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"(The Man Who Shot) Liberty Valance" is a song written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David, which was released by Gene Pitney in May 1962. It spent 13 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 4, [2] while reaching No. 2 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade, [3] and No. 4 on New Zealand's "Lever Hit Parade".
Gene Francis Alan Pitney (February 17, 1940 – April 5, 2006) was an American singer, songwriter and musician. [ 1 ] Pitney charted 16 top-40 hits in the United States, four in the top ten.
Only Love Can Break a Heart is the second album by songwriter and recording artist Gene Pitney, released on the Musicor label in 1962. It included the top 10 hits "Only Love Can Break a Heart" (#2) and "(The Man Who Shot) Liberty Valance" (#4), which was written for but not ultimately used in, the film of the same name.
"Only Love Can Break a Heart" is a popular song from 1962, performed by the American singer-songwriter Gene Pitney. The song was written by Hal David (words) and Burt Bacharach (music) and appears on Pitney's second album Only Love Can Break a Heart.
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance is a 2014 Western stage play by Jethro Compton based on the 1953 short story of the same name by Dorothy M. Johnson, which also became the basis for the 1962 Paramount Pictures film The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, directed by John Ford, starring James Stewart and John Wayne, with the song performed by Gene Pitney.
"Teardrop by Teardrop" (Bob Halley) – 2:19 (from Gene Pitney Sings Just for You) "Donna Means Heartbreak" (David, Paul Hampton) – 2:23 (from Only Love Can Break a Heart) "Aladdin's Lamp" (Gene Pitney) – 2:28 (from Gene Pitney Sings Just for You) "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance" (David, Bacharach) – 2:58 (from Only Love Can Break a Heart)
The title track, "It Hurts to Be in Love", and "I'm Gonna Be Strong" were Pitney's last top 10 hits in the United States. The latter single as well as "That Girl Belongs to Yesterday", an early Jagger / Richards composition, were also top 10 hits in the United Kingdom.
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