Town Without Pity (song)
Year Performer Album
1966 Danny Williams Only Love
1967 Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass Sounds Like
1978 Ronnie Montrose Open Fire
1980 Paul Warren & Explorer Takin ' Her Back
1982 The Nylons One Size Fits All
1987 Mathilde Santing Out Of This Dream
1988 Thin White Rope Red Sun
1989 The Dickies Second Coming
1990 The Stray Cats Let 's Go Faster !
1992 Dave Vanian and the Phantom Chords Town Without Pity ( single )
1993 Neil Zaza Thrills & Chills
1996 Eddi Reader Candyfloss and Medicine
1996 The Brian Setzer Orchestra Guitar Slinger
1999 Mandy Barnett A Walk on the Moon ( film soundtrack )
2001 Snakeman Show Radio Snakeman Show , Vol . 1
2001 The Quiets Take a flight with The Quiets
2003 Zen for Primates Albatross
2004 Los Straitjackets Play Favorites
2006 Richie Cole & The Alto Madness Orchestra Risë 's Rose Garden
2007 Vidar Busk & The Voo Doodz Jookbox Charade
Other versions
Pitney also recorded versions in German ( lyrics by Frank Zieboltz [ 3 ] ) , entitled `` Bleibe bei mir '' ( `` Stay With Me '' ) and Italian , entitled `` Città Spietata '' . Many artists and bands have recorded cover versions over the years since its release , including :
Town Without Pity is a song written by composer Dimitri Tiomkin and lyricist Ned Washington. The track, produced by Aaron Schroeder, was originally recorded by Gene Pitney for the 1961 film of the same title. In 1962, the song received a Golden Globe award for Best Motion Picture Song, and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Music, Original Song.