Mel Carter--Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me (1965)

     This song was written in 1952, and was a number 5 hit for Karen Chandler in 1952. It was covered by Mel Carter in 1965. Carter who had garnered the attention of a young Quincy Jones, and then Sam Cooke, who co-wrote his first hit, "When A Boy Falls In Love" which just missed the top 40 in the fall of 1963. Carter moved to Imperial Records, and his first hit out of the box was "Hold Me.." which was his only top 10 hit. He continued to see chart action throughout 1965/66 with his last chart action being late that latter year. Carter has had some success in later years musically as he co-produced his Gospel album, "Willing" which was nominated for a Grammy for "Best Male Gospel Performance".