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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.
"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.
"Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart" is a song written by Roger Greenaway and Roger Cook. Originally recorded by David and Jonathan, and then Gene Pitney in 1967, the latter's version of the song reached No. 5 on the UK Singles Chart in December 1967, [1] but failed to chart in the United States.
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.
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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.
"Half Heaven – Half Heartache" is a song released by Gene Pitney in 1962. The song spent 12 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 12, [ 2 ] while reaching No. 4 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade , [ 3 ] and No. 5 on Billboard ' s Middle-Road Singles chart.
Gene Pitney recorded his version for his album She's a Heartbreaker, also called Pitney Today in the UK. The version peaked at number 34 in 1968.