Gene Pitney - True Love Never Runs Smooth..w/ LYRICS

[codewall1]

The poetic lyrics of this song are almost transcendental and would stand alone a capella. Combined with music, that plaintive voice, so uniquely gene Pitney, and the studio arrangement, and you arrive as close to artistic perfection as it get gets!

[Tutone66]

I cannot believe this song only reached #21 on the charts. I suppose it's a testament to the quality of music in the 60s.

[lifeafter1000]

Who the heck would want to "True Love Never Runs Smooth?" Whoever came up with those words must not know what True Love Is. afterlife13

[5BGVO4]

not only the prettiest song Gene ever recorded, but one of music's all time great ones. I remember hearing this in the summer of l963 on WBZ in Boston. whenever the nighttime personality, the incredibly witty and articulate Bruce Bradley, would play this song, he'd always say something like " a great song with poor English grammar..it should be 'True Love Never Runs Smooth-LY' "

[penfoldskip]

what a song

[MrCabritto]

Too bad it wasnt in the movie

[spacepatrolman]

@MrCabritto which movie its been in the one in my mind

[dlkacz]

One of my favorites and here's a correction for you. Where it says "We have to try" in the 4th and 5th stanza, it should be "We have to face". Thanks for posting it.

[RandBForThee]

My favorite Gene Pitney tune. Thanks for sharing!

[sliceoflive100]

Google the lyrics it's not try or pay but fa-ce

[rrkunz]

Take a listen, "we have to try" sounds more like "we have to pay", which is more in tune with "worth" in "true love is worth all the pain, the heartaches and tears..."

I also think you were correct the first time with "when the world outside my house..."

[silverlink14]

A truly wonderful love song, it brings back such fantastic memories.

[michelescoones]

ain't that the truth!

[tgifa5]

Thanks for posting... great song, great voice

[chucknchar]

i wish i could sing like gene, its amazing talent

[Tonithenightowl]

When you heard Gene or Orbison there was no doubt who was singing. Unique voices. Range to die for and delivery from the heart.

[soulguy10306]

Gene was the best, the most soulful of the white singers of the 60's - no surprise since he was a labelmate of Jimmy Radcliffe

[11xzxzxz]

Such an underrated singer - all the great writers give him great songs and Gene wrote a few fine songs for himself and the Crystals and Ricky Nelson. This song just affects me so deeply .. what a voice. Gene was not afraid to really stretch it out and always avoided pomposity (except maybe for Heartbreaker) One dud in an amazing collection of heart-felt love songs.

[GordR18]

Saw him live in Sudbury, Ontario. Will never forget it.

[PitneyFanCT]

Ohhhhhhhh... how we miss our Gene...homegrown boy who never lost his roots...his music has been a part of my life since 1962...and will remain with me for the rest of my days...thanks Gene!

[geedubthegoose1]

I didn't know he had passed, but this song came from the back of my mind and haunted me. itunes ony have the chevelles

version.....weak! Thank you Brent!

[sexyshezza]

gene hun, i feel you, i see you, i am truely blessed, all you guys need to beleive there is everlasting love. god bless you all. xx

[247GPfan]

This is one of my all time favorites.I'm thankful to Burt Bacharach for choosing Gene to do this timeless song.

[beulahethel]

Happy Birthday Gene

[jamayer1]

We have to try should be-we have to bear

[PitneyFanCT]

For true love never runs smooth

That's what they say but

True love is worth all the pain the heartaches and tears

We have to try

Should read..we have to pay

[vte4chg]

Gene, R.I.P.----Thank You

[nor888vast695]

The world is at a loss to replace this man. Where did people like him come from? What mechanism puts people like this to the front?

[RandyBful1]

No one can do Gene, but Gene!

[muttergesert]

i love this song over and over

[11xzxzxz]

When the world outside my house is pulling us apart ? I thought that for years but it's not house it's Arms? I like house better - I though Hal David was going for some abstraction and thought it was great. La la la la la

[Brent441]

Thank You for your inpit...It has been corrected :>)

[11xzxzxz]

@Brent441 Sure. It's great to see a site dedicated to such an important singer that the world should not forget.

[mifennelly]

@Brent441 "we have to try" should read "we have to face"...

[11xzxzxz]

Oh and I can't put this in my favorites or playlist .. you are not going to believe this .. but it makes me cry like a baby.

[11xzxzxz]

MY favorite song by the Genester. Sung great and a great song but Bach-Turner Overdrive oh I mean Bach-David..

[ThomasStedter]

Wonderful!

[mauriciohgoldenberg]

Hermoso y encantador tema de Bert Bacharach y gran interpretacion de Gene.

[chezfun]

No one can say it like Gene Pitney!

[Odessa4me]

wunderschone

[evildcvma]

I'm old and expeirenced, grew up with Gene, this one hits the nail on the head, better to have loved and lost than to never haved loved.

[gyrene1966]

@evildcvma

Right on brother!

