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One of the most interesting and difficult-to-categorize singers in '60s pop, Gene Pitney had a long run of hits distinguished by his pained, one-of-a-kind melodramatic wail. Pitney is sometimes characterized (or dismissed) as a shallow teen idol-type prone to operatic ballads. It's true that some of his biggest hits -- "Town Without Pity," "Only Love Can Break a Heart," "I'm Gonna Be Strong," "It Hurts to Be in Love," and "Twenty Four Hours From Tulsa" -- are archetypes of adolescent or just-post-adolescent agony, characterized by longing and not a little self-pity.
But Pitney was not just an archetype of his style -- he was one of the best at his style, and indeed one of the few (along with Roy Orbison) that could pull it off convincingly. Also (like Orbison), he had more range than he's generally given credit for, making forays into tough pop/rock, country, and even borderline rockabilly. Other than Dionne Warwick, he was the best interpreter of Bacharach-David's early compositions. Although he didn't pen much of his material, he was a composer of note, writing "He's a Rebel" for the Crystals, and "Hello Mary Lou" for Rick Nelson. He was also something of a closet hipster -- he was the first American artist to cover a Jagger-Richards song ("That Girl Belongs to Yesterday," which was a British hit before the Rolling Stones had ever entered the U.S. Top 100), contributed to an actual Rolling Stones session in early 1964 (during which they recorded "Not Fade Away"), had a brief fling with a teenage Marianne Faithfull, and recorded songs by Randy Newman and Al Kooper long before those musicians became famous.
Gene Pitney - Hits And Misses 1993 - Bear Family Records
1. Gene Pitney - The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance [02:58]
2. Gene Pitney - Twenty-Four Hours From Tulsa [03:00]
3. Gene Pitney - Town Without Pity [02:56]
4. Gene Pitney - Hello Mary Lou [02:16]
5. Gene Pitney - Todays Teardrops [01:57]
6. Gene Pitney - Sure Fire Bet [01:48]
7. Gene Pitney - Donna Means Heartbreak [02:22]
8. Gene Pitney - If I Didn't Have A Dime [02:31]
9. Gene Pitney - (I Wanna) Love My Life Away [01:55]
10. Gene Pitney - Every Breath I Take [02:47]
11. Gene Pitney - Mecca [02:22]
12. Gene Pitney - True Love Never Runs Smooth [02:28]
13. Gene Pitney - Teardrop By Teardrop [02:20]
14. Gene Pitney - Dream For Sale [02:34]
15. Gene Pitney - Half Heaven, Half Heartache [02:46]
16. Gene Pitney - Only Love Can Break A Heart [02:53]
17. Gene Pitney - Bleibe Bei Mir (Town Without Pity)...german[02:53]
18. Gene Pitney - I'll Find You [02:36]
19. Gene Pitney - Cradle Of My Arms [01:59]
20. Gene Pitney - Please Come Back, Baby [02:29]
21. Gene Pitney - I'm Going Back To My Love [02:05]
22. Gene Pitney - Classical Rock And Roll [02:27]
23. Gene Pitney - Snuggle Up Baby [02:34]
24. Gene Pitney - Strolling (Through The Park) [02:28]
25. Gene Pitney - Faithful Our Love [02:39]
26. Gene Pitney - Make Believe Lover [02:57]
Gene Pitney - The Ultimate Collection 2000 (2cd's)
CD1
1. Gene Pitney - (I Wanna) Love My Life Away [01:52]
2. Gene Pitney - Louisiana Mama [02:18]
3. Gene Pitney - Town Without Pity [02:54]
4. Gene Pitney - Every Breath I Take [02:45]
5. Gene Pitney - Hello Mary Lou [02:13]
6. Gene Pitney - (The Man Who Shot) Liberty Va [02:56]
7. Gene Pitney - Only Love Can Break A Heart [02:48]
8. Gene Pitney - If I Didn't Have A Dime (To Play The Jukebox[02:28]
9. Gene Pitney - Half Heaven - Half Heartache [02:48]
10. Gene Pitney - Tower Tall [03:20]
11. Gene Pitney - Mecca [02:20]
12. Gene Pitney - Teardrop By Teardrop [02:17]
13. Gene Pitney - True Love Never Runs Smooth [02:24]
14. Gene Pitney - Twenty Four Hours From Tulsa [02:58]
15. Gene Pitney - That Girls Belongs To Yesterd [02:49]
16. Gene Pitney - Who Needs It [02:07]
17. Gene Pitney - Yesterday's Hero [02:33]
18. Gene Pitney - It Hurts To Be In Love [02:33]
19. Gene Pitney - E So Domani [02:46]
20. Gene Pitney - I'm Gonna Be Strong [02:15]
21. Gene Pitney - I Must Be Seeing Things [02:28]
22. Gene Pitney - I've Got Five Dollars And It' [02:11]
23. Gene Pitney - One Has My Name [02:19]
24. Gene Pitney - Last Chance To Turn Around [03:07]
25. Gene Pitney - I'm A Fool To Care [02:24]
CD2
1. Gene Pitney - Looking Through The Eyes Of Love [03:13]
2. Gene Pitney - Fool Killer [03:17]
3. Gene Pitney - Princess To Rags [02:42]
4. Gene Pitney - Close To My heart [02:30]
5. Gene Pitney - Nessuno MI Puo Guidicare [02:48]
6. Gene Pitney - Backstage (I'm Lonely) [02:36]
7. Gene Pitney - Nobody Needs Your Love [02:22]
8. Gene Pitney - (In The) Cold Light Of Day [02:42]
9. Gene Pitney - The Boss's Daughter [02:41]
10. Gene Pitney - Just One Smile [02:37]
11. Gene Pitney - Animal Crackers (In Cellophan [01:48]
12. Gene Pitney - Where Did The Magic Go? [02:46]
13. Gene Pitney - Something's Gotten Hold Of My [03:34]
14. Gene Pitney - 24 Sycamore [03:20]
15. Gene Pitney - Somewhere In The Country [03:12]
16. Gene Pitney - She's A Heartbreaker [03:16]
17. Gene Pitney - Run Run Roadrunner [03:09]
18. Gene Pitney - Billy You're My Friend [03:21]
19. Gene Pitney - Yours Until Tomorrow [03:19]
20. Gene Pitney - Maria Elena (I'm Going To War [02:35]
21. Gene Pitney - She Lets Her Hair Down (Early [02:41]
22. Gene Pitney - A Street Called Hope [02:47]
23. Gene Pitney - Shady Lady [03:00]
24. Gene Pitney - Summertime Dream [02:57]
25. Gene Pitney - Something's Gotten Hold Of My [04:42]
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