Ebb Tide (song)

"Ebb Tide"
"Ebb Tide"
Single by The Righteous Brothers
from the album Back to Back
B-side	"(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons"
Released	1965
Recorded	1965
Genre	Blue-eyed soul
Length	2:48
Label	Philles
Songwriter(s)	Robert Maxwell, Carl Sigman
Producer(s)	Phil Spector
The Righteous Brothers singles chronology

"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.

This song is not to be confused with the title song from the film Ebb Tide (1937), which is a composition by Leo Robin and Ralph Rainger.

Notable recordings

The best-known versions are by:

In 1953, Frank Chacksfield and his Orchestra reached number two on the US pop chart, and number nine on the UK chart with an instrumental version of the song.^[2]
In 1954, Roy Hamilton reached number five on the US Best Sellers in Stores chart.^[3]
In 1958, Frank Sinatra recorded a Nelson Riddle arranged interpretation of the song as part of his album, "Frank Sinatra Sings for Only the Lonely".^[4]
In 1965, the Righteous Brothers vocal version was the most successful, peaking at number five on the US Hot 100.^[5] Bobby Hatfield sang the lead on this song, and it was one of the last songs that Phil Spector produced for the Righteous Brothers. Originally peaking at number 48 in the UK in January 1966, it was re-issued there as a double A-sided single with the re-release of "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" in December 1990, reaching number three.^[6]

^ "Ebb Tide, by Robert Maxwell and Carl Sigman". University of Maine, Digital Commons. Raymond H. Fogler Library. Retrieved 2020-07-12. Robert Maxwell, composer; Carl Sigman, lyricist
^ "Frank Chacksfield". The Official Charts Company.
^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 243.
^ Only the Lonely - Frank Sinatra | Album | AllMusic, retrieved 2025-01-09
^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 707.
^ Roberts, David (2005). Guinness World Records: British Hit Singles and Albums (18th ed.). Guinness World Records Limited. p. 424. ISBN 1-904994-00-8.