Neil Sedaka - It Hurts To Be In Love (RCA-Approved Version)

After RCA rejected Neil Sedaka's demo version of "It Hurts To Be In Love" because it was not recorded in their studios, he produced this version of the song instead. This recording turned out to be a miserable failure. Meanwhile, Gene Pitney made the song his hit. And while Pitney was able to weather the storm of the British Invasion, Sedaka declined into irrelevance - until his comeback in 1974.

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[LennonForever38]

this is great

[RonaldHicks]

Gene Pitney has been credited with writing the following:

Hello, Mary Lou

He's a Rebel

(I Wanna) Love My Life Away

[RonaldHicks]

Neil Sedaka has been credited with writing or co-writing the following

hits (among others):

Alice in Wonderland Bad Blood Breaking Up Is Hard to Do Calendar Girl

The Diary Happy Birthday, Sweet Sixteen I Go Ape The Immigrant

Laughter in the Rain Little Devil Love Will Keep Us Together

Next Door to an Angel Oh! Carol Puppet Man Solitaire Stairway to Heaven

Stupid Cupid That's When the Music Takes Me Where the Boys Are

Workin' On Groovy Thing You Never Done It Like That

[RonaldHicks]

Both Neil Sedaka and the late Gene Pitney were (Sedaka still writes and performs) great performers/recording artists; however...

According to Joel Whitburn, from 1958 through 1980, Neil Sedaka had three number one hits in the U.S., and Gene Pitney had zero. Neil Sedaka had nine top ten hits, and Gene Pitney had four. Neil Sedaka had 21 top forty hits, and Gene Pitney had 16. Neil Sedaka had 30 top 100 hits, and Gene Pitney had 24.