Artist's albums
The Best Of Mel Carter
1996 · compilation
Dancing for Dimes
1976 · single
When A Boy Falls In Love
2022 · album
You Can Count On Me
2022 · single
Raise the World (Sing Louder Than the Gun)
2018 · single
Mel Carter Continues
2015 · album
The Other Standards
2011 · album
Mel Carter Live! In Hollywood
2010 · album
The Heart & Soul Of Mel Carter
2009 · album
Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me / Band Of Gold
2008 · single
Be My Love
1967 · album
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Biography
Mel Carter was soul music at its most vanilla, if indeed he could be characterized as a soul singer at all. Although he did record for Sam Cooke's SAR label in the early '60s, by the time he reached his commercial peak with Imperial 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 pop hit "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me" (1965), an update of a composition that predated the rock era. 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'll be remembered for, enduring as an oft-played radio oldie for decades after its release. ~ Richie Unterberger, Rovi