1990: 25 years after it initially peaked #4 on the Billboard charts, the Righteous Brothers’ “Unchained Melody” returns to the top of the UK charts after being prominently featured in the hit film Ghost.
Ironically, the song was never intended to be a hit. It was first released as the B-side of the Righteous Brothers single, “Hung on You.” However, disc jockeys ignored the A-side and made the B-side a success. As was typical at the time, producer Phil Spector had put little effort into the B-side. In fact, only ONE Righteous Brother, Bobby Hatfield, is actually singing on the recording.
