The Magic Touch: The Classic Early Years 1954-1956

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

Tracklist

1▼CD
#TitleRatingLength
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)
2:37
2You Made Me Cry
recording of:
You Made Me Cry
writer:
Alex Hodge
2:15
3Hey Now
recording of:
Hey Now
writer:
Alex Hodge
2:07
4Give Thanks
recording of:
Give Thanks
writer:
Dwight Davis
2:24
5I’ll Cry When You’re Gone
recording of:
I’ll Cry When You’re Gone
writer:
Alex Hodge
3:10
6I Need You All the Time
recording of:
I Need You All the Time
writer:
Tony Williams (lead singer for The Platters)
2:43
7Roses of Picardy
cover recording of:
Roses of Picardy
lyricist:
Frederick Edward Weatherly
composer:
Haydn Wood (composer)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA)
2:04
8Beer Barrel Boogie
recording of:
Beer Barrel Boogie
writer:
Frederick Edward Weatherly and Haydn Wood (composer)
2:20
9Tell the World
recording of:
Tell the World
writer:
Buck Ram and Ande Rand
2:20
10Love All Night
recording of:
Love All Night
lyricist and composer:
Jim Williams (songwriter for The Platters)
2:57
11Shake It Up Mambo
recording of:
Shake It Up Mambo
lyricist and composer:
Jim Williams (songwriter for The Platters)
2:41
12Voo-Vee-Ah-Bee
recording of:
Voo Vee Ah Vee
lyricist and composer:
Jim Williams (songwriter for The Platters)
2:08
13Take Me Back
recording of:
Take Me Back, Take Me Back
writer:
David Lynch (Tenor vocalist of The Platters) and Zola Taylor
2:21
14Maggie Doesn’t Work Here Anymore
recording of:
Maggie Doesn’t Work Here Anymore
writer:
David Lynch (Tenor vocalist of The Platters) and Zola Taylor
2:36
15The Great Pretender
recording of:
The Great Pretender
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
2:37
16I'm Just a Dancing Partner
recording of:
I'm Just a Dancing Partner
writer:
Cy Crane and Herb Weiner
2:12
17(You've Got) The Magic Touch
recording of:
(You’ve Got) The Magic Touch
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)
2:25
18Winner Takes All
recording of:
Winner Take All
writer:
Al Frisch and Sid Wayne
2:05
19My Prayer
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
2:43
20Heaven on Earth
recording of:
Heaven on Earth
lyricist and composer:
Buck Ram
publisher:
Panther Music Corp.
2:33
21You'll Never Know
cover recording of:
You’ll Never Know
lyricist:
Mack Gordon
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) (ended), EMI Blackwood Music Inc. and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28)
sub-publisher:
ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan), 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)
part of:
The 16th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1943 winner)
2:38
22It Isn't Right
recording of:
It Isn’t Right
lyricist and composer:
Robert Mellin
2:24
23On My Word of Honor
recording of:
On My Word of Honor
writer:
Katherine Harrison and Jean Miles (Buck Ram)
2:42
24One in a Million
recording of:
One in a Million (The Platters song)
writer:
Jean Miles (Buck Ram) and Tony Williams (lead singer for The Platters)
2:54