Blue Gene is American singer Gene Pitney's fifth album, released on the Musicor label in 1964.
The album contained the Burt Bacharach and Hal David hit "Twenty Four Hours from Tulsa", a top 10 hit in the United Kingdom, Canada and Australia and a top 20 hit on the US Billboard Hot 100 (#17), as well as the minor hit "Yesterday's Hero" (#64).
[2] Bruce Eder of AllMusic stated that "The album found Gene Pitney pursuing the blend of rock, pop, and pre-rock ballads that defined his unique style", and describing the rest of the album as "a stylish and likable collection of songs"[1]