Sealed with a Kiss

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

Contents 1 Brian Hyland version 1.1 Chart performance 2 Gary Lewis and the Playboys version 2.1 Chart performance 3 Bobby Vinton version 4 Jason Donovan version 4.1 Chart performance 5 Other versions 6 References 7 External links

Brian Hyland version
In 1962, Brian Hyland, who often performed Udell and Geld's material, covered the song. Hyland's single began its run on June 6, 1962 and became a hit, reaching No. 3 on both the Billboard Hot 100 and the UK Singles Chart.[2] The personnel on the original Brian Hyland recording included Mundell Lowe, Al Caiola on guitar, Gary Geld on piano, George Duvivier on bass, Blackie Shackner on harmonica and Gary Chester on drums and Sticks Evans and Al Rogers on percussion.

When re-released in 1975, Hyland's recording charted in the UK at No. 7. Hyland also recorded a version in German.

Chart performance

Chart (1962)

Peak position

UK Singles (The Official Charts Company) 3 US Singles (Billboard Hot 100) 3

Chart (1975)

Peak position

UK Singles (The Official Charts Company) 7

Gary Lewis and the Playboys version
Gary Lewis and the Playboys covered the song in 1968 on the album Gary Lewis Now!. Their cover version of the single was a Billboard Hot 100 No. 19 hit.[3]

Chart performance

Chart (1968)

Peak position

US Singles (Billboard Hot 100) 19

Bobby Vinton version
A third Top 40 Hot 100 version came in 1972, when Bobby Vinton released a single, reaching No .19 in the Billboard singles chart.[4] This version also placed high on Billboard's adult contemporary chart. Vinton arranged the song himself, with a modern sound including a unique bongo opening that made the song stand out from the pack. The success of the single led to the release of an album, also titled Sealed With A Kiss that charted as a best seller. This single, which was a follow up to "Evry Day of My Life" marked a Vinton comeback in 1972, with the artist appearing on American Bandstand and other television shows on the strength of the single. Billboard ranked it as the No. 87 song for 1972.[5] Vinton's recording was used in both the trailer and end credits of the 2007 horror film All the Boys Love Mandy Lane.

Jason Donovan version
"Sealed with a Kiss"

Single by Jason Donovan

from the album Ten Good Reasons

B-side "Just Call Me Up"

Released 29 May 1989

Format CD maxi, 7" single

Genre Pop

Length 2:28

Label PWL

Writer(s) Peter Udell, Gary Geld

Producer(s) Stock Aitken Waterman

Jason Donovan singles chronology

"Too Many Broken Hearts" (1989) "Sealed With a Kiss" (1989) "Every Day (I Love You More)" (1989)

Music video

"Sealed with a Kiss" on YouTube

In 1989, Jason Donovan released a cover version as the third single from his debut album, Ten Good Reasons.[6] His version went straight into the UK Singles Chart at number one and stayed there for two weeks, also reaching the top in Finland and Ireland.

Chart performance

Chart (1989–1990)

Peak position

Australia (ARIA)[7] 8 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[8] 5 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[9] 2 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[10] 1 France (SNEP)[11] 12 Germany (Official German Charts)[12] 4 Ireland (IRMA)[13] 1 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[14] 11 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[15] 13 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[16] 8 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[17] 7 UK Singles (The Official Charts Company) 1

Other versions
The American R&B all-girl trio The Toys covered it in 1968 reaching number 43 on the U.S. R&B charts.

The Hong Kong singer Prudence Liew covered it in 1988 with Cantonese version 《有人》.

In 1990, Aaron Kwok covered it with Mandarin version 《放下武器跟我走》under his first album 《对你爱不完》. In 2016, he cover again in cantonese version 《舞士精神》as the theme song for his concert 《舞林密码世界巡回2016》.

French singer Laurent Voulzy recorded this in French on his album "La Septième Vague" (2006) under the title Dernier Baisers (Last Kisses).[18]