Gene Pitney - 25 All-Time Greatest Hits
List Price:
Our Price: $12.44
You Save: $5.54 (31%)
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Buy Used: from $11.77 (click here)
Category: Music CD
See more CD details
Buy this Music CD at online store in your country
Canadian Music Store
Canadian Music Store
CD Details
Artist: Gene PitneyBrand: PITNEY,GENE
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1999-03-23
Music Label: Varese Vintage
Soundtracks:
- (I Wanna) Love My Life Away
- Every Breath I Take
- Town Without Pity
- Hello Mary Lou
- (The Man Who Shot) Liberty Valance
- Only Love Can Break A Heart
- If I Didn't Have A Dime (To Play The Jukebox)
- Half Heaven - Half Heartache
- Mecca
- True Love Never Runs Smooth
- Twenty Four Hours From Tulsa
- That Girl Belongs To Yesterday
- It Hurts To Be In Love
- Lips Were Redder On You
- I'm Gonna Be Strong
- I Must Be Seeing Things
- Last Chance To Turn Around
- Looking Through The Eyes Of Love
- Princess In Rags
- Backstage (I'm Lonely)
- Nobody Needs Your Love
- Just One Smile
- Something's Gotten Hold Of My Heart
- She's A Heartbreaker
- Yours Until Tomorrow
Music reviews of 25 All-Time Greatest Hits
Music Review: Singer, songwriter, instrumentalist and gentleman
Rating: 5 Stars
Gene Pitney's first hit, I Wanna Love My Life Away, is the opening track on this very good compilation CD. It has a distinctly Rockabilly edge, suited to the Buddy Holly and Everly Brothers generation. Pitney plays all the instruments on this track, as well as having written the song. A star was well and truly born.
He is often guilty of trying too hard, with vocal flourishes, falsettos and other adornments which come across as a desperate attempt to inject further drama into a song. The error is compounded by the arrangements on many of these tracks. The worst example is Every Breath I Take which, with its stuttering vocals and twirling string sounds, becomes downright ludicrous. He was a writer, singer, multi-instrumentalist and sound engineer who tended to trip up over his own talent. He took time to learn when to leave well alone and let a good tune and lyric speak for themselves. One of his best vocal performances on this album is his version of Randy Newman's Nobody Needs Your Love (1966). Here at last he learns how to be expressive without exaggeration.
Artistically, his low point was re-recording Something's Gotten Hold Of My Heart with the egregious Marc Almond who, although a charming youth, could not hit a note if his life depended on it (which the listener often wished it did). None of that stopped it becoming a worldwide hit, except in the US. Mercifully, that version is not included on this CD.
The high points though, are very high indeed. Hello Mary Lou is a classic that he co-write and which was a huge hit for Ricky Nelson. The (Almond-free) Something's Gotten Hold Of My Heart is another immortal.
This compilation covers his years on the Musicor label, 1961-8, which are his best and most characteristic years. So it misses his very earliest and latest work. Also, it excludes his Italian and Spanish language recordings. He had a major following in the Latin countries, where a strong, expressive tenor is always appreciated. The Welsh too (witness Tom Jones) love a tenor who knows how to belt out a tune, so it's no surprise that Pitney found a large and faithful following in Wales. He returned to sell-out audiences in Cardiff year after year right up until his death in April, 2006, aged 65. He was found dead in his suite at the Cardiff Hilton the day after a sell-out concert at the St. David's Hall, which received glowing reviews for a "non-stop enthusiastic performance". So, a trouper to the end. It is worth adding that the tributes included a great many stories from fans about his kindness and approachability. Clearly a gentleman.
