The Many Sides of Gene Pitney
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Article ImagesThe Many Sides of Gene Pitney is the debut album of Gene Pitney, released on the Musicor label in 1962.[1] It was mostly a collection of previously released singles. Among them was "(I Wanna) Love My Life Away" which charted at #39 on the Billboard Hot 100 on March 4, 1961 and was on the charts for eight weeks.[2] The song "Every Breath I Take" charted as high as #42 on September 16, 1961, and was on the charts for eight weeks.[3] "Town Without Pity" rose as high as #13 on January 27, 1962 and was on the charts for 19 weeks.[4] It also features two songs that Pitney had previously written for Ricky Nelson, "Hello Mary Lou" and "Today's Teardrops"; the latter also recorded by Roy Orbison.[1]
The Many Sides of Gene Pitney | ||||
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Studio album by Gene Pitney | ||||
Released | 1962 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 29:36 | |||
Label | Musicor | |||
Producer | Aaron Schroeder | |||
Gene Pitney chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
allmusic.com | [1] |
- "Town Without Pity" (Dimitri Tiomkin, Ned Washington) – 2:55
- "(I Wanna) Love My Life Away" (Pitney) – 1:56
- "I Laughed So Hard I Cried" (Aaron Schroeder, Ann Orlowski) – 2:19
- "Dream For Sale" (Phil Spector, Terry Phillips) – 2:34
- "Twenty Two Days" (Pitney) – 2:32
- "Today's Teardrops" (Schroeder, Pitney) – 1:56
- "Hello Mary Lou" (Pitney) – 1:56
- "Take Me Tonight" (Schroeder, Roy Alfred, Wally Gold) – 2:37
- "Harmony" (Pitney) – 1:58
- "A Greater Love" (Schroeder, Pitney) – 2:05
- "Every Breath I Take" (Gerry Goffin, Carole King) – 2:47
- "Sure Fire Bet" (Pitney) – 1:48
- "Chance to Belong" (Pitney) – 2:03
- ^ a b c Richie Unterberger. "The Many Sides of Gene Pitney". allmusic.com.
- ^ "Billboard Hot 100 - 4 March 1961, "(I Wanna) Love My Life Away"". Retrieved April 5, 2017.
- ^ "Billboard Hot 100 - 16 September 1961,"Every Breath I Take". Retrieved April 5, 2017.
- ^ "Billboard Hot 100 - 27 January 1962,"Town Without Pity"". Retrieved April 5, 2017.