The Righteous Brothers - Unchained Melody

WARNING: Mostly Rerecordings

This was an impulse purchase, and like other reviewers I've been regretting my haste. Not only would my fellow reviewers have saved me the eight bucks I spent on this, I have an excellent source that would have warned me as well. I have a copy of Pat Downey's THE GOLDEN AGE OF TOP 40 MUSIC ON COMPACT DISC. It's already failry dated (it was published in 1992), but here's what it has to say about UNCHAINED MELODY (Curb 77381):

"Unchained Melody": This is a rerecoding.

"You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'": This is the original. [At least the book SAYS it is, but it obviously is not!]

"(You're My) Soul and Inspiration": It does not say it is a rerecording, but it notes that it is 15 seconds longer than either the original 45 or LP version. [However, it should be noted that it says this longer version also appears on the Verve VERY BEST OF and Rhino ANTHOLOGY collections as well.]

"Ebb Tide": This is a rerecording.

"Just Once in My Life": This is a rerecording.

Bottom line? These are certainly competent renditions of some of The Righteous Brothers biggest hits. However, if you're looking for the originals, save your money and look elsewhere. September 5, 2005

Best of Righteous Brothers

Definately not the originals for the hits, ('lovin' feeling', 'unchained melody') however I think the versions of "Soul and Inspiration" and "Georgia" are great. For the price, it's not bad! :)

Joe September 20, 2004

It was ok...

I love the "Unchained Melody" song, so I decided to buy this CD- and then I kind of regretted it, because it was not the same recording as on the movie GHOST. As one of the previous reviewers wrote, "Don't purchase, unless you have to have all of the recordings." April 26, 2004

Save Your Money For The Originals

This CD features the original duo, but these are re-recordings of their songs, NOT the original sixties recordings. Don't buy this unless you must have every recording the group ever made. February 14, 2004

They were better the first time

I received this CD as gift and was very eager to hear the original hits as I remember them. As I listened, I realized that the songs had been re-recorded with slightly different arrangements. Major disappointment! The only redeeming feature is that it still is Bill Medley and Bobbie Hatfield. If only they let these classics remain as they were... December 10, 2003

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