Unchained Melody
~ Recording by The Righteous Brothers
Annotation
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Annotation last modified on 2022-03-21 12:21 UTC.
Appears on releases
# | Title | Length | Track artist | Release title | Release artist | Release group type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
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1.1 | Unchained Melody | 3:38 | The Righteous Brothers | Hung on You / Unchained Melody | The Righteous Brothers | Single |
| Philles Records | |
1.3 | Unchained Melody | 3:34 | The Righteous Brothers | Just Once in My Life... | The Righteous Brothers | Album |
| Philles Records | PHLP-4008 |
1.7 | Unchained Melody | 3:35 | The Righteous Brothers | Greatest Hits | The Righteous Brothers | Album + Compilation |
| Verve (jazz label, aka “Verve Records”, use this for release labels) | V6-5020 |
1.10 | Unchained Melody | 3:35 | The Righteous Brothers | The History of the Righteous Brothers | The Righteous Brothers | Album + Compilation |
| MGM Records | SE 4885 |
1.8 | Unchained Melody | 3:35 | The Righteous Brothers | Historia de la Música Rock - 41 | The Righteous Brothers | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation) | 28 61 297 |
1.7 | Unchained Melody | 3:40 | The Righteous Brothers | Greatest Hits | The Righteous Brothers | Album + Compilation |
| Verve (jazz label, aka “Verve Records”, use this for release labels) | 823 119-2 |
1.7 | Unchained Melody | 3:40 | The Righteous Brothers | Greatest Hits | The Righteous Brothers | Album + Compilation |
| Verve (jazz label, aka “Verve Records”, use this for release labels) | 823 119 |
2.12 | Unchained Melody | 3:35 | The Righteous Brothers | Le disque des records: Slows | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Production Paul Lederman | 2610633 |
1.1 | Unchained Melody | 3:41 | The Righteous Brothers | Golden Oldies on CD, Volume 3 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | Philips | 816 656-2 | |
1.10 | Unchained Melody | 3:37 | The Righteous Brothers | The Original Music From the 60’s, Volume 3 Part 1 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Arcade (record label founded in 1970s by Herman Heinsbroek; use this as its universal imprint) | 01283161 |
1.7 | Unchained Melody | 3:40 | The Righteous Brothers | Greatest Hits | The Righteous Brothers | Album + Compilation |
| Verve (jazz label, aka “Verve Records”, use this for release labels) | 823 119-2 |
1.15 | Unchained Melody | 3:39 | The Righteous Brothers | Anthology 1962-1974 | The Righteous Brothers | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | R2 71488 |
1.12 | Unchained Melody | 3:39 | The Righteous Brothers | Classic Rock: Shakin' All Over 1965 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music, Warner Special Products | 2CLR-14, OPCD-2580 |
1.1 | Unchained Melody | 3:40 | The Righteous Brothers | Ghost: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | Maurice Jarre | Album + Soundtrack |
| Varèse Sarabande | VSD-5276 |
1.1 | Unchained Melody | 3:41 | The Righteous Brothers | Unchained Melody: Best of Righteous Brothers | The Righteous Brothers | Album + Compilation |
| Curb Records | D2-77381 |
1.8 | Unchained Melody | 3:36 | The Righteous Brothers | Now That’s What I Call Music! 18 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| PolyGram, Virgin EMI (80s–early 00s UK compilations) | TC NOW 18 |
1.8 | Unchained Melody | 3:36 | The Righteous Brothers | Now! That’s What I Call Music 18 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| PolyGram, Virgin EMI (80s–early 00s UK compilations) | CD NOW 18 |
1.8 | Unchained Melody | 3:37 | The Righteous Brothers | Now! That’s What I Call Music 18 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| PolyGram, Virgin EMI (80s–early 00s UK compilations) | NOW 18 |
1.18 | Unchained Melody | 3:37 | The Righteous Brothers | 1991: The Gun Hits | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Festival Records (Australian) | D 50022 |
1.8 | Unchained Melody | 3:37 | The Righteous Brothers | De Pre Historie 1965, Volume 1 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| BMG (the former Bertelsmann Music Group, defunct since 2004-08-05; for releases dated 2008 and later, see annotation), EMI (EMI Records, since 1972), PolyGram, Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | 260.737 |
