Golden Hits

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

Tracklist

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1Only You
recording of:
Only You
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)
2:38
2The 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
52:40
3Am I Just a Dancing Partner
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1955-09)
recording of:
I'm Just a Dancing Partner
writer:
Cy Crane and Herb Weiner
2:15
4Beer Barrel Polka
2:21
5Give Thanks
recording of:
Give Thanks
writer:
Dwight Davis
42:27
6Hey Now
recording of:
Hey Now
writer:
Alex Hodge
2:09
7I’ll Need You All the Time
recording of:
I Need You All the Time
writer:
Tony Williams (lead singer for The Platters)
2:45
8Maggie Doesn’t Work Here Anymore
recording of:
Maggie Doesn’t Work Here Anymore (in 1954)
writer:
David Lynch (Tenor vocalist of The Platters) and Zola Taylor
22:38
9Roses of Picardy
cover recording of:
Roses of Picardy
lyricist:
Frederick Edward Weatherly
composer:
Haydn Wood (composer)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA)
2:06
10Voo Vee Ah Vee
recording of:
Voo Vee Ah Vee (in 1954)
lyricist and composer:
Jim Williams (songwriter for The Platters)
32:12
11Bark Battle and Ball
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1955-04-26)
lead vocals:
Zola Taylor (on 1955-04-26)
recording of:
Bark, Battle and Ball (on 1955-04-26)
writer:
Jean Miles (Buck Ram) and Zola Taylor
2:29
12I’ll Cry When You’re Gone
recording of:
I’ll Cry When You’re Gone
writer:
Alex Hodge
3:13
13Tell the World
recording of:
Tell the World
writer:
Buck Ram and Ande Rand
2:23
14Love All Night
recording of:
Love All Night
lyricist and composer:
Jim Williams (songwriter for The Platters)
2:59
15Shake It Up Mambo
recording of:
Shake It Up Mambo
lyricist and composer:
Jim Williams (songwriter for The Platters)
2:08
16Take Me Back, Take Me Back
recording of:
Take Me Back, Take Me Back
writer:
David Lynch (Tenor vocalist of The Platters) and Zola Taylor
2:23
17You Made Me Cry
recording of:
You Made Me Cry
writer:
Alex Hodge
22:19
18My Name Ain’t Annie
2:40
19Please Have Mercy
recording of:
Please Have Mercy
writer:
Ralph Bass and Phyllis Otis
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
2:55
20Oochi Pachi
2:22