20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of the Righteous Brothers

by The Righteous Brothers

Overview

Although they had a handful of solid hits like 1963's "Little Latin Lupe Lu," 1964's "Koko Jo," and 1966's "(You're My) Soul & Inspiration," the Righteous Brothers will always be remembered for the masterful "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling" from 1964. Written by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil (who also wrote "(You're My) Soul & Inspiration") and produced by Phil Spector in his trademark Wall of Sound style, "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling" sets an ominous and emotionally ravished tone from its opening line ("You never close your eyes...) and then builds on even more powerfully from there. Far from being another of Spector's brilliantly crafted teen symphonies, "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling" is instead a thoroughly adult one, and the desperation that builds in Bill Medley's lead vocal (and is echoed by Bobby Hatfield's impassioned call and response interjections) comes from a man who truly understands what has been lost and is facing the darkest night of his very soul. It is a phenomenal record, and the centerpiece of any album it is on, including this one, which collects the Righteous Brothers' essential '60s recordings (as well as their 1974 reunion hit "Rock and Roll Heaven"). There are deeper and better compilations out there, but the bottom-line sides are here, including "Little Latin Lupe Lu," "Koko Joe" (in the rarely anthologized original single version), "(You're My) Soul & Inspiration," "Unchained Melody," "White Cliffs of Dover," and, of course, the classic "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling." ~ Steve Leggett

Product Details

Release Date:	10/10/2006
Label:	Polydor / Universal
UPC:	0602517018105
Rank:	25188

Tracks

1. Little Latin Lupe Lu
2. Koko Joe
3. You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'
4. Just Once in My Life
5. See That Girl
6. Unchained Melody
7. Hung on You
8. Ebb Tide
9. The White Cliffs of Dover
10. (You're My) Soul and Inspiration
11. He
12. Go Ahead and Cry
13. On This Side of Goodbye
14. Rock and Roll Heaven

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The Righteous Brothers   Primary Artist
Michael Patterson   Conductor
Bill Baker   Conductor

Technical Credits

Don Christy   Composer
Bill Medley   Producer,Composer
Jack Nitzsche   Arranger
Cynthia Weil   Composer
Carole King   Composer
John Richards   Composer
Perry Botkin, Jr.   Arranger
Nat Burton   Composer
Alan O'Day   Composer
Alex North   Composer
Brian Potter   Producer
Gerry Goffin   Composer
Carl Sigman   Composer
Phil Spector   Composer,Producer
Walter Kent   Composer
Bill Levenson   Compilation Producer
Jack Richards   Composer
Barry Mann   Composer
Ellen Fitton   Mastering
Gene Page   Arranger
Dennis Lambert   Producer
Hy Zaret   Composer
Michael Omartian   Arranger
Michael Diehl   Design
Richard Mullan   Composer
Beth Stempel   Production Coordination
Andrea Canter   Song Clearance
John Stevenson   Composer
Bill Baker   Arranger
Ashley Culp   Product Manager
Curt Gunther-Topix   Photography
Ryan Nill   Photo Coordination
Dave Thompson   Liner Notes
Robert Maxwell   Composer