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Heaven knows how many Platters best-of compilations have hit the racks through the years, though the sum no doubt falls far below the total number of singers who've performed under the Platters banner. (At one point there were something like 125 sanctioned versions of the vocal group playing parties and conventions.) That said, this 20-song collection does a fine job of covering the group's 1955 through 1967 prime. They're all here: "Only You," the quintet's biggest hit; "My Prayer," the ultimate get-to-third-base make-out tune; and the doo-wop cover of "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes." With tenor Tony Williams's soaring tenor accented by rich four-part harmonies, the Platters will forever represent '50s ballad singing at its purest and prettiest. --Steven Stolder