Lou Christie's early recording career had an enforced two year hiatus following
his draft into the US armed forces. Prior to his military service, Christie had
begun to establish himself as a popular singer following a minor US hit with The
Gypsy Cried, written in 1962 and recorded in his garage on a basic two track
recorder. After becoming a regional hit the track was taken up by Roulette and
given a national release rising to number 24 in the charts. After re-locating to
New York from his native Pennsylvania, Christie had a top ten hit with the
self-penned Two Faces Have I but ...