Only You (And You Alone)

"Only You (And You Alone)"
Mercury hit version
Single by the Platters
from the album The Platters
B-side	"Bark, Battle and Ball"
Released	June 1955
Recorded	April 26, 1955
Genre	Doo-wop
Length	2:36
Label	Mercury
Songwriter(s)	Buck Ram
The Platters singles chronology
"Maggie Doesn't Work Here Anymore" (1954) "Only You (And You Alone)" (1955) "The Great Pretender" (1955)

"Only You (And You Alone)" (often shortened to "Only You") is a doo wop song composed by Buck Ram, the manager of the Platters, the group that made the song famous in the US, the UK and Belgium. The Platters's lead vocals are by Tony Williams.^[1]

Other well-known versions have been recorded by the Hilltoppers, Franck Pourcel and Ringo Starr. American country music versions were released by Travis Tritt, Reba McEntire, Bobby Hatfield and the Statler Brothers. In the UK, the most widely heard versions are the ones by the Platters, Ringo Starr, the band Child and the actor John Alford. In Norway, a version by Stein Ingebrigtsen charted in the Norwegian language. American singer Brenda Lee scored a hit in Belgium with her version.