1955 HITS ARCHIVE: Unchained Melody Les Baxter (a, 1 record)

Unchained Melody (NorthZaret) by Les Baxter, his Orchestra and Chorus Posting the three very popular 1955 recordings of the ageless ballad Unchained Melody (see also Al Hibbler and Roy Hamilton) which made its onscreen debut as a jailhouse performance by actorsinger Todd Duncan in the prison drama Unchained. Slightly edging out Hibbler on the pop charts, Baxters orchestralchoral arrangement was the top Billboard radio play version (, 1) and reached, 2 on the bestsellers. Wake The Town And Tell The People and the theme from Medic are two other Les Baxter winners included in this 1955 collection. THE 1955 HITS ARCHIVE here in one place, a goodquality library of originalreleaseversion bestsellers and songs that made an impact that were either released or enjoyed a major chunk of their popularity within the calendar year 1955 (some were recorded in 1954).