1.1 | Unchained Melody | 3:41 | The Righteous Brothers | Ghost: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | Maurice Jarre | Album + Soundtrack |
| Milan (main imprint of Milan Entertainment, Inc. and Éditions Milan Music) | CD CH 620 |
1.7 | Unchained Melody | 3:40 | The Righteous Brothers | Greatest Hits | The Righteous Brothers | Album + Compilation |
| PolyGram Australia | 847 386-2 |
2.16 | Unchained Melody | 3:39 | The Righteous Brothers | Reader’s Digest: The Super 60’s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Reader’s Digest | 3915 |
1.8 | Unchained Melody | 3:37 | The Righteous Brothers | The Best of The Righteous Brothers | The Righteous Brothers | Album + Compilation |
| Pickwick Music (UK imprint, subsidiary of Pickwick International Inc. (GB) Ltd.) | pkd 3050 |
1.2 | Unchained Melody | 3:41 | The Righteous Brothers | The Very Best of The Righteous Brothers: Unchained Melody | The Righteous Brothers | Album + Compilation |
| Verve (jazz label, aka “Verve Records”, use this for release labels) | P2-47248 |
1.2 | Unchained Melody | 3:39 | The Righteous Brothers | The Very Best of The Righteous Brothers: Unchained Melody | The Righteous Brothers | Album + Compilation |
| Verve (jazz label, aka “Verve Records”, use this for release labels), BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. (BMG company that owned their direct marketing company/club editions) | 847 248-2, D144658 |
1.2 | Unchained Melody | 3:39 | The Righteous Brothers | The Very Best of The Righteous Brothers: Unchained Melody | The Righteous Brothers | Album + Compilation | Verve (jazz label, aka “Verve Records”, use this for release labels) | 847 248-2 | |
1.1 | Unchained Melody | 3:38 | The Righteous Brothers | Unchained Melodies | The Righteous Brothers | Album + Compilation |
| PolyTel | 845209-2 |
1.1 | Unchained Melody | 3:39 | The Righteous Brothers | Unchained Melody | The Righteous Brothers | Single |
| Verve (jazz label, aka “Verve Records”, use this for release labels) | PZCD 101 |
1.1 | Unchained Melody | 3:35 | The Righteous Brothers | Unchained Melody (original version from the movie Ghost) | The Righteous Brothers | Single |
| Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation) | 877 887-2 |
1.1 | Unchained Melody (album version) | 3:38 | The Righteous Brothers | Unchained Melody / Ebbtide | The Righteous Brothers | Single |
| Curb Records | D2-76844 |
1.1 | Unchained Melody | 3:41 | The Righteous Brothers | Unchained Melody: Best of Righteous Brothers | The Righteous Brothers | Album + Compilation |
| Curb Records | D4-77381 |
1.3 | Unchained Melody | 3:35 | The Righteous Brothers | Hit Fascination 2/91 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Top 13 Music-Club | 69 791 2 |
3.4 | Unchained Melody | 3:38 | The Righteous Brothers | Back to Mono (1958–1969) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| ABKCO | 7118-2 |
1.1 | Unchained Melody | 3:37 | The Righteous Brothers | 25 Hits of the 60's Volume 1 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| K-Box (imprint of Weton-Wesgram B.V.) | K-BOX 032A |
3.14 | Unchained Melody | ?:?? | The Righteous Brothers | Back to Mono (1958–1969) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| ABKCO | 7118-1 |
1.6 | Unchained Melody | 3:35 | The Righteous Brothers | Film Parade 2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation) | 845 508-2 |
1.10 | Unchained Melody | 3:36 | The Righteous Brothers | In Love: Greatest Love 5 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Telstar Records (UK, mostly compilations) | TCD 2510 |
1.18 | Unchained Melody | 3:34 | The Righteous Brothers | Kuschelrock 5 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | 469001 2 |
1.4 | Unchained Melody | 3:39 | The Righteous Brothers | Love at the Movies | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| TCD (100% compilations) | TCDH 2545 |
1.1 | Unchained Melody | 3:36 | The Righteous Brothers | More Rock’n’Roll Love Songs | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Dino Entertainment | DIN CD 30 |
1.1 | Unchained Melody | 3:35 | The Righteous Brothers | Reunion | The Righteous Brothers | Album |
| Curb Records | D2-77423 |
