The Platters - GREATEST HITS (FULL ALBUM)

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TRACKLIST 01- Enchanted 00:10 02- I’m Sorry 03:06 03- My Prayer 05:58 04- One In A Million 08:44 05- Only you 11:45 06- Sixteen Tons 14:31 07- The Great Pretender 17:18 08- The Magic Touch 20:00 09- Twilight Time 22:24 10- You'll Never Never Know 25:10 11- It Isn't Right 27:50 12- Heaven On Earth 30:15 13- He's Mine 32:47 14- To Each His Own 35:09 15- My Dream 37:51 16- On My Word Of Honor 40:29 17 - Helpless 43:14 18- I Wanna 45:55 19- Only Because 48:42 20- Smoke Gets In Your Eyes 51:32 The Platters - GREATEST HITS (FULL ALBUM) Download on Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/music/album/The_Platters_Greatest_Hits?id=Bfctatnrxkpoxoubandcldn6zg4 The Platters were an American vocal group. They were one of the most successful vocal groups of the early rock and roll era. Their distinctive sound was a bridge between the pre-rock Tin Pan Alley tradition and the burgeoning new genre. The act went through several personnel changes, with the most successful incarnation comprising lead tenor Tony Williams, David Lynch, Paul Robi, Herb Reed, and Zola Taylor. The group had 40 charting singles on the Billboard Hot 100 chart between 1955 and 1967, including four no. 1 hits. The Platters were one of the first African American groups to be accepted as a major chart group and were, for a period of time, the most successful vocal group in the world. The Platters formed in Los Angeles in 1952 and were initially managed by Federal Records A&R; man, Ralph Bass. The original group consisted of Alex Hodge, Cornell Gunter, David Lynch, Joe Jefferson, Gaynel Hodge and Herb Reed, who joined the group after he was discharged from the Army in December 1952. Reed created the group's name. In June 1953, Gunter left to join the Flaires and was replaced by lead vocalist Tony Williams. The band then released two singles with Federal Records, under the management of Bass, but found little success. Bass then asked his friend music entrepreneur and songwriter Buck Ram to coach the group in hope of getting a hit record. Ram made some changes to the lineup, most notably the addition of female vocalist Zola Taylor; later, at Reed's urging, Hodge was replaced by Paul Robi.[5] Under Ram's guidance, the Platters recorded eight songs for Federal in the R&B;/gospel style, scoring a few minor regional hits on the West Coast, and backed Williams' sister, Linda Hayes. One song recorded during their Federal tenure, "Only You (And You Alone)", originally written by Ram for the Ink Spots, was deemed unreleasable by the label, though copies of this early version do exist. Despite their lack of chart success, the Platters were a profitable touring group, successful enough that the Penguins, coming off their #8 single "Earth Angel", asked Ram to manage them as well. With the Penguins in hand, Ram was able to parlay Mercury Records' interest into a 2-for-1 deal. To sign the Penguins, Ram insisted, Mercury also had to take the Platters. The Penguins would never have a hit for the label.