Description of 25 All-Time Greatest Hits
This is the definitive Gene Pitney retrospective. It contains every significant Billboard and UK hit, including "Town Without Pity," "Hello Mary Lou," "(The Man Who Shot) Liberty Valence," "Only Love can Break a Heart," "Yours Until Tomorrow," "That Girl Belongs to Yesterday" and "She's a Heartbreaker."No Track Information Available
Media Type: CD
Artist: PITNEY,GENE
Title: 25 ALL-TIME GREATEST HITS
Street Release Date: 03/23/1999
Genre: OLDIES
Pop CDs
Music Genres
Bestsellers in Pop CDs
Yvette Freeman - Dinah Was (L.A. Theatre Works Audio Theatre Collection)Release date: 2005-04-12; Music CD
Best price: $18.61
Price in other shops:
Twin Sisters Productions - Building Character Music CDTWIN SISTERS PRODUCTIONS; Release date: 2007-01-01; Music CD
Best price: $6.75
Price in other shops:
Bernadette Peters in ConcertDVD
Best price: $82.99
Everything Must Go/ Two Against Natureby Steely Dan
Published: 2003; Music CD
Scattered Ashes: A Decade Of Emperial WrathRelease date: 2009-07-28; Published: 2009; Music CD
Best price: $13.62
Price in other shops:
![Christmas at the Biltmore Estate [VHS] Image](/images/Christmas-at-the-Biltmore-Estate-VHS-076700437X-X.jpg){kind=small}
Christmas at the Biltmore Estate [VHS]A&E Home Video; Release date: 1998-09-04; VHS Tape; VHS Video
Best price: $6.18
Price in other shops:
The Shadow: Rare Radio Gems (Rare Radio Gems)Release date: 2002-09-01; Published: 2002-09-01; Music CD
Best price: $20.00
Price in other shops:
On the Shoulders of Giants, Vol. 1: An Audio & Musical Journey Through the Harlem Renaissanceby Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Release date: 2011-09-06; Published: 2008; Music CD
Best price: $1.98
Price in other shops:
Francis Durbridge, Paul Temple & The Gilbert Case - Radio ShowRelease date: 2003-05-12; Music CD
Best price: $21.22
Price in other shops:
The Serenaders - My One and Only YouRelease date: 2011-05-28; Music CD
Best price: $8.59
Price in other shops:
Similar CDs
Bobby Rydell - Best of 1959-1964RYDELL,BOBBY; Release date: 2005-10-18; Music CD
Best price: $6.17
Price in other shops:
Ricky Nelson - Ricky Nelson - Greatest HitsNELSON,RICKY; Release date: 2005-12-27; Music CD
Best price: $8.77
Price in other shops:
Petula Clark - Ultimate Petula ClarkRelease date: 2003-04-15; Music CD
Best price: $7.34
Price in other shops:
Righteous Brothers - The Best of the Righteous Brothers: 20th Century Masters: Millennium CollectionRelease date: 2006-10-10; Music CD
Best price: $2.80
Price in other shops:
Neil Sedaka - Neil Sedaka - All-Time Greatest HitsRelease date: 1990-10-25; Music CD
Best price: $4.76
Price in other shops:
Dion & Belmonts - Dion & Belmonts - Greatest HitsRelease date: 1999-09-27; Music CD
Best price: $7.24
Price in other shops:
Vogues - The Vogues - Greatest HitsVOGUES; Release date: 1990-10-25; Music CD
Best price: $7.12
Price in other shops:
![Jay & The Americans - Greatest Hits [CEMA] Image](/images/Jay-The-Americans-Greatest-Hits-CEMA-B000002TGR-X.jpg)
Jay & Americans - Jay & The Americans - Greatest Hits [CEMA]Release date: 1995-11-01; Music CD
Best price: $2.02
Price in other shops:
Connie Francis - The Best of Connie Francis: 20th Century Masters - The Millennium CollectionRelease date: 1999-11-02; Music CD
Best price: $2.79
Price in other shops:
Lesley Gore - The Best of Lesley Gore: 20th Century Masters-(Millennium Collection)Release date: 2000-09-26; Music CD
Best price: $2.68
Price in other shops: