"Only You (And You Alone)" – The Platters

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Video of The Platters performing “Only You (And You Alone)” in the 1956 film, Rock Around the Clock.

This doo-wop tune was the first hit song for the acclaimed vocal group, reaching #1 on the U.S. R&B chart and #5 on the U.S. pop chart after its release in 1955.

“Only You (And You Alone)” was composed by producer/songwriter/arranger Buck Ram, who also played the piano on The Platters’ recording. The song has proved to be an enduring classic and has been covered by many performers over the years.

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supersnipe · 61-69, M

One of the most refined (and popular) of the 'R'n'B vocal' groups, affectionately known as 'doo-woppers'. This was one of those groups with an 'afterlife'...or as far as I can make out, several 'afterlives' in the form of different groups with some claim or another to the name. So it was that when the 'Magic Platters' came to the suburb of Paris where I was living in the late 1980s I went to see them. As I remember the critics weren't overly impressed but I still enjoyed the gig 🎤🙂.

Rutterman · 46-50, M

@supersnipe The critics can go hang. Glad you enjoyed the performance.

supersnipe · 61-69, M

@Rutterman 'Smoke Gets In Your Eyes' was picked up a number of times over the years by French singers, in the wake of its first appearance in the Thirties (Tino Rossi, Jean Sablon/Django Reihardt...), and later on, in the wake of the Platters hit. This version by François Deguelt dates from 1958. The song works well in French.

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Rutterman · 46-50, M

@supersnipe Not a bad version. It does work well in French.