Mecca (song)
"Mecca" | ||||
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Single by Gene Pitney | ||||
from the album Gene Pitney Sings Just for You | ||||
B-side | "Teardrop by Teardrop" | |||
Released | March 1963 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 2:18 | |||
Label | Musicor | |||
Songwriter(s) | Neval Nader, John Gluck Jr. | |||
Producer(s) | Jerry Ragavoy | |||
Gene Pitney singles chronology | ||||
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"Mecca" is a 1963 song which was a hit for Gene Pitney. It was the first release and greatest hit from his LP, Gene Pitney Sings Just for You.
In the U.S., "Mecca" peaked at #12 on the pop chart[1] and #4 Easy Listening.[2] It was a bigger hit in Australia, where it peaked at #7, and in Canada where it reached #2.
The B-side, "Teardrop by Teardrop," charted at #130 on the Billboard Bubbling Under the Hot 100 chart.
Chart history
Chart (1963) | Peak position |
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Australia - Music Maker | 7 |
Canada - CHUM | 2 |
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[3] | 12 |
U.S. Billboard - Middle-Road Singles[4] | 4 |
U.S. Cash Box Top 100 | 13 |
References
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Eighth Edition. Record Research. p. 493.
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 189.
- ↑ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 189.
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