query: which of the righteous brothers sang unchained melody

pos: Unchained Melody as a solo by Bobby Hatfield, that became a jukebox standard for the late 20th century. Hatfield made a change to the melody and many subsequent covers of the song would be based on his version. The recording by Righteous Brothers achieved a second round of great popularity when it was featured in the film "Ghost" (1990). In 2004, it finished at number 27 on AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs survey of top tunes in American cinema. In 1954, North was contracted to compose the score for the prison film "Unchained" (released in 1955). North composed and recorded the score, and

pos: The Righteous Brothers credited Spector as producer when it became a hit. After the success of "Unchained Melody", Spector started recording older songs with the Righteous Brothers, including "Ebb Tide", which reached No. 5. Hatfield was the only vocal on "Unchained Melody" and "Ebb Tide", and both were songs Bobby Hatfield had performed with his first group, the Variations. According to Medley, both the early singles "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" and "Just Once in My Life" featured Medley's vocal strongly, which caused some friction between the duo, and the Hatfield solos in later singles restored some balance between the two. The last

pos: Bobby Hatfield his discography as part of the duo. Film Soundtracks Bobby Hatfield Robert Lee Hatfield (August 10, 1940 – November 5, 2003), better known as Bobby Hatfield, was an American singer, best known as one half of the Righteous Brothers. He sang the tenor part for the duo, but his most recognizable work is his 1965 recording of "Unchained Melody" which he performed as a solo. Born in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, Hatfield moved with his family to Anaheim, California, when he was four. He attended Anaheim High School, where he played football and baseball, and was co-captain of the basketball team.

pos: Bobby Hatfield Bobby Hatfield Robert Lee Hatfield (August 10, 1940 – November 5, 2003), better known as Bobby Hatfield, was an American singer, best known as one half of the Righteous Brothers. He sang the tenor part for the duo, but his most recognizable work is his 1965 recording of "Unchained Melody" which he performed as a solo. Born in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, Hatfield moved with his family to Anaheim, California, when he was four. He attended Anaheim High School, where he played football and baseball, and was co-captain of the basketball team. He was student body president in the 1957-1958 school

pos: Unchained Melody as a solo by Bobby Hatfield, that became a jukebox standard for the late 20th century. Hatfield made a change to the melody and many subsequent covers of the song would be based on his version. The recording by Righteous Brothers achieved a second round of great popularity when it was featured in the film "Ghost" (1990). In 2004, it finished at number 27 on AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs survey of top tunes in American cinema. In 1954, North was contracted to compose the score for the prison film "Unchained" (released in 1955). North composed and recorded the score, and

pos: Unchained Melody on the "Billboard" Best Selling Sheet Music chart on the week ending June 18, 1955. It stayed at its peak position for nine weeks until it dropped to number four on its twentieth week on the week ending August 27. The best-known version of "Unchained Melody" was recorded by the duo The Righteous Brothers for Philles Records in 1965. The lead vocal was performed solo by Bobby Hatfield, who later recorded other versions of the song credited solely to him. According to his singing partner Bill Medley, they had agreed to do one solo piece each per album. Both wanted

pos: Phil Spector with Bill Medley and Bobby Hatfield that he bought their contract from Moonglow Records and signed them to Philles. In early 1965, "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" became the label's second number 1 single. Three more major hits with the duo followed: "Just Once in My Life" (number 9), "Unchained Melody" (number 4, originally the B-side of "Hung on You") and "Ebb Tide" (number 5). Despite having hits, he lost interest in producing the Righteous Brothers and sold their contract and all their master recordings to Verve Records. However, the sound of the Righteous Brothers' singles was so distinctive that

pos: The Righteous Brothers of The Righteous Brothers...Unchained Melody" was released later by Verve/Polydor. This compilation album also became their first entry in the UK album chart. They began to tour extensively all through the 1990s and early 2000s and performed for about 12 weeks a year in Las Vegas. Bobby Hatfield was found dead in his hotel room in Kalamazoo, Michigan, on November 5, 2003, shortly before he was due to perform at a concert with Bill Medley at Western Michigan University's Miller Auditorium. The autopsy report attributed his death to heart failure brought on by cocaine. Bill Medley continued to perform as

pos: Wall of Sound even supportive of, vocal protagonism. Such virtuosity was ultimately serving of Spector's own agenda—The Righteous Brothers' vocal prowess provided him a "secure and prosperous headrest", such as in Bobby Hatfield's rendering of "Unchained Melody". Wagnerian rock derives its characterization from a merge between Spector's Wall of Sound and the operas of Richard Wagner. The Wall of Sound forms the foundation of Phil Spector's recordings, in general. However, certain records are considered to have epitomized its use. The Ronettes' version of "Sleigh Ride" used the effect heavily. Another prominent example of the Wall of Sound was "Da Doo Ron Ron" by

pos: Paul Revere & the Raiders from 1967–1971, performs as part of the Los Angeles-based Richard Sherman Trio jazz combo. Bassist Mike "Doc" Holiday and guitarist/bassist Charlie Coe made a special guest appearance with Mark Lindsay at a show in Boise, Idaho in 1996. They both reside in Idaho. Righteous Brothers Bill Medley's son, Darrin, sang and performed with Paul Revere & the Raiders. Another Darren, Darren Dowler, followed Darrin Medley as lead vocalist of the Raiders. Coincidentally, Darren Dowler also sang with Darrin Medley's father's group, the Righteous Brothers Band singing the parts formerly sung by tenor, recording great Bobby Hatfield. Dowler, the current vocalist,

pos: The Righteous Brothers members Former members For their discography as solo artists, see Bill Medley and Bobby Hatfield. Many compilation albums by The Righteous Brothers have been released, the following is a selection of compilation albums that received certifications. The Righteous Brothers The Righteous Brothers were originally an American musical duo of Bill Medley and Bobby Hatfield. They began performing together in 1962 in the Los Angeles area as part of a five-member group called the Paramours, but adopted the name "The Righteous Brothers" when they embarked on their recording career as a duo. Their most active recording period was in the 1960s

neg: Unchained Melody Unchained Melody "Unchained Melody" is a 1955 song with music by Alex North and lyrics by Hy Zaret. North used the music as a theme for the little-known prison film "Unchained" (1955), hence the song title. Todd Duncan sang the vocals for the film soundtrack. It has since become a standard and one of the most often recorded songs of the 20th century, most notably by the Righteous Brothers. According to the song's publishing administrator, over 1,500 recordings of "Unchained Melody" have been made by more than 670 artists, in multiple languages. In 1955, three versions of the song (by

neg: Unchained Melody it was written, but returned later for another session, changing the melody for the "I need your love" line in the final verse, and sang it much higher instead. Hatfield then said he could do another take better, to which Medley replied: "No, you can't." Medley played the Wurlitzer piano on the song and he noted that "if I knew that it was gonna be a hit I certainly would have brought in a better piano player." "Unchained Melody" reappeared on the Billboard charts in 1990 after The Righteous Brothers' recording was used in the box office blockbuster film "Ghost".

