"Don't Turn Your Back On Me"
by Eddie Carter Quartet
on M-G-M 11405-A
released in 1953
Above: Photo of the Eddie Carter Quartet, consisting of Eddie Carter (pianist, songwriter), Harold Cade (lead singer, drummer), Elvie Hill (guitarist), and Percy Joell (bassist). This Philadelphia group was also The Carter Rays on Grand (1954).
Above: Label image for M-G-M 11405-A released in January 1953. Note that the composer is "Carter". The Park Avenue Jesters' 1947 release of the same song shows Carter as composer along with two other names. Also note that publisher is Beacon Music, which was owned by Joe Davis. It was about this same time that Davis started producing sides by The Crickets for M-G-M.
(Above is from The Billboard dated 12/20/52)
The Cash Box Review (1/10/53): EDDIE CARTER QUARTET (MGM 11405)....
Don't Turn Your Back On Me (B)
A slow tender tune, in the vein of "You Only Hurt The One You Love" of several years ago, is smoothly dished up by the quartet. The lead voice is lush and easy on the ears.
(NOTE: The "B" rating was considered "Very Good".)Listen to this week's selection by the Eddie Carter Quartet:
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Don't Turn Your Back On Me - M-G-M 11405 - 1953
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