THE RIGTHEOUS BROTHER - EBB TIDE

EBB TIDE

THE RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS

SONGWEITERS: SIGMAN CARL & MAXWELL ROBERT

COUNTRY: U. S. A.

ALBUM: BACK TO BACK

LABEL: PHILLES RECORDS

GENRE: POP

YEAR: 1966

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 and 70s, and although the duo was inactive for some years, Hatfield and Medley reunited in 1981 and continued to perform until Hatfield's death in 2003. The music they performed is sometimes dubbed "blue-eyed soul".

Hatfield and Medley had contrasting vocal ranges, which helped them to 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 tenor voice.

They had their first major 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 also had for a time their own solo careers. In 2016, Medley re-formed The Righteous Brothers with Bucky Heard and they continue to perform as a duo.

The Righteous Brothers were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2003. Rolling Stone ranked them No. 16 on its list of the 20 Greatest Duos of All Time.

"Ebb Tide" is a popular song, written in 1953 by the lyricist Carl Sigman and composer Robert Maxwell. This song is not to be confused with the title song from the movie Ebb Tide (1937), which is a composition by Leo Robin and Ralph Rainger.

First the tide rushes in

Plants a kiss on the shore

Then rolls out to sea

And the sea is very still once more

So, I'll rush to your side

Like the oncoming tide

With one burning thought

Will your arms open wide

At last we're face to face

And as we kiss through an embrace

I can tell, I can feel

You are love, you are really mine

In the rain, in the dark, in the sun

Like the tide at its ebb

I'm at peace in the web of your arms

Ebb tide.