MEL CARTER
JANICE'S BLUES ALLEY PRESENTS
MEL CARTER
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Mel Carter was soul music at its most vanilla, if indeed he could be characterized as a soul singer at all. Although he did record for Sam Cooke's SAR label in the early '60s, by the time he reached his commercial peak with Imperial in the middle of the decade, he was specializing in middle-of-the-road pop ballads.
These actually charted considerably higher on the easy listening charts than the pop ones, his biggest smash being the Top Ten pop hit "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me" (1965), an update of a composition that predated the rock era. He had a couple of other Top 40 entries over the next year ("Band of Gold" and "(All of a Sudden) My Heart Sings"), as well as a few other big easy listening sellers, sounding at times like a more nervous and slightly up-tempo Johnny Mathis.
"Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me" is the song he'll be remembered for, enduring as an oft-played radio oldie for decades after its release. Richie Unterberger -- Allmusic Guide
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1. When A Boy Falls In Love 2. So Wonderful 3. Time Of Young Love 4. We'll Bless Each Day With Our Love 5. When I Fall In Love 6. Twelfth Of Never |
7. Why I Call Her Mine 8. Hold Me 9. For Your Love 10. Wonderful Love 11. After The Parting The Meeting Is Sweeter 12. You Can Count On Me |
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01. Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me 02. I'll Never Be Free 03. It Could Happen To You 04. The Eyes Of Love 05. You Don't Have To Say You Love Me 06. Be My Love 07. For Once In My Life |
08. Cabin In The Sky 09. The Other Woman 10. Sing A Rainbow/Over The Rainbow 11. The More I See You 12. A Taste Of Honey 13. Alfie 14. You're Gonna Hear From Me |
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1. Never Turn Back 2. Unless The Lord 3. Lift Him Up 4. When I'm Weak 5. Love Is All He Had |
6. Willing 7. Believing Is Seeing 8. I'll Be Touching You 9. Jesus Lord To Me |
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1. Hold Me (intro) 2. I'm Gonna Live Till I Die 3. Running Wild 4. Dance And Sing 5. My Night To Howl 6. Out Of This World 7. Blues In The Night 8. Birth Of The Blues 9. Just For A Thrill 10. What Kind Of Fool Am I? 11. Hey There 12. I Apologize 13. Unforgettable |
14. You Send Me 15. Goodnight My Love 16. Band Of Gold 17. You, You, You 18. Love Is All We Need 19. (All Of A Sudden) My Heart Sings 20. Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me 21. The Show Must Go On 22. When I Grow Too Old To Dream 23. I'd Rather Have You Here 24. Another Glass Of Chablis 25. Hold Me (reprise) |
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1. (All Of A Sudden) My Heart Sings 2. Band Of Gold 3. Be My Love 4. For Once In My Life 5. Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me |
6. I'll Never Be Free 7. Love Is All We Need 8. Take Good Care Of Her 9. The More I See You 10. You, You, You |
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1. Goody Goody 2. I'm Just Your Fool 3. Everything I Have Is Yours 4. A Tear Fell 5. Cry Me A River 6. Honeysuckle Rose 7. Everybody Loves My Baby |
8. I Wonder Where My Love Has Gone 9. Crying In The Chapel 10. I Only Know 11. My Lips Can't Find The Lyrics 12. Haunted Heart 13. I Never Had A Chance 14. Sometimes I'm Happy |
