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Ray Peterson, born in Texas in 1935, was a singer with an extraordinary four-octave range, enabling him to reach extremely high notes, and that distinctive talent enabled him to get a recording contract with RCA after he moved to Los Angeles. He had a number of hits, the biggest and most memorable of which were with two very different landmark songs – the teenage tragedy saga “Tell Laura I Love Her”, and the dramatic balled “The Wonder Of You”, later taken to new heights by Elvis Presley.
This 36-track 2-CD collection comprises most of his A and B sides on the RCA and Dunes labels from this era, which include the titles from his album “Tell Laura I Love Her”. It features his big US hits with the original versions of “The Wonder of You” and “Tell Laura I Love Her” and his other hits from these years, including “Goodnight My Love”, “Answer Me My Love”, “Corrine Corrina” and “Missing You.
He was a highly distinctive and notable talent, who was one of the many artists whose career was submerged by the British Invasion, and this collection offers a enjoyable overview of his work from the primary era of his career.
Tracks
CD 1
1. FEVER Ray Peterson (RCA 47-7087) 1957
2. WE'RE OLD ENOUGH TO CRY Ray Peterson (RCA 47-7087) 1957
3. DOGGONE IT Ray Peterson (Unreleased ) 1957
4. LET'S TRY ROMANCE Ray Peterson (RCA 47-7165) 1958
5. SHIRLEY PURLEY Ray Peterson (RCA 47-7165) 1958
6. SUDDENLY Ray Peterson (RCA 47-7255) 1958
7. PATRICIA Ray Peterson (RCA 47-7303) 1958
8. MY BLUE-EYED BABY Ray Peterson (RCA 47-7303) 1958
9. DREAM AWAY Ray Peterson (RCA 47-7336) 1958
10. I'LL ALWAYS WANT YOU NEAR Ray Peterson (RCA 47-7336) 1958
11. RICHER THAN I Ray Peterson (RCA 47-7404) 1958
12. LOVE IS A WOMAN Ray Peterson (RCA 47-7404) 1958
13. THE WONDER OF YOU Ray Peterson (RCA 47-7513) 1959
14. I'M GONE Ray Peterson (RCA 47-7513) 1959
15. MY BLUE ANGEL Ray Peterson (RCA 47-7578) 1959
16. COME AND GET IT Ray Peterson (RCA 47-7578) 1959
17. GOODNIGHT MY LOVE (PLEASANT DREAMS) Ray Peterson (RCA 47-7635) 1959
18. TILL THEN Ray Peterson (RCA 47-7635) 1959
CD 2
1. ANSWER ME, MY LOVE Ray Peterson (RCA 47-7703) 1960
2. WHAT DO YOU WANT TO MAKE THOSE EYES AT ME FOR Ray Peterson (RCA 47-7703) 1960
3. TELL LAURA I LOVE HER Ray Peterson (RCA 47-7745) 1960
4. WEDDING DAYS Ray Peterson (RCA 47-7745) 1960
5. TEENAGE HEARTACHE Ray Peterson (RCA 47-7779) 1960
6. I'M TIRED Ray Peterson (RCA 47-7845) 1961
7. CORINNA, CORINNA Ray Peterson (Dunes 2002) 1960
8. BE MY GIRL Ray Peterson (Dunes 2002) 1960
9. SWEET LITTLE KATHY Ray Peterson (Dunes 2004) 1961
10. YOU DIDN'T CARE Ray Peterson (Dunes 2004) 1961
11. MISSING YOU Ray Peterson (Dunes 2006) 1961
12. YOU THRILL ME Ray Peterson (Dunes 2006) 1961
13. I COULD HAVE LOVED YOU SO WELL Ray Peterson (Dunes 2009) 1961
14. WHY DON'T YOU WRITE ME Ray Peterson (Dunes 2009) 1961
15. YOU KNOW ME MUCH TOO WELL Ray Peterson (Dunes 2013) 1962
16. IF ONLY TOMORROW Ray Peterson (Dunes 2018) 1962
17. IS IT WRONG FOR LOVING YOU Ray Peterson (Dunes 2018) 1962
18. SLOWLY Ray Peterson (Dunes 2018) 1962
