The Righteous Brothers
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Biography
[Edit]They weren't brothers, but Bill Medley and Bobby Hatfield (both born in 1940) were most definitely righteous, defining (and perhaps even inspiring) the term "blue-eyed soul" in the mid-'60s. The white Southern California duo were an established journeyman doo wop/R&B act before an association with Phil Spector produced one of the most memorable hits of the 1960s, "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'." The collaboration soon fell apart, though, and while the singers had some other excellent hit singles in a similar style, they proved unable to sustain their momentum after just a year or two at the top.
When Medley and Hatfield combined forces in 1962, they emerged from regional groups the Paramours and the Variations; in fact, they kept the Paramours billing for their first single. By 1963, they were calling themselves the Righteous Brothers, Medley taking the low parts with his smoky baritone, Hatfield taking the higher tenor and falsetto lines. For the next couple of years they did quite a few energetic R&B tunes on the Moonglow label that bore similarity to the gospel/soul/rock style of Ray Charles, copping their greatest success with "Little Latin Lupe Lu," which became a garage-band favorite covered by Mitch Ryder, the Kingsmen, and others.
Even on the Moonglow recordings, Bill Medley acted as producer and principal songwriter, but the duo wouldn't break out nationally until they put themselves at the services of Phil Spector. Spector gave the Wall of Sound treatment to "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'," a grandiose ballad penned by himself, Barry Mann, and Cynthia Weil. At nearly four minutes, the song was pushing the limits of what could be played on radio in the mid-'60s, and some listeners thought they were hearing a 45 single played at 33 rpm due to Medley's low, blurry lead vocal. No matter; the song had a power that couldn't be denied, and went all the way to number one.
The Righteous Brothers had three more big hits in 1965 on Spector's Philles label ("Just Once in My Life," "Unchained Melody," and "Ebb Tide"), all employing similar dense orchestral arrangements and swelling vocal crescendos. Yet the Righteous Brothers-Spector partnership wasn't a smooth one, and by 1966 the duo had left Philles for a lucrative deal with Verve. Medley, already an experienced hand in the producer's booth, reclaimed the producer's chair, and the Righteous Brothers had another number one hit with their first Verve outing, "(You're My) Soul and Inspiration." Its success must have been a particularly bitter blow for Spector, given that Medley successfully emulated the Wall of Sound orchestral ambience of the Righteous Brothers' Philles singles down to the smallest detail, even employing the same Mann-Weil writing team that had contributed to "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'." It's a bit of a mystery as to why the Righteous Brothers never came close to duplicating that success during the rest of their tenure at Verve. But they would only have a couple of other Top 40 hits in the 1960s ("He" and "Go Ahead and Cry," both in 1966), even with the aid of occasional compositions by the formidable Goffin-King team. In 1968 Medley left for a solo career; Hatfield, the less talented of the pair (at least from a songwriting and production standpoint), kept the Righteous Brothers going with Jimmy Walker (who had been in the Knickerbockers).
Medley had a couple of small hits in the late '60s as a solo act, but unsurprisingly neither "brother" was worth half as much on their own as they were together. In 1974 they reunited and had a number three hit with "Rock and Roll Heaven," a tribute to dead rock stars that some found tacky. A couple of smaller hits followed before Medley retired from performing for five years in 1976. The Righteous Brothers continued to tour the oldies circuit off and on in the 1980s and 1990s. It was while on one of these tours that Bobby Hatfield died suddenly on November 5, 2003.
Title: Anthology 1962 - 1974 (CD 2)
Artist: The Righteous Brothers
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop, Pop Rock
Title: Just Once In My Life
Artist: The Righteous Brothers
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: Best of Righteous Brothers (Re-Recorded Versions)
Artist: The Righteous Brothers
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Pop
Title: Unchained Melody: The Very Best Of
Artist: The Righteous Brothers
Genre: Soul, Rock, Rock & Roll, Pop Rock
Title: Unchained Melody (Remastered) - Single
Artist: The Righteous Brothers
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: The Righteous Brothers: Live On the Sunset Strip
Artist: The Righteous Brothers
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rap, Soul, Rock, Pop
Title: You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'
Artist: The Righteous Brothers
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: The Very Best of the Righteous Brothers - Unchained Melody