neg: Unchained Melody For the original recordings, Polydor had licensed the CD rights to Rhino Records for a premium-priced 1989 compilation of Righteous Brothers hits from various labels; later in 1990, it issued its own regular-priced Righteous Brothers greatest hits CD that included the recording. The Righteous Brothers' cover of "Unchained Melody" is now widely considered the definitive version of the song. Hatfield's vocal in particular is highly praised; it has been described as "powerful, full of romantic hunger, yet ethereal," and a "vocal tour de force", although his re-recording was noted as "fudging only a bit on the highest notes". The production

neg: Bobby Hatfield show at the Cow Palace near San Francisco and met the music producer Phil Spector, whose group The Ronettes was also in the show. Spector was impressed and signed them to his own label Philles Records. Their first No. 1 was "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'," produced by Phil Spector in 1964. Follow-up hits included "Unchained Melody," which was actually a Hatfield solo performance. After the success of "Unchained Melody", Spector then started recording older standards with the Righteous Brothers such as "Ebb Tide", which Hatfield also performed solo, and it reached the Top 5. Both "Unchained Melody" and "Ebb

neg: String Quartets 1–3 Bull's time, and Nyman's use of "Unchained Melody" (originally written for a 1955 prison film titled "Unchained" and famously covered by The Righteous Brothers, and the favorite song of Nyman's wife, Aet) is a contemporary equivalent. As noted by Pwyll Ap Siôn, "Unchained Melody" is musically related to "Walsingham", as its opening three-note pattern of C-D-E is a slight variation of the melody of "Walsingham". "Unchained Melody" enters in figure H (measure 274) over a bass line of variation 9 of "Walsingham" that previously appeared in figure E. Schoenberg's "String Quartet No. 2" is notable in two ways: first, it

neg: The Righteous Brothers song on American radio and television of the 20th century, with more than eight million airplays by the end of 1999. The Righteous Brothers had several other hit singles with Philles Records in 1965, including "Just Once in My Life" and "Unchained Melody" (originally the B-side of "Hung on You"), both reaching the Billboard Top 10. "Unchained Melody" was produced by Medley; according to Medley, it was originally intended only as an album track, and Spector had asked him to produce the albums so Spector could spend time and money on producing singles. Later copies of the original 45 release

neg: Unchained Melody: The Early Years with 133,500 copies sold. Unchained Melody: The Early Years Unchained Melody: The Early Years or simply The Early Years is a compilation album by American country singer LeAnn Rimes, released in the United States on February 11, 1997 (see 1997 in music) by Curb Records. Due to high sales of her debut album, "Blue", the album consists of tracks recorded previously to "Blue" (tracks one, two and five through nine were taken from Rimes' independent album, under Nor Va Jak label, "All That" (1994). "Unchained Melody" (originally by The Righteous Brothers) was released on a single as a B-side track

neg: Unchained Melody: The Early Years Unchained Melody: The Early Years Unchained Melody: The Early Years or simply The Early Years is a compilation album by American country singer LeAnn Rimes, released in the United States on February 11, 1997 (see 1997 in music) by Curb Records. Due to high sales of her debut album, "Blue", the album consists of tracks recorded previously to "Blue" (tracks one, two and five through nine were taken from Rimes' independent album, under Nor Va Jak label, "All That" (1994). "Unchained Melody" (originally by The Righteous Brothers) was released on a single as a B-side track with "Put a Little

neg: Unchained Melody of all time. It was also listed in 2004 at No. 27 in the list of the 100 top movie songs of all time in American Film institute's centenary AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs survey of songs in American cinema. In 2007, the Songwriters Hall of Fame honored "Unchained Melody" with a Towering Song award that is presented to creators of a song "that has influenced the culture in a unique way over many years." The use of the Righteous Brothers' cover of "Unchained Melody" in the film "Ghost" resurrected the song's popularity, and the scene where the song was played

neg: The Righteous Brothers 40 radio stations by fans who had seen the movie to play the 1965 Righteous Brothers' recording. This motivated Polygram (which now owned the Verve/MGM label archives) to re-release the song to Top 40 radio. It became a major hit for a second time, reaching No. 13 on the Hot 100 in 1990. It also become their second No. 1 in the UK. The duo quickly re-recorded another version of "Unchained Melody" for Curb Records. Both the reissued and the re-recorded songs charted at the same time for several weeks, and the Righteous Brothers made history as the first act

neg: The Righteous Brothers Righteous Brothers' hit singles sung by Medley and Heard. The Righteous Brothers were nominated twice for the Grammy. In 1965, their recording of "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" was nominated in the Best Rock And Roll Recording category at the 7th Annual Grammy Awards. Their re-recording of "Unchained Melody" was nominated for Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group at the 1991 Grammy. They were also awarded the Best New Singing Group in the Billboard Disc Jockey Poll in 1965. The Righteous Brothers were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on March 10, 2003. Current

neg: Mike Yung Mike Yung Michael Young (better known as Mike Yung) is an American singer from New York City. He competed on "America's Got Talent" season 12 and made it to the semifinals. He currently is set to release his debut album, "I Will Never Give Up", in late 2018. Mike Yung sang at New York City Subway stations before his career on "America's Got Talent". In 2016, a video of him in a subway station singing The Righteous Brothers' "Unchained Melody" went viral. The video was viewed over 2 million times in one week. He performed the song on The Late

neg: The Righteous Brothers a solo artist for some time after Hatfield's death, occasionally singing with a screen projection of old film footage of Hatfield. In January 2016, Medley announced he intended to revive the Righteous Brothers for the first time since 2003. The late Hatfield was replaced with singer Bucky Heard at Las Vegas's Harrah’s Showroom for more than 40 shows from March 23, 2016 to November 8. The repertoire included some of the Righteous Brothers' best-known songs, such as "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'," "Soul & Inspiration," "Unchained Melody", but also the later "Rock and Roll Heaven", as well as Bill Medley's

neg: The Righteous Brothers and Medley have contrasting vocal range that helped them create a distinctive sound as a duet, but also strong vocal talent individually that allowed them to perform as soloists. Medley sang the low parts with his bass-baritone voice, with Hatfield taking the higher register vocals with his countertenor voice. They had their first hit with the 1964 song "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'", produced by Phil Spector and often considered one of his finest works. Other notable hits include "Ebb Tide", "Soul and Inspiration", "Rock and Roll Heaven", and in particular, their version of "Unchained Melody". Both Hatfield and Medley

