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PITNEY Gene
(voc)

Personal Data:

Born:	17.02.1941	(Hartford, Connecticut, USA, as Gene Francis Alan Pitney)
Died:	05.04.2006	(arterial sclerosis)

Appearances:

1965	George And Gene

Albums Discography:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	Just For You	1963	Musicor
2.	Only Love Can Break A Heart	1963	Musicor
3.	Many Sides	1963
4.	World Wide Winners	1963
5.	Fair Ladies Of Folkland	1964
6.	Blue Gene	4/1964	Musicor		7
7.	Gene Pitney's Big 16	1/1965			12
8.	I'm Gonna Be Strong	3/1965			15
9.	Looking Thru The Eyes Of Love	11/1965	Stateside		15
10.	Gene Pitney Sings The Great Songs Of Our Times	03.12.1965	Stateside
11.	Backstage	1966	Musicor
12.	Bein' Together	1966
13.	More Vol 1 & 2 & 3 (3LP)	1966
14.	Espanol	1966
15.	Famous Country Duets	1966
16.	I Must Be Seeing Things	1966
17.	It Hurts To Be In Love	1966
18.	Show	1966
19.	Italiano	1966
20.	Nessuno Mi Puo Giudicare	1966
21.	Pitney With George Jones	1966
22.	Nobody Needs Your Love	9/1966	Stateside		13
23.	Young And Warm And Wonderful	2/1967	Musicor		39
24.	Country Side	1968
25.	Golden Greats	1968
26.	Greatest Hits	1968
27.	Just One Smile	1968
28.	She's A Heartbreaker	1969
29.	Gene Pitney Sings Burt Bacharach	1969
30.	It's Country Time Again & George Jones	1969
31.	Best Of Gene Pitney	9/1969			8
32.	Singing The Platters	1970
33.	Super Star	1972	Musicor
34.	Ten Years After	1972
35.	Golden Hour	1972
36.	Pitney '75	10/1975
37.	His 20 Greatest Hits	9/1976	Arcade		6
38.	Greatest Hits Of All Time	1982
39.	20 Golden Pieces	1982
40.	Anthology 1961-1966	1987
41.	Backstage - The Greatest Hits And More	10/1990	Polydor		17
42.	Ten Years Later / New Sounds Of Gene Pitney	05.10.1998
43.	Golden Greats / This Is Gene Pitney	05.10.1998
44.	Sings Just For You / Worldwide Winners	05.10.1998
45.	25 All-Time Greatest Hits	23.03.1999
46.	Looking Through: The Ultimate Collection	25.07.2000
47.	The Ultimate Collection	9/2001	Sequel		40
48.	Blue Angel: The Bronze Sessions	05.08.2003	Sanctuary
49.	18 All Time Greatest HitsTee	11.05.2004	Vee
50.	Big Twenty: All the UK Top 40 Hits 1961-73	06.07.2004	Ace
51.	Complete 60's Duets With Gene Pitney & The Jordanaires & George Jones	29.03.2005	Varese
52.	Street Called Hope	19.04.2005	Atom
53.	Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart: The Collection	28.02.2006	Demon
54.	Great	11.07.2006	Goldies
55.	Superstar Series	28.11.2006	Pel
56.	Gene Pitney Sings Just for You / World Wide Winners	01.03.2011	RPM
57.	Cradle of My Arms: Complete Gene Pitney	29.10.2013	Jasmine
58.	Gene Italiano: 28 Cuts	26.11.2013	Traditions Alive
59.	Gold	1/2020	Crimson		30

Singles Discography:

