What is the name of a backing vocalist on "It Hurts to Be in Love" , by Gene Pitney, an American singer-songwriter, musician, and sound engineer?
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Toni Wine Toni Wine (born June 4, 1947 in Washington Heights, New York City, United States) is an American pop music songwriter, who wrote songs for such artists as The Mindbenders ("A Groovy Kind of Love"), Tony Orlando and Dawn ("Candida"), Elvis Presley, and Checkmates, Ltd. ("Black Pearl") in the late 1960s and 1970s. Wine also sang the female vocals for the cartoon music group The Archies, most notably on their #1 hit song "Sugar, Sugar" (singing the line, "I'm gonna make your life so sweet"). However, she did not sing the lead vocal in the song "Jingle Jangle", but her voice is quite prevalent in the chorus; the lead was sung by Ron Dante using his falsetto voice. In addition, Wine was a backing vocalist on Gene Pitney's "It Hurts to Be in Love" and on Willie Nelson's "Always on My Mind."
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Gene Pitney Gene Francis Alan Pitney (February 17, 1940 – April 5, 2006) was an American singer-songwriter, musician, and sound engineer.
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In the Nick of Time (album) In the Nick of Time was the second album by Nicolette Larson. It features a duet with Michael McDonald, keyboards from Bill Payne, backing vocals from Bobby LaKind and Rosemary Butler, Ronnie Montrose on guitar and other collaborators. Larson had a minor hit with her McDonald duet, "Let Me Go, Love".
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Thad Cockrell Thad Aaron Cockrell is an American singer-songwriter. He has released three solo albums, along with a collaborative album with Caitlin Cary. Cockrell, who often writes emotional songs, is frequently associated with his goal to "put the hurt back in country".
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Shelly Yakus Sheldon Gershon "Shelly" Yakus (born November 1945) is a music engineer and mixer. Formerly chief engineer and vice president of A&M Records, he was nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1999. Yakus is referenced at the end of one of Tom Petty's songs "What're You Doin' In My Life?" As of 2014, Yakus was chief engineer of AfterMaster Audio Labs and Recording Studios, a recording firm he co-founded with Larry Ryckman, who is its CEO. Yakus is also vice president of Studio One Media, Inc.
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Paul Laurence Paul Laurence (aka Paul Lawrence Jones III) is an American songwriter/producer/keyboardist. He had several number one R&B hits Freddie Jackson's "Rock Me Tonight (For Old Times Sake)," "Jam Tonight," "Tasty Love," "Hey Lover," "Do Me Again"; Stephanie Mills' "(You're Putting) A Rush on Me"; and Meli'sa Morgan's "Do Me Baby." His other credits include Evelyn King's number one R&B hits "I'm in Love," "Love Come Down," as well as hits by "I'm in Love" Lillo Thomas' "(You're A) Good Girl," “Your Love’s Got a Hold on Me,” “Settle Down,” "Sexy Girl," "Wanna Make Love (All Night Long)".
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Kenny Dale Kenneth Dale Eoff (born October 3, 1951 in Artesia, New Mexico) is an American country music artist, known professionally as Kenny Dale. Activein the 1970s, he recorded two albums for Capitol Records and charted several country hits. His biggest hit was a cover version of Gene Pitney's "Only Love Can Break a Heart", which peaked at No. 7. Dale retired from the country music business in the early 1980s and took up residence in Nashville, Tennessee. He now works as a school bus driver in Texas.
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All I Need (Dan Hartman song) "All I Need" is a song by American musician-singer-songwriter Dan Hartman, released as the third and final single from his 1981 album "It Hurts to Be in Love".
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Avant (album) Avant is the self-titled fifth studio album by Avant. It was released on December 9, 2008 (which was the same release date for his album Private Room). Its first single, "When It Hurts," reached #91 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 and #15 on the US R&B/Hip-Hop charts. The second single is "Break Ya Back (In a Good Way)". The album was also his first release on Capitol Records. The album sold 93,929 copies to date.
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Percy Sledge Percy Tyrone Sledge (November 25, 1940 – April 14, 2015) was an American R&B, soul and gospel singer. He is best known for the song "When a Man Loves a Woman", a No. 1 hit on both the "Billboard" Hot 100 and R&B singles charts in 1966. It was awarded a million-selling, Gold-certified disc from the RIAA.
