"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.
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Single by Frank Chacksfield | |
Released | June 1953[1] |
Recorded | 1953 |
Genre | Big Band |
Length | 2:57 |
Label | Parlophone |
Songwriter(s) | Robert Maxwell, Carl Sigman |
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Single by The Righteous Brothers | |
Released | 1965 |
Genre | Blue-eyed soul |
Length | 2:48 |
Label | Philles |
Songwriter(s) | Robert Maxwell, Carl Sigman |
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. It also echoes the rise and fall of sexual desire.
The best-known versions are by:
Robert Maxwell, composer; Carl Sigman, lyricist
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