Gene Pitney Greatest Hits (LP)

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(Hallmark) 24 tracks - Recorded between 1961 and 1974 - Original recordings Gene Pitney was... more

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Gene Pitney: Greatest Hits (LP)

(Hallmark) 24 tracks - Recorded between 1961 and 1974 - Original recordings

Gene Pitney was born on the 17th February I 94 I in Hartford. Connecticut, USA. On his twentieth birthday, he released his first record, '(I Wanna) Love My Life Away'. It was written by Gene and hit America's Top 40 at the end of February. The record not only showed Gene as a great writ, and performer, it also highlighted his amazing talent for 'multi-tracking', when he sang all seven vocal parts on the record. A month later, the record hit Britain's Top 30 and stayed in our charts for three months. It was the beginning of an incredible run of hits for the talented Mr. Pitney. At the end of 1961, he recorded the theme song for the film 'Town Without Pity'. Not only did it give Gene his first American Top Twenty hit, it also provided him with his first Gold Disc, for sales of over one million. For Gene's third release, he recorded a song inspired by the title of a film 'The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance' written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David. He was once again awarded with a Gold Disc and this time shot up to the Number Four- position in the U.S. At the end of 1962, Gene enjoyed a marvellous 'double' - he not only hit No.2 in the American charts with the Bacharach-David song 'Only Love Can Break A Heart', he also wrote The Crystals' first American Number One hit. 'He's A Rebel'. The record also gave the group their first British Top Twenty hit.

At the end of 1963, Gene achieved his first British Top Ten hit. 'Twenty Four Hours From Tulsa'. another Bacharach-David classic, it was so successful in Britain that Gene was persuaded to visit, and proved a huge success on TV shows 'Ready Steady Go!' and 'Thank Your Lucky Stars!'. From then until 1967, Gene's chart success became stronger in Britain than in his native country. He grew to love the UK and found an enormous following of fans who sent every Pitney release into the Top Ten. His last Top Ten hit in the UK was the Roger Greenaway-Roger Cook song, 'Something's Gotten Hold Of My Heart'. It his Number Five and became one of his fans' all-time favourites. Now, twenty-two years later, Gene has once again, along with '80's superstar Marc Almond, taken the song into the British Charts, and this time he has hit Number One, which makes it his very first chart-topper, believe it or not! Gene has once again proved that the record-buying public will always welcome a great song performed by a great singer. Pickwick is very proud to be able to issue this superb 'Greatest Hits' collection, featuring twenty-lour of Gene's fantastic run of hits.

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Interpret: Gene Pitney
Album titlle: Greatest Hits (LP)
Genre Rock'n'Roll
Geschwindigkeit 33 U/min
Vinyl record size LP (12 Inch)
Record Grading Mint (M)
Sleeve Grading Excellent (EX)
Artikelart LP
Label Hallmark Records
EAN: 5010946326114
weight in Kg 0.21

Pitney, Gene - Greatest Hits (LP) LP 1
01	Something's Gotta Hold Of my Heart	Gene Pitney
02	Looking Through The Eyes Of Love	Gene Pitney
03	I Must Be Seeing Things	Gene Pitney
04	Just One Smile	Gene Pitney
05	It Hurts To Be In Love	Gene Pitney
06	The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance	Gene Pitney
07	A Street Called Hope	Gene Pitney
08	Only Love Can Break A Heart	Gene Pitney
09	(In The) Cold Light Of The Day	Gene Pitney
10	Somewhere In The Country	Gene Pitney
11	Backstage (I'm Lonely)	Gene Pitney
12	I'm Gonna Be Strong	Gene Pitney
13	Twenty Four Hours From Tulsa	Gene Pitney
14	24 Sycamore	Gene Pitney
15	She's A Heartbreaker	Gene Pitney
16	I Wanna Love My Life Away	Gene Pitney
17	Nobody Needs Your Love	Gene Pitney
18	Maria Elena	Gene Pitney
19	Yours Until Tomorrow	Gene Pitney
20	Last Chance To Turn Around	Gene Pitney
21	Town Without Pity	Gene Pitney
22	Princess In Rags	Gene Pitney
23	Half Heaven, Half Heartache	Gene Pitney
24	That Girl Belongs To Yesterday	Gene Pitney

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"Gene Pitney"

Gene Pitney

Gene Pitney starb Geboren 1940 in Conneticut USA, war Sänger und Komponist. Er schrieb Hits für Ricky Nelson, Poy obison und Andere, 1961 sein erster eigener Hit. Gene Pitney starb am 05. April 2006.

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Hier ist eine einzigartige Sammlung, die jeder Gene Pitney Fan haben moechte. Hier sind nicht nur einige seiner groessten Hits wie The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, 24 Hours From Tulsa , Town Without Pity sondern dieses Set enthaelt auch seine ungemein seltenen fruehen Aufnahmen fuer Decca 1959, darunter seine Jamie & Jane Duette und seine deutsche Version von Town Without Pity aus dem Jahre 1962.

Dazu seine eigenen Versionen von Hello Mary Lou , Today's Teardrops sowie fruehe unveroeffentlichte Demos mit den Embers aus 1958. Here's a unique collection that every Gene Pitney fan will want. Not only are some of Gene's greatest hits here, such as The Man Who Shot Liberty Vallance, 24 Hours From Tulsa, Town Without Pity but this set also includes his ultra-rare early recordings for Decca in 1959, including his Jamie & Jane duets, as well as his German language recording of Town Without Pity from 1962, plus his own renditions of Hello Mary Lou, and Today's Teardrops, and some early unreleased demo's with The Embers from 1958.

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