Hi, This is John in Jacksonville Florida, I'm a 15 year associate at Sam's Club ,Every night on Wal-mart radio the song "Unchained Melody comes on, I know it's been recorded by many artists, I thought it might be Al Hibler but I bought a collection of rock classics and it didn't sound the same, I love the version you play every night, can you tell me who it is? Thanks! John([email protected])

Righteous Brothers

YouTube - Righteous Brothers - Unchained Melody (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJDBRG5mnxk)

MY VERY FAVE

YouTube - You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' - The Righteous Brothers (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7827EMkm5ko)

Hall and Oates also did it

There is also an uptempo doo-wop version by Vito & the Salutations.
YouTube - Vito & The Salutations- Unchained Melody (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B66r60NN6DU)

The song was recorded by The Lettermen as a track on their 1962 album Jim, Tony, and Bob.
YouTube - The Lettermen "Unchained Melody" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwMN-v9kWEA)

The Manhattan Transfer adopted this uptempo approach in their recording of the song for the album Bop Doo-wopp (1983).

The song was covered by Gene Vincent in 1957. It was released on his album Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps.
YouTube - GENE VINCENT- UNCHAINED MELODY (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkLrfnqvOus)

A somber a capella version of the song was covered by the late 50's band The Fleetwoods.

The song has the unique distinction of being a UK number-one hit for four different acts: Jimmy Young (
YouTube - UK #1 1955 JIMMY YOUNG "Unchained Melody" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvmuQH-d3O8)
(1955);

the Righteous Brothers (1990; recorded in 1965);

Robson & Jerome (1995);
YouTube - unchained melody robson & jerome (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_f7VLzW0-VI)

Gareth Gates (2002).
YouTube - Gareth Gates-Unchained Melody (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9uySi0HHKQ)

In 1969, Roy Orbison recorded his own version of the song. It appears on "Roy Orbison's Many Moods" (1969).

In 1990, country music artist Ronnie McDowell covered the song.
YouTube - Ronnie McDowell - Unchained Melody (1982) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTZrdrfY-0A)

Irish rock group U2 recorded a cover of the song as a B-side on the "All I Want Is You" single in 1989. The song was first performed live by the band during the Zoo TV Tour where a brief form of the song was frequently sung after "One," such as the performance on the Zoo TV: Live from Sydney video. The song was played in full by U2 about 20 times during their PopMart Tour, but has since only returned to their live shows a handful of times in its original brief form.
YouTube - U2 - Unchained Melody (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1j_vyQrWO4)

Oh well, all that work for nothing!

Have you ever considered logging into the Wal-Mart Radio Network and searching there?
Wal-Mart Radio [email protected] (http://everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=100876)

Well now digging into the more obscure ones

Harry Belafonte
George Benson
Perry Como
Bing Crosby
Neil Diamond
Val Doonican
Todd Duncan
Gerry and the Pacemakers
Roy Hamilton
Heart
Engelbert Humperdinck
Tom Jones
John Lennon
Joni Mitchell
The Nolan Sisters
Donny Osmond
Elaine Paige
Gene Pitney
The Platters
Elvis Presley
Cliff Richard
LeAnn Rimes
Leo Sayer
Peter Sellers with Spike Milligan in attendance
Sonny and Cher
The Sweet Inspirations
June Valli
Dionne Warwick
Andy Williams
Gary Wilmot
Gregory Miller
Barry Manilow
Supremes