In 1962 he sent a demo record to Musicor Records, called "I Wanna Love My Life Away". On it Pitney not only sang but played all the instruments, in addition to recording the backup vocals (he didn't have the money to hire singers or musicians). Musicor liked he song and didn't think it needed any "tweaking", releasing it exactly the way Pitney sent it to them. It reached #39 on the charts.