The Many Sides of Gene Pitney
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| The Many Sides of Gene Pitney | ||||
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| Studio album by Gene Pitney | ||||
| Released | 1962 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 29:36 | |||
| Label | Musicor | |||
| Producer | Aaron Schroeder | |||
| Gene Pitney chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| allmusic.com |   [1] |
The Many Sides of Gene Pitney is the debut album of Gene Pitney, released on the Musicor label in 1962.[1] It was mostly a collection of previously released singles. Among them was "(I Wanna) Love My Life Away" which charted at #39 on the Billboard Hot 100 on March 4, 1961 and was on the charts for eight weeks.[2] The song "Every Breath I Take" charted as high as #42 on September 16, 1961, and was on the charts for eight weeks.[3] "Town Without Pity" rose as high as #13 on January 27, 1962 and was on the charts for 19 weeks.[4] It also features two songs that Pitney had previously written for Ricky Nelson, "Hello Mary Lou" and "Today's Teardrops"; the latter also recorded by Roy Orbison.[1]