Gene Pitney was the ultimate Brill Building pop star. Unlike his rival Neil Sedaka, whose American fan-base deserted him in the second half of the 1960s, he maintained a chart presence throughout the whole decade. In Britain, where Gene was a frequent visitor, the hits continued through to the 1970s, and even beyond. Bookending this collection are 1961s self-penned I Wanna Love My Life Away and Twenty Four Sycamore from the UK charts of 1973, but never a USA 45. Likewise, Somewhere In The Country, Yours Until Tomorrow and Maria Elena, not to mention Nobody Needs Your Love, one of his best-known numbers, were all British hits, yet not one of them was released as a single in the USA. Go figure 1. (I Wanna) Love My Life Away 2. Town Without Pity 3. Twenty Four Hours From Tulsa 4. That Girl Belongs To Yesterday 5. It Hurts To Be In Love 6. Im Gonna Be Strong 7. I Must Be Seeing Things 8. Looking Through the Eyes of Love 9. Princess In Rags 10. Backstage 11. Nobody Needs Your Love 12. Just One Smile 13. (In the) Cold Light of Day 14. Somethings Gotten Hold of My Heart 15. Somewhere In the Country 16. Yours Until Tomorrow 17. Maria Elena 18. A Street Called Hope 19. Shady Lady 20. Twenty Four Sycamore
