Pitney's last hit on the UK charts came in 1989, after an absence of 15 years, when he and Soft Cell singer Marc Almond recorded a duet version of " Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart " by British writers Roger Cook and Roger Greenaway . The song had been a UK No. 5 for Pitney in 1967. The duet brought him his first UK No. 1, in late January 1989. The single remained at the top for four weeks, and also went to No. 1 elsewhere in Europe.
Its a pity Gene Pitney is no longer with us
Thanks for bringing him back to mind John.
I always enjoyed his vocal style but, for me, his best work was "The Man Who Shot LIBERTY VALANCE" .
Great movie and great example of the old cowboy ballads from back in the day.
Here you go ArkansasHermit
Thanks Kavika.
I tried to embed the youtube last night but I still haven't figured out how to do that so I just provided the link.
The version I picked showed stills and posters from the movie, for those in the mood for a little nostalgia.
This is one of my favorites by him.
Nice.
Pitney's last hit on the UK charts came in 1989, after an absence of 15 years, when he and Soft Cell singer Marc Almond recorded a duet version of " Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart " by British writers Roger Cook and Roger Greenaway . The song had been a UK No. 5 for Pitney in 1967. The duet brought him his first UK No. 1, in late January 1989. The single remained at the top for four weeks, and also went to No. 1 elsewhere in Europe.