Record #0265: I Told Myself a Lie / (I’m Afraid) The Masquerade Is Over – CLYDE McPHATTER

MGM K12780 (original) USA, Mar. 1959
Words & Music by:  Side A – Otis Blackwell, Jimmy Williams; Side B – Herbert Magidson, Allie Wrubel
Musicians: Clyde McPhatter (lead vocals), an orchestra and chorus arranged & conducted by Ray Ellis
Recording sessions: Produced by Ray Ellis at Metropolitan Studios, New York, NY, Mar. 5, 1959
Highest chart positions:  US #70

McPhatter had just left Atlantic records and joined MGM at the time. Literally. His last Atlantic session (recording “Since You’ve Been Gone” and “You Went Back on Your Word”) was just six days before this, his first MGM session.

Both tracks can be heard here.

List price:  Very Good+ is $10, Near Mint is $20