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Before this, there had not been a new Righteous Brothers compilation since 1990, when Verve issued the single disc, 12-track The Very Best of the Righteous Brothers: Unchained Melody in the wake of Rhino's excellent, exhaustive 1989 double-disc, 32-track set Anthology 1962-1974. The 2005 compilation Retrospective falls between those two extremes. While not digging as deep as Anthology, it contains all 12 songs on The Very Best Of and adds another eight cuts, including Bill Medley's 1968 solo single "Brown Eyed Woman." Although the disc might have been better served by a strict chronological sequencing -- after opening with "Unchained Melody," it jumps all over the place -- this nevertheless contains all of the big hits, all in great sound, and has enough of their lesser-known material to illustrate that the Righteous Brothers were more than just the pair who sang such oldies staples as "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'," "(You're My) Soul and Inspiration" and "Little Latin Lupe Lu." Anthology remains the definitive word on the duo, but for listeners who don't want an exhaustive collection (or shell out the money for that out-of-print collection) yet want a little bit more than the hits, this is the perfect choice.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Bill Medley, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - The Righteous Brothers, MainArtist - PHIL SPECTOR, Producer - Alex North, ComposerLyricist - HY ZARET, ComposerLyricist - Bobby Hatfield, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1966 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bill Medley, Producer, ComposerLyricist - The Righteous Brothers, MainArtist - Bob Hatfield, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1963 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bill Medley, Producer - The Righteous Brothers, MainArtist - Don F. Harris, ComposerLyricist - Dewey Terry, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1965 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bill Medley, Producer - The Righteous Brothers, MainArtist - Barry Mann, ComposerLyricist - Cynthia Weil, ComposerLyricist - PHIL SPECTOR, Producer
℗ 1965 UMG Recordings, Inc.
The Righteous Brothers, MainArtist - Carole King, ComposerLyricist - Gerry Goffin, ComposerLyricist - PHIL SPECTOR, Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1965 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bill Medley, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - The Righteous Brothers, MainArtist - Barry Mann, ComposerLyricist - Cynthia Weil, ComposerLyricist - PHIL SPECTOR, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Bobby Hatfield, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1964 UMG Recordings, Inc.
The Righteous Brothers, MainArtist - Carole King, ComposerLyricist - Gerry Goffin, ComposerLyricist - PHIL SPECTOR, Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1965 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bill Medley, Producer - The Righteous Brothers, MainArtist - Carole King, ComposerLyricist - Gerry Goffin, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1966 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bill Medley, Producer, ComposerLyricist - The Righteous Brothers, MainArtist
℗ 1963 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bill Medley, Producer - The Righteous Brothers, MainArtist - HOAGY CARMICHAEL, ComposerLyricist - Stuart Gorrell, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1963 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jack Richards, ComposerLyricist - Richard Mullan, ComposerLyricist - Bill Medley, Producer - The Righteous Brothers, MainArtist - Michael Patterson, Conductor - Bill Baker, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1966 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Nat Burton, Author - The Righteous Brothers, MainArtist - PHIL SPECTOR, Producer - WALTER KENT, Composer
℗ 1966 UMG Recordings, Inc.
The Righteous Brothers, MainArtist - PHIL SPECTOR, Producer - Carl Sigman, ComposerLyricist - Robert Maxwell, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1965 UMG Recordings, Inc.
The Righteous Brothers, MainArtist - Deek Watson, ComposerLyricist - PHIL SPECTOR, Producer - William "Pat" Best, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1965 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bill Medley, Producer, ComposerLyricist - The Righteous Brothers, MainArtist - Bill Baker, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1966 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bill Medley, Producer - The Righteous Brothers, MainArtist - Barry Mann, ComposerLyricist - Cynthia Weil, ComposerLyricist - Michael Patterson, Conductor - Bill Baker, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1966 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Barry Mann, ComposerLyricist - Cynthia Weil, ComposerLyricist - Don Ralke, Conductor, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Bobby Hatfield, Producer, MainArtist
℗ 1968 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bill Medley, Producer, MainArtist - Barry Mann, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Cynthia Weil, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1968 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
The Righteous Brothers, MainArtist - Gary Bonner, ComposerLyricist - Alan Gordon, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1967 Universal Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
The Righteous Brothers, MainArtist - Alan O'Day, ComposerLyricist - John Stevenson, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2005 Capitol Records Inc.
Album review
Before this, there had not been a new Righteous Brothers compilation since 1990, when Verve issued the single disc, 12-track The Very Best of the Righteous Brothers: Unchained Melody in the wake of Rhino's excellent, exhaustive 1989 double-disc, 32-track set Anthology 1962-1974. The 2005 compilation Retrospective falls between those two extremes. While not digging as deep as Anthology, it contains all 12 songs on The Very Best Of and adds another eight cuts, including Bill Medley's 1968 solo single "Brown Eyed Woman." Although the disc might have been better served by a strict chronological sequencing -- after opening with "Unchained Melody," it jumps all over the place -- this nevertheless contains all of the big hits, all in great sound, and has enough of their lesser-known material to illustrate that the Righteous Brothers were more than just the pair who sang such oldies staples as "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'," "(You're My) Soul and Inspiration" and "Little Latin Lupe Lu." Anthology remains the definitive word on the duo, but for listeners who don't want an exhaustive collection (or shell out the money for that out-of-print collection) yet want a little bit more than the hits, this is the perfect choice.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 20 track(s)
- Total length: 00:59:21
- Main artists: The Righteous Brothers
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: ABKCO Music & Records, Inc.
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2005 Abkco Music & Records, Inc. This Compilation ℗ 2005 Abkco Music & Records, Inc.
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