Ray Peterson - Tell Laura I Love Her: The Singles Collection 1957-62 (2025)

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.

Tracklist
1-1 Ray Peterson - Fever[2:40]
1-2 Ray Peterson - We're Old Enough To Cry[2:30]
1-3 Ray Peterson - Doggone It[2:02]
1-4 Ray Peterson - Let's Try Romance[2:15]
1-5 Ray Peterson - Shirley Purley[2:42]
1-6 Ray Peterson - Suddenly[2:36]
1-7 Ray Peterson - Patricia[2:08]
1-8 Ray Peterson - My Blue-Eyed Baby[2:26]
1-9 Ray Peterson - Dream Away[2:16]
1-10 Ray Peterson - I'll Always Want You Near[2:44]
1-11 Ray Peterson - Richer Than I[2:25]
1-12 Ray Peterson - Love Is A Woman[1:58]
1-13 Ray Peterson - The Wonder Of You[2:35]
1-14 Ray Peterson - I'm Gone[2:01]
1-15 Ray Peterson - My Blue Angel[2:53]
1-16 Ray Peterson - Come And Get It[2:09]
1-17 Ray Peterson - Goodnight My Love (Pleasant Dreams)[2:38]
1-18 Ray Peterson - Till Then[2:05]
2-19 Ray Peterson - Answer Me, My Love[2:22]
2-20 Ray Peterson - What Do You Want To Make Those Eyes At Me For[2:07]
2-21 Ray Peterson - Tell Laura I Love Her[2:56]
2-22 Ray Peterson - Wedding Days[2:11]
2-23 Ray Peterson - Teenage Heartache[2:24]
2-24 Ray Peterson - I'm Tired[1:59]
2-25 Ray Peterson - Corinna, Corinna[2:38]
2-26 Ray Peterson - Be My Girl[2:15]
2-27 Ray Peterson - Sweet Little Kathy[2:17]
2-28 Ray Peterson - You Didn't Care[2:05]
2-29 Ray Peterson - Missing You[2:46]
2-30 Ray Peterson - You Thrill Me[1:52]
2-31 Ray Peterson - I Could Have Loved You So Well[2:12]
2-32 Ray Peterson - Why Don't You Write Me[2:22]
2-33 Ray Peterson - You Know Me Much Too Well[2:33]
2-34 Ray Peterson - If Only Tomorrow[2:54]
2-35 Ray Peterson - Is It Wrong For Loving You[2:24]
2-36 Ray Peterson - Slowly[2:23]