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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.
"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.
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.
"I Wanna) Love My Life Away" is a song written and sung by Gene Pitney, which he released in 1961. The song was Pitney's first charting single, and spent 8 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 39, [1] while reaching No. 23 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade. [2]
In 2018, the song is used three times during the television series Castle Rock, including the first song heard in the series premiere (Gene Pitney's 1963 version) and the last song heard over the closing credits of the season one finale (Dusty Springfield's 1964 version). The underlying story of season one is captured in the lyrics: “Dearest ...
"(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".
However, the song did not become a major hit until 1964, when Gene Pitney released his version as a single. It was also a single released by the 1980 band Blue Angel, with lead vocals provided by future star Cyndi Lauper. This release was prior to Lauper's solo career; however, Lauper re-recorded the track and released it as a single in 1994.