"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 and #4 Easy Listening. 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.