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Gene Pitney's greatest hits collections compile the soaring, dramatic pop ballads that made him an international star in the early 1960s.Musical Style and Sound Vocal delivery: Features Pitney's signature intense, high-pitched, and emotional tenor. Orchestral arrangements: Uses grand, sweeping walls of sound with dramatic strings, timpani, and backing choirs. Songwriting: Mixes dynamic pop tracks written by songwriting teams like Burt Bacharach and Hal David with Pitney's own compositions. Core Tracklist Highlights Only Love Can Break a Heart: A soaring emotional ballad that reached #2 on the US charts. Town Without Pity: The haunting, Golden Globe-winning theme song from the 1961 film.(The Man Who Shot) Liberty Valance: A dramatic western-style ballad originally tied to the John Wayne movie. Twenty Four Hours from Tulsa: A driving, tragic pop-country masterpiece composed by Bacharach and David. It Hurts to Be in Love: A high-energy, angst-ridden pop lament.