{"id":5677,"date":"2015-05-12T11:50:58","date_gmt":"2015-05-12T16:50:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/funky16corners.com\/?p=5677"},"modified":"2015-05-12T11:50:58","modified_gmt":"2015-05-12T16:50:58","slug":"gene-pitney-shes-a-heartbreaker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/funky16corners.com\/?p=5677","title":{"rendered":"Gene Pitney – She’s a Heartbreaker"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Listen\/Download – Gene Pitney – She’s a Heartbreaker<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/div>\n

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Greetings all.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Whilst strolling through the back alleys of the windmills of my mind (and the to-be-blogged folder) I set eyes upon the blue-eyed soul smoker you see before you today, and decided to whip it on you all.<\/p>\n

Though I suspect most of you vinyl types are at least familiar with the name Gene Pitney<\/strong>, and\/or one of his many melodramatic hit singles of the 1960s, I wonder how many of you knew that he had something like \u2018She\u2019s a Heartbreaker\u2019 up his sleeve.<\/p>\n

I first heard (saw) the tune more than 30 years ago when someone passed along a VHS (remember those?) of bootlegged 1960s rock and soul TV appearances and promo videos. One of the clips in question was Pitney lip-synching \u2018She\u2019s a Heartbreaker\u2019on some dance party show or other.<\/p>\n

I was surprised by the tune, and dug it right away, yet managed to wait a few decades before I actually put my hands on the record.<\/p>\n

Recorded and released in 1968, and marking the last time Pitney would hit the Top 40, \u2018She\u2019s a Heartbreaker\u2019 is a killer tune, written by none other than Jerry \u2018Swamp Dogg\u2019 Williams<\/strong> and co-written and produced by Charlie (Inez and\u2026) Foxx<\/strong> (though according to Swamp Dogg, it\u2019s his joint and Charlie Foxx glommed his name onto it).<\/p>\n

Propelled by a solid beat, some twangy electric sitar, a punchy horn section and some exciting strings, the real force behind \u2018She\u2019s a Heartbreaker\u2019 is Pitney\u2019s powerful voice. A performance like this makes you wonder why he didn\u2019t do more like this, but considering his track record before and after this, I guess ol\u2019 Gene knew where his bread was buttered.<\/p>\n

That said, this is nothing less than a soul banger, and whether or not Gene Pitney saw fit to repeat its magic, it can stand on its own.<\/p>\n

I hope you dig it, and I\u2019ll see you all on Friday.<\/p>\n

Keep the faith<\/strong><\/p>\n

Larry<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

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