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The Righteous Brothers Were The Musical Duo Of Bill Medley And Bobby Hatfield. They Recorded From 1963 Through 1975 And Continued To Perform Live Until Hatfield's Death In 2003. Their Emotive Vocal Stylings Were Sometimes Dubbed "blue-Eyed Soul." They Adopted Their Name In 1962 While Performing Together Around Los Angeles USA As Part Of A Five-Member Group Called The Paramours Which Featured John Wimber Who Was Much Later One Of The Founders Of The Vineyard Movement On Keyboards. Hatfield And Medley Both Possessed Exceptional Vocal Talent With Range Control And Tone That Helped Them Create A Strong And Distinct Duet Sound And Perform As Soloists . Medley Sang The Low Parts With His Deep Soulful Baritone With Hatfield Taking The Higher Register Vocals With His Soaring Tenor. They Gained Their Name When An African-American Marine Shouted Out "That Was Righteous Brothers" At The End Of A Show. John Wimber One Of The Founding Leaders Of The Vineyard Movement Played The Keyboard In The Band. Their First Major Hit Single Was "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" In 1965. Produced By Phil Spector The Record Is Often Cited As One Of The Peak Expressions Of Spector's Wall Of Sound Production Techniques. It Was One Of The Most Successful Pop Singles Of Its Time Despite Exceeding The Standard Length For Radio Play. Indeed "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" Remains The Most Played Song In Radio History Estimated To Have Been Broadcast Over 8 Million Times To Date. A Little Known Fact About This Song Was That Spector Utilized Sonny And Cher As Back-Up Singers. They Had Several Other Spector-Produced Hit Singles During The 1960s Including "Ebb Tide" And "Unchained Melody" In 1965 And " You're My Soul And Inspiration" In 1966. Soul And Inspiration Was Produced By Bill Medley For Verve Records. Phil Spector Was Not Involved With This Recording In Any Way Shape Or Form. Also Although It Is Credited To Phil Spector Bill Medley Produced "Unchained Melody". Medley Produced The B-Side For The Singles And Spector Handled The Production Work On The A-Side. The A-Side For "Unchained Melody" Was The Single "Hung On You" Produced By Phil Spector Although It Was The B-Side That Ended Up Being The Hit.
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"You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" Is A 1965 Number-One Hit Single In The US And The UK By The Righteous Brothers. In 1999 The Performing-Rights Organization Broadcast Music Inc. BMI Announced That It Was The Most-Played Song Of The 20th Century. Additionally The Song Was Chosen As One Of The Songs Of The Century By RIAA. Written By Phil Spector Barry Mann And Cynthia Weil The Song Is One Of The Foremost Examples Of Producer Phil Spector's "Wall Of Sound" Technique. Recorded In Studio A Of The Famed Gold Star Studios In Los Angeles It Features Lead Vocals By Bill Medley. In An Interview With Rolling Stone Magazine Medley Recalled "We Had No Idea If It Would Be A Hit. It Was Too Slow Too Long And Right In The Middle Of The Beatles And The British Invasion." Indeed The Song Ran For Nearly Four Minutes When Released. This Was Much Too Long By Contemporary AM Standards But Spector Refused To Cut It Shorter. On The Label Where The Time Is Indicated He Had "3 05" Printed Instead Of The Track's Actual Running Time Of 3 45. He Also Added A False Ending. Upon Being Played The Finished Record Over The Phone Co-Writer Barry Mann Told Spector “Phil You Have It On The Wrong Speed!” By Mid-February 1965 "Lovin' Feelin'" Was No. 1 In Both The US And The UK. It The Only Song To Enter The UK Top 10 Three Different Times -- First With The Initial Charting In 1965 And Again When It Was Re-Released In 1969 And 1990. The Song Was #34 On The List Of The 500 Greatest Songs Of All Time By Rolling Stone. In A Scene From The 1986 Action Thriller Movie Top Gun Tom Cruise And Anthony Edwards Infamously Sing The Song In An Attempt To Win The Affection Of Their Female Superior Played By Kelly McGillis.
