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The Righteous Brothers were the Southern California musical duo of Bill Medley and Bobby Hatfield, who joined forces in 1962 after both performing in several other bands. Medley would sing the low parts with his deep, soulful bass-baritone, with Hatfield taking the higher register vocals with his soaring tenor. The Righteous Brothers started their career on Moonglow with two moderate hits: "Little Latin Lupe Lu" and "My Babe" in 1963, as well as two albums. Both songs received airplay, but their first major hit single was "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" on the Philles label in 1965. Produced by Phil Spector, the record is often cited as one of the notable examples of Spector's Wall of Sound production techniques. It was one of the most successful pop singles of its time, despite exceeding the standard length for radio play. The Righteous Brothers had several other Spector-produced hit singles in 1965, including "Just Once in My Life" and "Unchained Melody," but they had differences with Spector and jumped to the Verve label, where they had the #1 hit, "(You're My) Soul and Inspiration" in 1966. After that, their popularity began to wane somewhat, but they came back on Haven Records in 1974 with the hit, "Rock and Roll Heaven." It peaked at #3 on the Billboard charts, and would be the last hit the duo had together, until "Unchained Melody" was rereleased on the soundtrack to the 1990 movie Ghost, which put Hatfield and Medley back on the charts and into pop culture history. The Righteous Brothers continued to tour the oldies circuit off and on throughout the1990s. The Righteous Brothers were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in March 2003.