2.6 | Unchained Melody | 3:35 | The Righteous Brothers | Ronny’s Pop Show 17 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | COL 468284 2 |
2.8 | Unchained Melody | 3:38 | The Righteous Brothers | Sahnestücke ’91: Soft‐Rock Hits | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Polystar (Germany) | 515 061-2 |
1.1 | Unchained Melody | 3:35 | The Righteous Brothers | Schmusesongs, Volume 2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | 982665 2 |
1.2 | Unchained Melody | 3:37 | The Righteous Brothers | Slow Motion: Die schönsten Liebeslieder der Filmgeschichte | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) | PD 75185 |
1.13 | Unchained Melody | 3:39 | The Righteous Brothers | stereoplay, CD 60: Yesterday’s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| stereoplay | CD 27100609 A |
1.11 | Unchained Melody | 3:38 | The Righteous Brothers | Superhits: The Mid-'60s | Various Artists | Compilation |
| Time–Life Music | SUD-12 |
1.1 | Unchained Melody | 3:38 | The Righteous Brothers | Sweet Love | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| San Juan Music Group (back-catalog masters & either (later) new or re-recordings or live versions) | |
1.6 | Unchained Melody | 3:36 | The Righteous Brothers | The Brits 1991: The Magic of British Music | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Telstar Records (UK, mostly compilations) | TCD 2481 |
4.2 | Unchained Melody | 3:37 | The Righteous Brothers | The Hit Box | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Concept Records (Australia) | CC0183CD |
1.6 | Unchained Melody | 3:39 | The Righteous Brothers | The Spirit of the 60s: 1965: The Hits Don't Stop | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music | TL 531/17 |
1.2 | Unchained Melody | 3:39 | The Righteous Brothers | The Very Best of the Righteous Brothers: Unchained Melody | The Righteous Brothers | Album + Compilation |
| Verve (jazz label, aka “Verve Records”, use this for release labels) | POCP-1075 |
1.20 | Unchained Melody | 3:36 | The Righteous Brothers | The Wedding Album: Songs That Say "I Love You" | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| CEMA Special Markets (a division of Capitol‐EMI Music, Inc.) | CDL-57550 |
2.14 | Unchained Melody | 3:37 | Righteous Brothers | Top of Pop and Rock | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | 468440 |
1.1 | Unchained Melody | 3:37 | The Righteous Brothers | Unchained Melodies | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Telstar Records (UK, mostly compilations) | TCD 2480 |
1.1 | Unchained Melody | 3:41 | The Righteous Brothers | Unchained Melody | The Righteous Brothers | Album + Compilation |
| FIC | EX-3061 |
1.1 | Unchained Melody | ?:?? | The Righteous Brothers | Unchained Melody | The Righteous Brothers | Album + Compilation |
| Starburst Music World | CD-STB-8727 |
4.2 | Unchained Melody | 3:39 | The Righteous Brothers | Vragen staat vrij | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Reader’s Digest | B 82 206 BB3 |
1.1 | Unchained Melody | 3:39 | The Righteous Brothers | Your Favorite Songs | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Curb Records | D2-77532 |
1.7 | Unchained Melody | 3:37 | The Righteous Brothers | Classic Love | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Telstar Records (UK, mostly compilations) | TCD 2620 |
1.16 | Unchained Melody | 3:37 | The Righteous Brothers | Modern Love: 17 of Today's Classic Love Songs | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| PolyGram TV (a division of PolyGram Record Operations Ltd.) | 515 518-2 |
2.10 | Unchained Melody | 3:36 | The Righteous Brothers | Absolute Cinema | Various Artists | Album + Soundtrack |
| EVA Records (Sweden) | 354 585 |
2.2 | Unchained Melody | 3:39 | The Righteous Brothers | 40 Years of Top Ten Hits | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Reader’s Digest | RDCD401, RDCD402, RDCD403, RDCD404, RDCD405, RDCD406 |
1.7 | Unchained Melody | ?:?? | The Righteous Brothers | Classic Love - 32 of the Greatest Love Songs | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Telstar Records (UK, mostly compilations) | STAC 2620 |
1.18 | Unchained Melody | 3:37 | The Righteous Brothers | Fan des 60 - 1964 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time-Life | 515 342-2 |
