The Magic Touch: An Anthology

~ Release by The Platters (see all versions of this release, 4 available)

Tracklist

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1Only You (And You Alone)
piano:
Buck Ram (on 1955-04-26)
lead vocals:
Tony Williams (on 1955-04-26)
spoken vocals [dialogue]:
Wolfman Jack (on 1955-04-26)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Records (in 1955), PolyGram Records, Inc. (in 1955) and The Island Def Jam Music Group (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, writer and composer:
Buck Ram and Ande Rand
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd., Hollis Music, Inc., Robert Mellin, Inc., Tro-Hollis Music, Inc., Wildwood Music and Sherwin Music (in 1973)
2:37
2Bark, 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 and Zola Taylor
2:28
3The Great Pretender
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1955-09)
lead vocals:
Tony Williams
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elap Music Ltd.
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1955 (number: 8) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 352)
recording of:
The Great Pretender (in 1955-09)
lyricist and composer:
Buck Ram
publisher:
Panther Music Corp, Peermusic (UK) Ltd., Southern Music, Southern Music Publishing and Southern Music Publishing Company Limited
2:39
4I'm Just a Dancing Partner
recorded in:
Chicago, Illinois, United States (in 1955-09)
2:14
5(You’ve Got) The Magic Touch
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1956-02)
lead vocals:
Tony Williams
recording of:
(You’ve Got) the Magic Touch (in 1956-02)
lyricist and composer:
Buck Ram
publisher:
A M C Incorporated, Martha Robi Publishing, Southern Music Publishing Co. Ltd. and Universal Music Corp.
2:28
6Winner Take All
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1956-02)
lead vocals:
Tony Williams
2:07
7My Prayer
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1956-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram Records, Inc. (in 1956)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1956 (number: 20)
cover recording of:
My Prayer (in 1956-04)
lyricist:
Jimmy Kennedy
composer:
Georges Boulanger
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 (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 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
is based on:
Avant de mourir
2:45
8Heaven on Earth
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1956-04)
recording of:
Heaven on Earth (in 1956-04)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin
composer:
George Gershwin
2:33
9Glory of Love
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1956-04)
lead vocals:
Paul Robi (in 1956-04)
recording of:
The Glory of Love (in 1956-04)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Hill
publisher:
Copyright Control
2:45
10You’ll Never Never Know
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1956-07)
lead vocals:
Tony Williams
recording of:
You'll Never Never Know (in 1956-07)
writer:
Jeanette Miles, Paul Robi and Tony Williams
2:38
11It Isn't Right
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1956-07)
recording of:
It Isn’t Right (in 1956-07)
lyricist and composer:
Robert Mellin
2:25
12I Give You My Word
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1956-07)
recording of:
I Give You My Word (in 1956-07)
writer:
Al Kavelin and Merril Lyn
2:13
13On My Word of Honour
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1956-07)
recording of:
On My Word of Honor (in 1956-07)
writer:
Katherine Harrison and Jean Miles
2:43
14One in a Million
lead vocals:
Tony Williams
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 and Tony Williams
2:53
15I’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
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc.
2:52
16He'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, Paul Robi and Zola Taylor
2:22
17My Dream
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1957-02-19)
2:38
18I Wanna
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1955-04-26)
lead vocals:
David Lynch (on 1955-04-26)
recording of:
I Wanna (on 1955-04-26)
writer:
Lynn Paul and Zola Taylor
2:49
19Only Because
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1957-03-06)
2:50
20The Mystery of You
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1957-03-06)
3:01
21Hula Hop
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1958-09-26)
lead vocals:
David Lynch (on 1958-09-26)
1:56
22Helpless
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1957-12)
2:40
23Indiff'rent
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1957-10-22)
lead vocals:
Zola Taylor (on 1957-10-22)
2:16
24No Power on Earth
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1957-02)
2:57
25Goodnight, Sweetheart, It's Time to Go
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1957-10-25)
lead vocals:
David Lynch (on 1957-10-25) and Zola Taylor (on 1957-10-25)
2:18
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