neg: Unchained Melody me and asked me to produce the Righteous Brothers albums because he would have taken too long and it would have cost too much money." By Medley's account, Spector only claimed production credit after it supplanted "Hung On You" as the hit. Early copies of the single did not credit a producer for "Unchained Melody" and only credited Spector as producer of the original single "Hung On You". Later pressings of the single credited Spector as the producer. Hatfield made a change to the song during the recording sessions. Hatfield initially recorded a couple of takes of the song as

neg: Unchained Melody sold over a million by three separate acts in the UK – Robson and Jerome (1.87 million), Gareth Gates (1.35 million), the Righteous Brothers (1.17 million). The song has been number 1 on lists of love songs featured on the United Kingdom's Channel 4 and Five. The song has been covered by many artists; according to the song's publishing administrator, over 1,500 recordings of "Unchained Melody" have been made by more than 670 artists in multiple languages. Its popularity also meant that the song is one of the highest grossing songs for its copyright holders, estimated in 2012 to be

neg: Unchained Melody with Cowell and record a Righteous Brothers-type version of the song as a duo. The recording was produced by Mike Stock and Matt Aitken. It was later revealed by Stock that the vocals were "assisted" and with parts sung by other session singers. It was released as a double A-sided single with "White Cliffs of Dover", a popular song during World War II, included in recognition of the 50th anniversary of VE day, the date of the single release. The video released for "Unchained Melody" also incorporated clips from the 1945 film "Brief Encounter". Their recording immediately reached number 1

neg: Unchained Melody simultaneously and the Righteous Brothers became the first act to have two versions of the same songs in the Top 20 at the same time. This re-released song reached number 1 in the UK where it stayed for four weeks, becoming the UK's top selling single of 1990. As of 2017, it has sold 1.17 million copies. The 1990 reissue also reached number 1 in Australia, Austria, Ireland, the Netherlands, and New Zealand. Due to the success of their re-recording, The Righteous Brothers also re-recorded other songs and released them as part of a budget-priced CD compilation by Curb Records.

neg: The Righteous Brothers to have two versions of the same song in the Top 20 at the same time. The re-recorded "Unchained Melody" hit No. 19 on the Hot 100 and was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). They also re-recorded other songs for a budget-priced CD, "The Best of The Righteous Brothers", released by Curb Records. Medley would later describe the re-recordings as "artistically, a stupid idea; financially, a wonderfully idea". The album sold very well and received a double platinum certification from the RIAA. A greatest hits CD collection of the original recordings called "The Very Best

neg: Cover version on most media. Similarly, "Unchained Melody" was originally performed by Todd Duncan, featured in the 1955 film "Unchained" (based on the non-fiction story "Prisoners are People" by Kenyon J. Scudder); Al Hibbler having the biggest number of worldwide record sales for the vocal version with Jimmy Young's "cover version" rival outdoing this in the UK, Les Baxter's Orchestra gaining the big instrumentalist sales, reaching the US Hit Parade number one spot in May 1955, but The Righteous Brothers' later version (top five on the US Hit Parade of September 1965 stalling at number 14 in the UK in August) is

neg: Unchained Melody the fifth biggest earners of royalties according to the BBC's list of The Richest Songs in the World at £18 million. The song was nominated in 1955 for an Oscar for best original song from the film "Unchained". The re-recorded version by The Righteous Brothers was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1991 in the best pop performance by a duo or group category, and their original version was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2000. In 1992, the song was given an award by the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) as the year's most-performed

neg: Unchained Melody also became widely recreated or parodied in popular culture, in films such as "", and numerous television shows including "Glee", "Family Guy", "Community", "Saturday Night Live", "Two and a Half Men", "30 Rock", "The Simpsons" and Wallace and Gromit's "A Matter of Loaf and Death". The song was also used in the musical adaptation of the film "Ghost the Musical". Unchained Melody "Unchained Melody" is a 1955 song with music by Alex North and lyrics by Hy Zaret. North used the music as a theme for the little-known prison film "Unchained" (1955), hence the song title. Todd Duncan sang the

neg: Unchained Melody Platinum by the RIAA on January 10, 1991, and received a Grammy Award nomination. The 1965 original Righteous Brothers recording was reissued in 1990 by oldies-reissue label Verve Forecast under licensing from Polygram Records (which had acquired the rights years earlier). The original version received a lot of airplay, and topped the U.S. adult contemporary chart for two weeks in 1990. However, sales were minimal in the US since it was only available as a 45 RPM single and the song peaked at No. 13 based largely on airplay. For eight weeks, both versions were on the "Billboard" Hot 100

neg: The Sweet Inspirations and Clarence Carter. The late April session yielded a version of The Bee Gees’ "To Love Somebody", which became the group’s fourth R&B chart hit, and a version of The Righteous Brothers' "Unchained Melody," which gave the group a charted, though minor hit. In 1969, the group recorded their fourth album, "Sweets for my Sweet". The Sweet Inspirations also began recording and touring with Elvis Presley as both background singers and his warm-up act, as well as doing occasional live dates with Aretha Franklin. The association with Presley became well-publicized as he routinely introduced the Sweet Inspirations (along with the

neg: 1990 in British music of a new group, the rules were changed so that records would now be allowed to tie. Four of the number ones this year came from films. Kylie Minogue's "Tears on My Pillow", mentioned earlier, Partners In Kryme's "Turtle Power", from "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles", Maria McKee's "Show Me Heaven", from "Days of Thunder", and a re-issue of The Righteous Brothers' "Unchained Melody" (originally a number 14 hit in 1965) from "Ghost", which was the biggest selling single of the year. A re-issue of the 1965 No. 1 "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" in December was also successful, peaking at

neg: The Righteous Brothers in the 1980s. In 1984, he scored country hits with "Till Your Memory's Gone" and "I Still Do", the latter also an adult-contemporary crossover hit. In late 1987, his duet with Jennifer Warnes, "(I've Had) The Time of My Life", which appeared on the soundtrack for "Dirty Dancing", topped the "Billboard" Hot 100. It won them a Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals. In 1990, the original recording of "Unchained Melody" was featured in the popular feature film "Ghost", starring Patrick Swayze and Demi Moore. It triggered an avalanche of requests to Top

neg: The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear sad-sack restaurant called the Blue Note, to which a depressed Detective Lieutenant Drebin repairs after seeing former girlfriend Jane Spencer being wooed by villain Quentin Hapsburg. This role has frequently been attributed to singer Vitamin C who happens to share the same name, but this is incorrect. Other non-Newborn pieces make cameos in this "Naked Gun" installment. They include the standards "Tangerine" and "Satin Doll" and The Righteous Brothers' recordings of "Unchained Melody" (featured in Jerry Zucker's drama "Ghost") and "Ebb Tide." Nielsen himself voices the Latin-flavored pop standard "Bésame Mucho" at the Press Club dinner. In conjunction with the

neg: Bill Medley recording of "Freedom and Fear", a track from Michel Colombier's album "Wings". In 1988, Medley received a Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals for his duet with Jennifer Warnes on "(I've Had) The Time of My Life". Bill Medley William Thomas Medley (born September 19, 1940) is an American singer and songwriter, best known as one half of The Righteous Brothers. He is noted for his bass-baritone voice, exemplified in songs such as "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'". Medley produced a number of the duo's songs, including "Unchained Melody" and "Soul and Inspiration".