1.1 | Unchained Melody | 3:37 | The Righteous Brothers | Hits of the Sixties Super 100 Oldies | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| K-Box (imprint of Weton-Wesgram B.V.) | 032A, 032B, 032C, 032D, 043 |
2.13 | Unchained Melody | 3:34 | The Righteous Brothers | Knuffelrock | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Magnum (Dutch joint venture from 1990–1997) | 472388 2 |
1.10 | Unchained Melody | 3:36 | The Righteous Brothers | Lo mejor del soul | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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1.9 | Unchained Melody | 3:38 | The Righteous Brothers | Love at the Movies | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| PolyTel | 515186-2 |
1.15 | Unchained Melody | 3:38 | The Righteous Brothers | Magic Moments | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Heartland Music, Warner Special Products | HD-1188/4, OPCD-4536 |
1.3 | Unchained Melody | 3:36 | The Righteous Brothers | Rock ’n’ Roll Heartbeats | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Telstar Records (UK, mostly compilations) | TCD 2628 |
1.15 | Unchained Melody | 3:35 | The Righteous Brothers | Romancing the Screen | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony) | 471901 4 |
1.15 | Unchained Melody | 3:35 | The Righteous Brothers | Romancing the Screen | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony) | 471901 1 |
1.1 | Unchained Melody | 3:34 | The Righteous Brothers | Tender Love Songs | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Popcorn (Dutch budget label) | PC 016C |
2.10 | Unchained Melody | 3:39 | The Righteous Brothers | The Emotion Collection: Eternal Love | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time‐Life Books B.V. | TL 571/11 |
1.8 | Unchained Melody | 3:38 | The Righteous Brothers | The Wonderful World of The Righteous Brothers | The Righteous Brothers | Album + Compilation |
| Distribution Movieplay | RMB 75625 |
1.11 | Unchained Melody | 3:35 | The Righteous Brothers | Tour of Duty 4: The Strongest Popclassics From the 60's: The Ultimate Edition 1992 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Magnum (Dutch joint venture from 1990–1997) | 515 294-2 |
1.3 | Unchained Melody | 3:39 | The Righteous Brothers | Two Hearts | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Concept Records (Australia) | CC0199CD |
1.2 | Unchained Melody | 3:38 | The Righteous Brothers | Unchained Melody | The Righteous Brothers | Album + Compilation |
| Special Music Company, Verve (jazz label, aka “Verve Records”, use this for release labels) | 511 078-2 |
2.2 | Unchained Melody | 3:38 | The Righteous Brothers | That Loving Feeling, Volume VI | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Dino Entertainment | DINCD64 |
1.1 | Unchained Melody | 3:35 | The Righteous Brothers | Schmusesongs, Volume 2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | |
1.7 | Unchained Melody | 3:36 | The Righteous Brothers | Now That’s What I Call Music! 1990 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| NOW (bogus label; use the MusicBrainz Series instead) | 7243 8 27080 2 5, CDNOW1990 |
1.12 | Unchained Melody | 3:37 | The Righteous Brothers | Love in the 60s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Dino Entertainment | |
1.10 | Unchained Melody | 3:38 | The Righteous Brothers | 100 Solid Gold Hits 2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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1.20 | Unchained Melody | 3:38 | The Righteous Brothers | All Night Long: Dave Cash presents The Best of the 60’s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| PolyGram TV (a division of PolyGram Record Operations Ltd.) | 516 375-2 |
1.3 | Unchained Melody | 3:37 | The Righteous Brothers | As Time Goes By | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Dino Entertainment | DINMC77 |
1.3 | Unchained Melody | 3:37 | The Righteous Brothers | As Time Goes By | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Dino Entertainment | DINCD 77 |
1.15 | Unchained Melody | 3:37 | The Righteous Brothers | Best of the World | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Das Beste aus Reader’s Digest | HIT 21725572 |
