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"Unchained Melody" was
originally written in 1955 as the theme for the little-known
prison film 'Unchained'. It has since become a standard and
one of the most recorded songs of the 20th century, most
notably by the Righteous Brothers. Their version was
released 1965 and peaked at no.5 globally in September of
that year. It was re-released in 1990 after the Righteous
Brothers' recording was used in the box office blockbuster
film "Ghost", starring Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore, and
Whoopi Goldberg. Consequently the epic hymn reached the no.1
spot in United Kingdom, Australia, the Netherlands, Austria,
New Zealand, and Ireland. |
