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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".
The version most often associated with the song was recorded by Mel Carter, released in 1965 on Imperial. [8] Carter's version spent 15 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number eight, [9] while reaching number one on Billboard's Easy Listening chart, [10] [11] number two on Canada's "RPM Play Sheet", [12] and number four on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade.
All the songs are credited as being written by A.P. Carter who searched for material on frequent song hunting trips throughout the Appalachians where he uncovered and adapted old folk songs, [13] although Sara Carter stated in a 1978 interview that she and Maybelle Carter were also responsible for finding many of their early songs in their ...
Mel Carter released a version of the song as the B-side to his 1964 single "The Richest Man Alive". [20] Bill Pursell released a version of the song as a single in 1964, but it did not chart. [21] Van Morrison released a duet version of the song (with daughter Shana Morrison) in 1995 as part of the Days Like This album.
Singer Mel Carter recorded the song in two different versions, once in 1965 and again in 1966. The latter version peaked at number 32 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and went to number one on the Easy Listening chart, where it remained for two weeks in May 1966.
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Later that year, Mel Carter recorded the song and reached #78 on US pop charts. In 1973, Elvis Presley recorded a version of the song. The B-Side was "I've Got a Thing About You Baby". In the same year, Johnny Mathis (in whom Wade had an exact vocal style early in his career) reached #40 on Adult Contemporary charts.