Corinne Corinna / Tell Laura I Love Her

Have you ever fallen in love with a beautiful, heartrending voice? If you’ve never, maybe you will with this many times produced 1928 American traditional song Corinne Corinna which was recorded by Ray Peterson in 1960 and climbed up to #9 on Billboard Hot 100 Chart. Ray Peterson was an American pop singer blessed with a four-octave singing voice which means he had a large vocal range like that of Julie Andrews (Mariah Carey has a five-octave vocal range).

Let’s listen to Ray Peterson’s voice and see how his vocal range appeals to you.

Producer: Phil Spector
Artist: Ray Peterson

I love Corinna, tell the world I do
I love Corinna, tell the world I do
I pray at night she'd like to love me too

Corinna, Corinna
Corinna, Corinna
Corinna, Corinna
I love you so

Oh little darling where you've been so long?
Oh little darling where you've been so long?
I ain't had no lovin' since you've been gone
Corinna, Corinna
Corinna, Corinna
Corinna, Corinna
I love you so

I left Corinna way across the sea
Oh me I left Corinna way across the sea
If you see Corinna send her home to me
Corinna, Corinna
Corinna, Corinna
Corinna, Corinna
I love you so

Corinna, Corinna
Corinna, Corinna
Corinna, Corinna
I love you so
Oh darling don't you know
I love you so

Darling don't you know

Another song made famous by Ray Peterson is the teenage tragedy song Tell Laura I Love Her which was an American Top Ten popular music and a hit in 14 countries. This song is about a teenage boy Tommy who wanted to buy a wedding ring to get married to his girlfriend Laura so he entered a racing car championship. His car, however, overturned and burst into flame and his last words “Tell Laura I Love Her” could be heard by Laura when she sat and prayed for her Tommy in a chapel.

Songwriters: Jeff Barry and Ben Raleigh
Artist: Ray Peterson

Laura and Tommy were lovers
He wanted to give her everything
Flowers, presents,
But most of all, a wedding ring

He saw a sign for a stock car race
A thousand dollar prize it read
He couldn't get Laura on the phone
So to her mother, Tommy said
Tell Laura I love her
Tell Laura I need her
Tell Laura I may be late
I've something to do, that cannot wait

He drove his car to the racing grounds
He was the youngest driver there
The crowed roared as they started the race
Around the track they drove at a deadly pace

No one knows what happened that day
Or how his car overturned in flames
But as they pulled him from the twisted wreck
With his dying breath, they heard him say
Tell Laura I love her
Tell Laura I need her
Tell Laura not to cry
My love for her will never die

Now in the chapel where Laura prays
For her poor Tommy, who passed away
It was just for Laura he lived and died
Alone in the chapel she can hear him cry
Tell Laura I love her
Tell Laura I need her
Tell Laura not to cry
My love for her will never die
Tell Laura I love her
Tell Laura I need her
Tell Laura not to cry
My love for her will never die

Do you agree with me about Ray Peterson’s awesome singing voice? It squeezes your heart, somehow.