<Table> <Tr> <Td> "Rose Garden" (1972) </Td> <Td> "Drift Away" (1973) </Td> <Td> "Loving Arms" (1973) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> "Rose Garden" (1972) </Td> <Td> "Drift Away" (1973) </Td> <Td> "Loving Arms" (1973) </Td> </Tr> <P> "Drift Away" is a song by Mentor Williams and originally recorded by John Henry Kurtz on his 1972 album Reunion . Mentor Williams was a country songwriter, and John Henry Kurtz was an actor and swamp rock singer . In 1973 the song became Dobie Gray's biggest hit, peaking at number five on the Billboard Hot 100 and certified gold by the RIAA . It was the final pop hit for Decca Records in the United States . </P> <P> A new version by Uncle Kracker, with Gray, became a major hit in 2003 . </P>

Who was the original singer of the song drift away