Powodzenie nagrań grupy zmalało w związku z doniesieniami prasy o potajemnych spotkaniach śpiewaków z nieletnimi, białymi dziewczętami. Grupa straciła także wiele z charakterystycznej, aksamitnej harmonii wokalnej w 1961, kiedy solista Tony Williams zdecydował się na karierę solową. Rolę solisty przejął Sonny Turner. Na miejsce Z. Taylor weszła Sandra Dawn, a Nate Nelson zastąpił P. Robi. Wytwórnia Mercury nadal wydawała single nagrane jeszcze z T. Williamsem.
W drugiej połowie lat 60-tych grupa wróciła na listy przebojów singlami I Love You 1000 Times i With This Ring. W następnych latach istniały dwie grupy The Platters, jedna prowadzona przez T. Williamsa, druga z S. Turnerem i H. Reedem. Przez wiele lat trwał proces o prawo do używania nazwy grupy pomiędzy T. Williamsem i B. Ramem. Proces wygrał B. Ram, lecz ostatecznie w 1989 prawo takie uzyskał P. Robi. Bywało, że pod nazwą Platters koncertowały trzy różne zespoły muzyczne. Ostatni skład zespołu prowadziła córka P. Robiego - Franchesca Robi. Koncerty w dużych miastach USA, a zwłaszcza w Las Vegas, gromadziły nadal tłumy publiczności. W 1990 grupę wprowadzono do Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Tytuł | Wykonawca | Data wydania | UK | US | Wytwórnia [US] |
Komentarz |
Only You (And You Alone) / Bark, Battle and Ball | Platters | 10.1955 | - | 5[22] | Mercury 70 633 | [gold][written by Buck Ram/Ande Rand][produced by Bob Shad ] [1[7][30].R&B Chart]] |
The Great Pretender / I'm Just a Dancing Partner UK side B:Only you [And you alone] | Platters | 12.1955 | 5[4][09.56] | 1[2][24] B:87[1] | Mercury 70 753 | [gold][written by Buck Ram][B:written by Seymour Gottlieb/Herb Weiner]][produced by Buck Ram ][1[11][20].R&B Chart][piosenka z filmu "Rock around the clock"] |
(You've Got) The Magic Touch / Winner Take All | Platters | 05.1956 | - | 4[20];B:50[9] | Mercury 70 819 | [written by Buck Ram ][B:written by Al Frisch/Sid Wayne ][produced by Buck Ram ][4[12].R&B Chart]] |
My Prayer / Heaven on Earth | Platters | 08.1956 | 4[10] | 1[5][23] B:39[14] | Mercury 70 893 | [gold][written by Jimmy Kennedy,Georges Boulanger][B:written by Buck Ram ][produced by Buck Ram ][1[2][17].R&B Chart][#3 hit for Ink Spots in 1939] |
You'll Never Know / It Isn't Right | Platters | 10.1956 | 23[3][06.57] | 11[18];B:13[15] | Mercury 70 948 | [written by Jean Miles,Paul Robi,Tony Williams][B:written by Robert Mellin ][produced by Buck Ram ][9[4].R&B Chart][B:9[4].R&B Chart] |
On my word of honor/One in a million | Platters | 12.1956 | - | 20[14];B:20[12] | Mercury 71 011 | [written by Claude Bam][B:written by Jean Miles/Tony Williams][produced by Buck Ram ][7[6].R&B Chart] |
I'm Sorry / He's Mine | Platters | 03.1957 | 6[8] | 11[14];B:16[23] | Mercury 71 032 | [written by Buck Ram,William White,Peter Tinturin][B:written by Jean Miles/Paul Robi/Zola Taylor ][produced by Buck Ram ][15[1].R&B Chart][B:5[5].R&B Chart][oryginalnie nagrana przez Bobby Wayne w 1952r] |
My Dream / I Wanna | Platters | 05.1957 | - | 24[14] | Mercury 71 093 | [written by Buck Ram][produced by Buck Ram ][7[2].R&B Chart]] |
Only because/The mystery of you | Platters | 10.1957 | - | 65[8] | Mercury 71 184 | [written by Lynn Paul,Danny Small,Ralph Yates][produced by Buck Ram ] |
Helpless / Indifferent | Platters | 02.1958 | - | 56[8] | Mercury 71 246 | [written by Buck Ram][produced by Buck Ram ][1[11] |
Twilight Time / Out of My Mind | Platters | 04.1958 | 3[18] | 1[1][17] | Mercury 71 289 | [gold][written by Buck Ram,Al Nevins,Morty Nevins,Artie Dunn][produced by Buck Ram ][1[3][20].R&B Chart][#8 hit for Three Suns in 1944] |
You're Making a Mistake / My Old Flame | Platters | 06.1958 | - | 50[8] | Mercury 71 320 | [written by Jim Williams][produced by Buck Ram ] |
I Wish / It's Raining Outside | Platters | 09.1958 | - | A:42[10];B:93[2] | Mercury 71 353 | [written by Buck Ram,Tito Madi][produced by Buck Ram ] |
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes / No Matter What You Are | Platters | 11.1958 | 1[1][20] | 1[3][19] | Mercury 71 383 | [gold][written by Jerome Kern,Otto Harbach][produced by Buck Ram ][3.R&B Chart][#1 hit for Paul Whiteman Orchestra in 1934] |
