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"Unchained Melody" is a 1955 song with music by Alex North and lyrics by Hy Zaret. North wrote the music as a theme for the prison film Unchained (1955), [ 1 ] hence the song title. Todd Duncan sang the vocals for the film soundtrack. [ 2 ]
Hy Zaret (born Hyman Harry Zaritsky; August 21, 1907 – July 2, 2007) was an American Tin Pan Alley [1] lyricist and composer who wrote the lyrics of the 1955 hit "Unchained Melody", one of the most-recorded songs of the 20th century. [2]
The 1990 re-release was issued as a double A-sided single with "Ebb Tide" [48] and was a follow-up to the re-release of "Unchained Melody", which had hit number one as a result of being featured in the blockbuster film Ghost. "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin '" also reached No. 42 after a 1977 re-release and in 1988 reached No. 87. [47]
Footage of Presley's 1977 "Unchained Melody" performance has been viewed millions of times via YouTube, for example. "Somebody is going to know exactly how he placed his foot, how he placed his ...
His biggest hit was "Unchained Melody", [9] which reached #3 on the US pop chart, sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc. [10] Hibbler's version also reached #2 in the UK Singles Chart, becoming his only chart hit in the United Kingdom. Its success led to network appearances, including a live jazz club remote on NBC's Monitor.
Unchained “Unchained Melody” music by Alex North, lyrics by Hy Zaret: Les Baxter: 1 10 also Roy Hamilton US #6, Jimmy Young UK #1, Al Hibbler US #3/UK #2, and in 1965 by The Righteous Brothers US #4/UK #14 August 27 Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing "Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing" The Four Aces: music by Sammy Fain, lyrics by Paul Francis ...
A judge in Brazil has ordered Adele’s song Million Years Ago to be removed globally from streaming services due to a plagiarism claim by Brazilian composer, Toninho Geraes. Geraes alleges that ...
Medley said that he produced "Unchained Melody"; the song was originally intended only as a track on the album Just Once in My Life, and Spector had asked him to produce the albums so Spector could spend time and money on producing singles. [30] [31] Later copies of the original 45 release credited Spector as producer when it became a hit. [32]