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Heartbreaker (Dionne Warwick album) Heartbreaker is a 1982 album by American singer Dionne Warwick, her fourth for the Arista label. It was largely written by the Bee Gees, and produced by Barry Gibb with Karl Richardson and Albhy Galuten; Gibb and Galuten also served as musicians on the album.
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Stone Poneys The Stone Poneys were a folk-rock trio formed in Los Angeles, consisting of Linda Ronstadt on vocals, Bobby Kimmel on rhythm guitar and vocals, and Kenny Edwards on lead guitar. Their recordings include Ronstadt's first hit song, a cover of Mike Nesmith's "Different Drum". Even at this early stage, Ronstadt was already showcasing her performances of an eclectic mix of songs, often from under-appreciated songwriters, requiring a wide array of backing musicians.
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Jackie DeShannon Jackie DeShannon (born August 21, 1941/1944) is an American singer-songwriter with a string of hit song credits from the 1960s onwards, as both singer and composer. She was one of the first female singer-songwriters of the rock 'n' roll period. She is best known as the singer of "What the World Needs Now Is Love" and "Put a Little Love in Your Heart", and as the composer of "When You Walk in the Room" and "Bette Davis Eyes", which were hits for The Searchers and Kim Carnes, respectively. DeShannon is currently an entertainment broadcast correspondent reporting Beatles band members' news for the radio program "Breakfast with the Beatles".
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Every Little Bit Hurts "Every Little Bit Hurts" was originally a 1964 hit single for Motown soul singer Brenda Holloway, written by Ed Cobb.
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Town Without Pity (song) "Town Without Pity" is a song written by composer Dimitri Tiomkin and lyricist Ned Washington. The track 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".
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Gene Parsons Gene Victor Parsons (born September 4, 1944 in Morongo Valley, California) is an American drummer, banjo player, guitarist, singer-songwriter, and engineer, best known for his work with The Byrds from 1968 to 1972. Parsons has also released solo albums and played in bands including Nashville West, The Flying Burrito Brothers, and Parsons Green. He is credited with inventing the B-Bender (also known as the StringBender) along with guitarist Clarence White and the device is often referred to as the Parsons/White B-Bender, a trademarked name.
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This One's Gonna Hurt You (For a Long, Long Time) "This One's Gonna Hurt You (For a Long, Long Time)" is a song written by American country music artist Marty Stuart, who recorded the song as a duet with Travis Tritt. It was released in June 1992 as the first single from Stuart's album "This One's Gonna Hurt You". It peaked at #7 in the United States, and #6 Canada.
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Waylon Jennings Waylon Arnold Jennings (pronounced ; June 15, 1937 – February 13, 2002) was an American singer, songwriter, and musician. Jennings began playing guitar at eight and began performing at 14 on KVOW radio. His first band was The Texas Longhorns. Jennings worked as a DJ on KVOW, KDAV, KYTI, and KLLL. In 1958, Buddy Holly arranged Jennings's first recording session, of "Jole Blon" and "When Sin Stops (Love Begins)". Holly hired him to play bass. In Clear Lake, Iowa, Jennings gave up his seat on the ill-fated flight that crashed and killed Holly, J. P. Richardson, Ritchie Valens, and pilot Roger Peterson.
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It Only Hurts When I'm Breathing "It Only Hurts When I'm Breathing" is a song performed by Canadian singer-songwriter Shania Twain. She co-wrote it with her then-husband Robert John "Mutt" Lange, who produced the track. It was released on February 9, 2004 as the eighth and final single from Twain's album "Up!", and the fifth to impact the North American market. Disparate to the remainder of "Up!", "It Only Hurts when I'm Breathing" is a ballad that Twain labeled to be the sole heartbreak song on the album. Musically, it lies within the country pop genre while its lyrics speak of misery.
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Back in the Fire "Back in the Fire" is a song written by Mike Reid and Rory Michael Bourke, and recorded by American country music artist Gene Watson. It was released in March 1989 as the second single and title track from the album "Back in the Fire". The song reached #20 on the "Billboard" Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.
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Gene Maltais Gene Maltais is an American musician, singer and songwriter.
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To Be a Lover "To Be a Lover" is a song by Billy Idol from his 1986 album "Whiplash Smile". As the album's lead single, it became Idol's second top 10 hit in the US, peaking at No. 6 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 and No. 22 on the UK Singles Chart.