Four Platters and One Lovely Dish

~ Release by The Platters (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1Bark, Battle and Ball
lead vocals:
Zola Taylor
recording of:
Bark, Battle and Ball
writer:
Jean Miles (Buck Ram) and Zola Taylor
2:32
2I Wanna
lead vocals:
David Lynch (Tenor vocalist of The Platters)
recording of:
I Wanna
writer:
Lynn Paul (Buck Ram) and Zola Taylor
2:52
3Why Should I
lead vocals:
Tony Williams (lead singer for The Platters)
recording of:
Why Shouldn’t I?
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1935)
3:04
4Only You (and You Alone)
piano:
Buck Ram (on 1955-04-26)
lead vocals:
Tony Williams (lead singer for The Platters) (on 1955-04-26)
spoken vocals [dialogue]:
Wolfman Jack (US disc jockey) (on 1955-04-26)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) (in 1955), PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1955) and The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (in 1957)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1955 (number: 10)
recording of:
Only You (on 1955-04-26)
lyricist and composer:
Buck Ram
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Hollis Music, Inc., Robert Mellin, Inc., Tro-Hollis Music, Inc., Wildwood Music and Sherwin Music (publisher) (in 1973)
2:40
5The Great Pretender
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1955-09)
lead vocals:
Tony Williams (lead singer for The Platters)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elap Music Ltd. (a division of Pickwick Group Ltd. / a division of Carlton Home Entertainment (UK) Ltd.)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1955 (number: 8) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 352)
recording of:
The Great Pretender (in 1955-09)
lyricist and composer:
Buck Ram
publisher:
Panther Music Corp, Peermusic (UK) Ltd., Southern Music (publisher), Southern Music Publishing ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic) and Southern Music Publishing Company Limited
52:39
6I’m Just a Dancing Partner
lead vocals:
Tony Williams (lead singer for The Platters)
recording of:
I'm Just a Dancing Partner
writer:
Cy Crane and Herb Weiner
2:16
7Winner Take All
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1956-02-14)
lead vocals:
Tony Williams (lead singer for The Platters)
recording of:
Winner Take All (on 1956-02-14)
writer:
Al Frisch and Sid Wayne
2:08
8(You’ve Got) The Magic Touch
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1956-02-14)
lead vocals:
Tony Williams (lead singer for The Platters)
recording of:
(You’ve Got) The Magic Touch (on 1956-02-14)
lyricist and composer:
Buck Ram
publisher:
A M C Incorporated, Martha Robi Publishing, Southern Music Publishing Co. Ltd. and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
2:31
9My Prayer
lead vocals:
Tony Williams (lead singer for The Platters)
cover recording of:
My Prayer
lyricist:
Jimmy Kennedy (Irish songwriter)
composer:
Georges Boulanger (Romani-Romanian violinist, conductor, composer)
publisher:
J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Peter Maurice Music, Skidmore Music Co., Inc., イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
is based on:
Avant de mourir
2:47
10Someone to Watch Over Me
lead vocals:
Zola Taylor
cover recording of:
Someone to Watch Over Me (catch-all for unknown arrangement)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1926)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1926)
arrangement of:
Someone to Watch Over Me (Oh, Kay!)
2:44
11I’m Sorry
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1956-04)
cover recording of:
I’m Sorry (in 1956-04)
writer:
Buck Ram, Peter Tinturin and William White (Composer, "I'm Sorry")
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
2:55
12At Your Beck and Call
lead vocals:
Paul Robi (singer for The Platters)
cover recording of:
At Your Beck and Call
lyricist:
Eddie DeLange
composer:
Buck Ram
32:51
13Heaven on Earth
lead vocals:
Tony Williams (lead singer for The Platters)
recording of:
Heaven on Earth
lyricist and composer:
Buck Ram
publisher:
Panther Music Corp.
