Going Back to Detroit
was a complete turnaround from the previous year's
I Love You 1,000 Times
. New lead,
Sonny Turner's
exciting tenor is the prominent voice, and the material reflects the contemporary mid-'60s
Platters
, not the originals.
"With This Ring"
led by
Turner
, became their most successful
Musicor
single, soaring to #14 Pop and #12 R&B; the song is lively and a complete change, materially, for the
, deviating even farther from their patented sound than
"I Love You A Thousand Times."
Strangely, no other tracks from this album were released as singles. Despite the obvious potential of
"Get a Hold of Yourself,"
written by
Rodger Hatcher
and
Johnnie Mae Matthews
, and originally recorded by
Hatcher
on
Dotty Records
. The same can be said for
"Going Back to Detroit,"
the title track,
"Shing-a-Ling-a-Loo"
"I Can't Get Used to Sharing You."
This LP is pretty hard to find. Thankfully
has released a best-of CD, but it's not complete, and many of these songs were omitted. ~ Andrew Hamilton