neg: Daniel Zueras theater in Zaragoza, but has always wished to devote himself to music. One of his idols is Mariah Carey. In 2006, Zueras auditioned for Operación Triunfo in Barcelona, where he passed all the tests until he was admitted as one of the 20 finalists who would perform on Gala 0 of the show with presenter Jesús Vázquez. From the very beginning Zueras stood out among his mates at the Academy for his sweet voice, singing Pop music and Ballads, with numbers like "Otra Vez", by Coti and Paulina Rubio, "Unchained Melody", by The Righteous Brothers, "Last Christmas" by George Michael,

neg: Unchained Melody Les Baxter, Al Hibbler, and Roy Hamilton) charted in the "Billboard" Top 10 in the United States, and four versions (by Al Hibbler, Les Baxter, Jimmy Young, and Liberace) appeared in the Top 20 in the United Kingdom simultaneously, an unbeaten record for any song. The song continued to chart in the 21st century, and it was the only song to reach number one with four different recordings in the UK until it was joined by "Do They Know It's Christmas" in 2014. Of the hundreds of recordings made, it was the July 1965 version by the Righteous Brothers, performed

neg: Marc Copely of 2009, Copely embarked on a national tour as guitarist with Billy Squier. He later opened with JD & The Straight Shot for the Eagles and Don Henley, joined by Keith Urban and the Dixie Chicks. Copely can be prominently seen in "New Year's Eve", playing alongside Jon Bon Jovi in the fictitious rock band Jensen. Copely co-produced and performed on The Righteous Brothers song, "Unchained Melody" for Constantine Maroulis ("American Idol, Rock of Ages") for his live guest appearance performance on "American Idol". Marc Copely Marc Copely is an American rock and blues guitarist and songwriter. Described as "...a

neg: The Wrecking Crew (music) session players in Los Angeles's thriving recording scene. With them, Spector went on to produce other records by the Righteous Brothers ("You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'", "Ebb Tide", and "Unchained Melody") and Ike and Tina Turner ("River Deep – Mountain High"). The Wrecking Crew proceeded to work with dozens of other producers, such as Brian Wilson, Terry Melcher, Lou Adler, Bones Howe, Jimmy Bowen, and Mike Post. As side players, they were teamed with artists as diverse as Jan & Dean, Bobby Vee, Nancy Sinatra, the Grass Roots, Simon & Garfunkel, Glen Campbell, the Partridge Family, David Cassidy (in his

neg: Bill Medley vocals were concentrated mainly on Medley, but on a few singles, such as "Unchained Melody" and "Ebb Tide", Hatfield performed solo. The duo left Spector in 1966 to sign with Verve Records where they had a hit with "Soul and Inspiration", but broke up in 1968 when Medley left to pursue his own career. Medley was performing three shows a night in Las Vegas; according to Medley, he found it too much of a strain on his voice singing solo, and lost his voice for a while. Under advice, he sought out Hatfield to reform The Righteous Brothers in 1974.

neg: Unchained Melody song. ASCAP also announced it to be one of the 25 most-performed songs and musical works of the 20th century in 1999, and the most-performed love song of the 1950s in 2003. In 2001, the song was ranked at No. 138 in the list of Songs of the Century released by the Recording Industry Association of America and the National Endowment for the Arts. In 2004, "Rolling Stone" placed the Righteous Brothers version of the song at number 365 on their list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. It was placed first in Magic 1278's 500 greatest songs

neg: Robson & Jerome song, to the extent that Robson Green threatened legal action to stop Cowell harassing them. The actors were eventually persuaded to sign a recording contract with Cowell and record a Righteous Brothers-type version of the song as a duo. Cowell enlisted music producers Mike Stock and Matt Aitken, with whom he had worked many times before, to produce the single. Their cover of "Unchained Melody" was released as a double A-side single with White Cliffs of Dover. It immediately reached No. 1 and stayed there for seven weeks, and became the best-selling song of 1995 in the UK. It was

neg: Bill Medley Bill Medley William Thomas Medley (born September 19, 1940) is an American singer and songwriter, best known as one half of The Righteous Brothers. He is noted for his bass-baritone voice, exemplified in songs such as "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'". Medley produced a number of the duo's songs, including "Unchained Melody" and "Soul and Inspiration". Medley has also enjoyed a career as a solo artist, and his million-selling #1 duet with Jennifer Warnes "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" won a number of awards. Medley was born on September 19, 1940 in Santa Ana, California, to Arnol and

neg: I Hear a Symphony (The Supremes album) Through)", and covers of the then-current hits "Yesterday" (originally by the Beatles), "A Lover's Concerto" (sung by the Toys) and "Unchained Melody" (popularized by the Righteous Brothers). "Everything Is Good About You" was yet another B-side that got substantive airplay and became a fan favorite. It was one of several such B-sides that would be included on the group's 1967 "Greatest Hits" collection. The "I Hear a Symphony" album peaked at number 8 and remained on the "Billboard" 200 album chart for 55 weeks, on the strength of the title track and the top 5 "My World Is Empty Without

neg: Robson & Jerome (album) mother) for the next four months to record the song, to the extent that Robson Green threatened legal action to stop Cowell harassing them. The actors were eventually persuaded to sign a recording contract with Cowell and record a Righteous Brothers-type version of the song as a duo. Cowell enlisted music producers Mike Stock and Matt Aitken, with whom he had worked many times before, to produce the single. Their cover of "Unchained Melody" was released as a double A-side single with White Cliffs of Dover. It immediately reached No. 1 and stayed there for seven weeks, and became the

neg: Roy Hamilton pop-song compositions. Hamilton's distinctive sound was a big influence on Elvis Presley's ballad singing. As author Fred L. Worth noted, "Elvis greatly admired Hamilton's singing ability and style and performed a number of his ballads in Hamilton's style.” Also, The Righteous Brothers emulated Hamilton's style to create their blue-eyed soul sound. This is particularly evident in the duo's cover versions of his hits "You'll Never Walk Alone", "Ebb Tide" and "Unchained Melody". Hamilton's "You'll Never Walk Alone" disc was brought in from the US by a sailor friend of Gerry and the Pacemakers leader Gerry Marsden. As a result, the

neg: All I Want Is You (U2 song) All I Want Is You (U2 song) "All I Want Is You" is a song by Irish rock band U2. It is the final track on their 1988 album, "Rattle and Hum", and was released as its fourth and final single on 13 June 1989. It also appears in the "Rattle and Hum" film, playing over the closing credits. String arrangements on the song are by Van Dyke Parks. "All I Want Is You" was released in the UK as a single on 12 June 1989. The B-side featured covers of The Righteous Brothers' "Unchained Melody", and a cover of