#	SP/EP Title	Release Date	Label	UK	USA
1.	He's a Rebel	?
2.	(I Wanna) Love My Life Away	1/1961	Musicor	26	39
3.	Every Breath I Take	7/1961	Musicor		42
4.	Town Without Pity	10/1961	Musicor	32	13
5.	(The Man Who Shot) Liberty Valance	4/1962	Musicor		4
6.	Only Love Can Break A Heart	8/1962	Musicor		2
7.	If I Didn't Have A Dime (To Play The Jukebox)	8/1962	Musicor		58
8.	Half Heaven - Half Heartache	12/1962	Musicor		12
9.	Teardrop By Teardrop	3/1963	Musicor		130
10.	Mecca	3/1963	Musicor		12
11.	True Love Never Runs Smooth	6/1963	Musicor		21
12.	Twenty-Four Hours From Tulsa	10/1963	Musicor	6	17
13.	That Girl Belongs To Yesterday	12/1963	Musicor	7	49
14.	Who Needs It	1/1964	Musicor		131
15.	Yesterday's Hero	5/1964	Musicor		64
16.	It Hurts To Be In Love	7/1964	Musicor	36	7
17.	I'm Gonna Be Strong	10/1964	Musicor	2	9
18.	I Think I Must Be Seeing Things	2/1965	Musicor	6	31
19.	Last Chance To Turn Around	4/1965	Musicor		13
20.	Looking Thru The Eyes Of Love	6/1965	Stateside	3	28
21.	I've Got Five Dollars And It's Saturday Night & George Jones	7/1965
22.	Princess In Rags / Amore Mio	05.11.1965	Stateside	9	37
23.	Gene Pitney Sings For You EP	04.02.1966	Stateside
24.	Backstage	11.02.1966	Stateside	4	25
25.	Nessuni mi puo' giudcare	3/1966	Musicor		115
26.	Nobody Needs Your Love / Dream World	03.06.1966	Stateside	2
27.	(In The) Cold Light Of Day	9/1966	Musicor	38	115
28.	Just One Smile	04.11.1966	Musicor	8	64
29.	Animal Crackers (In Cellophane Boxes)	3/1967	Musicor		106
30.	Something's Gotten Hold Of My Heart	9/1967	Musicor	5	130
31.	Somewhere In The Country	3/1968	Stateside	19
32.	She's A Heartbreaker	4/1968	Musicor		16
33.	Billy, You're My Friend	10/1968	Musicor		92
34.	Yours Until Tomorrow	11/1968		34
35.	Maria Elena	2/1969		25
36.	She Lets Her Hair Down (Early In The Morning)	11/1969	Musicor		89
37.	A Street Called Hope	3/1970		37
38.	Shady Lady	9/1970		29
39.	Run Run Roadrunner	17.09.1971	Pye
40.	24 Sycamore	30.03.1973	Pye	34
41.	Blue Angel	8/1974	Bronze	39
42.	Trans Canada Highway	14.02.1975	Bronze
43.	Train Of Thought	17.10.1975	Bronze
44.	You Are	23.04.1976	Bronze
45.	Hold On	01.10.1976	Bronze
46.	Love On Our Hands	11.11.1977	Epic
47.	Something's Gotten Hold Off My Heart & Marc Almond	12/1988	Parlophone	1

Press References:

Melody Maker
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1971	0	03.04.1971	18	Caught In The Act	gig review
1971	0	18.09.1971	21	New Singles	single review
1973	13	31.03.1973	22	New Pop Singles	single review
1975	43	25.10.1975	14	Singles	single review
1975	46	15.11.1975	75	Caught In The Act	gig review
New Musical Express
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1965	0	05.11.1965	6	Singles	single review
1965	0	05.11.1965	8	News
1965	0	12.11.1965	2	LPs	album review
1965	0	19.11.1965	9
1966	0	04.03.1966	13	NMExclusive
1966	0	03.06.1966	4	Singles	single review
1966	0	22.07.1966	10
1966	0	29.07.1966	10
1966	0	30.09.1966	10	America Calling
1968	0	06.04.1968	10	Interview	interview
1973	0	14.04.1973	21	Front Row Reviews	gig review
1975	0	11.10.1975	33	Information City
1975	0	01.11.1975	10	Thrills
1975	0	13.12.1975	14
Rock & Pop
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1995	11	06.06.1995	6	Galerie