| Recorded by: | The Righteous Brothers, Elvis Presley, Tom Jones, Dionne Warwick, Boots Randolph, Neil Diamond, Etta James, Hall and Oates, Smokey Robinson and The Miracles and more than 200 others |
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| Awards: | BMI Award 1965, 1969, 1980, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999. BMI Rhythm and Blues Award 1971. Millionaire song: 14 million performances. The most played song of the last century. Selected as one of the songs of the century by the RIAA.
Cilla Black’s cover which actually went to #2 in the UK and was only stopped from reaching #1 by The Righteous Brothers version. Yes, the top two songs on the charts in the UK at that time were two different versions of this same song. |
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indicates top 100 chart.
