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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 ". Biography
The song gave title for albums by Mel Carter (1965), Johnny Mathis (1977), and Gloria Estefan (1994), and was later referenced by U2's 1995 song "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me", from the soundtrack of the film Batman Forever. Mel Carter's version was featured in the film named after the song, Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me.
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She is perhaps best known in the UK for her 1953 #3 hit single, "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me", [1] which was first covered in 1965 by Mel Carter (and which remains a staple of easy listening and oldies radio to this day) and later in 1994 by Gloria Estefan.
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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Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me is a 1992 American comedy film starring Adrienne Shelly, Max Parrish, Andrea Naschak, and written and directed by Joel Hershman. Supporting roles are played by Diane Ladd , Sean Young , and Timothy Leary .
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.