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"(The Man Who Shot) Liberty Valance" is a song written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David, which was released by Gene Pitney in 1962. It spent 13 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 4, while reaching No. 2 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade, and No. 4 on New Zealand's "Lever Hit Parade".
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"Yours Until Tomorrow" is a song written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King, recorded by Dee Dee Warwick in 1968. It was used as the B-side to her recording of "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me." Versions by, respectively, Vivian Reed and Gene Pitney performed on music charts.
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- ↑ Gene Pitney, "Looking Through the Eyes of Love" Chart Positions Retrieved January 16, 2015
- ↑ Gene Pitney, I Must Be Seeing Things Retrieved January 16, 2015
- ↑ Gene Pitney, "Looking Through the Eyes of Love" single release Retrieved January 16, 2015
- ↑ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 419. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ↑ The Partridge Family, "Looking Through the Eyes of Love" Canadian Chart Position Retrieved January 16, 2015
- ↑ The Partridge Family, "Looking Through the Eyes of Love" U.S. and U.K. Chart Positions Retrieved January 16, 2015
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