FlourishAnyway from USA on April 19, 2018: I like that reason for being so busy (painting his house). And so it was that "Unchained Melody", a hit form a decade earlier, was covered by Medley and Hatfield. I was really surprised about the origin of the song...never knew it existed before The Righteous Brothers! Stirrat wrote the words to "Unchained Melody" in 1936 when he was on a summer scholarship at Yaddo’s Triuna Arts of the Theatre School. Rockin’ before she could walk, a vinyl hound who can’t remember a thing because the words to all songs from 1960-2019 are stuck in her head.
Hibbler's version of the song hit the number one position on the R&B charts in 1955, as did a version by Roy Hamilton. Such a beautiful song and one that every girl in 1965 was hoping the DJ would play so she could slow dance with her favorite beau. The Best of the Righteous Brothers: 20th Century Masters Millennium Collection. Kaili Bisson (author) from Canada on March 13, 2019: I'm with you Jerry, this is a beautiful song...timeless! Though The Paramours were signed to a record deal with the Moonglow label, they failed to release anything beyond one single and soon went their separate ways. Feeling that he could add something more to the song, Hatfield asked Medley to let him record over part of the original take. While in Daly City in 1964 with one of his groups The Ronettes, music producer Phil Spector happened to catch a performance by The Righteous Brothers.
Bill Holland from Olympia, WA on February 22, 2019: I had no idea about the origin of this song...and I didn't know how the Righteous Brothers got together.
Photo taken at Knott's Berry Farm.
Photo courtesy Orange County Archives, (CC by 2.0), via Flickr. An old 45 recording of "Unchained Melody" by The Righteous Brothers, By Philles Records (http://www.45cat.com/record/ph129) [Public domain], via Wikimed. The Righteous Brothers wanted to re-release the song because of the renewed interest caused by the movie. North composed the score for the film and was then asked to write a theme song.
When the duo joined the Phillies label, Spector asked Medley if he would produce The Righteous Brothers albums so that Spector could focus on churning out singles. Medley was with a group called The Paramours, and when a spot opened up in that group, Medley invited Hatfield to audition. It happened that the duo were booked into a club in Irvine California near the El Toro Marine Base. Lyrics and Chords to their timeless version, as used in the movie "Ghost.". As a teen at the time of the Righteous Brothers release I had always imagined it as an plea of someone deployed in NAM! (died 2001) has also been archived by me.
In recent years, he has sung it as a tribute to Hatfield, who passed away in 2003. Into the studio they went to record the song.
Love the song. The Righteous Brothers. It was 1963 and Medley and Hatfield decided to go it alone using the name The Paramours. Zaret was originally not interested in helping North with the lyrics for the song, but North kept after him and Zaret finally agreed.
This was our wedding song in 1993 as the movie Ghost was our first official date and the song was in the movie Ghost. Both the original version and the re-recorded version actually appeared on The Billboard Hot 100 at the same time, making The Rigteous Brothers the very first group to have two versions of the same song charting in the top 20 at the same time.
Yet we must all be thankful for its brief sojourn with us, for the legacy of Unchained Melody is surely as As the producer, Medley agreed. Jump to it here. Kaili Bisson (author) from Canada on February 22, 2019: You are so welcome Bill. And so it was that the the duo known as The Paramours soon became The Righteous Brothers. Medley had previously been producing the songs the duo recorded for Moonglow, so he readily agreed to the arrangement. After the tracks had been laid down, Hatfield asked if he could make a change. One of the truly beautiful songs ever written, and their recording of it will always be a classic.
The vocals are wonderful! "I pestered him and pestered him to compose a piano copy for me. Kaili Bisson (author) from Canada on June 05, 2019: Agreed, it is a very emotional song. Spector insisted on having songs never meant for radio play appear on the B-sides of his releases. This archive is intended to act as a backup resource in the event the original disappears. Righteous!
The guys had a hit with their first release with Spector, a song called "Just Once in My Life" that was penned by Spector, Gerry Goffin and Carole King. Al Hibbler The most inspiring version of Unchained Melody
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