Artist: The Righteous Brothers
Title: The Essential Collection
Year Of Release: 2013
Label: Spectrum Music
Genre: R&B
Quality: FLAC (tracks+.cue,log)
Total Time: 57:37
Total Size: 353 MB

Wikipedia:

The Righteous Brothers are an American musical duo originally formed by Bill Medley and Bobby Hatfield but now comprising Medley and Bucky Heard. Medley formed the group with Hatfield in 1963. They had first performed together in 1962 in the Los Angeles area as part of a five-member group called the Paramours, and adopted the name The Righteous Brothers when they became a duo. Their most active recording period was in the 1960s and '70s, and, after several years inactive as a duo, Hatfield and Medley reunited in 1981 and continued to perform until Hatfield's death in 2003. The term "blue-eyed soul" is thought to have first been coined by Philadelphia radio DJ Georgie Woods in 1964 when describing the duo's music.

Hatfield and Medley had contrasting vocal ranges, which helped them create a distinctive sound as a duet. They each had the vocal talent to perform as soloists. Medley sang the low parts with his bass-baritone voice, with Hatfield taking the higher-register vocals with his tenor. His voice reached the register of a countertenor.

Following a year and a half of Top 40 non-entries on Billboard's Hot 100, the duo hit big with the late-1964 release of what would become their signature record, "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" – a transatlantic number one produced by Phil Spector, often considered one of his finest works and a landmark recording in popular music. Other notable hits include three US 1965 Top Tens – "Just Once in My Life" and covers of "Unchained Melody" (also a huge hit in 1990 after being featured in the film Ghost) and "Ebb Tide" – and the massive US 1966 number one "(You're My) Soul and Inspiration", plus the 1974 comeback hit "Rock and Roll Heaven". Both Hatfield and Medley also had for a time their own solo careers. In 2016, Medley re-formed The Righteous Brothers with Bucky Heard and they continue to perform as a duo.

The Righteous Brothers were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2003 and into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 2005. Rolling Stone ranked them no. 16 on its list of the 20 Greatest Duos of All Time.

Tracklist:

01. You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'
02. Unchained Melody
03. I Believe
04. Ebb Tide
05. Just Once In My Life
06. Go Ahead And Cry
07. He
08. Hung On You
09. See That Girl
10. Will You Love Me Tomorrow
11. Little Latin Lupe Lu
12. Justine
13. In The Midnight Hour
14. Island In The Sun
15. On The Side Of Goodbye
16. You Can Have Her
17. (You're My) Soul And Inspiration
18. Georgia On My Mind
19. The White Cliffs Of Dover
20. You'll Never Walk Alone


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