Nobody Needs Your Love – GENE PITNEY***

Blue Collar/Angelique/River Street/Eyes Talk/No Matter What You Do/California/ Backstage/Conquistador/Turn Around/Dream World/Flamingo/Nobody Needs Your Love

Nobody Needs Your Love was the final chart album of new material from American vocalist Gene Pitney. The title track and Backstage reached No. 2 and No. 4 respectively on the UK singles chart. (UK:13)

"This is a voice that is so recognizable. It is a pity that the man himself has not been properly recognized. Gene Pitney is one of the most underrated singers of all time. The range of this man's voice is incredible as are the songs. He can make you cry one minute and fall in love the next."

"Gene Pitney was never, technically, a great singer. But what he had was charisma. His voice was irresistibly alive, thin and piercing, collapsing into choked histrionics at the climax of each miniature melodrama, then recovering to hit one last high note, iridescent with vibrato. Given the right material, his delivery is unique and truly affecting."

"Backstage (I'm Lonely) is a frenzy of self-pity amid hysterical orchestration."

"Gene Pitney is much derided for his cheesy 60s ballad pop style, but secretly much admired by the sneering critics."

"Great catchy tunes, with lyrics sung with Pitney's instantly recognisable light, poppy voice with characteristic drawl."

"Another early Randy Newman tune Nobody Needs Your Love sounds more 'bubble gum' than most of his work."

"Backstage is one of my favourite Gene Pitney songs. The reason why music is so forgettable today is that it all sounds the same. It's all generic, electronic heartlessness that is about making money. There is no soul or love in these kind of songs."