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Gene Pitney

Gene Pitney (born Gene Francis Alan Pitney in Hartford, Connecticut, USA on 17 February 1940 - died 5 April 2006 (Cardiff, Wales). After a successful singing career spanning five decades, at the age of 66, he was found dead of natural causes, while in the middle of a sellout UK tour. Pitney, a pop rock pioneer, had his greatest success overall in Britain, first travelling there after his first self penned hit in 1961. "I Wanna Love My Life Away" hit #26 on the UK singles chart & just broke into the top 40 in the US. Read more on Last.fm

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Most Played Tracks as Scrobbled to Last.fm

# Title Plays
1Town Without Pity
157641
2Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart
108886
3Every Breath I Take
89726
4Twenty Four Hours from Tulsa
78853
524 Hours from Tulsa
76400
6Only Love Can Break a Heart
69168
7(The Man Who Shot) Liberty Valance
53633
8It Hurts to Be in Love
47566
9I'm Gonna Be Strong
30565
10Town Without Pity [ ]
17270

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