Encore of Golden Hits

by The Platters

Encore of Golden Hits cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: 1960
  • Label: Mercury
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 30:18
  • Community rating: 3.92/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Following their massively successful first greatest hits package, this second compilation continues to chronicle the sophisticated, hugely popular sound of the pioneering vocal group. The collection features their flawless, highly polished orchestrations and sweeping, romantic tenor leads, perfectly demonstrating their unparalleled ability to transition smooth, rhythm and blues-inflected doo-wop into mainstream, adult-contemporary pop success.

Genres

Descriptors: vocal-group, harmonies, retro, novelty, sweet

Tracklist

  1. Sincerely (3:04)
  2. P.S. I Love You (2:50)
  3. The Hut Sut Song (2:11)
  4. Day-O (2:20)
  5. Mississippi Mud (2:59)
  6. False Hearted Lover (2:20)
  7. Row The Boat Ashore (2:38)
  8. Crying In The Chapel (2:11)
  9. Java Jive (2:11)
  10. Three Coins In The Fountain (2:00)
  11. Way Down Yonder In New Orleans (2:05)
  12. The Three Bells (3:23)

Credits

  • The Platters - primary artist, vocals
  • Buck Ram - written-by
  • Morty Nevins - written-by
  • Jerome Kern - written-by
  • Otto Harbach - written-by
  • Jean Miles - written-by
  • Tony Williams - written-by
  • Georges Boulanger - written-by

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