Hits & Misses

Gene Pitney | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 28, 1994)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Bear Family
• ASIN: B000001B1G
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #508,688 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. (The Man Who Shot) Liberty Valance

2. Twenty-Four Hours from Tulsa

3. Town Without Pity

4. Hello Mary Lou

5. Today's Teardrops

6. Sure Fire Bet

7. Donna Means Heartbreak

8. If I Didn't Have a Dime (To Play the Jukebox)

9. (I Wanna) Love My Life Away

10. Every Breath I Take

11. Mecca

12. True Love Never Runs Smooth

13. Teardrop by Teardrop

14. Dream for Sale

15. Half Heaven, Half Heartache

16. Only Love Can Break a Heart

17. Bleibe Bei Mir (Town Without Pity)

18. I'll Find You

19. Cradle of My Arms

20. Please Come Back, Baby

See all 26 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

Just what the title implies, this Bear Family collection features a nice overview of the highs and lows from Pitney's lengthy career. Gathering up his earliest non-hit sides (some recording under different pseudonyms) along with some of his biggest hits, this provides us with a picture of an artist in development and eventually hitting his hitmaking stride. Along the way you're treated to the original demos of "Hello, Mary Lou" and "Today's Teardrops," early duet sides as Jamie and Janie, a German sung version of "Town Without Pity," and other early rarities. A fascinating collection done up with usual Bear Family quality. A good one to add to any basic greatest hits collection. ~ Cub Koda, All Music Guide --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

Customer Reviews

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0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hits & Misses review, July 17, 2002

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Pamela A Swinney (Martinsville, Indiana United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hits & Misses (Audio CD)

I have acquired a pretty good collection of Gene Pitney music and I rate this album right up there with the Looking through the "Ultimate collection". Again it just proves the versatility of Gene Pitney's voice. I especially enjoyed the recordings of when he was Jaime of "Jaime and Jane". Of his earlier solo recordings, my favorite is "Cradle of my Arms". I grew up listening to him and I never get tired of his music.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hits & Misses review, July 17, 2002

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Pamela A Swinney (Martinsville, Indiana United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hits & Misses (Audio CD)

I have acquired a pretty good collection of Gene Pitney music and I rate this album right up there with the Looking through the "Ultimate collection". Again it just proves the versatility of Gene Pitney's voice. I especially enjoyed the recordings of when he was Jaime of "Jaime and Jane". Of his earlier solo recordings, my favorite is "Cradle of my Arms". I grew up listening to him and I never get tired of his music.

0 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hits and Misses.Gene Pitney, February 16, 2007

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Mrs. G. Clements (England) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hits & Misses (Audio CD)

excellent cd, delivery was much faster then expected. good service all round.