neg: Into the Night (Benny Mardones song) January 1962. Other artists to achieve the feat include the Contours, who charted "Do You Love Me" in 1962 and 1988, the Righteous Brothers, who charted "Unchained Melody" in 1965 and 1990, and Queen, whose "Bohemian Rhapsody" reached the Top 10 in 1976 and 1992. Mardones originally released "Into the Night" in June 1980. The song peaked at No. 11 on the Hot 100 for two weeks in September 1980, logging 20 weeks on the chart before falling off in late October. Mardones was unable to duplicate the success of "Into the Night" and is considered a one-hit wonder. In

neg: Ghost (1990 film) New York City, particularly in Bedford–Stuyvesant, Soho, and Wall Street, for about five weeks. The film features about 100 special effects shots. Demi Moore's famous 'boy cut' in the movie was designed by Manhattan hair stylist John Sahag. The music for "Ghost" was written by veteran composer Maurice Jarre. The soundtrack also featured the 1955 song "Unchained Melody", composed by Alex North with lyrics by Hy Zaret. That song appears in both instrumental form and in the 1965 recording by the Righteous Brothers. Jarre's score was nominated for the 1990 Academy Award for Best Original Score, though it lost to

neg: Unchained (film) Al Hibbler and for Roy Hamilton, with Hibbler's version also reaching #3 on the Billboard Chart. In the UK, it was a big hit for singer Jimmy Young, occupying the British Hit Singles No. 1 spot for 3 weeks in the spring of 1955. It became a #4 pop hit for the Righteous Brothers in 1965. Their version enjoyed a major revival in 1990, thanks to its use underscoring the iconic love scene between Patrick Swayze and Demi Moore in the hit 1990 film, "Ghost". Unchained (film) Unchained is a 1955 prison film directed by Hall Bartlett and starring Elroy

neg: You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' chart. The following week Black remained in ascendancy at number 12 with the Righteous Brothers at number 20. The Righteous Brothers came over to Britain, spent a week promoting the song and performed for television shows in Manchester and Birmingham. At the same time, Andrew Oldham placed a full-page ad on "Melody Maker" promoting the Righteous Brothers version at his own initiative and expense, and urged the readers to watch the Righteous Brothers appearance on the ITV television show "Ready Steady Go!". In its third week on the February 3, 1965 chart, Black jumped to number two, while the Righteous

neg: Unchained Melody "Soldier Soldier", actors Robson Green and Jerome Flynn performed "Unchained Melody" as an impromptu duo, "The Unrighteous Brothers", after the entertainment failed to appear for a friend's wedding. Their performance triggered a strong response from the audience who attempted to find a recording of the song that was then unavailable. Simon Cowell was alerted to the interest shown by the public, and pursued the two reluctant actors for the next four months to record the song, to the extent that Robson Green threatened legal action to stop Cowell harassing them. The actors were eventually persuaded to sign a recording contract

neg: Unchained Melody to do "Unchained Melody" for their fourth album, but Hatfield won the coin toss. "Unchained Melody" was originally released as the 'B' side of the single "Hung On You" as the follow-up single to "Just Once in My Life". However, "Hung On You" failed to interest radio DJs who instead chose to play the 'B' side "Unchained Melody". According to Medley, producer Phil Spector, who would deliberately place a throwaway song that wasn't meant to be played on the 'B' side, was incensed that the DJs chose to play the 'B' side and started calling radio stations to get them

neg: Unchained Melody then was asked to write a song based upon the movie's theme. North asked Hy Zaret to write the lyrics, but Zaret initially declined, saying he was too busy painting his house. North was able to convince him to take the job, and together they wrote "Unchained Melody." Zaret refused the producer's request to include the word "unchained" in his lyrics. The song eventually became known as the "Unchained Melody" even though the song does not actually include the word "unchained". Instead, Zaret chose to focus on someone who pines for a lover he has not seen in a "long,

neg: Ghost the Musical for fans on "Ghost the Musical"'s Facebook Page on 26 November 2010. The screenings were called 'Live & Unchained: The Facebook Sessions' and gave the world the first chance to hear the original songs. The whole footage is now available on YouTube. The original cast recording was released via iTunes on July 17, 2011. On the album, "Unchained Melody (Reprise)", which is a collaboration of the original song and Sam singing along, was not recorded. "Unchained Melody (Dance)" and "The Love Inside" are edited into one track. ≠Replaced with "You Gotta Let Go" for Broadway and UK Tour. In the

neg: Norske Talenter (series 2) Michael Jackson. He did some MJ dance moves in the final. In the final, TV 2 made a mistake with the sound, that sounded like he was screaming at the middle of the song. At the auditions, Jan Fredrik Karlsen said "Now, a new star is born on that stage" when he sang "You Raise Me Up". At the semi-finals he sang "Unchained Melody" and "One Moment in Time" in the final. Norske Talenter (series 2) The 2009 series of Norske Talenter was the first series of this television programme. It began airing on TV 2 February 13, 2009 with

neg: Unchained Melody to stop playing "Unchained Melody". However, he failed, and the song reached No. 4 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 chart and No. 14 in the UK in 1965. There is some uncertainty over who produced the song as Spector took the credit as the producer on many tracks and 'B' sides that were produced by Medley. However, Medley, who had produced the duo before they signed with Spector and Philles, consistently stated that he produced this recording. Spector was primarily interested in producing singles and "Unchained Melody" was originally intended to be an album cut. Medley said: "Phil came to

neg: Unchained Melody and number 6 on the pop chart. June Valli recorded the song on March 15, 1955, which was released by RCA Victor Records as catalog number 20-6078, with the flip side "Tomorrow", and took it to number 29. Harry Belafonte sang it at the 1956 Academy Awards, where it was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song of 1955. Belafonte had also made a recording of the song for RCA Victor Records, which was released as catalog number 20-6784 in 1955, with the flip side "A-Roving". Perry Como recorded the song in 1955, as did his RCA Victor

neg: Unchained Melody: The Early Years gave the album two and a half out of five stars stating that it's "a tad bizarre" due to the album consisting of recordings released prior to "Blue", that were recorded when Rimes was eleven years old, as a follow up to her debut album. Credits for "Unchained Melody: The Early Years" were adapted from liner notes of "All That". Additional credits adapted from liner notes of the album. "Unchained Melody: The Early Years" debuted at #1 on "Billboard" 200 with 166,000 copies sold in the week ending of March 1, 1997, it dropped to #2 in its second week