Enchanted / The Sound and the Fury | Platters | 03.1959 | - | 12[15] | Mercury 71 427 | [written by Buck Ram][produced by Buck Ram ][9.R&B Chart] |
Remember When / Love of a Lifetime | Platters | 06.1959 | 25[2] | 41[9] | Mercury 71 467 | [written by Buck Ram,Mickey Addy][produced by Buck Ram ] |
Where/Wish It Were Me | Platters | 09.1959 | - | A:44[9];B:61[7] | Mercury 71 502 | [written by Lynn Paul][B:written by Buck Ram ][produced by Buck Ram ][Adaptacja Symfonii patetycznej-P.Czajkowskiego][B:piosenka z filmu "Girls town"] |
Harbor Lights / Sleepy Lagoon | Platters | 01.1960 | 11[12] | A:8[16];B:65[5] | Mercury 71 563 | [written by H. Williams, J. Kennedy][B:written by J. Lawrence, E. Coates][produced by Buck Ram ][15.R&B Chart][#1 hit for Sammy Kaye in 1950][B:#1 hit for Harry James in 1942] |
Ebb Tide / (I'll Be With You In) Apple Blossom Time | Platters feat. Tony Williams | 05.1960 | - | A:56[6];B:102[1] | Mercury 71 624 | [written by Robert Maxwell, Carl Sigman][produced by Buck Ram ][#2 hit for Frank Chacksfield in 1953][B:#2 hit for Charles Harrison in 1920] |
Red Sails in the Sunset / Sad River | Platters feat. Tony Williams | 08.1960 | - | 36[8] | Mercury 71 656 | [written by Williams, Kennedy][produced by Buck Ram ][#1 hit for Bing Crosby & Guy Lombardo in 1935] |
To Each His Own / Sleepy Time Gal | Platters | 10.1960 | - | 21[11] | Mercury 71 697 | [written by Ray Evans/Jay Livingston ][produced by Buck Ram ][produced by Buck Ram ] |
If I Didn't Care / True Lover | Platters | 01.1961 | - | 30[8] | Mercury 71 749 | [written by Jack Lawrence][produced by Buck Ram ][#2 hit for Ink Spots in 1939] |
Trees/Immortal love | Platters | 04.1961 | - | 62[4] | Mercury 71 791 | [written by Joyce Kilmer,Oscar Rasbach][produced by Buck Ram ] |
I'll Never Smile Again/ You don't say | Platters | 07.1961 | - | 25[8] | Mercury 71 847 | [written by Ruth Lowe][produced by Buck Ram ][#1 hit for Tommy Dorsey in 1940][17.R&B Chart] |
You'll Never Know/ Song for the Lonely | Platters | 12.1961 | - | A:109[2];B:115[3] | Mercury 71 904 | [written by Mack Gordon / Harry Warren][#1 hit for Haymes in 1943] |
It's Magic/Reaching for a star | Platters | 02.1962 | - | 91[2] | Mercury 71 921 | [written by Sammy Cahn / Jule Styne][produced by Buck Ram ] |
I Love You 1000 Times/Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil, See No Evil | Platters | 04.1966 | - | 31[14] | Musicor 1166 | [written by Luther Dixon,Inez Foxx][produced by Luther Dixon] |
Devri/Alone in the night [Without you] | Platters | 09.1966 | - | 111[1] | Musicor 1195 | [written by Luther Dixon,Inez Foxx] |
I'll Be Home/(You've Got) The Magic Touch | Platters | 12.1966 | - | 97[2] | Musicor 1211 | [written by Stan Lewis / Ferdinand Washington][produced by Luther Dixon][#5 r&b hit for Flamingos in 1956] |
With This Ring / If I Had a Love | Platters | 02.1967 | - | 14[12] | Musicor 1229 | [written by Luther Dixon,Tony Hester,Richard Wylie][produced by Luther Dixon] |
Washed Ashore (On a Lonely Island in the Sea)/What Name Shall I Give You My Love? | Platters | 07.1967 | - | 56[8] | Musicor 1251 | [written by Wylie , Hester][produced by Richard 'Popcorn' Wylie] |
Sweet, Sweet Lovin'/Sonata | Platters | 10.1967 | - | 70[7] | Musicor 1275 | [written by V. Harrell - R. Bailey][produced by Richard 'Popcorn' Wylie] |
Hard to get a thing called love/Why | Platters | 08.1968 | - | 125[2] | Musicor 1322 | [written by Peter Andreoli / Vini Poncia] |
Albumy
Tytuł | Wykonawca | Data wydania | UK | US | Wytwórnia [US] |
Komentarz |
The Platters | Platters | 07.1956 | - | 7[26] | Mercury 20 146 | - |
Volume Two | Platters | 01.1957 | - | 12[8] | Mercury 20 216 | - |
Remember When? | Platters | 03.1959 | - | 15[8] | Mercury 20 410 | - |
Encore Of Golden Hits | Platters | 03.1960 | - | 6[174] | Mercury 20 472 | [gold] |
More Encore Of Golden Hits | Platters | 11.1960 | - | 20[18] | Mercury 20 591 | [gold] |
I Love You 1000 Times | Platters | 07.1966 | - | 100[6] | Musicor 3091 | - |
20 Classic Hits | Platters | 04.1978 | 8[13] | - | Mercury 9100049 [UK] | - |
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