Chart Position: 12

  • Lead vocals: Dary Hall
  • Originally recorded by Righteous Brothers (1965)
  • Written by Phil Spector, Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil
  • Backing vocals: John Oates
  • Keyboards: Daryl Hall
  • Guitar: Daryl Hall, John Oates
  • Recorded in New York City NY
  • According to BMI Music Publishing, this song had more radio airplay than ANY other song in the 20th century (more than 8 million plays as of 2005)
  • Also recorded by Cilla Black (1965), Dionne Warwick (1969), Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway (1971,  Elvis Presley (1970), Boogie Kings (1965), Lettermen (1965), Nancy Wilson (1965), Delaney & Bonnie (1971), Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazelwood (1968), Johnny Rivers (1966), Kenny Rogers & Dottie West (1979), Denny Doherty (1974), Unit 4+2 (1965), Batbara McNair (1969), Human League (1979), Firm (1985), Neil Diamond (1993), Flying Picketts (1982), King Curtis (1966), Willie Alexander & Boom Boom Band (1978), Jackie Levin (2000), Barry Manilow (2006) and many others

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