“You’ll Never Never Know” is a single by The Platters released in 1956. The song reached number eleven on the Billboard Pop Singles chart that year. Continue reading →

“The Great Pretender” is a popular song recorded by The Platters, with Tony Williams on lead vocals, and released as a single on November 3, 1955. The words and music were created by Buck Ram, the Platters’ manager and producer who was a successful songwriter before moving into producing and management. The Great Pretender reached the number one position on both the R&B and pop charts in 1956.[1] In 2004, the song was voted 351st greatest song of all time by Rolling Stone. Continue reading →

“Smoke Gets in Your Eyes” is a show tune written by American composer Jerome Kern and lyricist Otto Harbach for their 1933 musical Roberta. It was originally recorded by Gertrude Niesen, on October 13, 1933. Continue reading →

“Only You (And You Alone)” (often shortened to “Only You”) is a pop song composed by Buck Ram. It was recorded most successfully by The Platters, with lead vocals by Tony Williams, in 1955. Continue reading →

“My Prayer” is a 1939 popular song with music by the famous salon violinist Georges Boulanger and lyrics by Jimmy Kennedy. It was originally written by Boulanger with the title “Avant de Mourir” in 1926. The lyrics for this version were added by Kennedy in 1939. Glenn Miller recorded the song that year for a #2 hit and The Ink Spots’ version reached #3 as well that year. It has been recorded many times since, but the biggest hit version was a revival in 1956 by The Platters. This version reached #1 on the charts and was featured in the 2008 film The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. The Ink Spots’ version of the song was featured in the 1992 movie, Malcolm X. The song also became a tango in the italian version by Norma Bruni and Cinico Angelini’s orchestra (1940), “Sì, voglio vivere ancor!”.

By The Platters

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Lyrics

When the twilight is gone and no songbirds are singing When the twilight is gone you come into my heart And here in my heart you will stay while I pray

My prayer is to linger with you At the end of the day in a dream that’s divine My prayer is a rapture in blue With the world far away and your lips close to mine

Tonight while our hearts are aglow Oh tell me the words that I’m longing to know

My prayer and the answer you give May they still be the same for as long as we live That you’ll always be there at the end of my prayer