Otis Williams and the Charms-Image of a Girl (Doo wop)

[215barry]

This was released as a 45 in 1960 King 5372.

[Nickie0016]

Wow!!!!  Great!!!!!

[cmulwee001]

Meredith MacRae ("Billie Jo" on Petticoat Junction) covered this song in 1964 as "Image Of A Boy"

[22munchable]

Wow I worked for Otis and toured with him...how did I miss this beautiful ballad...Great Job Otis!!!!!

[MRDOOWOP1]

Brillaint!!!

[mspeace59]

IS THIS THE SAME ONE WHO WAS TEMPTATIONS? LOVE THIS

[philadelphiaman]

@mspeace59

NO----this is not the same otis williams that's with the temptations---go to google.com type in otis williams and the charms

[patrickb5197]

Another great side by a great doowop group.

[larrynealwaxmuseum]

No. The two shows which I did for KOMA (specialized oldies shows) were taken off the air as a lot of the fifties and early sixties music were. Koma nowadays plays music from the seventies with some early eighties music thrown in. Even the seventies music they play are the same ones over and over again. Just like it was when the station was playing fifties and sixties. But all oldies radio stations across the country are doing that now.

[larrynealwaxmuseum]

To answer the previous comment, this version by Otis Williams and the Charms was released on a single, (King Records-1960) Would you believe just last night I got out my copy and played it here at home.

Larry N. Boyington, aka Larry Neal, former curator of the Wax Museum on the big 1520 KOMA

[beefoneeto]

@larrynealwaxmuseum

Hi Larry-I have a bunch of your shows from the 90's.Great stuff.Answer records.Are you still on the air?

[papadoowop]

A friggin tie between this version and the the one by The Safaris, both incredible.

[thebigfist]

Spectacular version ! Otis and the Charms made a lot of good music.

[106732]

Believe it or not, Otis went on to form Otis Williams & the Midnight Cowboys in the late 60's, with a great, long out of print LP.. A country group, their "That's How I Got To Memphis" is an awesome version of that song. But, don't forget, the Charms did a cover of Patsy Cline's "Walking After Midnight".

[srercrcr]

They had just been switched to King from Deluxe a few months earlier. Got a new sound too. Not what I would call a KING sound. Stablemates include James Brown, Five Keys, Charles Brown...get my drift?

[enterprise2100]

When you listen to this version.....all you can say is "WOW"!!! GREAT!

[MRDOOWOP1]

Wow!! Great verison of a classic Doo-wop track very smooth..

[doctordoowop]

I had the 45-it is on KING -blue label. Rudy West- backed by the 5 Keys-- in 1961 also on KING covered white doo wop hits Fireflys "You Were Mine" & Passions "Just to be With You."

[PJDooWop]

Holy shit.. This is GREAT! Do you know if it was ever released on 45?

[m1garand427]

Im pretty sure it was. Most of these I got from old tapes that recorded from old pittsburgh stations. Otherwise known as PGH oldies.

[ANinjaThatSkeets]

@m1garand427 GO STEELERS

[PJDooWop]

I'm very familiar with the Pittsburgh sound. I'm blessed to have grown up where I have but I've always been a bit jealous of Pitt. You guys REALLY know your music. I've been planning a trip out there for the longest.. Probably will actually make it this summer

[57Will]

Not only was it released as a single on the King label, it also made the lower levels of Billboard's pop charts.