neg: Hy Zaret for the 1955 prison film "Unchained" (hence the title), which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song. No fewer than three versions of the song—by Les Baxter, Al Hibbler, and Roy Hamilton—hit the U.S. Top Ten that year, with Hibbler's version ranking as the best-known for the next ten years. The song was also recorded successfully by Jimmy Young and Liberace, and covered by countless others, but The Righteous Brothers' 1965 version—given a supremely romantic production by Phil Spector—became the definitive take, reaching the U.S. pop Top Five. That recording was revived in 1990 thanks to its

neg: Gareth Gates speech coach and course instructor with the McGuire Programme. By this point, Gates had sold just over three million music singles in the UK, including the second and sixth best selling singles in 2002 ("Unchained Melody", which sold 1.4 million, and "Anyone of Us (Stupid Mistake)", which sold 581,000) and the second best selling single in 2003 ("Spirit in the Sky", 561,000 copies). All three of these singles were listed in the Top 100 singles of the decade (2000–2009) as announced on Radio 1 with Spirit in the Sky at no. 62, Anyone of Us (no. 56), and Unchained Melody

neg: Natalie Powers to ask Natalie to record a dance version of "Unchained Melody", which was soon to be released by Gareth Gates, one of the finalists. Natalie's version was released in April 2002 and was well received. While recording "Unchained Melody", Natalie overheard the producers remixing a track which later turned out to be "I Am Who I Am" by Belgian-Sicilian singer Lara Fabian. It was soon reworked by Natalie and was included on Almighty's "Definitive Collection" album. In 2003, Natalie's vocals appeared on two underground-trance tracks "Liftin Me Up" and "Over & Over" for production act Echoten and she signed a

neg: Bill Medley "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'", which was produced by Phil Spector. According to music publishing watchdog Broadcast Music, Inc., "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" is the most-played song in the history of American radio. They also recorded other songs such as "Unchained Melody" with Philles Records. Medley, who had produced the duo before they signed with Spector and Philles, was the actual producer on many tracks and 'B' sides credited to Spector, including "Unchained Melody" which was originally intended to be an album track. On singles such as "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" and "Just Once in My Life", the

neg: Unchained Melody released. Simon Cowell, who before this was known largely as a creator of novelty records with television characters such as the puppets Zig and Zag and action characters Power Rangers, then came to the attention of the media for his ability to create hit records. Gareth Gates first performed "Unchained Melody" as a contestant in the first series of the UK singing competition television show "Pop Idol", which included Simon Cowell as one of the judges. Gates reprised the song in the final as his personal choice, but the competition was won by Will Young. Gates was signed by Cowell,

neg: Roy Hamilton which he endowed with the values of a spiritual." Ten days after the "Sullivan Show" appearance, Epic, in a rushed attempt to cover singer Al Hibbler's version of "Unchained Melody", set up a recording session for Hamilton. The resulting single was shipped within five days. Two months later, in the May 18, 1955 issue of Down Beat magazine, Hamilton was named "Vocalist of the Year". Meanwhile, in Billboard magazine's May 21, 1955 issue, Hamilton's gospel-tinged "Unchained Melody" had taken over the top spot on the R&B chart while, on the pop chart, it had reached the number six spot. It

neg: Vito & the Salutations The group's doo wop version of "Unchained Melody" has been included in several movies, most notably the 1990 film "Goodfellas". It also can be heard in the Sci-Fi Dine-In restaurant at Disney's Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World. Vito & the Salutations Vito & the Salutations is an Italian/Irish/Jewish-American New York City doo wop group from the 1960s, whose first popular recording, "Gloria," was a regional hit. Vito & the Salutations scored a success in Summer of 1963 with an up-tempo version of the song "Unchained Melody," which reached number 66 on the "Cash Box" hit parade and made the

neg: Roy Hamilton company its first number-one hit of any kind, "You'll Never Walk Alone", which topped the Billboard R&B chart for eight weeks in 1954. A year later, he gave the label its second number-one hit of any kind when his version of "Unchained Melody" topped the Billboard R&B chart for three weeks. Also, with "Unchained Melody", Hamilton became the first solo artist to deliver a top-ten pop hit for Epic. Hamilton was the singer who inspired Sam Cooke, then a gospel music star, to switch over to secular music. Hamilton was also the one to whom Cooke first submitted his early

neg: The MacDonald Brothers for mothers day. It featured many love songs including "Wonderful Tonight" and "Unchained Melody." The limited copies of the album sold out within the first two weeks. The same year, they released their fourth studio album entitled "Young Celts" was released on 13 October 2008 which saw the Macs return to their Scottish roots featuring tracks such as "Loch Lomond" and "Flower of Scotland," as well as some well known covers such as "So Young," by the Corrs. "You Can Always Come Home Son" was released as a download single. The album, distributed only in Scotland peaked at No. 8.

neg: Michael Lynche influences are Lauryn Hill, Maxwell and Al Green. Before "Idol", Lynche was a football player at Gibbs High School and the University of Central Florida. He played two seasons at University of Central Florida and later dropped out in 2003 to take care of his ailing mother. His mother died the following year of pancreatic cancer. Lynche auditioned in Orlando, Florida on July 9, 2009. He sang Unchained Melody by Alex North to all four judges, including guest judge Kristin Chenoweth. During "Hollywood Week", Lynche received news via telephone that his wife, Christa, had gone into labor and given birth

neg: Todd Duncan He retired from Howard and opened his own voice studio teaching privately and giving periodic recitals. In 1945, he became the first African American to sing with a major opera company, and the first black person to sing in an opera with an otherwise white cast, when he performed the role of Tonio in Leoncavallo's "Pagliacci" with the New York City Opera. In the same year he sang the role of Escamillo, the bullfighter, in Bizet's "Carmen". In 1955, Duncan was the first to record "Unchained Melody", a popular song with music by Alex North and lyrics by Hy Zaret.

neg: Anne Murray her degree in 1966 she taught physical education at a high school in Summerside, Prince Edward Island, for one year. In 1965, Murray appeared on the University of New Brunswick student project record "The Groove" (500 pressed). She sang two songs on the record – "Unchained Melody" and "Little Bit of Soap". On the label her name was misspelled "Anne Murry". While there, she was encouraged to audition for the 1960s CBC musical variety television show "Singalong Jubilee", but was not offered a singing position. Two years later she received a call from "Singalong Jubilee" co-host and associate producer Bill

neg: What the World Needs Now Is Love (Sweet Inspirations album) What the World Needs Now Is Love (Sweet Inspirations album) What the World Needs Now Is Love is the third album by American recording gospel/soul female group the Sweet Inspirations released in 1968 on the label Atlantic Records. The album was produced by Tom Dowd and arranged by Arif Mardin. It features their cover versions of the classic songs; "Alfie", "Unchained Melody", "What the World Needs Now Is Love" and the Bee Gees' "To Love Somebody". The group's album scored two R&B hit singles; "To Love Somebody" peaked No. 30 and "Unchained Melody" which peaked No. 41 on the Billboard's