2:36
14Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered
lead vocals:
Tony Williams (lead singer for The Platters)
cover recording of:
Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered (Pal Joey)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1940)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1940)
publisher:
WB Music Group (ended), Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Imagem CV, Lorenz Hart Publishing Co., Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09) and Williamson Music Company
part of:
Pal Joey
2:54
15On My Word of Honor
lead vocals:
Tony Williams (lead singer for The Platters)
recording of:
On My Word of Honor
writer:
Katherine Harrison and Jean Miles (Buck Ram)
2:45
16Glory of Love
lead vocals:
Paul Robi (singer for The Platters)
cover recording of:
The Glory of Love
lyricist and composer:
Billy Hill (US songwriter)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
2:47
17Have Mercy
lead vocals:
Tony Williams (lead singer for The Platters)
recording of:
Have Mercy
writer:
Buck Ram and Chick Webb
2:51
18Remember When
lead vocals:
Tony Williams (lead singer for The Platters)
recording of:
Remember When (The Platters song)
lyricist:
Buck Ram
composer:
Mickey J. Addy
2:32
19You’ll Never, Never Know
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1956-07)
lead vocals:
Tony Williams (lead singer for The Platters)
recording of:
You'll Never Never Know (in 1956-07)
writer:
Jeanette Miles, Paul Robi (singer for The Platters) and Tony Williams (lead singer for The Platters)
2:41
20One in a Million
lead vocals:
Tony Williams (lead singer for The Platters)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1956 (number: 26)
recording of:
One in a Million (The Platters song) (in 1956-07)
writer:
Jean Miles (Buck Ram) and Tony Williams (lead singer for The Platters)
2:56
21I Give You My Word
lead vocals:
Tony Williams (lead singer for The Platters)
recording of:
I Give You My Word
writer:
Al Kavelin (band leader and radio and recording artist) and Merril Lyn
2:15
22It Isn’t Right
lead vocals:
Tony Williams (lead singer for The Platters)
recording of:
It Isn’t Right
lyricist and composer:
Robert Mellin
2:28
23You’ve Changed
lead vocals:
Paul Robi (singer for The Platters)
cover recording of:
You’ve Changed
lyricist:
Bill Carey (US songwriter)
composer:
Carl T. Fischer (Native American jazz pianist and composer)
publisher:
Peer International (BMI; Peer Int'l or Peer-International) and Southern Music Publishing Company
2:29
24He’s Mine
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1956-07)
lead vocals:
Zola Taylor (in 1956-07)
recording of:
He's Mine (in 1956-07)
writer:
Jean Miles (Buck Ram), Paul Robi (singer for The Platters) and Zola Taylor
2:25
25I’ll Get By
lead vocals:
Tony Williams (lead singer for The Platters)
2:00
26I Don’t Know Why
lead vocals:
Zola Taylor
cover recording of:
I Don’t Know Why
lyricist:
Roy Turk (in 1931)
composer:
Fred Ahlert (in 1931)
publisher:
Bucks Music Ltd, Leo Feist, Inc., Memory Lane Music Ltd. and Redwood Music
2:15
27Heart of Stone
lead vocals:
Tony Williams (lead singer for The Platters)
recording of:
Heart of Stone
writer:
Ord Hamilton and Bruce Sievier
2:22
28I’d Climb the Highest Mountain
lead vocals:
Tony Williams (lead singer for The Platters) (ended)
cover recording of:
I’d Climb the Highest Mountain if I Knew I’d Find You
writer:
Lew Brown and Sidney Clare
2:13
29Temptation
lead vocals:
Paul Robi (singer for The Platters)
cover recording of:
Temptation
lyricist:
Arthur Freed
composer:
Nacio Herb Brown (US songwriter)
part of:
Going Hollywood (1933 film)
part of:
Singin’ in the Rain (soundtrack of the 1952 film)
1:54
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1In the Still of the Night
lead vocals:
Tony Williams (lead singer for The Platters)
cover recording of:
In the Still of the Night (Cole Porter song)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell (library/production music) and Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA)
2:29
2September in the Rain
lead vocals:
Tony Williams (lead singer for The Platters)
cover recording of:
September in the Rain
lyricist:
Al Dubin (in 1937)
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist) (in 1937)
publisher:
Henrees Music co. (in 1937) and Peermusic (UK) Limited (in 1937)
32:53
3Wagon Wheels
lead vocals:
Tony Williams (lead singer for The Platters)
cover recording of:
Wagon Wheels
composer:
Peter de Rose (tin pan alley era songwriter, pianist and performer on radio) and Billy Hill (US songwriter)
3:12
4You Can Depend on Me
lead vocals:
Tony Williams (lead singer for The Platters)
cover recording of:
You Can Depend on Me
composer:
Charles Carpenter, Louis Dunlap and Earl Hines (jazz pianist and bandleader)
publisher:
APRS (American Performing Rights Society, Inc.(BMI))
2:22
5Take Me in Your Arms
lead vocals:
Paul Robi (singer for The Platters)
cover recording of:
Take Me in Your Arms
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish
composer:
Fred Markush
2:20
6You’re Making a Mistake
lead vocals:
Tony Williams (lead singer for The Platters)
recording of:
You’re Making a Mistake
lyricist and composer:
Jim Williams (songwriter for The Platters)
publisher:
Argo Music Inc.
