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"Ebb Tide" is a popular song written in 1953 by the lyricist Carl Sigman and composer and harpist Robert Maxwell. [1] The first version was sung by Vic Damone backed by Richard Hayman 's orchestra. The highest-selling version was released by the Righteous Brothers in 1965.
Two years later, Sigman's song "Ebb Tide" was a hit for Frank Chacksfield; and was a Top 10 Billboard chart hit in 1965 for the Righteous Brothers. [2] It was also recorded by Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, the Platters and hundreds of others.
Columbia had many hours of Griffin's unreleased recordings on tape, and continued to release "new" recordings of Griffin's music for a number of years after his death. His version of " Ebb Tide " was played in the fifth-season premiere of the TV drama Mad Men .
Maxwell went on to devising his own arrangements, and composed three songs for which he is remembered: "Little Dipper" (1959, recorded under the name The Mickey Mozart Quintet) peaked at #30 on the Billboard Hot 100, [6] "Ebb Tide" (1953) was a perennial favorite, and "Shangri-La" was a hit in 1957 for The Four Coins and 1969 for The Lettermen.
The album Ebb Tide (And Other Instrumental Favorites) sold over one million copies, gaining gold disc status. [1] He recorded six more singles that made the charts, including "Swingin' Gently" (from Beyond the Reef ), and six additional albums (on the Decca label) through 1968.
"Ebb Tide" b/w "Congratulations, Baby" (Non-album track) 25 6 7 "If You See My Love" ... The music and careers of recording artists from the 1950s and early 1960s ...
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The 1990 re-release was issued as a double A-sided single with "Ebb Tide" [48] and was a follow-up to the re-release of "Unchained Melody", which had hit number one as a result of being featured in the blockbuster film Ghost. "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin '" also reached No. 42 after a 1977 re-release and in 1988 reached No. 87. [47]