Sealed with a Kiss

"Sealed with a Kiss" is the title of a song written by Peter Udell and Gary Geld. It was first recorded by The Four Voices in 1960 as a single, but their recording was not a hit.^[1]

In 1962, Brian Hyland, who often performed Udell and Geld's material, covered the song. Hyland's single was a hit, reaching #3 on both the Billboard Hot 100 and the UK Singles Chart.^[2] When re-released in 1975, Hyland's recording charted in the UK at # 7. Hyland also recorded a version in German.

Gary Lewis and the Playboys released a single in 1968. Their cover version was a Billboard #19 hit and placed high on the Hot 100.^[3]

A third Top 40 Hot 100 version came in 1972, when Bobby Vinton released a single, again reaching #19 in the Billboard singles charts.^[4] This version also placed high on Billboard's adult contemporary chart. Bobby Vinton's recording was used in both the trailer and end credits of the 2007 film All the Boys Love Mandy Lane.

In 1989, Jason Donovan topped the UK Singles Chart for two weeks with his version. He included this recording in his debut album, Ten Good Reasons.^[5] Donovan re-recorded the song in 2008 for his album Let It Be Me.^[6]

Cover versions

The many cover versions of this song include the following:

• Shelley Fabares (1962) for her album The Things We Did Last Summer
• Les Chats Sauvages (1962) in French under the title "Derniers Baisers" ("Last Kisses"), Pathé Marconi EA631
• The Lettermen (1965) for their album Hit Sounds of The Lettermen and also as the B-side of "Theme from A Summer Place"
• The Toys (1968)
• Bobby Vee (1968) for his album Just Today
• Gábor Szabó (1969)
• The Night-Owls, one-time operating Hong Kong pop group, recorded an instrumental version of the song on their All The Way With Ray LP album. (1970)
• Lin Ying (林櫻), Singaporean female singer, on her LP album The Best Of Lin Ying & The Prinstar Punchers. (1972)
• Nektar (1972), later released on the deluxe version of A Tab in the Ocean
• Felicia Wong (王愛明), Hong Kong female pop singer/artist, on her LP album Felicia's Folk Album II. (1974)
• Ervinna, Singapore-based female pop singer, on her LP album Golden Hits Of 20th Century Vol. 7 (between 1972 and 1974)
• Mud (1982)
• Surf Punks (1982) for their album Locals Only
• Prudence Liew (1989) in Cantonese under the title "Someone", a single from her album Jokingly Saying
• Kenny Bee (鍾鎮濤), Hong Kong pop singer/artist, on his LP album 看星的日子. (1989)
• Samuel Hui (1990)
• The Shadows (1990) for their album Reflection
• The Flaming Groovies (1992)
• Andreas Tsoukalas (1994) in Greek under the title "Antio" for his album (LP and CD) Mia kainouria mera on LYRA Records (Greece)
• J.M.K.E (1998) under the title "Jason Donovani munn" ("Jason Donovan's Prick"), a punk rock version in Estonian^[7]
• Agnetha Fältskog (2004) for her album My Colouring Book
• Laurent Voulzy (2006) for his album La Septième Vague
• Chris de Burgh (2008) for his album Footsteps

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