The Platters formed in Los Angeles, CA, USA in 1953 and were initially managed by Ralph Bass. They had a contract with Federal Records but experienced little record success until they met music entrepreneur and songwriter Buck Ram. He added lead vocalist Tony Williams (who gave the Platters their distinctive sound) and female vocalist Zola Taylor. Under Ram's guidance, the Platters recorded seven singles for Federal in an R&B/gospel style, scoring minor regional hits on the West Coast. One song recorded at Federal, "Only You (And You Alone)", originally written by Ram for the Ink Spots was deemed unreleasable by the label.
Despite lack of chart success, the Platters were a profitable touring group--so successful that The Penguins, fresh from their No. 2 single Earth Angel, asked Ram to manage them too. With the Penguins as a bargaining chip, Ram persuaded Mercury Records into a 2-for-1 deal. In order to sign the Penguins, he insisted, the label also take the Platters. Ironically, the Penguins never had a hit for the label.
Convinced by Tony Williams that "Only You" had potential, Ram had the group re-record it during their first Mercury session. Released in the summer of 1955, it became the group's first Top Ten hit on the pop charts, and topped the R&B charts for seven weeks. It has since become one of the most played records in any genre and the song has been covered by innumerable artists. Ironically, the follow-up, The Great Pretender, with lyrics written by Ram in the washroom of the Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas, exceeded the chart success of their début and became the Platters' first national No.1 hit. The Great Pretender was also the act's biggest R&B hit, with an 11-week run at the top of that chart. In 1956. The Platters appeared in the first major rock n roll movie, Rock Around the Clock, and performed both "Only You" and "The Great Pretender"[2] and they sang "You'll Never Never Know" in The Girl Can't Help It, produced the same year.
The Platters' unique vocal style touched a nerve in the music-buying public, and a string of hit singles followed, including two more Top 100 No. 1 hits, one Hot 100 No. 1 hit, and more modest hits such as "I'm Sorry" (No. 11) and "He's Mine" (No. 23) in 1957, "Enchanted" (No.12) in 1959, and "The Magic Touch" (No.4) in 1956. The Platters hit on a successful formula of updating older standards, such as "My Prayer", "Twilight Time", "Harbor Lights", "To Each His Own", "If I Didn't Care" and Jerome Kern's "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes". This latter release caused a small controversy after Kern's widow expressed concern that her late husband's composition would be turned into a "rock n roll record". It topped both American and British charts in a tasteful Platters-style arrangement.
The group was inducted into the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame in 1990 and into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in its inaugural year of 1998. The Platters were the first rock n roll group to have a Top Ten album in America. They were also the only act to have three songs included on the American Graffiti soundtrack that sparked an oldies revival in the early to mid-1970s: "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes", "The Great Pretender" and "Only You (and You Alone)".
Many groups have toured bearing the name The Platters but only one member of the original line-up, Herb Reed, was still touring and performing with Herb Reed's Platters in 2008.
Zola Taylor died on April 30th 2007 of pneumonia whilst recovering from surgery.
Baby Baby
The Platters Lyrics
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I'm taken with the notion
To love you with the sweetest of devotion.
Baby, baby
My tender love will flow from
The bluest sky to the deepest ocean.
Baby, I'm so glad you're mine, yeah
You're mine.
Baby, baby
The stars are shining for you
And just like me I'm sure that they adore you.
Baby, baby
Go walking through the forest
The birds above a' singing you a chorus.
Stop for a minute
Baby, they're so glad you're mine, oh yeah
And ever since the day you put my heart in motion
Baby I realize that there's just no getting over you.
Baby, baby
In any kind of weather
I'm here for you always and forever.
Baby, baby
No muscle man could sever
My love for you is true and it will never
Stop for a minute
Baby, they're so glad you're mine
And ever since the day you put my heart in motion
Baby I realize that there's just no getting over you.
And ever since the day you put my heart in motion
Baby I realize that there's just no getting over you.
Over you.
Baby, baby
Always and forever
Baby I'm so glad that
Here for you baby
So glad you're mine
Baby I'm so glad that
When I think about you it makes me smile
Baby, baby be mine
Baby I'm so glad that
Don't stop giving love
Don't stop, no
Baby I'm so glad that you're mine
Baby I'm so glad
Baby I'm so glad that
When I think about you it makes me smile.
The lyrics to The Platters' song "Baby Baby" is a declaration of eternal love and devotion. The singer is "taken with the notion" and promises to love their significant other with the "sweetest of devotion." This deep love is compared to the bluest sky and the deepest ocean - encompassing and never-ending. The singer sings about how the stars shine for their lover, and how they envision them walking through a forest and having birds sing them a chorus. The love is true, and the singer is always there for their significant other in any kind of weather. The love is compared to no muscle man being able to sever it, meaning that it cannot be broken. The chorus repeats the line "ever since the day you put my heart in motion, Baby I realize that there's just no getting over you." This line shows that the love is all-consuming and that the singer cannot imagine life without their significant other. It's a beautiful and uplifting love song that shows the deep connection the singer has with their love.
Line by Line Meaning
Baby, baby
Addressing the beloved with utmost fondness.
I'm taken with the notion
I am completely immersed and fascinated by the thought of loving you.
To love you with the sweetest of devotion.
To express my love for you with the purest and most intense passion possible.
My tender love will flow from
My gentle and soothing love will pour out from within me.
The bluest sky to the deepest ocean.
My love for you will be immersed in every natural element of the world, from the sky to the ocean.
Stop for a minute
Pause for a moment.
Baby, I'm so glad you're mine, yeah
Expressing happiness and gratitude for the presence of the beloved in their life.
The stars are shining for you
The stars in the sky are aligned in your favor.
And just like me I'm sure that they adore you.
Just as I do, the stars also have deep admiration and love for you.
Go walking through the forest
Take a walk through the woodland area.
The birds above a' singing you a chorus.
The birds above are chirping joyfully and melodiously as if they are singing a chorus dedicated to the beloved.
And ever since the day you put my heart in motion
From the time the beloved entered into their life and brought out their emotions, things changed greatly.
Baby I realize that there's just no getting over you.
I have realized that I cannot get over the beloved, that is, they cannot seem to stop loving them.
In any kind of weather
No matter what the weather brings.
I'm here for you always and forever.
I will always and forever be there for the beloved.
No muscle man could sever
No strong or powerful person could break apart my love for you.
My love for you is true and it will never
My love is genuine and it will never.
Don't stop giving love
Do not halt the act of expressing love.
Don't stop, no
Keep loving endlessly and without limitation.
When I think about you it makes me smile
The thought of the beloved fills the heart with happiness and joy.
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: V. CROOMS
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