Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Commentary (music and lyrics not included). Pages: 24. Chapters: (He's) The Great Imposter, A Lover's Concerto, A Teenager in Love, A Thousand Miles Away, Before and After (song), Bye Bye Blackbird, Climb Ev'ry Mountain, Come Go with Me, Come Softly to Me, Donna (song), Earth Angel, Gone (Ferlin Husky song), Goodnight My Love (1956 song), Imagination (1940 song), In the Still of the Night (1956 song), Lavender Blue, Mr. Blue, Mr. Sandman, Nancy (With the Laughing Face), Party Doll, Poor Little Fool, Serenade of the Bells, Sh-Boom, Skylark (song), Tears on My Pillow, The Little White Cloud That Cried, Tragedy (Thomas Wayne song), Unchained Melody, We Belong Together (Robert & Johnny song), What'll I Do. Excerpt: "Unchained Melody" is a 1955 song with music by Alex North and lyrics by Hy Zaret. It has become one of the most recorded songs of the 20th century, by some estimates having spawned over 500 versions in hundreds of different languages. In 1955, Alex North used the music as a theme for the prison film Unchained, hence the name. Todd Duncan sang the vocals for the film soundtrack. Les Baxter (Capitol Records catalog number 3055), released an instrumental version which reached #1. Then song recordings were released by Al Hibbler (Decca Records #29441) reaching #3 on the Billboard charts, Jimmy Young which hit #1 in the United Kingdom, and Roy Hamilton (Epic Records no. 9102) reaching #1 on the R&B Best Sellers list and #6 on the pop chart. Hundreds of other recordings followed. It was the July 1965 version by The Righteous Brothers that became a jukebox standard for the late 20th century, regaining massive popularity when used in the 1990 blockbuster film Ghost. In 1955, Alex North and lyricist Hy Zaret were contracted to write a song as a theme for the obscure prison film Unchained, and their song eventually became known as the...