You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' from blue eyed soul vocal duo The Righteous Brothers was their first on Phil Spector's Philles label. The title track was a No. 1 hit single on both sides of the Atlantic and, with over eight million airplays, is the most broadcast song in radio history. (US:4)
"You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' produced by Phil Spector is often cited as one of the peak expressions of Spector's wall of sound production techniques. It captures Bill Medley and Bobby Hatfield at the absolute top of their blue eyed soul brothers game. All the stars were in all the right places when they recorded this classic torch song."
"This was pure, raw 'blue-eyed' soul sung by real men. Quality song - very few songs are made these days where you can actually feel the singers emotions about the lyrics they sing, or give you shivers and goose bumps like this song."
"If your looking for a high quality sound recording of the many Righteous Brothers hits, you need this album. Listening to this music takes me back to earlier days when these great songs were first recorded. Some of them will put you in a romantic mood, and some will put you in a fun mood."
"It's hard to believe that this group, while long gone, doesn't have the long term appeal and staying power of other oldies groups. Listening to the awful singers of today allows me to have more appreciation of groups that actually could sing. Where are all the songwriters."
"Phil Spector engineered his Wall of Sound production technique and quickly found out that The Righteous Brothers were naturals to be enveloped in this sound, which amped up the instruments and equipment to a point where the listener felt like he was inside the radio. Add Bill Medley's warm and soulful baritone to Bobby Hatfield's legendary tenor rock and roll voice, couple it with that driving blue eyed soul beat and decibel, and you have the most played song in rock and roll history.
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