2:48
7My Dream
lead vocals:
Tony Williams (lead singer for The Platters)
recording of:
My Dream (The Platters song)
lyricist and composer:
Buck Ram
2:38
8Lie Low
lead vocals:
David Lynch (Tenor vocalist of The Platters) and Zola Taylor
recording of:
Lie-Low
3:04
9Darktown Strutter’s Ball
lead vocals:
Herb Reed
cover recording of:
Darktown Strutters’ Ball
lyricist and composer:
Shelton Brooks (in 1917)
publisher:
J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd. and Leo Feist, Inc.
included in:
Memories / Victory March / Memories II / The Darktown Strutter’s Ball (Stormy Weather, 1943)
part of:
For Me and My Gal (1942 movie)
2:16
10Mean to Me
lead vocals:
Zola Taylor
cover recording of:
Mean to Me
lyricist:
Roy Turk
composer:
Fred Ahlert
publisher:
Crawford Music Corp., Cromwell Music, Inc., Fred Ahlert Mus. Corp. and Pencil Mark Music (ASCAP)
2:41
11You Are Too Beautiful
lead vocals:
Paul Robi (singer for The Platters)
cover recording of:
You Are Too Beautiful
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Williamson Music Company, ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (Yamaha Music Publishing) (until 2017-03-31) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
2:27
12No Power on Earth
lead vocals:
Tony Williams (lead singer for The Platters)
recording of:
No Power on Earth
writer:
Joe Sherman and Noel Sherman
3:00
13I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter
lead vocals:
Herb Reed
cover recording of:
I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter
lyricist:
Joe Young (US lyricist)
composer:
Fred Ahlert and Joe Young (US lyricist)
publisher:
Anglo-Pic Music Co. Ltd., Azure Pearl Music, Beeping Good Music Publishing, Bluewater Music UK, David Ahlert Music, DeSylva, Brown and Henderson, Inc., Downtown Music Publishing LLC (PRS-affiliated), Fred Ahlert Mus. Corp., MCA Music Ltd., Memory Lane Music Ltd., MPL UK Publishing, Pencil Mark Music (ASCAP) and Rytvoc, Inc. (ASCAP)
2:24
14Time and Tide
lead vocals:
Paul Robi (singer for The Platters)
recording of:
Time and Tide
writer:
George Goehring and Gerry Granahan
2:49
15Love You, Funny Thing
lead vocals:
Paul Robi (singer for The Platters)
cover recording of:
Love, You Funny Thing
writer:
Fred Ahlert and Roy Turk
2:28
16In the Middle of Nowhere
lead vocals:
Tony Williams (lead singer for The Platters)
recording of:
In the Middle of Nowhere
writer:
Hunter Hancock (US disc jockey) and Jean Miles (Buck Ram)
2:33
17When You Return
solo vocals:
Tony Williams (lead singer for The Platters)
recording of:
When You Return
lyricist and composer:
Buck Ram
is based on:
Londonderry Air
2:39
18Let’s Start All Over Again
solo vocals:
Tony Williams (lead singer for The Platters)
2:40
19Oh Promise Me
lead vocals:
Tony Williams (lead singer for The Platters)
recording of:
O Promise Me
lyricist and composer:
Buck Ram
2:22
20Don’t Forget
lead vocals:
Tony Williams (lead singer for The Platters)
recording of:
Don’t Forget
writer:
David Lynch (Tenor vocalist of The Platters), Jean Miles (Buck Ram) and Paul Robi (singer for The Platters)
2:53
21Only Because
lead vocals:
Tony Williams (lead singer for The Platters)
recording of:
Only Because
writer:
Lynn Paul (Buck Ram), Jonathan Small (Worked with The Platters) and Ralph Yates
2:53
22Sweet Sixteen
lead vocals:
Tony Williams (lead singer for The Platters)
cover recording of:
Sweet Sixteen
writer:
