Mel Carter

Mel Carter (born April 22, 1939) is an American soul and pop singer and actor. He is best known for his 1965 million-selling recording "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me".

Biography Carter was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. At age 16, he studied singing with vocalist Little Jimmy Scott. Carter recorded for Sam Cooke's SAR (Derby Records) in the early 1960s and had his first hit in 1963 at the age of 24 with "When a Boy Falls in Love", which was co-written by Cooke.

By the time he reached his commercial peak with Imperial Records in the middle of the decade, he was specializing in pop ballads. His biggest success was the Top 10 Billboard Hot 100 hit "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me", which reached Number 8 in 1965. It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc. He had a couple of other Top 40 entries over the next year, "Band of Gold" and "All of a Sudden My Heart Sings", as well as a few other easy listening sellers.

Carter appeared on the DVD of the PBS special, Doo Wop 51, recorded in 2001 performing his hit; he also appeared on another PBS special, Magic Moments: The Best of 50s Pop, performing a tribute to Billy Williams ("I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter") and Tommy Edwards ("It's All in the Game").

Carter later acted on television programs such as Good Times; Quincy, M.E.; Sanford and Son; Marcus Welby, M.D.; The Eddie Capra Mysteries as Albert Crane; CHiPs; and Magnum, P.I.; and in films such as Friday Foster (1975) ; Chesty Anderson, USN (1976); Prime Time a.k.a. American Raspberry (1977); and Angel (1984) .

Albums YearAlbumPeak positionsLabelUS 200 US CB 1963 When A Boy Falls In Love — — Derby 1965 (All Of A Sudden) My Heart Sings — — Imperial Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me 62 67 1966 Easy Listening 81 — 1967 Be My Love — — Liberty 1970 This Is My Life — — Amos 1984 Willing — — Onyx International 1995 Live! In Hollywood — — CSP 2008 The Heart & Soul Of Mel Carter — —

Singles A"When a Boy Falls In Love" also peaked at #30 on R&B charts.