1.14 | Unchained Melody | 3:38 | The Righteous Brothers | Ciné Dancing | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Ariola (German label, used worldwide in the past) | 74321141192 |
1.1 | Unchained Melody | 3:35 | The Righteous Brothers | Gold | The Righteous Brothers | Album + Compilation |
| Gold (Dutch budget compilation label) | GOLD 095 |
1.4 | Unchained Melody | 3:37 | The Righteous Brothers | Golden Ballads | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| PolyGram Special Projects (partners with third party non-music industry companies using music to promote their products and brands) | 516099-2 |
1.6 | Ghost: Unchained Melody | 3:38 | The Righteous Brothers | Grand écran | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| PolyGram | 516271-2 |
1.15 | Unchained Melody | 3:36 | The Righteous Brothers | Radio City Love Songs 2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | 09-474915-10 |
1.6 | Unchained Melody | 3:35 | The Righteous Brothers | Reasons to Believe: Love Songs | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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1.14 | Unchained Melody | 3:37 | The Righteous Brothers | Schön, daß es Dich gibt ! | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Polystar (Germany) | 515 793-2 |
1.9 | Unchained Melody | 3:38 | Righteous Brothers | Softrock 3: Die schönsten Love-Songs und Rock-Balladen | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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1.11 | Unchained Melody | 3:36 | The Righteous Brothers | Secret Lovers | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | SETV CD4 |
Promotion | |||||||||
1.13 | Unchained Melody | 3:38 | The Righteous Brothers | De heerlijke popjaren (The Best of the 70’s & 80’s) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| PolyGram Special Projects (partners with third party non-music industry companies using music to promote their products and brands) | 515 087-2 |
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1.1 | Unchained Melody | 3:37 | The Righteous Brothers | Unchained Melody | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Classic Records (audiophile reissues) |
Relationships
engineer: | Larry Levine |
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producer: | Phil Spector |
vocals: | Bobby Hatfield (in 1965-03) Bill Medley (in 1965-03) |
arranger: | Jack Nitzsche (American musician and score composer) |
phonographic copyright (℗) by: | Spectrum Music (Universal Music Group budget label) PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1965) Universal Records (UMG subsidiary, “RECORDS” must be a part of the logo; read annotation) (in 1966) |
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recorded at: | Radio Recorders Studios (Santa Monica Blvd. location since 1949) in West Hollywood, California, United States (in 1965-03) |
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has remixes: | Unchained Melody (Bachata remix by OG Bachata) by OG Bachata |
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mash-ups: | Saturday Night Melody (Righteous Brothers vs. The Misfits) by YITT (mashup artist) |
part of: | The Co-Op: Top 10 British Funeral Songs (number: 8) (order: 8) Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 269) (order: 270) Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 366) (order: 367) |
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recording of: | Unchained Melody (in 1965-03: cover) |
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Related works
Unchained Melody
publisher: | Hy Zaret |
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lyricist: | Hy Zaret |
composer: | Alex North (US composer) |
publisher: | Frank Music Corp. (ended) HZUM Publishing MPL Communication Ltd. (not for release label use! Paul McCartney-related, London-based company) MPL Communications Australia MPL Musik Verlags GmbH North Melody Publishing Unchained Melody Publishing, LLC |
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sub-publisher: | 日音 Synch事業部 |
later translated versions: | Droom met mij 人在雨下 |
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later versions: | Blijf aan mij steeds denken Les Enchaînés |
arrangements: | Les Enchaînés (translated) Senza Catene (translated) |