Ebb Tide (song)
"Ebb Tide" is a popular song, written in 1953 by the lyricist Carl Sigman and composer Robert Maxwell.[2] This song is not to be confused with the title song from the movie Ebb Tide (1937), which is a composition by Leo Robin and Ralph Rainger.
| "Ebb Tide" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Frank Chacksfield | |
| Released | June 1953[1] |
| Recorded | 1953 |
| Genre | Big Band |
| Length | 2:57 |
| Label | Parlophone |
| Songwriter(s) | Robert Maxwell, Carl Sigman |
| "Ebb Tide" | |
|---|---|
| Single by The Righteous Brothers | |
| Released | 1965 |
| Genre | Blue-eyed soul |
| Length | 2:48 |
| Label | Philles |
| Songwriter(s) | Robert Maxwell, Carl Sigman |
Background
The song's build up is to illustrate the ocean waves coming in and out to and from the shores, due to the ebb tides.
Recordings
The best-known versions are by:
- In 1953, Frank Chacksfield and his Orchestra went to number two on the US pop chart.
- Vic Damone (1953)
- In 1954, Roy Hamilton went to number five on the US Best Sellers in Stores chart.[3]
- Frank Sinatra (1958)
- The Platters (1960)
- Earl Grant (1961)
- Lenny Welch (1964)
- In 1965, the Righteous Brothers vocal version was the most successful, peaking at number five on the US Hot 100.[4] Bobby Hatfield sang the lead on this song, and it was one of the last songs that Phil Spector produced for the Righteous Brothers.
- Patti LaBelle and the Bluebelles (1966)
- In 1968, Gianni Morandi recorded an Italian version of the song, under the title, Come il mar (Like the Sea).
- Tom Jones (1971)
References
- https://www.45cat.com/record/451358
- "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
- Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 243.
- Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 707.
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