Have the Magic Touch
revisits
the Platters
' '50s roots when, with
Tony Williams
' classy tenor as the vehicle, they were chart regulars. Old tracks such as
"My Prayer,"
"Alone in the Night,"
and
"Wish It Was Me"
dominate, though
Williams
was long gone when this album came out. His replacement,
Sonny Turner
, appears once on
Luther Dixon
Inez Foxx
'
"Devri,"
the last song on the album and, at just under two minutes, the shortest as well. If you're looking for the old
Platters
, they're here; if you prefer the '60s
with
, look elsewhere. The album was originally issued in 1967 on
Musicor Records
. ~ Andrew Hamilton