Heaven on Earth: The Classic Mercury Recordings

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

Tracklist

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1No Power on Earth
recording of:
No Power on Earth
writer:
Joe Sherman and Noel Sherman
3:02
2Love, You Funny Thing
cover recording of:
Love, You Funny Thing
writer:
Fred Ahlert and Roy Turk
2:29
3In the Middle of Nowhere
recording of:
In the Middle of Nowhere
writer:
Hunter Hancock (US disc jockey) and Jean Miles (Buck Ram)
2:34
4Time and Tide
recording of:
Time and Tide
writer:
George Goehring and Gerry Granahan
2:51
5Darktown Strutters’ Ball
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)
2:17
6Oh Promise Me
recording of:
O Promise Me
lyricist and composer:
Buck Ram
2:23
7Don’t Forget
recording of:
Don’t Forget
writer:
David Lynch (Tenor vocalist of The Platters), Jean Miles (Buck Ram) and Paul Robi (singer for The Platters)
2:54
8I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter
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)
2:26
9Sweet Sixteen
cover recording of:
Sweet Sixteen
writer:
Alan Freed (American disc jockey) and Buck Ram
2:48
10Only Because
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1957-03-06)
recording of:
Only Because
writer:
Lynn Paul (Buck Ram), Jonathan Small (Worked with The Platters) and Ralph Yates
2:54
11The Mystery of You
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1957-03-06)
recording of:
The Mystery of You
writer:
George Goehring and Gerry Granahan
3:02
12Helpless
recording of:
Helpless
lyricist and composer:
Buck Ram
2:46
13Indiff’rent
recording of:
Indiff’rent
2:21
14Goodnight 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)
2:22
15My 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)
41:59
16For the First Time
cover recording of:
For the First Time
translator:
Buck Ram
translated version of:
Come prima
part of:
For the First Time (1959 film)
2:18
17Try a Little Tenderness
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)
2:48
18I’ll Take You Home Again Kathleen
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)
2:11
19But Not Like You
recording of:
But Not Like You
writer:
Lee Kaydon and Buck Ram
3:20
20Don’t Blame Me
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
2:34
21Sleepy Time Gal
cover recording of:
Sleepy Time Gal
lyricist:
Joseph R. Alden and Raymond B. Egan
composer:
Ange Lorenzo and Richard A. Whiting (composer)
2:27
22That Old Feeling
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)
2:22
23Don’t Let Go
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)
2:50
24Are 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.
2:57
25Twilight Time
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
2:52
26Out of My Mind
recording of:
Out of My Mind
writer:
Donna H. Brinson (jazz and traditional pop singer) and Billy Dawn Smith (r&b singer, songwriter)
2:28
27You’re Making a Mistake
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1957-02-19)
recording of:
You’re Making a Mistake (on 1957-02-19)
lyricist and composer:
Jim Williams (songwriter for The Platters)
publisher:
Argo Music Inc.
2:49
28My Old Flame
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (from 1957-11 until 1957-12)
lead vocals:
Zola Taylor (from 1957-11 until 1957-12)
recording of:
My Old Flame (from 1957-11 until 1957-12)
lyricist:
Sam Coslow
composer:
Arthur Johnston (American composer and songwriter)
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
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)
42:45
29I Wish
recording of:
I Wish
writer:
Tito Madi and Buck Ram
2:49
30It’s Raining Outside (Chove la fora)
cover recording of:
It’s Raining Outside
writer:
Tito Madi
translator:
Buck Ram
translated version of:
Chove lá fora
42:51
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