Town Without Pity/The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance/Twenty Four Hours From Tulsa/Mecca/I’m Gonna Be Strong/It Hurts To Be In Love/I Must Be Seeing Things/Looking Thru The Eyes Of Love/Just One Smile/Nobody Needs Your Love/Backstage/Something’s Gotten Hold Of My Heart/Somewhere In The Country/In The Cold Light Of Day/Yours Until Tomorrow/Maria Elena
An excellent hit compilation of dramatic ballads from the powerfully voiced ballad singer Gene Pitney who talents are not as well known today as they should be. (UK:8)
“Gene Pitney is one of the most unsung heroes of good pop music. His voice was brilliant and the songs he interprets are great.”
“The songwriting company he kept throughout the 60s was amazing. Mann & Weil, Leiber & Stoller, Bacharach & David, Goffin & King, turned out some of their best work for him and almost always the Pitney version was definitive.”
“He always had a strong voice and great songwriters. He mostly recorded dramatic ballads, some of the best and after you heard it through you wonder why today he is rather obscure.”
“Even with two dozen charted singles to his credit, Pitney remains one of, if not the most, underrated and under recognized pop performers of the 1960s.”
“Behind that smooth tenor is a voice, that when the song calls for it, comes roaring out, ripping out every last shred of emotion imaginable. Unlike so many popular singers whose idea of creating musical drama is merely louder and louder screaming, Pitney's voice rose with power and pathos to a stunning climax.”
“As with many performers, changing musical tastes, and a drying up of suitable material, meant Pitney's string of outstanding recordings came to an end, and by the late 60s he was mostly forgotten by the music buying public. Before that though, he left a legacy of magnificent pop performances.”
“Many of his recordings demonstrate his ability to bring the listener into his world and make you share the emotionally wrenching experience he seems to be enduring. Even in his lighter, cheerier tunes, here is a voice that's serious about what it's doing. There is no fluff, no easy cruising through a melody.”
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