Super Hits of the Platters

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

Tracklist

1▼12" Vinyl
#TitleRatingLength
A1Only You (and You Alone)
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)
2:36
A2Little Things Mean a Lot
cover recording of:
Little Things Mean a Lot
lyricist:
Edith Lindeman
composer:
Carl Stutz
2:49
A3Down the River of Golden Dreams
recording of:
Down the River of Golden Dreams
writer:
John Klenner and Nathaniel Shilkret
53:08
A4Don’t Be Cruel (To a Heart That’s True)
cover recording of:
Don’t Be Cruel
writer:
Otis Blackwell (American pianist, singer and songwriter) and Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Elvis Presley Music, Elvis Presley Music Inc., Shalimar Music Corp., Unichappell Music, Inc. and Williamson Music Company
1:43
A5Rainbow on the River
cover recording of:
Rainbow on the River
writer:
Louis Alter and Paul Francis Webster
42:51
B1Love Me Tender
lead vocals:
Sonny Turner (member of The Platters)
cover recording of:
Love Me Tender
lyricist:
Ken Darby (in 1956)
additional writer:
Vera Matson (in 1956) and Elvis Presley (“The King of Rock and Roll”) (in 1956)
composer:
George R. Poulton (in 1861)
publisher:
Aberbach Musikverlag (German publisher), ABG Elvis Songs, Carlin Music Corporation, Chrysalis Songs, Elvis Presley Music Inc., Elvis Presley Music Susan Aberbach Trust, R&H Music, Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing, Williamson Music Company and Elvis Presley Music (from 1956 to present)
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.) and 日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
is based on:
Aura Lea
2:48
B2Ebb Tide
lead vocals:
Tony Williams (lead singer for The Platters)
cover recording of:
Ebb Tide
lyricist:
Carl Sigman
composer:
Robert Maxwell (US harpist, songwriter and teacher)
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), EMI United Partnership Ltd., France Mélodie, Robbins Music (publishing company owned by EMI Music Publishing Ltd.), Robbins Music Corp., SBK Robbins Catalog, Inc., フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department), 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)
arrangement of:
Ebb Tide (original instrumental version)
2:26
B3Volare (Nel blu di pinto di blu)
lead vocals:
Herb Reed
cover recording of:
Volare (Nel blu dipinto di blu) (English lyrics)
lyricist:
Franco Migliacci and Domenico Modugno
composer:
Domenico Modugno
translator:
Mitchell Parish
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) and Robbins Music Corp.
translated version of:
Nel blu dipinto di blu (Volare)
3:05
B4Reflections in the Water
lead vocals:
Tony Williams (lead singer for The Platters)
cover recording of:
Reflections in the Water
writer:
John Jacob Loeb and Paul Francis Webster
42:35
B5By the River Sainte Marie
lead vocals:
Zola Taylor
recording of:
By the River Sainte Marie
writer:
Edgar Leslie and Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
2:20