Gene Pitney Sings Just for You explained
Gene Pitney Sings Just for You is American singer Gene Pitney's third album, released on the Musicor label in 1963. It included the single "Mecca" which reached #12 on the U.S. Hot 100 and was a top 10 hit in Australia and Canada.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
Reception
Billboard gave the album a postive reviews, saying "the songs are new, and many of them have the sound and the grove"[6]
Track listing
- "Teardrop by Teardrop" (Bob Halley) – 2:19
- "Mecca" (John Gluck Jr., Neval Nader) – 2:21
- "Cornflower Blue" (Mack David, Sherman Edwards) – 2:49
- "Not Responsible" (Ben Raleigh, Mark Barkan) – 2:31
- "The Angels Got Together" (Aaron Schroeder) – 2:46
- "Don't Let the Neighbours Know" (Gluck, Nader) – 2:18
- "Ship True Love Goodbye" (Barkan, Nader) – 2:25
- "House Without Windows" (Fred Tobias, Lee Pockriss) – 2:27
- "Aladdin's Lamp" (Gene Pitney) – 2:28
- "Time and the River" (Schroeder, Wally Gold) – 2:32
- "Peanuts, Popcorn, and Crackerjacks" (Artie Wayne, Raleigh) – 2:35
- "Tell the Moon to Go to Sleep" (Alan Schackner, Gloria Shayne) – 2:21
Notes and References
- Web site: Biography . 107.oakfm.co.uk . 20 March 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140320191342/http://107.oakfm.co.uk/music/gene-pitney/bio/ . 20 March 2014 .
- Web site: Gene Pitney. https://web.archive.org/web/20140320190018/http://www.mtv.com/artists/gene-pitney/discography/137532/. dead. March 20, 2014. mtv.com. 20 March 2014.
- Web site: Gene Pitney . virginmedia.com . 20 March 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140320190536/http://www.virginmedia.com/music/browse/gene-pitney . 20 March 2014 .
- Web site: Gene Pitney Sings Just for You. music.msn.com. 20 March 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140320202240/http://music.msn.com/music/album/gene-pitney/gene-pitney-sings-just-for-you/. 20 March 2014. dead.
- Web site: Gene Pitney - Sings Just For You/World Wide Winners CD. cduniverse.com. 20 March 2014.
- April 6, 1963 . Pop Spotlight: Gene Pitney Sings Just for You . . 75 . 75 . 14 .
