Bobby Hatfield - The Other Brother - A Solo Anthology (1965-1970) @ Flac

 

Bobby Hatfield initially was in a group from Anaheim called the Variations

In 1962, Hatfield joined with Medley, who was in a group called the Paramours, and formed a five-member group using the same name: Paramours.They first performed at a club called John's Black Derby in Santa Ana.They were signed to a small record label Moonglow in 1962. They released a single "There She Goes (She's Walking Away)" in December 1962. However, the Paramours did not have much success and soon broke up, leaving Hatfield and Medley to perform as a duo in 1963.Later, Hatfield and Medley performed as a duo and named their singing act The Righteous Brothers.

\In 1966, the Righteous Brothers left Spector and signed with Verve/MGM Records, and had a hit with "(You're My) Soul and Inspiration". However the duo broke up in 1968, and Hatfield teamed with singer Jimmy Walker (from The Knickerbockers) using the Righteous Brothers name on the MGM label. The new partnership released an album but did not have much success.

Hatfield recorded a number of singles as a solo artist. In 1963, Hatfield released an uncharted single, "Hot Tamales"/"I Need a Girl" on Moonglow Records. He released the self-penned "Hang Ups" and covers of older songs, but "Only You" was his only charted single, peaking at No. 95. In 1969, Hatfield also appeared in the TV movie The Ballad of Andy Crocker.

In 1971, he released a solo album, Messin' in Muscle Shoals, recorded at the FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals in August 1970.[17][18] However, MGM was in financial trouble, a scheduled single "The Promised Land"/"Woman You Got No Soul" was not released, and with little promotion the album largely went unnoticed.

The Other Brother - A Solo Anthology (1965-1970)

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 01. Bobby Hatfield - Hang-Ups 

 02. The Righteous Brothers - Ebb Tide 

 03. Bobby Hatfield - Soul Cafe 

 04. Bobby Hatfield - Crying In The Chapel 

 05. Bobby Hatfield - In My Mind 

 06. The Righteous Brothers - (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons 

 07. Bobby Hatfield - What's The Matter Baby 

 08. Bobby Hatfield - Paradise 

 09. The Righteous Brothers - Unchained Melody 

 10. Bobby Hatfield - What You Want 

 11. Bobby Hatfield - So Much Love 

 12. Bobby Hatfield - See That Girl 

 13. Bobby Hatfield - Brothers 

 14. Bobby Hatfield - You Left The Water Running 

 15. Bobby Hatfield - Let It Be 

 16. Bobby Hatfield - If I Asked You 

 17. Bobby Hatfield - The Promised Land 

 18. Bobby Hatfield - Shuckin' And Jivin' 

 19. Bobby Hatfield - I Saw A Lark 

 20. Bobby Hatfield - You Get A Lot To Like 

 21. Bobby Hatfield - Show Me The Sunshine 

 22. Bobby Hatfield - The Feeling Is Right 

 23. Bobby Hatfield - Messin' In Muscle Shoals 

 24. Bobby Hatfield - Woman You Got No Soul 

UK collection. The voices of the Righteous Brothers are still heard all over the world today, thanks to magnificent mid-'60s hits such as 'You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' and '(You're My) Soul And Inspiration'. Although the duo was a 50/50 partnership, deep-voiced Bill Medley is probably better remembered by the public than Bobby Hatfield. Nevertheless, it was the soulful tenor of Hatfield that propelled 'Unchained Melody' to the top of the charts in 1966, and again in 1988 thanks to exposure in the blockbuster film Ghost. When the act disbanded in 1968, both men pursued solo careers, with limited success. Medley's solo work has been anthologized but this Ace release is the first time Hatfield has been afforded a CD showcasing his own massive and much-missed talents. Also included are six previously unissued tracks from the album sessions and elsewhere in his Verve discography, three of which were mixed for the first time from the original multi-tracks for this collection.

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"...There can be no doubt that Bobby was an extraordinary singer who made the most of the songs he was given, even though the material at hand on occasion was of lesser quality. There are a few instances of this on the disc but it doesn’t mar the overall listening experience. Bobby could obviously inject life and drama into even the most mediocre songs.

Having said that, there is an overload of great recordings on ‘The Other Brother’, none the least a smattering of previously unreleased songs of high quality which makes one wonder why they never saw the light of day.

Outside of recording as a Righteous Brother Bobby Hatfield wasn’t really that prolific. Eventually only issuing one album, the soulful ‘Messin’ in Muscle Shoals’ from 1971, his career was dogged by lukewarm reception to singles that were meant to test the waters for album projects..."  ~ review by spectorblogger

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