Alan Freed (American disc jockey) and Buck Ram
2:47
23The Mystery of You
lead vocals:
Tony Williams (lead singer for The Platters)
recording of:
The Mystery of You
writer:
George Goehring and Gerry Granahan
3:01
24Indiff’rent
lead vocals:
Zola Taylor
recording of:
Indiff’rent
2:20
25Sixteen Tons
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1957-10-25)
lead vocals:
Herbert Reed (on 1957-10-25)
cover recording of:
Sixteen Tons (on 1957-10-25)
lyricist and composer:
Merle Travis
arranger:
Paul Brody
publisher:
American Music, Inc. and Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd.
52:36
26Goodnight Sweetheart, It’s Time to Go
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1957-10-25)
lead vocals:
David Lynch (Tenor vocalist of The Platters) (on 1957-10-25) and Zola Taylor (on 1957-10-25)
cover recording of:
Goodnight, Well It’s Time to Go
writer:
Calvin Carter and James Hudson (American clarinetist and saxophonist)
publisher:
Conrad Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
2:20
27My Serenade
lead vocals:
Tony Williams (lead singer for The Platters)
recording of:
My Serenade
writer:
Peter Lüdemann (songwriter, producer and engineer) and Giuseppe Solera
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer)
is based on:
Schwanengesang, D. 957: IV. Ständchen (Leise flehen meine Lieder) (original for voice and piano)
2:14
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1Try a Little Tenderness
lead vocals:
Zola Taylor
cover recording of:
Try a Little Tenderness
lyricist:
James Campbell (British songwriter and music publisher) and Reginald Connelly
composer:
Harry M. Woods (American 1920/30s songwriter)
publisher:
BMG Recordi ex Recordi G.&C., EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), Robbins Music Corp., Warner Chappell and Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd. (on 1932-11-04)
2:45
2My Old Flame
lead vocals:
Zola Taylor
cover recording of:
My Old Flame
lyricist:
Sam Coslow
composer:
Arthur Johnston (American composer and songwriter)
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
2:42
3Sleepy Time Gal
lead vocals:
Herb Reed
cover recording of:
Sleepy Time Gal
lyricist:
Joseph R. Alden and Raymond B. Egan
composer:
Ange Lorenzo and Richard A. Whiting (composer)
2:25
4Don’t Blame Me
lead vocals:
Paul Robi (singer for The Platters)
cover recording of:
Don’t Blame Me
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP) and Ireneadele Publishing
2:31
5Wish Me Love
lead vocals:
Tony Williams (lead singer for The Platters)
2:46
6Helpless
lead vocals:
Tony Williams (lead singer for The Platters)
recording of:
Helpless
lyricist and composer:
Buck Ram
2:44
7I Wish
lead vocals:
Tony Williams (lead singer for The Platters)
recording of:
I Wish
writer:
Tito Madi and Buck Ram
2:46
8No Matter What You Are
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1957-12-04)
lead vocals:
Tony Williams (lead singer for The Platters)
recording of:
No Matter What You Are
lyricist and composer:
Buck Ram
2:26
9Twilight Time (45 version)
lead vocals:
Tony Williams (lead singer for The Platters)
cover recording of:
Twilight Time
lyricist:
Buck Ram
composer:
Artie Dunn, Al Nevins and Morty Nevins
publisher:
Chappell Music (UK), Devon Music Inc., EMI Davis Music Australia Pty Limited, Porgie Music, Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI) and Victoria Music Publishing Co. Ltd.
