Tony Williams - The Signature Voice of The Platters - Volume 2 - 1961-1962

JASMINE RECORDS

£10.49

Cat. no: JASMCD2690
Format: CD
Barcode: 604988269024
Release Date: 30th April 2021
Genre: Soul/R&B

The Platters were one of the world’s most successful vocal groups during the 1950s, with thirty-five hit records in the states alone, of which seven or eight were million sellers, including four us #1s.

The lead singer on all of these was the mercurial Tony Williams, a man with a perfect voice. He quit the platters in 1961 to pursue a solo career, signing with frank sinatra’s new reprise label, for whom he debuted with an LP, “Tony Williams Sings His Greatest Hits” and a couple of singles, ‘Sleepless Nights’ and ‘The Miracle’. He moved to the Philips label the following year, for the “The Magic Touch Of Tony” LP and an impossibly rare 45, ‘Chloe’ / ‘Second Best’.

The two compilations in this “mini-series” anthologise Tony’s solo recordings between 1955-62, chronologically; volume 1 deals with 1955-61, and volume 2, with 1961-62. Volume 2 comprises his Reprise and Philips recordings, which are nigh impossible to find elsewhere on CD.

Tracks: My Prayer / The Great Pretender / Only You (And You Alone) / You’ll Never Never Know / (You’ve Got) The Magic Touch (Buck Ram) / Sleepless Nights / The Miracle / Little Star / On My Word Of Honour / For The First Time / Mandolino-Mandolino / Sing Lover Sing / It’s So Easy To Surrender / That’s More Like It / Come Along Now / Goodbye / If / When Day Is Done / For You / It Isn’t Fair / Be My Love / Too Young / You Made Me Love You / Over The Rainbow / That’s My Desire / I’m Walking Behind You / You’ll Never Walk Alone / Chloe / Second Best