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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.
The song starts with "I live on the west side, she lives on the east side of the street." [1] "Mecca," a city that most of the world is forbidden to visit, [2] [3] symbolizes her side of the street, as the girl's parents forbid the pair to become romantically involved because of their young age.
Town Without Pity is a song written by composer Dimitri Tiomkin and lyricist Ned Washington.The track, produced by Aaron Schroeder, [1] was originally recorded by Gene Pitney for the 1961 film of the same title.
"It Hurts to Be in Love" is a song written by Howard Greenfield and Helen Miller which was a Top Ten hit in 1964 for Gene Pitney. [2] It was one in a long line of successful "Brill Building Sound" hits created by composers and arrangers working in New York City's Brill Building at 1619 Broadway.
"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.
"Hello Mary Lou" is a song written by American singer Gene Pitney [3] [4] [5] first recorded by Johnny Duncan in 1960 [6] and by Ricky Nelson at United Western Recorders Studios on March 22, 1961. Nelson's version, issued as a double A-side with his No. 1 hit "Travelin' Man", (Imperial 5741), reached No. 9 on the Billboard music charts on May ...
"Just One Smile" is a pop song written by Randy Newman in 1960. [1] An early version was recorded by Gene Pitney in 1965. [2] [3] It appeared on his 1965 album, I Must Be Seeing Things, and AllMusic noted that it "allowed Pitney to explore the extent of his dramatic range with its tale of the giddy highs and painful lows of a love affair".
Gene Pitney was the first artist to have a hit recording of "Looking Through the Eyes of Love" in 1965. His version reached number 3 in both Canada and the United Kingdom, number 28 on the Billboard Hot 100, and number 34 in Australia in 1965. [1] It was featured on Pitney's 1965 album, I Must Be Seeing Things. [2]