translated version of:
Al caer la noche
2:50
10Twilight Time (LP version)
lead vocals:
Tony Williams (lead singer for The Platters)
cover recording of:
Twilight Time
lyricist:
Buck Ram
composer:
Artie Dunn, Al Nevins and Morty Nevins
publisher:
Chappell Music (UK), Devon Music Inc., EMI Davis Music Australia Pty Limited, Porgie Music, Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI) and Victoria Music Publishing Co. Ltd.
translated version of:
Al caer la noche
2:48
11My Serenade
lead vocals:
Tony Williams (lead singer for The Platters)
recording of:
My Serenade
writer:
Peter Lüdemann (songwriter, producer and engineer) and Giuseppe Solera
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer)
is based on:
Schwanengesang, D. 957: IV. Ständchen (Leise flehen meine Lieder) (original for voice and piano)
41:56
12That Old Feeling
lead vocals:
Paul Robi (singer for The Platters)
cover recording of:
That Old Feeling
lyricist:
Lew Brown
composer:
Sammy Fain
publisher:
Leo Feist, Inc. and Warner Bros. Music Corp.
part of:
The 10th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1937 nominee)
2:20
13I’ll Take You Home Again, Katheleen
lead vocals:
Tony Williams (lead singer for The Platters)
cover recording of:
I’ll Take You Home Again, Kathleen
lyricist and composer:
Thomas P. Westendorf (in 1875)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 12907)
2:08
14It’s Raining Outside (Chove La Fora)
lead vocals:
Tony Williams (lead singer for The Platters)
recording of:
It’s Raining Outside
writer:
Tito Madi
translator:
Buck Ram
translated version of:
Chove lá fora
2:51
15For the First Time (Come Prima)
lead vocals:
Tony Williams (lead singer for The Platters)
cover recording of:
For the First Time
translator:
Buck Ram
translated version of:
Come prima
part of:
For the First Time (1959 film)
2:16
16Whispering Wind
lead vocals:
Tony Williams (lead singer for The Platters)
recording of:
Whispering Wind
writer:
Bruno Coquatrix and Buck Ram
2:15
17But Not Like You
lead vocals:
Tony Williams (lead singer for The Platters)
recording of:
But Not Like You
writer:
Lee Kaydon and Buck Ram
3:18
18Out of My Mind
lead vocals:
Tony Williams (lead singer for The Platters)
recording of:
Out of My Mind
writer:
Donna H. Brinson (jazz and traditional pop singer) and Billy Dawn Smith (r&b singer, songwriter)
2:25
19Don’t Let Go
lead vocals:
Paul Robi (singer for The Platters)
cover recording of:
Don’t Let Go
lyricist and composer:
Jesse Stone
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Scion Three Music LLC and Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
2:49
20You Don’t Say
lead vocals:
Paul Robi (singer for The Platters)
2:48
21Are You Sincere?
lead vocals:
Tony Williams (lead singer for The Platters)
cover recording of:
Are You Sincere
lyricist and composer:
Wayne Walker
publisher:
Cedarwood Publishing Company, Inc.
2:54
22If I Didn’t Care
lead vocals:
Tony Williams (lead singer for The Platters)
cover recording of:
If I Didn’t Care
lyricist and composer:
Jack Lawrence (US songwriter)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd. and Range Road Music Inc.
3:11
23Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1958-09-24)
producer:
Buck Ram
lead vocals:
Tony Williams (lead singer for The Platters)
performer:
The Platters
cover recording of:
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes (on 1958-09-24)
lyricist:
Otto Harbach
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell & Co., Chappell Music (UK), Chappell Music Ltd., PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998), PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Redwood Music, T.B. Harms Co., Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group) and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
part of:
Roberta
3.752:40
24Thanks for the Memory
lead vocals:
David Lynch (Tenor vocalist of The Platters)
cover recording of:
Thanks for the Memory
lyricist:
Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
composer:
Ralph Rainger
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody) and Paramount Music Corporation
part of:
The 11th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1938 winner)
3:12
25I Can’t Get Started
lead vocals:
Paul Robi (singer for The Platters)
2:48
26Somebody Loves Me
lead vocals:
Zola Taylor
2:26
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