Tight pants. High falsetto.
Smooth baritone.
Wild eyes. Pouting lips.
Wicked moves. Gyrating hips.
Something extra.
Something mysterious.
Something special.
Welcome to the world of
Lou Christie.
~ EnLightnin'ment: The Best Of Lou Christie

He has the surname of a savior,
the Gypsy green eyes of a visionary,
the lyrical sense of a poet
and the five octave voice of an angel.
Lou Christie has it all.
Five million-sellers.
Twenty-seven chart items.
Ethnicity. Electricity.
Sanctity. Sexuality.
Fantasy. Reality.
The history and mystery of Lou Christie.
~ Beyond The Blue Horizon:
More Of The Best Of Lou Christie

One didn't have to read tea leaves to predict overwhelming international success for "The Gypsy Cried" by Lou Christie (b. Lugee Alfredo Giovanni Sacco, Glenwillard, PA, February 19, 1943). With its attention-getting intro, wailing falsetto chorus & insistent rocking beat, "The Gypsy Cried" became the first in a long line of Lou Christie chart smashes.

Lou wrote "The Gypsy Cried" & hundreds of other tunes with classically trained pianist Twyla Herbert (b. July 27, 1921). As Lou told the Press of Atlantic City, "We usually wrote the title first, then the hook, then back to the song. The hardest part was that we had too many ideas. If we wanted to write a song, it would never stop."
~ LOU CHRISTIE STRIKES AGAIN

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