Pitney’s ‘get better’ message to Almond

SOFT Cell singer Marc Almond received a message of support from past recording partner Gene Pitney yesterday as he fought for his life after a motorcycle crash.

American crooner Pitney, whose duet with Almond of his song Something's

Gotten Hold Of My Heart became one of the biggest-selling single records of 1990 and gave Pitney his first number one hit in the UK, paid tribute to the singer's "tremendous talent".