals Rick Sheppard
tracks 10 to 20 bass vocals Bill Fredericks
tracks 17, 18 bass vocals Don Thomas
tracks 1 to 8, 21 bass vocals Johnny Terry
tracks 15, 16 bass vocals Milton Turner
tracks 9 bass vocals William Brent
tracks 9 to 14 guitar Abdul Samad
tracks 11, 13, 16, 17, 20 lead vocals Bill Fredericks
tracks 6, 21 lead vocals Charlie Thomas
lead vocals Johnny Moore
tracks 1 to 11, 21 tenor vocals Charlie Thomas
tracks 12 to 14 tenor vocals Lou Courtney
tracks 19, 20 tenor vocals Ron Quinn
Though it shares a title and cover art with I'll Take You Where The Music's Playing, this release is actually a compilation of tracks from 1965 to 1971. The CD is volume 7 in a The Drifters anthology CD series.

Publishers and dates, per-track:
1. Trio Music Co Ltd; recorded 1965-06-30 at Atlantic Studios, NYC; ℗ 1965
2. Sony Music Publishing; recorded 1965-06-30 at Atlantic Studios, NYC; ℗ 1965
3. Screen Gems-EMI Music Ltd; recorded 1965-06-30 at Atlantic Studios, NYC; ℗ 1965
4. Sony Music Publishing; recorded 1966-01-27 at Atlantic Studios, NYC; ℗ 1966
5. Montclare Music Ltd; recorded 1966-01-27 at Atlantic Studios, NYC; ℗ 1966
6. Trio Music Co Ltd/Warner Chappell Music Ltd; recorded 1966-01-27 at Atlantic Studios, NYC; ℗ 1966
7. Copyright Control; recorded 1966-02-08 at Atlantic Studios, NYC; ℗ 1966
8. Sony Music Publishing/Copyright Control; recorded 1966-07-26 at Atlantic Studios, NYC; ℗ 1966
9. EMI United Partnership Ltd; recorded 1966-10-12 at Talent Master Recorders Studios, New York; ℗ 1966
10. Copyright Control; recorded 1967-05-05 at Atlantic Studios, NYC; ℗ 1967
11. Savoy Ronnie/Hamilton Al/Reeco Rob; recorded 1967-05-05 at Atlantic Studios, NYC; ℗ 1967
12. Copyright Control; recorded 1967-11-08 at Atlantic Studios, NYC; ℗ 1967
13. Copyright Control; recorded 1967-11-08 at Atlantic Studios, NYC; ℗ 1967
14. MCA Music Ltd; recorded 1967-11-08 at Atlantic Studios, NYC; ℗ 1972
15. Charly Publishing Ltd; recorded 1969-03-10 at Hit Factory, New York; ℗ 1969
16. Warner Chappell Music Ltd; recorded 1969-03-10 at Hit Factory, New York; ℗ 1969
17. Campbell Connelly & Co Ltd; recorded 1970-04-24 at Decca Studios, New York; ℗ 1970
18. Campbell Connelly & Co Ltd; recorded 1970-04-24 at Decca Studios, New York; ℗ 1970
19. EMI Songs Ltd; recorded 1971-01-05 at RCA Studios, Chicago; ℗ 1971
20. Copyright Control; recorded 1971-01-05 at RCA Studios, Chicago; ℗ 1971
21. Screen Gems-EMI Music Ltd; recorded 1966-07-26 at Atlantic Studios, NYC; ℗ 1996
Barcode: 5 023224 083623
Label Code: LC 6197