Twenty Four Hours from Tulsa
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"Twenty-Four Hours from Tulsa" is a song written by Burt Bacharach
and Hal David
which was a hit for Gene Pitney
. Its success in the UK enabled Pitney to become an international star. Jay and the Americans
covered the song on their 1963 album, At the Cafe Wha? Dusty Springfield
covered it on her debut album A Girl Called Dusty
. Swedish singer Östen Warnerbring
has made a Swedish version called "15 minuter från Eslöv" ("15 minutes from Eslöv").
Burt Bacharach
Burt F. Bacharach is an American pianist, composer and music producer. He is known for his popular hit songs and compositions from the mid-1950s through the 1980s, with lyrics written by Hal David. Many of their hits were produced specifically for, and performed by, Dionne Warwick...
and Hal David
Hal David
Harold Lane "Hal" David is an American lyricist. He grew up in Brooklyn, New York. David is best known for his collaborations with composer Burt Bacharach.-Career:...
which was a hit for Gene Pitney
Gene Pitney
Eugene Francis Alan Pitney, known as Gene Pitney , was an American singer-songwriter, musician and sound engineer. Through the mid-1960s, he enjoyed success as a recording artist on both sides of the Atlantic and was among the group of early 1960s American acts who continued to enjoy hits after the...
. Its success in the UK enabled Pitney to become an international star. Jay and the Americans
Jay and the Americans
Jay and the Americans was a pop music group popular in the 1960s. Their initial lineup consisted of John "Jay" Traynor, Howard Kane , Kenny Vance and Sandy Deanne , though their greatest success on the charts came after Traynor had been replaced as lead singer by Jay Black.-Early years:They were...
covered the song on their 1963 album, At the Cafe Wha? Dusty Springfield
Dusty Springfield
Mary Isobel Catherine Bernadette O'BrienSources use both Isabel and Isobel as the spelling of her second name. OBE , known professionally as Dusty Springfield and dubbed The White Queen of Soul, was a British pop singer whose career extended from the late 1950s to the 1990s...
covered it on her debut album A Girl Called Dusty
A Girl Called Dusty
A Girl Called Dusty was the debut album of British singer Dusty Springfield. It was released in the UK on Philips Records in 1964.Dusty Springfield had been a member of the girl group The Lana Sisters from 1958 to 1960, and the folk-pop trio The Springfields from 1960–1963, in the latter case with...
. Swedish singer Östen Warnerbring
Östen Warnerbring
Östen Warnerbring was a Swedish singer, musician, composer and lyrics writer who mastered several musical genres. He started out as a jazz musician but over the years, he had huge successes both in the area of popular music and as a singer of Swedish poetry, put into music by himself...
has made a Swedish version called "15 minuter från Eslöv" ("15 minutes from Eslöv").