neg: Unchained Melody lonely time". The film centered on a man who contemplates either escaping from prison to live life on the run or completing his sentence and returning to his wife and family. The song has an unusual harmonic device as the bridge ends on the tonic chord rather than the more usual dominant chord. With Todd Duncan singing the vocals, the song was nominated for an Oscar in 1955, but the Best Song award went to the hit song "Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing". William Stirrat falsely claimed over many years that he wrote the song. Todd Duncan sang the vocals

neg: Maria Korp could visit his dying wife in hospital. The Public Advocate, who had authority to determine access to Maria Korp approved a visit supervised by his staff and police. Korp died at 2 a.m. on 5 August 2005. Maria Korp's funeral mass was held on Friday, 12 August 2005, almost six months to the day after she was found. Forbidden by family to attend the service, Korp invited the media to a private funeral ceremony at his home where he sang "Unchained Melody" and "The Lady in Red". That night Korp contacted his first wife and then a newspaper journalist, telling

neg: Roy Hamilton “Unchained Melody” peaked at #6 in May 1955. Roy Hamilton was born in Leesburg, Georgia where he began singing in church choirs at the age of six. In the summer of 1943, when Hamilton was fourteen, the family migrated north to Jersey City, New Jersey in search of a better life. There, he sang with the Central Baptist Church Choir, New Jersey's most famous African American church choir. At Lincoln High School, he studied commercial art and was gifted enough to place his paintings with a number of New York City galleries. In February 1947, seventeen-year-old Hamilton took his first

neg: June Valli program on NBC-TV. A newspaper article noted, "It's her first chance in three years to settle down in one place." Valli recorded a number of hit songs, including "Strange Sensation" (1952), "A Shoulder to Cry On", "Crying in the Chapel", "Why Don't You Believe Me?" and "Unchained Melody". Throughout her career, she sang with various stars of the time, including Mel Torme and Fats Domino. Valli was also the singing voice in a series of commercials for Chiquita Bananas. Valli was married to famed WIND (AM) Chicago disc jockey Howard Miller for two years—a union that she called "my biggest

neg: Unchained (film) Unchained (film) Unchained is a 1955 prison film directed by Hall Bartlett and starring Elroy Hirsch, Barbara Hale, Chester Morris, Todd Duncan, and Johnny Johnston. Based on the non-fiction book "Prisoners are People" by Kenyon J. Scudder, it is most remembered for its theme song, "Unchained Melody". Steve Davitt is in a medium security prison and is struggling with two options: finishing his sentence, or seeing his wife and family by escaping the prison. After receiving what he believes to be an unjust recommendation from the Adult Authority Board, he attempts his escape but is surprised by a trustee-inmate whom

neg: Bobby Hatfield and had another hit, the No. 3 "Rock and Roll Heaven." A hiatus followed between 1976 and 1981 when Medley retired from music after his wife died, but they reunited for an anniversary special on American Bandstand in 1981 to perform an updated version of "Rock And Roll Heaven". In 1990, after the success of the 1990 film "Ghost" where "Unchained Melody" was used, Hatfield re-recorded "Unchained Melody", and Hatfield remarked to friends that he had not lost any of the high notes in his tenor range since the original recording, but had actually gained one note. The duo then

neg: Unchained Melody and as the runner-up, Gates released the song as his first single three weeks after the winner had released his single, the double A-sided "Anything Is Possible" / "Evergreen". Gates' cover of "Unchained Melody" was released together with his versions of the same two songs as the winner's single, and became one of the fastest-selling singles in the UK, selling around 328,000 copies in the first day of release. It reached number one on the UK Singles Chart in its first week of release with sales of 850,000 copies, and stayed at the top of the chart for four weeks.

neg: Unchained Melody: The Early Years The only songs not recorded prior to "Blue" is Rimes' cover of Bill Monroe's "Blue Moon of Kentucky and the song "River of Love". "Unchained Melody" was originally released on a single as a B-side track with "Put a Little Holiday in Your Heart" at Target stores during the 1996 Christmas season alongside Rimes' debut album. The compilation album was released on February 11, 1997 by Curb Records. Despite LeAnn also being a country singer, her cover of Dolly Parton's "I Will Always Love You" is done in the style of Whitney Houston's R&B cover. Jose F. Promis of AllMusic

neg: Unchained Melody It became the second best-selling song in the UK in 2002, as well as that of the decade of 2000s, after the single by the winner Will Young. It has sold 1.35 million copies in the UK as of 2017. Different versions of the song have made the Hot Country Songs charts. "Unchained Melody" was the only song to have reached No. 1 in the UK in four different recordings on the official chart until it was joined by the charity single "Do They Know It's Christmas" in its fourth re-recording in 2014. It is the only song to have

neg: Walk a Mile in My Shoes: The Essential '70s Masters and "Help Me" already included on his first ; and "O Come All Ye Faithful", the flipside to the 1971 Christmas single "Merry Christmas, Baby." His final two singles issued posthumously, the #22 "My Way" b/w "America the Beautiful" from November 1977, and "Unchained Melody" b/w "Softly As I Leave You" from February 1978, are also not included, although "Unchained Melody" is on the fifth disc, and versions of "My Way" and "Softly As I Leave You" are also on other discs in the set. Of the 23 American singles on these discs, 19 made the Top 40, with "The

neg: Blue (LeAnn Rimes album) top 40. "One Way Ticket" is Rimes's only No. 1 hit on the country music charts. When purchased at Target stores during the 1996 Christmas season, the album included a bonus single of "Put a Little Holiday in Your Heart", with "Unchained Melody" on the B-side. "Unchained Melody" peaked at number three on the Country Songs chart while "Put a Little Holiday in Your Heart" peaked at number fifty-one on the same chart in 1997. The album was met with some positive reviews. Allmusic rated "Blue" four out of five stars. Shawn M. Haney, who reviewed the album, called it

neg: McNichols Sports Arena date, is the highest-scoring game in NBA history, and also holds the record for the most players to score 40 or more points in a single game. However, the game was not televised in the Denver area (instead being shown back to the Detroit market, via WKBD-TV) and was attended by just over 9,300 people. This game has since been broadcast on NBA TV and ESPN Classic. The group Heart performed their rendition of "Unchained Melody" at the arena in 1980. "Unchained Melody" was included on their highly-successful double LP "Greatest Hits/Live" released November 1980. The Grateful Dead made a

neg: Robson & Jerome (album) reach the landmark. In 2006, "Q" magazine included "Robson & Jerome" in their list of the 50 worst albums of all time. In November 1994, in an episode of the British television drama series "Soldier Soldier", Robson Green and Jerome Flynn performed "Unchained Melody" as an impromptu duo called "The Unrighteous Brothers", after the entertainment failed to appear at wedding. Their performance triggered a big response from the audience and ITV was inundated by people looking to buy the song. Simon Cowell was alerted to the interest shown by the public, and pursued the two reluctant actors (and later Robson's

neg: Elvis Is Back! return to recording. For his first scheduled recording session, Presley considered The Four Fellow's "Soldier Boy", the Golden Gate Quartet's "I Will Be Home Again", The Drifters' "Such a Night" and Jesse Stone's "Like a Baby". His friend Charlie Hodge taught Presley techniques to improve his breathing and expand his range. For inspiration, Presley used Roy Hamilton's "I Believe" and his version of "Unchained Melody", the traditional Irish song "Danny Boy", and Tony Martin's "There's No Tomorrow" (an English adaptation of "'O sole mio"). Presley also studied the phrasing and notes of records by The Inkspots and the Mills Brothers.

