Record #0760: To Be Loved / Come Back To Me – JACKIE WILSON

Brunswick 55052 (original, Gloversville pressing) USA, February 1958
Words & Music by:  Side A – Berry Gordy Jr., Tyran Carlo; Side B – Jackie Wilson
Musicians: Jackie Wilson (vocals) and an orchestra conducted by Milton DeLugg.
Recording sessions: New York, NY, January 1958
Highest chart positions:  US #22, US R&B #7, UK #23

Here's the great voice of “Mr. Excitement”.

This was Jackie Wilson’s second single as a solo artist. The first one was “Reet Petite” (1957), which became a huge hit in Europe, when it was reissued in 1986 (UK #1, Ireland #1, Netherlands #1, Belgium #1, Finland #1).

Before going solo, Wilson was the lead singer of the Dominoes, where he replaced Clyde McPhatter in 1953, when the latter left the group and formed the Drifters.

List price:  Very Good + is $12,50, Near Mint is $25