Twenty-four Spector-produced albums reached the Top 40 between 1960 and 1965. The Righteous Brothers’ songs “Unchained Melody” and “You’ve Lost That Loving Feeling” was produced by Spector.
Due to their inclusion in movies and cover versions, both songs would ultimately rank among the most valued songs of all time. According to BMI, “You’ve Lost That Loving Feeling” is the song that has been played the most during the 20th century.
To date, Spector, the songwriters, and the performers of just those two songs have received more than $100 million in royalties. The Beatles’ album “Let It Be” and John Lennon’s best-known solo albums, such as “Imagine” and “Instant Karma,” were both produced by Phil.
Phil Spector siblings: Meet late sister Shirley Spector
He produced music for bands like Cher, the Ramones, Ike and Tina Turner, the Righteous Brothers, the Crystals, and the Beatles.
When Spector was a young boy, his father committed suicide via carbon monoxide poisoning. When Spector was 12 years old, his mother relocated him, Shirley, and his older sister to Los Angeles.
worked as a court stenographer to assist with funding her UCLA education. thought about applying to work as an interpreter at the UN.
lived in his California residence from the late 1970s until 2003, usually alone. At least four women said that Spector threatened them with a pistol during the Lana Clarkson trial.
There is less information about her sister Shirley.
