A man who possessed an instantly identifiable voice, Gene Pitney was one of the most charismatic and powerful song stylists of the early 1960s. He racked up a string of hits internationally, and in the longer term his biggest markets were the UK and Europe. However, although he became known for his interpretations of other writers’ songs, Pitney started out as a songwriter rather than a singer, and he wrote a number of his own early releases as well several big hits for other artists. This collection presents 30 of Gene’s early compositions, several of which are sung by him, but were released under other aliases. Featuring his biggest successes as a weiters including Ricky Nelson’s Hello Mary Lou, The Crystals' He's A Rebel, Bobby Vee's Rubber Ball, Roy Orbison's Today's Teardrops and many more.
