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The Platters were the most successful vocal group of the 1950s, with a dozen gold singles and a trio of million-selling albums in their résumé. Blessed with lead singer Tony Williams' warm, rich tenor, and a manager, Buck Ram, who was also a skilled arranger and songwriter, the Platters toned down their R&B and gospel roots to fit pop radio, merging Tin Pan Alley pop with just enough R&B grit to prefigure what came to be known as soul, and their biggest hits ("Only You," "The Great Pretender") have become acknowledged classics. Their cover of "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes," originally recorded by Paul Whiteman in 1933, has become the definitive version of this beautiful song. This 17-track budget collection that has all the hits and more, including an interesting version of Merle Travis' "Sixteen Tons."
© Steve Leggett /TiVo
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David Lynch, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Buck Ram, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Tony Williams, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - The Platters, MainArtist - Paul Robi, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Zola Taylor, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Herb Reed, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1955 Mercury Records
Al Nevins, ComposerLyricist - Morty Nevins, ComposerLyricist - Buck Ram, Producer, ComposerLyricist - The Platters, MainArtist
℗ 1958 UMG Recordings, Inc.
David Lynch, Vocals, Tenor, AssociatedPerformer - Jerome Kern, Composer - Buck Ram, Producer - Otto Harbach, Author - Tony Williams, Vocals, Tenor, AssociatedPerformer - The Platters, MainArtist - Joe Jefferson, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Robi, Baritone, AssociatedPerformer - Alex Hodge, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - David Carroll, Orchestra Leader, AssociatedPerformer - Zola Taylor, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Herb Reed, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal)
℗ 1959 UMG Recordings, Inc.
David Lynch, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Buck Ram, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Tony Williams, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Ande Rand, ComposerLyricist - The Platters, MainArtist - Paul Robi, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Zola Taylor, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Herb Reed, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1955 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Buck Ram, Producer - Jimmy Kennedy, ComposerLyricist - Georges Boulanger, ComposerLyricist - The Platters, MainArtist
℗ 1986 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Buck Ram, Producer, ComposerLyricist - The Platters, MainArtist
℗ 1986 Mercury Records
Tony Williams, ComposerLyricist - The Platters, MainArtist - Paul Robi, ComposerLyricist - Jean Miles, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1986 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
David Lynch, Tenor, AssociatedPerformer - Ruth Lowe, ComposerLyricist - Tony Williams, Tenor, AssociatedPerformer - The Platters, MainArtist - Paul Robi, Baritone, AssociatedPerformer - David Carroll, Conductor, Orchestra Leader, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Zola Taylor, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Herb Reed, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal)
℗ 1959 UMG Recordings, Inc.
David Lynch, Tenor, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Kennedy, ComposerLyricist - Tony Williams, Tenor, AssociatedPerformer - The Platters, MainArtist - Hugh Williams, ComposerLyricist - Paul Robi, Baritone, AssociatedPerformer - David Carroll, Producer, Orchestra Leader, AssociatedPerformer - Zola Taylor, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Herb Reed, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal)
℗ 1960 UMG Recordings, Inc.
David Lynch, Tenor, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Williams, Tenor, AssociatedPerformer - The Platters, MainArtist - Wilhelm Grosz, ComposerLyricist - Paul Robi, Baritone, AssociatedPerformer - James Kennedy, ComposerLyricist - David Carroll, Producer, Orchestra Leader, AssociatedPerformer - Zola Taylor, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Herb Reed, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal)
℗ 1960 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Buck Ram, Producer, ComposerLyricist - The Platters, MainArtist
℗ 1960 UMG Recordings, Inc.
David Lynch, Tenor, AssociatedPerformer - Buck Ram, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Tony Williams, Tenor, AssociatedPerformer - The Platters, MainArtist - Paul Robi, Baritone, AssociatedPerformer - David Carroll, Orchestra Leader, AssociatedPerformer - Zola Taylor, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Herb Reed, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Mickey J Addy, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1959 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Barry White, ComposerLyricist - Buck Ram, Producer, ComposerLyricist - The Platters, MainArtist - Peter Tinturin, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1957 UMG Recordings, Inc.
William J. Hill, ComposerLyricist - Buck Ram, Producer - Billy Hill, ComposerLyricist - The Platters, MainArtist
℗ 1956 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Buck Ram, Producer - The Platters, MainArtist - Al Kravelin, ComposerLyricist - Lyn Merril, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1956 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Buck Ram, Producer - The Platters, MainArtist - Cy Crane, Author - Herb Weiner, Composer
℗ 1955 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Merle Travis, ComposerLyricist - The Platters, MainArtist
℗ 1958 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Albumbeschreibung
The Platters were the most successful vocal group of the 1950s, with a dozen gold singles and a trio of million-selling albums in their résumé. Blessed with lead singer Tony Williams' warm, rich tenor, and a manager, Buck Ram, who was also a skilled arranger and songwriter, the Platters toned down their R&B and gospel roots to fit pop radio, merging Tin Pan Alley pop with just enough R&B grit to prefigure what came to be known as soul, and their biggest hits ("Only You," "The Great Pretender") have become acknowledged classics. Their cover of "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes," originally recorded by Paul Whiteman in 1933, has become the definitive version of this beautiful song. This 17-track budget collection that has all the hits and more, including an interesting version of Merle Travis' "Sixteen Tons."
© Steve Leggett /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 17 track(s)
- Total length: 00:45:19
- Main artists: The Platters
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: UMC (Universal Music Catalogue)
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2009 Spectrum Music This Compilation ℗ 2000 Spectrum Music
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