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Date

Title

Album

Comment

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Les Baxter

04/1955

② Unchained Melody by Les Baxter

306

✫1
US

10
UK

[songwriter #2 hit]
[Capitol 3055]
written by Hy Zaret & Alex North

Al Hibbler

04/1955

① Unchained Melody by Al Hibbler

376

3
US

✫1
R&B

2
UK

[songwriter #1 hit]
with Jack Pleis Orchestra
[Decca 29441]
written by Hy Zaret & Alex North

Roy Hamilton

04/1955

Unchained Melody by Roy Hamilton

from You'll Never Walk Alone

157

6
US

✫1
R&B

[Epic 9102]
written by Hy Zaret & Alex North

Jimmy Young

05/1955

⑤ Unchained Melody by Jimmy Young

211

✫1
UK

[songwriter #5 hit]
written by Hy Zaret & Alex North

June Valli

05/1955

Unchained Melody by June Valli

29
US

[RCA 47-6078]
written by Hy Zaret & Alex North

Liberace

06/1955

Unchained Melody by Liberace

20
UK

[Columbia 40455]
written by Hy Zaret & Alex North

Jimmie Rodgers [pop singer]

05/1958

The Long Hot Summer by Jimmie Rodgers [pop singer]

from His Golden Year

77
US

[Roulette 4045]
written by Sammy Cahn & Alex North

Don Costa

01/1961

The Misfits by Don Costa

116
US

[instrumental]
[United Artists 286]
written by Alex North

Gerry Granahan

05/1961

Unchained Melody by Gerry Granahan

109
US

[Caprice 106]
written by Hy Zaret & Alex North

Ferrante & Teicher

10.

06/1963

Antony and Cleopatra Theme by Ferrante & Teicher

from Love Themes from Cleopatra

83
US

written by Alex North

Vito & the Salutations

11.

10/1963

Unchained Melody by Vito & the Salutations

66
US

written by Hy Zaret & Alex North

Jimmy Young

12.

03/1964

Unchained Melody by Jimmy Young

43
UK

[R]
written by Hy Zaret & Alex North

The Righteous Brothers

13.

07/1965

④ Unchained Melody by The Righteous Brothers

from Just Once in My Life

219

4
US

6
R&B

14
UK

[songwriter #4 hit]

[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #365]
[Philles 129]
written by Hy Zaret & Alex North

The Sweet Inspirations

14.

08/1968

Unchained Melody by The Sweet Inspirations

from What the World Needs Now Is Love

73
US

41
R&B

[Atlantic 2551]
written by Hy Zaret & Alex North

Joe Stampley

15.

05/1975

Unchained Melody by Joe Stampley

from All These Things

41
country

[ABC/Dot 17551]
written by Hy Zaret & Alex North

Jim McClusky

16.

08/1976

Unchained Melody by Jim McClusky

51
UK

written by Hy Zaret & Alex North

Elvis Presley

17.

03/1978

Unchained Melody by Elvis Presley

6
country

[RCA 11212]
written by Hy Zaret & Alex North

George Benson

18.

07/1979

Unchained Melody by George Benson

from Livin' Inside Your Love

27
AC

55
R&B

[Warner 8843]
written by Hy Zaret & Alex North

Heart

19.

03/1981

Unchained Melody by Heart

from Greatest Hits Live

83
US

[live]
[Epic]
written by Hy Zaret & Alex North

Leo Sayer

20.

02/1986

Unchained Melody by Leo Sayer

from Car Trouble OST

54
UK

written by Hy Zaret & Alex North

The Righteous Brothers

21.

08/1990

③ Unchained Melody by The Righteous Brothers

from Ghost: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

282

13
US

✫1
AC

✫1
UK

[songwriter #3 hit]
[R]
[vinyl-only release]
[Verve 871 882-7]
written by Hy Zaret & Alex North

22.

10/1990

Unchained Melody by The Righteous Brothers

from Ghost: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

19
US

[R]
newly recorded version; available only on cassette
[Curb 76842]
written by Hy Zaret & Alex North

Ronnie McDowell

23.

12/1990

Unchained Melody by Ronnie McDowell

from Unchained Melody

26
country

[Curb 76850]
written by Hy Zaret & Alex North

Robson Green & Jerome Flynn

24.

05/1995

Unchained Melody / (There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover by Robson Green & Jerome Flynn

from Robson & Jerome

204

✫1
UK

written by Alex North

, Hy Zaret, Walter Kent & Nat Burton

LeAnn Rimes

25.

12/1996

Unchained Melody by LeAnn Rimes

from Unchained Melody: The Early Years

3
country

[Curb 1308]
written by Hy Zaret & Alex North

Terry Callier

26.

05/1998

Love Theme from Spartacus by Terry Callier

57
UK

written by Alex North

& Terry Callier

Gareth Gates

27.

03/2002

Unchained Melody by Gareth Gates

from What My Heart Wants to Say

199

✫1
UK

[UK Record of the Year 2002]
written by Hy Zaret & Alex North

Barry Manilow

28.

02/2006

Unchained Melody by Barry Manilow

from The Greatest Songs of the Fifties

20
AC

[Arista LP Cut]
written by Hy Zaret & Alex North

Shayne Ward

29.

04/2006

No Promises / Unchained Melody / A Million Love Songs by Shayne Ward

163

2
UK

written by Jonas Schrøder, Lucas Sieber, Alex North

, Hy Zaret & Gary Barlow

30.

11/2007

No Promises / Unchained Melody / A Million Love Songs by Shayne Ward

165
UK

[R]
written by Jonas Schrøder, Lucas Sieber, Alex North

, Hy Zaret & Gary Barlow

31.

11/2010

No Promises / Unchained Melody / A Million Love Songs by Shayne Ward

114
UK

[R]
written by Jonas Schrøder, Lucas Sieber, Alex North

, Hy Zaret & Gary Barlow

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