Bill Medley is famous for being one half of The Righteous Brothers. The Rock And Roll Hall of Fame duo was part of Phil Spector\u2019s Wall Of Sound, scoring such hits during the mid-1960\u2019s as \u201cUnchained Melody,\u201d \u201cJust Once In My Life,\u201d and the number one \u201cYou\u2019ve Lost That Lovin\u2019 Feelin.\u2019\u201d After leaving Spector\u2019s employ, they continued to release successful singles including their second chart-topper, \u201c(You\u2019re My) Soul And Inspiration.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Righteous Brothers went their separate ways in 1968 but reunited six years later and continued to perform together until Hatfield\u2019s death in 2003. Medley continues to perform down to the present day, primarily at the Dick Clark Theatre in Branson, Missouri.<\/p>\n
Medley has released seven solo albums to date for several different labels over the course of his career. His first two efforts were issued following the breakup of the Righteous Brothers. Real Gone Music has now reissued these two albums recorded for the MGM Label, combining Bill Medley 100%<\/i> (1968) and Soft And Soulful<\/i> (1969) onto one disc.<\/p>\n
It was an easy transition for Medley to become a solo artist. While he and Hatfield had combined their voices at times during their tenure, their usual approach was to rotate lead vocals.<\/p>\n
Bill Medley 100%<\/i> was a somewhat disjointed album. The Righteous Brothers always had a soulful quality to their music but here Medley went in a more traditional pop\/easy listening direction. Songs such as \u201cThe Impossible Dream,\u201d \u201cYou Don\u2019t Have To Say You Love Me,\u201d and \u201cYou\u2019re Nobody \u2018Til Somebody Loves You\u201d fell short of his better work. He was on more solid ground with the Goffin-King composition, \u201cI Can Make It Alone,\u201d which returned him to more familiar ground. \u201cBrown Eyed Woman,\u201d written by the songwriting team of Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil, was a moderate hit single; Medley presented his bass voice well on the building ballad. He also gave a credible performance on the old Little Anthony hit, \u201cGoin\u2019 Out Of My Head.\u201d<\/p>\n
Soft And Soulful <\/i>was an overall more satisfying album as he stuck close to his soulful roots. \u201cPeace Brother Peace\u201d had a gospel feel with lyrics that fit the peace movement of the late 1960\u2019s well. Other cover songs had more of a soul pedigree. \u201cThen You Can Tell Me Goodbye\u201d (The Casinos), \u201cFor Your Precious Love\u201d (Jerry Butler & The Impressions), \u201cAny Day Now\u201d (Chuck Jackson), and \u201cWhen Something Is Wrong With My Baby\u201d (Sam & Dave) all came to life through his soulful vocals. Medley even wrote three tracks, and co-wrote a fourth. \u201cI\u2019m Gonna Die Me,\u201d \u201cReaching Back,\u201d \u201cSomething\u2019s So Wrong,\u201d and \u201cStreet Of Dirt\u201d were a welcome return to the style and sound of his Righteous Brothers days.<\/p>\n
Bill Medley 100% <\/i>and Soft And Soulful <\/i>have been out of print for years. Their return should please all fans of Bill Medley and the Righteous Brothers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":59,"featured_media":30859,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"tags":[],"artist":[8790],"rating":[5615],"class_list":["post-42535","review","type-review","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","artist-bill-medley","rating-rating-b"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/42535","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/review"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/59"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42535"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/42535\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30859"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42535"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42535"},{"taxonomy":"artist","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/artist?post=42535"},{"taxonomy":"rating","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rating?post=42535"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}