[smitheree]

Lovely song

[spacepatrolman]

Great vocal and great arrangement I wonder if anyone can upload burt bacharach with the huston symphony .

[plmggod]

another one of my favorites!!! thank you brent for posting and thank you linda for playing gene over and over.

[drdenzil]

this is like true life LOL

[kaufhauszombie]

Beautiful song..

[arcallftw]

tyvole :D

[Pacer8]

True Love!

[11xzxzxz]

My favorite Pitney song.

[3979tom]

i loved gene pitney and this song in particular. great song, great voice, a really great loss.

[rbdlovers]

cover your mouth

2. make a wish

3.close your fist

4. hold hand you made wish in on heart for 5 seconds

5.post on 3 more videos

6. tomarow will be the best day of your life

MONEY- YOU WILL FIND 200$

LOVE- your crush or lover will kiss or ask you out

[tartanroom]

Bacharach-David song.

Couldn't go wrong.

[motowngirl65]

This guy had a ton of great hits. I agree with you guys - Heart-Breaker was the only bad one. Only Love Can Break A Heart was another of my favorites.

[11xzxzxz]

Songs really don't much better than this and it's the production and voice of Gene that were so special. The only bad song he ever did was probably Heartbreaker.

[tgifa5]

Thanks for posting this. I still love Gene Pitney music. I saw him in concert, along with Chad and Jeremy, years ago, he was fantastic!

[mebanedeac47]

I would put Pitney in the same class as Roy Orbison in terms of a great voice used with great passion.

[69ssrszl1]

@mebanedeac47 Very true thanks.

[60phile]

MY favorite Gene Pitney .. sad that i never saw him in person .. what a talent and he wrote some songs for others theat were good .. he was maybe the first pop singer to be his own producer

but true love is worth all the pain .. I guess burt wrote this as well as Mecca and The Man who shot liberty valence ..

[doch57]

@60phile I did, and still in love.

[spacepatrolman]

@60phile Yea burt did its on that album gene pitney sings burt bacharach

[singinjohnny]

Beautiful song! One of my favorite Gene Pitney songs. I love the musical arrangement as well with the mandolin (or some kind of lute), chimes, and musette accordion. There's definitely a European flavor to this wonderful recording.

[worshipHim4]

Great song.I appreciated it so much.A real hit to me!New fan of Gene Pitney!5 stars!

[11xzxzxz]

Gene is easy to overlook until you here this song, 24 hours to Tulsa, I've got to be strong, Man who shoot... I gues the song I didn't like was Heart-breaker. Miss him.

[slblack]

HOLY SHIT THIS IS OOOOOOOOOLD OLOLOL

[clucer]

still solid gold and than never tarnishes.

[jimandconnie]

Although he had many great hits, this was my favorite of Gene's. What a voice!! So sorely missed.

[11xzxzxz]

Mine too .. beautiful song

[spacepatrolman]

this may not be his biggest hit but its bacharachs biggest orchestration

[blukoff]

Nice, but I prefer Petula Clark's version...

[wowjef]

just sensational - give in to the emotion and ride the borderlands of heartache

[alanbweaver]

one of my favorite Gene Pitney songs...I can see you're a BIG fan of him, as I am. They released a bunch of two-fer albums of his about 9 yrs ago...I bought ALL of them, even his lesser songs are excellent. You're sorely missed.

[rirover]

Linny...this is for you

[IDLERACER]

This is one of Bacharach & David's more underappreciated opuses.

[PitneyFanCT]

For true love never runs smooth

That's what they say but

True love is worth all the pain the heartaches and tears

We have to bear...

I believe this should read.."We have to PAY"

[DCI7]

Guess Brent441 doesn't like to be corrected too often--it is "pay", making the rhyme complete, w/ "say" 2 lines above. But, props to Brent for championing (RIP)Pitney, "The Rockville(Connecticut)Rocket."

[PitneyFanCT]

When the world outside my arms

Is pulling us apart

Rest your lips to mine

See correction in last post

[PitneyFanCT]

Great song...but think it should say "PRESS your lips to mine"...keep the music coming :-)

[Brent441]

Thank You for your input...The corrections have been made...

[speedy45rpm]

A Pitney classic from the wonderful summer of 1963.  Very under-rated. Thanks so much for posting it.

[Pacer8]

Love this song have been looking for it to show up great song

[Sunnywoman1968]

Probably the best, and most honestly, refreshingly true, love song EVER written.

Been looking for this on here for months... thank you for posting :)

Excellent!!!

[Brent441]

NOTE; Click on (more info) to see the LYRICS to this great song...Please let me know of any omissions or errors...Thank You...

[fhardyb]

@Brent441

It's not "try" and it's not "face" as some have said. The lyric is "pay".

[heartbeat3]

A great Gene Pitney song.

[kwokwing]

About the LYRICS. " we have to try " ? Could be we have to bear, pay or bring , I am not sure.

Thanks for posting.

[vinylsingleman]

I think it's clearly "we have to PAY"

[L3S3R4]

Thank you thank you very much.