Mel Carter is an American singer. Although Carter's work was not the perfect companion to the soul music produced by others during his active artistic output, it is representative of the tenor of the genre/time in and of which he sung. Although he did record for Sam Cooke's SAR record label in the early 1960s, by the time he reached his commercial peak with Imperial Records in the middle of the decade, he was specializing in middle-of-the-road pop ballads.

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  • Mel Carter is an American singer. Although Carter's work was not the perfect companion to the soul music produced by others during his active artistic output, it is representative of the tenor of the genre/time in and of which he sung. Although he did record for Sam Cooke's SAR record label in the early 1960s, by the time he reached his commercial peak with Imperial Records 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 Billboard Hot 100 hit "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me" (1965), an update of a composition that predated the rock era. He had his first hit in 1962 at the age of 19 with "When a Boy Falls in Love", which was co-written by Sam Cooke. 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 will be remembered for, enduring as an oft-played radio oldie for decades after its release. Carter appears on the DVD of the PBS special "Doo Wop 51" recorded in 2001 (the follow-up to 1999's Doo Wop 50) performing his classic hit. Carter later acted on television programmes such as Quincy, Sanford and Son, Marcus Welby, M.D. and Magnum P.I..
  • Мэл Картер американский певец. Хотя работы Картера не были совершенно похожи на соул, выпускаемый в это же время другими исполнителями, его музыка характерна для тенора того жанра и того времени. Мэл Картер начал записываться на лэйбле SAR в начале шестидесятых, коммерческий успех пришел к нему в середине десятилетия с лэйблом Imperial Records. В то время он записывал поп-баллады средней популярности. Самым большим его успехом стало 10 место в Billboard Hot 100 с хитом "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me" (1965), композиция, которая предшествовала рок-эре. Первым же хитом Мэла Картрера стала записанная в 19 лет в 1962 году песня «When a Boy Falls in Love». Другими известными его песнями стали «Band of Gold» и «All of a Sudden My Heart Sings». Но «Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me» является песней, из-за которой Картера помнят и спустя десятилетия. Так, например, она исполняется в фильме «Мы были солдатами». Позже Картер как артист участвовал в нескольких телевизионных программах.
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  • Mel Carter is an American singer. Although Carter's work was not the perfect companion to the soul music produced by others during his active artistic output, it is representative of the tenor of the genre/time in and of which he sung. Although he did record for Sam Cooke's SAR record label in the early 1960s, by the time he reached his commercial peak with Imperial Records in the middle of the decade, he was specializing in middle-of-the-road pop ballads.
  • Мэл Картер американский певец. Хотя работы Картера не были совершенно похожи на соул, выпускаемый в это же время другими исполнителями, его музыка характерна для тенора того жанра и того времени.
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