''The Many Sides of Gene Pitney'' is the debut album of

Gene Pitney Gene Francis Alan Pitney (February 17, 1940 – April 5, 2006) was an American singer-songwriter and musician. Pitney charted 16 top-40 hits in the United States, four in the top ten. In the United Kingdom, he had 22 top-40 hit singles, inclu ...

, released on the Musicor label in 1962. It was mostly a collection of previously released singles. Among them was "

(I Wanna) Love My Life Away "(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, while reaching No. 23 on Can ...

" which charted at #39 on the ''

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on March 4, 1961 and was on the charts for eight weeks. The song "Every Breath I Take" charted as high as #42 on September 16, 1961, and was on the charts for eight weeks. "

Town Without Pity ''Town Without Pity'' (German: ''Stadt ohne Mitleid'') is a 1961 American/Swiss/West German international co-production drama film directed by Gottfried Reinhardt. Produced by The Mirisch Corporation, the film stars Kirk Douglas, Barbara Rütti ...

" rose as high as #13 on January 27, 1962 and was on the charts for 19 weeks. 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 Roy Kelton Orbison (April 23, 1936 – December 6, 1988) was an American singer, songwriter, and musician known for his impassioned singing style, complex song structures, and dark, emotional ballads. His music was described by critics as ...

Track listing

" ( Dimitri Tiomkin, Ned Washington) – 2:55 #"(I Wanna) Love My Life Away" (Pitney) – 1:56 #"I Laughed So Hard I Cried" (

Aaron Schroeder Aaron Harold Schroeder (September 7, 1926 – December 2, 2009) was an American songwriter and music publisher. Early years Born in Brooklyn, Schroeder graduated from the school now known as the Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art ...

, Ann Orlowski) – 2:19 #"Dream For Sale" ( Phil Spector, Terry Phillips) – 2:34 #"Twenty Two Days" (Pitney) – 2:32 #"Today's Teardrops" (Schroeder, Pitney) – 1:56 #" Hello Mary Lou" (Pitney) – 1:56 #"Take Me Tonight" (Schroeder, Roy Alfred, Wally Gold) – 2:37 #"Harmony" (Pitney) – 1:58 #"A Greater Love" (Schroeder, Pitney) – 2:05 #"Every Breath I Take" (

Gerry Goffin Gerald Goffin (February 11, 1939 – June 19, 2014) was an American lyricist. Collaborating initially with his first wife, Carole King, he co-wrote many international pop hits of the early and mid-1960s, including the List of Billboard number-one ...

Carole King Carole King Klein (born Carol Joan Klein; February 9, 1942) is an American singer, songwriter, and musician who has been active since 1958, initially as one of the staff songwriters at 1650 Broadway and later as a solo artist. Regarded as one ...

) – 2:47 #"Sure Fire Bet" (Pitney) – 1:48 #"Chance to Belong" (Pitney) – 2:03

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Many Sides of Gene Pitney 1962 debut albums Gene Pitney albums Musicor Records albums