Unchained Melody - Best Of Righteous Brothers

Righteous Brothers | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 17, 1990)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Curb Records
• ASIN: B000000CX2
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #25,993 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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29 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Let the buyer beware!, March 8, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Unchained Melody - Best Of Righteous Brothers (Audio CD)

One would think that a CD that highlights the selling tune, in this case Unchained Melody, would at least have the original recording. This CD does not. Regarding the other tunes, some are original, some are not. I could not find any information on the cover that said whether or not the songs were originals. Given the relatively low price I paid, I am not overly upset. The CD is tolerable but certainly not great.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars WARNING: Mostly Rerecordings, September 5, 2005

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Steve Vrana (Aurora, NE) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Unchained Melody - Best Of Righteous Brothers (Audio CD)

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.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Save Your Money For The Originals, February 13, 2004

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Hillari Hunter "Westside Tomboy" (Chicago, IL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Unchained Melody - Best Of Righteous Brothers (Audio CD)

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.