Only You
(And You Alone)
The
Platters
Writers:
Ande Rand, Buck Ram
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lyrics
[Verse 1]
Only you can make all this world seem right
Only you can make the darkness bright
Only you and you alone
Can thrill me like you do
And fill my heart with love for only you
[Verse 2]
Only you can make all this change in me
For it's true, you are my destiny
When you hold my hand
I understand the magic that you do
You're my dream come true
My one and only you
[Verse 3]
Only you can make all this change in me
For it's true, you are my destiny
When you hold my hand
I understand the magic that you do
You're my dream come true
My one and only you
One and only you
"Only You (And You Alone)" (often shortened to "Only You") is a pop song composed by Buck Ram. It was originally recorded by The Platters with lead vocals by Tony Williams in 1955.
The Platters first
recorded the song for Federal Records on May 20, 1954, but the
recording was not released. In 1955, after moving to Mercury Records, the band re-recorded the song
(on April 26) and it scored a major hit when it was released in May. In
November that year, Federal Records released the original recording as a single
(B-side - "You Made Me Cry") which sold poorly.] Platters bass singer Herb Reed later recalled how the group
hit upon its successful version: "We tried it so many times, and it was
terrible. One time we were rehearsing in the car ... and the car jerked. Tony
went 'O-oHHHH-nly you.' We laughed at first, but when he sang that song—that
was the sign we had hit on something." According to Buck Ram, Tony Williams'
voice "broke" in rehearsal, but they decided to keep this effect in
the recording. This was the only Platters recording on which songwriter and
manager Ram played the piano.
The song held
strong in the number 1 position on the U.S. R & B charts for seven weeks, and hit
number five on the Billboard Hot
100 chart.] It remained there for 30 weeks,
beating out a rival cover version by The Hilltoppers.
When the Platters track, "The Great Pretender"
(which eventually surpassed the success of "Only You"), was released
in the UK as Europe's first introduction to The Platters, "Only You"
was included on the flipside. In the 1956 film Rock Around
the Clock, The Platters participated with both songs, "Only
You" and "The Great Pretender". The song can be heard in the
opening mission of the game Batman: Arkham Knight,
mirroring the end credits of Batman: Arkham City over
which a recording of the Joker singing the song plays. The song
also features in the game Far Cry 5, being used
to Brainwash the player character by the
games villains.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Only_You_(And_You_Alone)
The Platters are an
American vocal group formed in 1952. They are one of the most successful vocal
groups of the early rock and roll era. Originally, their distinctive sound was a bridge between the
pre-rock Tin Pan Alley tradition and the burgeoning new genre. The act has gone through
several personnel changes, with one of the most successful incarnations
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 number-one hits. The
Platters are one of the first African-American groups to be accepted as a major
chart group and are one of the most successful vocal groups in the world.[ The group had four top 100
compilation albums in the Australian top 100 between 1975 and 1986.
