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Blue Gene | ||||
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Released | February 1964 | |||
Recorded | 1963 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 33:32 | |||
Label | Musicor | |||
Producer | Aaron Schroeder, Wally Gold | |||
Gene Pitney chronology | ||||
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