Biography
Gene Francis Alan Pitney (February 17, 1940 – April 5, 2006) was an American pop and country singer, songwriter, and musician. Pitney charted 16 top-40 hits in the United States, four in the top ten. In the United Kingdom, he had 22 top-40 hit singles, including 11 in the top ten. Among Pitney's most famous hits are "Town Without Pity", "(The Man Who Shot) Liberty Valance", "Twenty Four Hours from Tulsa" and "I'm Gonna Be Strong." Many of his hits were love song covers, such as "It Hurts to Be in Love" and "Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart" or neo-Western ballads. He also wrote the early-1960s hits "Rubber Ball" recorded by Bobby Vee, "Hello Mary Lou" by Ricky Nelson, and "He's a Rebel" by the Crystals. In 2002, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
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Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
The Rolling Stones
1964
How The West Was Won
2003
Metamorphosis
1975
Mardi Gras
1972
The Rolling Stones In Mono
2016
Lazarus
2016
Live At Wembley '86
1992
Singles Collection✱ The London Years
1989
Phil Spector's 20 Greatest Hits
1976
Out-Of-State Plates
2005
Back To Mono (1958-1969)
1991
Home, Home On The Road
1974
Memorabilia - The Singles
1991
Chronicle Volume Two
1986
The Best Of New Riders Of The Purple Sage
1976
On Air
2016
The Monument Vinyl Box
2013
You Light Up My Life
1977
Powerglide
1972
He's A Rebel
1963
Phil Spector's Greatest Hits
1977
So Fine
1975
Sounds Spectacular 20 World Wide Hits
1974
The Music People
1972
Credited work
3,456 releases · 682 albums · active 1959–2025
- Performance · 3,526
- Production · 282
- Other credits · 151
Studios: Regent Sound Studios · Wembley Stadium · Gold Star Studios · The Magic Shop
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- Ricky Nelson (2)
- Creedence Clearwater Revival
- Roy Orbison
- Rick Nelson
- Adriano Celentano
- The Crystals
- Johnny Hallyday