Being Together/The Country Side of Gene Pitney [Import]

Gene Pitney

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Original Release Date: April 1966
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• ASIN: B000025AJI
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #480,829 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

1. Being Together

2. If I Were

3. We Haven't Tried

4. This Precious Love

5. There's Gonna Be More Loving

6. Don't Put an End to Me

7. Baby Ain't That Fine

8. I'm Looking for the Man

9. Lay Down Your Arms

10. Everybody Knew But You and Me

11. King and Queen

12. June Is as Cold as December

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

Two of the hit vocalist's original albums digitally remastered & together on one disc, his 1966 collaboration album 'Being Together' with country star Melba Montgomery & his 1967 solo outing 'The Country Side Of Gene Pitney'. Tracks include 'Baby Ain't That Fine', 'She Thinks I Still Care' & 'Won't Take Long'. 22 tracks total. Also features the original cover art of each LP. 1999 release.

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Unsuccessful but brilliant country albums, April 12, 2003

By	Peter Durward Harris "Pete the music fan" (Leicester England) - See all my reviews (TOP 50 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

Following the success of his two albums of duets with George Jones, Gene teamed up with Melba Montgomery to record an album. Melba had also recorded duets with George - they did three albums together and had several country hits. The combination of Gene and Melba was not as successful as either of them had been when paired with George.

They sound great together and the album yielded a top 20 country hit with Baby ain't that fine. The album features two solo tracks by George (If I were, June is as cold as December) and two Melba solos (Don't put an end to me, I'm looking for the man). For those of you unfamiliar with Melba, she has a thick Alabama accent and is as country as they come. I love Melba's voice, but if you don't like twangy country, stay away from this. Melba's brother wrote all except four of the songs here, which were usually co-written with Melba. Dallas Frazier wrote three of the others.

After the album with Melba, Gene finally recorded a solo country album. Melba, her brother and Dallas Frazier also contributed songs to this album, but Gene also acknowledged George by recording two of his songs, Life to go and She thinks I still care. This album didn't even yield a hit single, although one was released - I'm gonna listen to me. Thus ended Gene's four-album career in country music.

This twofer is hardly essential, but it is interesting and enjoyable.