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The Righteous Brothers Were The Musical Duo Of Bill Medley And Bobby Hatfield. They Recorded From 1963 Through 1975 And Continued To Perform Live Until Hatfield's Death In 2003. Their Emotive Vocal Stylings Were Sometimes Dubbed "blue-Eyed Soul." They Adopted Their Name In 1962 While Performing Together Around Los Angeles USA As Part Of A Five-Member Group Called The Paramours Which Featured John Wimber Who Was Much Later One Of The Founders Of The Vineyard Movement On Keyboards. Hatfield And Medley Both Possessed Exceptional Vocal Talent With Range Control And Tone That Helped Them Create A Strong And Distinct Duet Sound And Perform As Soloists . Medley Sang The Low Parts With His Deep Soulful Baritone With Hatfield Taking The Higher Register Vocals With His Soaring Tenor. They Gained Their Name When An African-American Marine Shouted Out "That Was Righteous Brothers" At The End Of A Show. John Wimber One Of The Founding Leaders Of The Vineyard Movement Played The Keyboard In The Band. Their First Major Hit Single Was "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" In 1965. Produced By Phil Spector The Record Is Often Cited As One Of The Peak Expressions Of Spector's Wall Of Sound Production Techniques. It Was One Of The Most Successful Pop Singles Of Its Time Despite Exceeding The Standard Length For Radio Play. Indeed "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" Remains The Most Played Song In Radio History Estimated To Have Been Broadcast Over 8 Million Times To Date. A Little Known Fact About This Song Was That Spector Utilized Sonny And Cher As Back-Up Singers. They Had Several Other Spector-Produced Hit Singles During The 1960s Including "Ebb Tide" And "Unchained Melody" In 1965 And " You're My Soul And Inspiration" In 1966. Soul And Inspiration Was Produced By Bill Medley For Verve Records. Phil Spector Was Not Involved With This Recording In Any Way Shape Or Form. Also Although It Is Credited To Phil Spector Bill Medley Produced "Unchained Melody". Medley Produced The B-Side For The Singles And Spector Handled The Production Work On The A-Side. The A-Side For "Unchained Melody" Was The Single "Hung On You" Produced By Phil Spector Although It Was The B-Side That Ended Up Being The Hit.
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"You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" is a 1965 number-one hit single in the US and the UK by The Righteous Brothers. In 1999, the performing-rights organization Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) announced that it was the most-played song of the 20th century. Additionally, the song was chosen as one of the Songs of the Century by RIAA.
Written by Phil Spector, Barry Mann, and Cynthia Weil, the song is one of the foremost examples of producer Phil Spector's "Wall of Sound" technique. Recorded in Studio A of the famed Gold Star Studios in Los Angeles, it features lead vocals by Bill Medley.
In an interview with Rolling Stone magazine, Medley recalled, "We had no idea if it would be a hit. It was too slow, too long, and right in the middle of The Beatles and the British Invasion." Indeed, the song ran for nearly four minutes when released. This was much too long by contemporary AM standards, but Spector refused to cut it shorter. On the label where the time is indicated, he had "3:05" printed, instead of the track's actual running time of 3:45. He also added a false ending. Upon being played the finished record over the phone, co-writer Barry Mann told Spector, “Phil, you have it on the wrong speed!”
By mid-February 1965, "Lovin' Feelin'" was No. 1 in both the US and the UK. It the only song to enter the UK Top 10 three different times -- first with the initial charting in 1965, and again when it was re-released in 1969 and 1990. The song was #34 on the list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time by Rolling Stone.
In a scene from the 1986 action thriller movie Top Gun, Tom Cruise and Anthony Edwards infamously sing the song in an attempt to win the affection of their female superior, played by Kelly McGillis. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.