Twenty Four Hours from Tulsa
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| "Twenty Four Hours from Tulsa" | ||||
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| Single by Gene Pitney | ||||
| B-side | "Lonely Night Dreams (Of Far Away Arms)" | |||
| Released | 1963 | |||
| Genre | Rock and roll | |||
| Length | 2:52 | |||
| Label | Musicor Records | |||
| Writer(s) | Burt Bacharach, Hal David | |||
| Producer | Aaron Schroeder, Wally Gold | |||
| Gene Pitney singles chronology | ||||
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"Twenty-Four Hours from Tulsa" is a song written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David which was a hit for Gene Pitney.[1] Its success in the UK enabled Pitney to become an international star. In the US, Pitney peaked at #17 on the pop chart.[2] Jay and the Americans covered the song on their 1963 album, At the Cafe Wha? Dusty Springfield covered it on her debut album A Girl Called Dusty.[3] Swedish singer Östen Warnerbring has made a Swedish version called "15 minuter från Eslöv" ("15 minutes from Eslöv").
[edit] References
- ^ Dave Austin, Jim Peterik, Cathy Austin (2010), Songwriting For Dummies, http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=P_Oy99c9qJgC&pg=PA117
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Eighth Edition. Record Research. p. 493.
- ^ Serene Dominic (2003), Burt Bacharach,song by song, http://books.google.com/books?id=TKJU6CegkogC&pg=PA114
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