 The Platters were one of the world’s most successful vocal groups during the 1950s, with thirty-five hit records in The States alone, of which seven or eight were million sellers, including four US #1s. The lead singer on all of these was the mercurial TONY WILLIAMS, a man with a perfect voice. He quit The Platters in 1961 to pursue a solo career, signing with Frank Sinatra’s new Reprise label, for whom he debuted with an LP, “Tony Williams Sings His Greatest Hits” and a couple of singles, ‘Sleepless Nights’ and ‘The Miracle’. He moved to the Philips label the following year, for the “The Magic Touch Of Tony” LP and an impossibly rare 45, ‘Chloe’ / ‘Second Best’. The two compilations in this “mini-series” anthologise Tony’s solo recordings between 1955-62, chronologically; Volume 1 deals with 1955-61, and Volume 2, with 1961-62. Volume 2 comprises his Reprise and Philips recordings, which are nigh impossible to find elsewhere on CD.

• 1. My Prayer
• 2. The Great Pretender
• 3. Only You (and You Alone)
• 4. You'll Never Never Know
• 5. (You've Got) the Magic Touch (Buck Ram)
• 6. Sleepless Nights
• 7. The Miracle
• 8. Little Star
• 9. On My Word of Honour
• 10. For the First Time
• 11. Mandolino-Mandolino
• 12. Sing Lover Sing
• 13. It's So Easy To Surrender
• 14. That's More Like It
• 15. Come Along Now
• 16. Goodbye
• 17. If
• 18. When Day is Done
• 19. For You
• 20. It Isn't Fair
• 21. Be My Love
• 22. Too Young
• 23. You Made Me Love You
• 24. Over the Rainbow
• 25. That's My Desire
• 26. I'm Walking Behind You
• 27. You'll Never Walk Alone
• 28. Chloe
• 29. Second Best