Artist: The Righteous Brothers
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Pop
Title: Righteous Brothers: The Definitive Collection
Artist: The Righteous Brothers
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Pop
Title: Anthology 1962 - 1974 (CD 1)
Artist: The Righteous Brothers
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop, Pop Rock
Collections
Title: 101 Power Ballads CD 6
Genre: Pop
Title: Compact Disc Club - Gold CD 1
Genre: Pop Rock
Title: Top One USA CD 6 1965
Genre: Pop Rock
Title: Top One USA CD 7 1966
Genre: Pop Rock
Title: 100 Oldie Collection CD 21
Genre: Pop Rock
Title: Now Decades CD 2
Genre: Pop
Title: Compact Disc Club - Gold 2009 CD 1
Genre: Pop Rock
Title: Hits Radio Best FM CD 5
Genre: Club/Dance, Pop
Title: Greatest Oldies Collectors Edition Vol. 1
Genre: Pop Rock
Title: Top Hits Of The 70s CD 3
Genre: Pop
Title: The Best Of The Greatest Love CD 2
Genre: Pop Rock
Title: Now! That'S What I Call Music 18
Genre: Breakbeat , Downtempo, Electronica, Eurodance, House, Deep House, Euro House, Trance, Hip Hop/R&B, Jazz, Rock, Alternative Rock, Blues Rock, Gothic Rock, Indie Rock, New Wave, Punk, Post Punk, Reggae, Dub, Disco, Pop, Pop Rock, Pop Rap, Synth Pop, Alternative, Acoustic, Indie
Title: Compact Disc Club - Wonderful Life CD 3
Genre: Pop Rock
Title: Beautiful Ballads CD2
Title: Ladies & Gentlemen CD1
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Pop, Funk
Title: Golden Love Songs Top 100 (Disc 1)
Genre: Pop
Title: Lifetime Of Romance: Falling In Love (Disc 2)
Genre: Rock
Title: Always And Forever CD1
Title: Canciones Para Enamorados CD3
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, World Music, Pop
Title: Exitos Internacionales CD02
Title: The Best Sixties Album In The World... Ever! CD1
Genre: Rock
Title: Wonderful Life CD3
Genre: Pop
Title: Top 100 Pop Love Songs CD 3
Title: Top 100 Pop Love Songs
Genre: Folk Rock, World Music, Pop
Title: The Best Of Soul And Rhythm & Blues Collection CD6
Genre: Pop
Title: Las 101 Canciones Del Cine (Disc 1)
Genre: Pop
Title: 100 Greatest Love Songs CD1
Title: Top Of The Pops 1974 CD3
Genre: Rock
Title: Bravo Hits - Best Of '91
Title: 100X Winter 2012 (CD4)
Genre: Pop
Title: Time Life Music - All I Have To Do Is Dream
Genre: Rock & Roll
Title: The Best Of 60'S Vol. 2
Genre: Pop
Title: Greatest Hits From The Movies (CD1)
Genre: Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: The Very Best Of Love Legends (CD2)
Genre: Rock
Title: Lifetime Of Romance - It Must Be Love (CD1)
Genre: Rock, Pop, New Romantic, Lounge
Title: Lifetime Of Romance - It Must Be Love (CD2)
Genre: Rock, Pop, New Romantic, Lounge
Title: Love Ring BEST
Genre: Pop
Title: Absolute 60s (CD1)
Title: With Love (CD2)
Genre: Soul, Country, Pop, Country Pop, Dance Pop, Teen Pop, Songwriter/Lyricist, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Impresindibles M80 (CD3)
Genre: World Music, Disco, Pop
Title: The Power Of Love 2013 (CD3)
Genre: Pop
Title: 100 Unforgettable Love Songs
Genre: Pop
Title: Old Fashioned Love Songs CD3
Title: Century Gold - Golden 60s
Genre: Folk Rock, World Music, Pop
Title: 100 Hits - Movies (CD2)
Genre: Pop, Pop Rock, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: 100 Hits - Movies (CD1)
Genre: Pop, Pop Rock, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Daily Mail: The Ultimate Romance Album (Disc 2)
Genre: Orchestral, Pop
Title: Schmusesongs Vol. 2 (CD1)
Genre: Pop
Title: Golden 60s
Genre: Folk Rock, World Music, Pop
Title: Malt Shop Memories - All I Have To Do Is Dream (CD2)
Genre: Pop Rock
Title: Remember Love Songs Live Vol. 03
Genre: World Music, Pop
Title: Radio 2 - Twee Dansant (CD1)
Genre: Pop
Title: Cinema Songs
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: 100 Sixties Classics (CD2)
Title: 100 Sixties Classics (CD5)
Title: The Best Sixties Album Ever (CD2)
Genre: Rock
Title: Greatest Rock Ballads
Genre: Rock
Title: Treat Me Like A Woman
Title: Golden Classics - Vol. II
Genre: Dancefloor, Pop, Retro
Featuring albums
Title: Wall of Sound: The Very Best of Phil Spector 1961-1966
Artist: Phil Spector
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Rock & Roll, Pop, Teen Pop
Title: Top Gun - Motion Picture Soundtrack (Special Expanded Edition)
Artist: Various
Genre: Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: 80 From America. 80 Classic American Tracks (CD3)
Artist: Universal Music
Title: Summer In The City (CD1)
Artist: Dreamboats, The Miniskirts
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Pop Rock
Title: 20 #1’s: Movie Love Songs / 20 #1's: Movie Love Songs
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: The Other Brother - A Solo Anthology 1970
Artist: Bobby Hatfield
Title: Best Of Lovesongs (CD2)
Artist: Die Hit Giganten
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, New Wave, Pop, Acoustic
Title: The Sing-A-Long Lip (CD2)
Artist: Sing-A-Long
Genre: Electropop, Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Disco, Theatre/Soundtrack, Funk