Decca matrix L 9168. Half a love (is better than none) / The Dominoes ; Billy Ward
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| Half a love (is better than none) (Primary title) | Ruppli Decca |
| Authors and Composers | Notes |
| Billy Ward (arranger) | |
| Billy Ward (composer) | |
| Personnel | Notes Hide Additional Titles |
| Billy Ward (vocalist) | |
| The Dominoes (Vocal group) | |
| Jack Pleis' Orchestra (Musical group) | |
| Jackie Wilson (vocalist) | |
| Miton Merle (vocalist) | |
| Milton Grayson (vocalist) | |
| Clifford Givens (vocalist : bass vocal) | |
| Billy Ward (instrumentalist : piano) |
| Notes |
|---|
| Ruppli session personnel note: Sonny "Jackie" Wilson (lead tenor vocal), Milton Merle (tenor/baritone vocals), Milton Grayson (baritone/bass vocals), Clifford Givens (bass vocal), Billy Ward (piano, vocals, arranger, comp), with Jack Pleis Orchestra and Chorus. |
| Documentation of Decca Records derives from Michel Ruppli's "The Decca labels: a discography" (Greenwood Press, 1996). Data has not been systematically reviewed or edited by ADP staff, except as indicated. |
| Take Date and Place | Take | Status | Label Name/Number | Format | Note Hide Additional Titles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/18/1956 Los Angeles, California | [A] | Master | Decca 30149 | 10-in. | |
| 4/18/1956 Los Angeles, California | [A] | Master | Decca 9-30149 | 45-rpm |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Decca matrix L 9168. Half a love (is better than none) / The Dominoes ; Billy Ward," accessed November 12, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000275591/L_9168-Half_a_love_is_better_than_none.
Decca matrix L 9168. Half a love (is better than none) / The Dominoes ; Billy Ward. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 12, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000275591/L_9168-Half_a_love_is_better_than_none.
"Decca matrix L 9168. Half a love (is better than none) / The Dominoes ; Billy Ward." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 12 November 2024.
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