The Very Best of Gene Pitney: 27 Original Greatest Hits

~ Release by Gene Pitney (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1Town Without Pity
recording of:
Town Without Pity
lyricist:
Ned Washington
composer:
Dimitri Tiomkin
part of:
The 34th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
2:53
2Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart
cover recording of:
Something’s Gotten Hold of My Heart
lyricist and composer:
Roger Cook (US‐based British singer, songwriter and producer) and Roger Greenaway
publisher:
PolyGram Music Publishing
3:35
3Hello Mary Lou
2:12
4Twenty Four Hours From Tulsa
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1963 (number: 36)
recording of:
Twenty Four Hours From Tulsa
lyricist:
Hal David
composer:
Burt Bacharach
32:57
5Every Breath I Take
producer:
Phil Spector
arranger:
Alan Lauber
recorded at:
Bell Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (from 1961-06 until 1961-07)
recording of:
Every Breath I Take (from 1961-06 until 1961-07)
writer:
Gerry Goffin and Carole King
2:37
6Only Love Can Break a Heart
2:48
7The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
2:55
8That Girl Belongs to Yesterday
2:46
9Looking Through the Eyes of Love
3:13
10It Hurts to Be in Love
recording of:
It Hurts to Be in Love
lyricist:
Howard Greenfield
composer:
Helen Miller (US songwriter)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty. Limited
2:30
11(I Wanna) Love My Life Away
1:05
12If I Didn't Have a Dime (To Play the Jukebox)
recording of:
If I Didn't Have a Dime (To Play the Jukebox)
writer:
Bert Russell Berns and Phil Medley
2:29
13I'm Gonna Be Strong
recording of:
I’m Gonna Be Strong
lyricist:
Cynthia Weil
composer:
Barry Mann
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
2:11
14Princess in Rags
recording of:
Princess in Rags
writer:
Roger Atkins and Helen Miller (US songwriter)
2:31
15True Love Never Runs Smooth
2:21
16Somewhere in the Country
recording of:
Somewhere in the Country
writer:
Johnny Cymbal and George Tobin
3:09
17Summertime Dreamin'
2:43
18Half Heaven, Half Heartache
recording of:
Half Heaven, Half Heartache
composer:
George Goehring, Wally Gold and Aaron Schroeder (1950s~1960s US songwriter)
42:46
19I Must Be Seeing Things
recording of:
I Must Be Seeing Things
lyricist:
Bob Brass (American songwriter, collaborated with Irwin Levine, and also Al Kooper) and Irwin Levine
composer:
Al Kooper
2:27
20Last Chance to Turn Around
2:56
21Mecca
2:19
22You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'
3:19
23Unchained Melody
cover recording of:
Unchained Melody
publisher:
Hy Zaret
lyricist:
Hy Zaret
composer:
Alex North (US composer)
publisher:
Frank Music Corp. (ended), HZUM Publishing, MPL Communication Ltd. (not for release label use! Paul McCartney-related, London-based company), MPL Communications Australia, MPL Musik Verlags GmbH, North Melody Publishing and Unchained Melody Publishing, LLC
sub-publisher:
日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
part of:
The 28th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
3:23
24Why Baby Why
2:22
25Louisiana Man
2:41
26I've Got Five Dollars and It's Saturday Night
2:09
27Your Old Standby
2:39