The Many Sides of Gene Pitney
Studio album by
Gene Pitney
Released1962
GenrePop
Length29:36
LabelMusicor
ProducerAaron Schroeder
Gene Pitney chronology
The Many Sides of Gene Pitney
(1962)		 Only Love Can Break a Heart
(1962)
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allmusic.com[1]

The Many Sides of Gene Pitney is the debut album of Gene Pitney, released on the Musicor label in 1962. 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]

Track listing

  1. "Town Without Pity" (Dimitri Tiomkin, Ned Washington) – 2:55
  2. "(I Wanna) Love My Life Away" (Pitney) – 1:56
  3. "I Laughed So Hard I Cried" (Aaron Schroeder, Ann Orlowski) – 2:19
  4. "Dream For Sale" (Phil Spector, Terry Phillips) – 2:34
  5. "Twenty Two Days" (Pitney) – 2:32
  6. "Today's Teardrops" (Schroeder, Pitney) – 1:56
  7. "Hello Mary Lou" (Pitney) – 1:56
  8. "Take Me Tonight" (Schroeder, Roy Alfred, Wally Gold) – 2:37
  9. "Harmony" (Pitney) – 1:58
  10. "A Greater Love" (Schroeder, Pitney) – 2:05
  11. "Every Breath I Take" (Gerry Goffin, Carole King) – 2:47
  12. "Sure Fire Bet" (Pitney) – 1:48
  13. "Chance to Belong" (Pitney) – 2:03

References

  1. 1 2 Richie Unterberger. "The Many Sides of Gene Pitney". allmusic.com.
  2. ↑ "Billboard Hot 100 - 4 March 1961, "(I Wanna) Love My Life Away"". Retrieved April 5, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Billboard Hot 100 - 16 September 1961,"Every Breath I Take". Retrieved April 5, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Billboard Hot 100 - 27 January 1962,"Town Without Pity"". Retrieved April 5, 2017.
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