"(You've Got) The Magic Touch" is a song written by Buck Ram,[1] and performed by The Platters. It reached #4 on both the U.S. pop chart and the U.S. R&B chart in 1956.[2]
| "(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.[3]
Other versions
edit- 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.[4]
- Billy Walker released a version as a single in 1977, but it did not chart.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Cover versions of (You've Got) The Magic Touch by The Platters". Secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
- ^ "The Platters, "(You've Got) The Magic Touch" Chart Positions". Musicvf.com. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
- ^ "1956's Top Popular Records" Billboard January 26, 1957: p. 60
- ^ "Buck Ram and His Orchestra, The Magic Touch EP Release". 45cat.com. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
- ^ "Billy Walker, "The Magic Touch" EP Release". 45cat.com. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
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