neg: The Opera Band Turner and Marvin Gaye produced the band's first album "The Opera Band". The album mixes opera classics such as "Nessun Dorma" with pop standards such as "Unchained Melody" and "Requiem for a Soldier" from the Band of Brothers soundtrack. It was released on January 13, 2004 and has reached number 74 in the "Billboard" 200 album charts in 2004 and reached the top 50 of the ARIA Australian album charts. The album has also reached number 2 on the Billboard Classical Crossover and Heatseeker charts and number one on the ARIA Australian classical album chart as well as top 5

neg: Robson & Jerome – and two number-one studio albums. A pair of compilation albums followed. In November 1994, in an episode of the UK television drama series "Soldier Soldier", actors Robson Green and Jerome Flynn performed "Unchained Melody" as an impromptu duo The Unrighteous Brothers after the entertainment failed to appear at a wedding. Their performance triggered a big response from the audience and ITV was inundated by people looking to buy the song. Simon Cowell was alerted to the interest shown by the public, and pursued the two reluctant actors (and later Robson's mother) for the next four months to record the

neg: Dreamer (Livin' Joy song) stayed true to its original form. This was the single that finally took the Visnadi brothers to number 1. beating the out-going number one by Oasis by a narrow margin of just 500 sales. "Dreamer" stayed on top of the chart for only a week, eventually being knocked off by the monster hit "Unchained Melody" by Robson & Jerome. "Dreamer" racked up an impressive run in the top 100, spending 21 non-consecutive weeks in the UK chart, ending the year as the 40th biggest selling single of 1995. In the United States, the song was a sleeper hit on pop

neg: Lost in Your Eyes (ASCAP). A beta arrangement had been performed on the "Out of the Blue Tour". One variant mixed from the original multitrack, "Lost in Your Eyes" (Piano and Vocal Mix/3:34), was only available in Europe as Track 3 of the CD3 release #A8970CD. The song is mentioned by name in Kimya Dawson's, "Caving in," as the singer's preferred alternative to "Unchained Melody". In 2006, Gibson rearranged the song with Tim and Ryan O'Neill for the O'Neill Brothers album "Someone You Love". In 2010, Gibson re-recorded the song in both English and Japanese as extra tracks for the Japan-exclusive album "Ms. Vocalist".

neg: Jimmy Young (broadcaster) recording contract with Decca. Young enjoyed Top 10 successes with "Eternally", "Chain Gang" and "More" (with which he surpassed Perry Como's American original in the British Singles Chart listings). His most successful year as a recording artist was 1955, when "Unchained Melody" (from the film "Unchained") and "The Man from Laramie" (from the film of the same name) were both number one hits. He returned to the UK Top 20 after a lengthy absence in 1963 with "Miss You" and continued to release singles until the late 1960s. Although after the success of Elvis Presley, he became anxious, depressed and

neg: Joni Mitchell of the melody of the famous The Righteous Brothers hit, and "(You're So Square) Baby I Don't Care", a remake of the Elvis chestnut, which charted higher than any Mitchell single since her 1970s sales peak when it climbed to No. 47 on the charts. The album peaked on the Billboard Charts in its fifth week at No. 25. In early 1983, Mitchell began a world tour, visiting Japan, Australia, Ireland, the United Kingdom, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy and Scandinavia and then going back to the United States. A performance from the tour was videotaped and later released on home

neg: Andrew Loog Oldham record. He also developed other studio talent with his Andrew Oldham Orchestra, in which Rolling Stones as well as London session players (including Steve Marriott on harmonica) recorded pop covers and instrumentals. As his success increased, Oldham thrived on a reputation as a garrulous, androgynous gangster who wore makeup and sunglasses and relied on his bodyguard "Reg" to threaten rivals. Oldham put an advert in the "Melody Maker" that compared Cilla Black's version of "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" unfavourably with the competing original by The Righteous Brothers. In 1965 Oldham hired Allen Klein as his business manager. On Oldham's

neg: Bobby Winkelman sang, and played his original song, "Good Morning", as well as other album tracks, which appeared on their 1970 album "STEVE MILLER BAND NUMBER 5", on Capitol Records. He also played and sang on Steve Miller's 1972 released Anthology album. In 1975, Bobby got a solo artist record deal with the Warner Brothers Record Company, and they released his album with Bonaroo (band), "Bonaroo", with his original songs, "Life's Sweet Song", "Dream On", Melody Maker", "Spirit of a Dead Man", "I See the Light" and "Let's Go Down to the River". In 1977, he contributed a co-authored song titled, "My

neg: The Righteous Brothers "righteous brothers". At the end of a performance, a black U.S. Marine in the audience would shout, "That was righteous, brothers!", and would greet them with "Hey righteous brothers, how you doin'?" on meeting them. The Righteous Brothers released three albums under the Moonglow label, one of these and a further compilation album were released after they had joined Phil Spector. They released 12 singles with Moonglow, but only two were moderate hits – "Little Latin Lupe Lu" and "My Babe" from their first album "Right Now!". In August and September 1964, they opened for The Beatles in their first

neg: Self Righteous Brothers Self Righteous Brothers Self Righteous Brothers is the mainly acoustic, alternative rock music, side-project of Australian punk rockers, Frenzal Rhomb's lead singer Jason Whalley and guitarist, Lindsay McDougall which formed in 2004. Inspired by American band, the Frogs, their music is humorous and often explicit. They released an album, "Love Songs for the Wrong at Heart", in 2004 and was re-released in March 2005 via Shock Records. The group's members were called "insensitive" by the South Australian Tourism Commission for the album track, "There's no Town Like Snowtown", which refers to the infamous bodies-in-barrels murders and are associated with the

neg: Liu Kang defeat. A now darker Raiden brings them Shinnok's disembodied head as a warning for them not to attack Earthrealm. Liu Kang was the hero of the comic book adaptation of the "Mortal Kombat" series Malibu Comics. In the first miniseries, "Blood and Thunder," his backstory was mostly kept intact as a Shaolin monk out to restore the tournament to their righteous owners, with the only difference being that he was not the chosen one to defeat Goro, which instead fell on twin monk brothers named Sing and Sang, two original characters created specifically for the comics; after they are killed