(You've Got) The Magic Touch
"(You've Got) The Magic Touch" is a song written by Buck Ram and performed by The Platters. It reached #4 on both the U.S. pop chart and the U.S. R&B chart in 1956.[1]
| "(You've Got) The Magic Touch" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by The Platters | ||||
| B-side | "Winner Take All" | |||
| Released | February 20, 1956 | |||
| Recorded | February 14, 1956 | |||
| Studio | Mercury Sound Studio, New York City | |||
| Genre | R&B | |||
| Length | 2:22 | |||
| Label | Mercury | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Buck Ram | |||
| The Platters singles chronology | ||||
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The song was ranked #36 on Billboard magazine's Top 50 singles of 1956.[2]
Other versions
- The song was sampled in the 1956 novelty song "The Flying Saucer" by Bill Buchanan and Dickie Goodman.
- Buck Ram and His Orchestra released a version on their 1959 EP The Magic Touch.[3]
- Billy Walker released a version as a single in 1977, but it did not chart.[4]
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References
- "The Platters, "(You've Got) The Magic Touch" Chart Positions". Retrieved March 17, 2018.
- "1956's Top Popular Records" Billboard January 26, 1957: 60
- "Buck Ram and His Orchestra, The Magic Touch EP Release". Retrieved March 17, 2018.
- "Billy Walker, "The Magic Touch" EP Release". Retrieved March 17, 2018.
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