Released after the re-release of Unchained Melody thanks to the movie ‘Ghost’, ‘The Best of The Righteous Brothers’ contains twelve of their hits.

It starts off with ‘You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling‘ a song that got a boost in 1986 when Top Gun came out and the song blasted out of thousands of cinema speakers and later home entertainment.

‘That Lucky Old Sun‘ was a No. 1 hit for Frankie Laine in 1949, it is not an exact copy of the 1949 version with some words added but it is a beauty.

‘So Many Lonely Nights Ahead‘ had Bobby Hatfield as the singer, it is a song that builds up over time and the background singers play an import part of the song.

‘Go Ahead and Cry‘ was written by Bill Medley, it is the only song of the twelve songs written by either or both of The Righteous Brothers, the song fits well with the hits written by some of the greatest songwriters of the time.

‘Soul and Inspiration‘ is perhaps my favourite song of The Righteous Brothers, this song had to be sung by the duo, neither one could have done it all alone.

‘My Darling Clementine‘ a traditional song with one of the variations of the Clementine story, it is sung faster than most of TRB songs.

‘Hold On I’m Coming‘ was a song made famous by Sam & Dave, it was co-written by Issac Hayes, a generation would know him as the voice of Chef in South Park.

‘Unchained Melody‘ was Bobby Hatfield’s masterpiece, he wasn’t the first to sing it but after he recorded it for the duo, it was the version to try, even Elvis gave the song a crack and while he was good, this version is tops.

‘Drown In My Own Tears‘ is a good song from start to finish, the power of Bill Medley’s voice when he sings the opening line ‘It brings a tear’ is attention grabbing.

‘Island in the Sun‘ was written by Harry Belafonte and Irving Burgie and Harry performed it in the 1957 film of the same name, some may think that the choice of song for them is a strange one particularly the line ‘my people have toiled since time begun’.

‘Hung on You‘ is a song that probably considered risqué in the time as it suggests he’s with a girl he shouldn’t be, and he just can’t shake the thought of her.

‘In the Midnight Hour‘ is a cover of the classic by Wilson Pickett and Bobby Hatfield brings the energy in this recording and the horn section used in this song is fantastic, it was good that they did include the horn section in the song.