I'll Cry If I Want To
I'll Cry If I Want To is the debut album of Lesley Gore. The album included her hit singles "It's My Party" and its follow-up, "Judy's Turn to Cry". The album was rushed out after "It's My Party" became a big hit, and the songs are mostly about crying, linking to the hit single's first line "It's my party and I'll cry if I want to", incorporating songs with titles such as "Cry", "Just Let Me Cry" and "Cry and You Cry Alone".[2][3] Besides the hit singles, the album included pop standards such as "Misty", "Cry Me a River" and "What Kind of Fool Am I?".[2] The album reached number 24 on the US Billboard 200.[4][5] Edsel Records released the album on Compact Disc in 2000 in combination with Gore's second album, Lesley Gore Sings of Mixed-Up Hearts.[6] The album was named the 181st best album of the 1960s by Pitchfork.[7]
I'll Cry If I Want To | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | June 1963 | |||
Recorded | March 30, 1963; May 15, 1963 | |||
Genre | Pop[1] | |||
Length | 26:04 | |||
Label | Mercury | |||
Producer | Quincy Jones | |||
Lesley Gore chronology | ||||
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Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "It's My Party" | Walter Gold, John Gluck Jr., Herb Weiner | 2:20 |
2. | "Cry Me a River" | Arthur Hamilton | 2:14 |
3. | "Cry" | Churchill Kohlman | 2:05 |
4. | "Just Let Me Cry" | Ben Raleigh | 2:18 |
5. | "Cry and You Cry Alone" | Hilda H. Earnhart | 2:02 |
6. | "No More Tears (Left to Cry)" | Mark Barkan | 2:23 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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7. | "Judy's Turn to Cry" | Beverly Ross, Edna Lewis | 2:23 |
8. | "I Understand" | Kim Gannon, Mabel Wayne | 1:53 |
9. | "I Would" | Kurt Feltz, Edna Lewis, Werner Scharfenberger | 2:24 |
10. | "Misty" | Erroll Garner, Johnny Burke | 2:19 |
11. | "What Kind of Fool Am I?" | Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley | 1:43 |
12. | "The Party's Over" | Jule Styne, Betty Comden, Adolph Green | 2:00 |
Charts
Chart (1963) | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200[8] | 24 |
- Singles
Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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1963 | "It's My Party" | US Billboard Hot 100 | 1 |
US R&B Singles | 1 | ||
"Judy's Turn to Cry" | US Billboard Hot 100 | 5 | |
US R&B Singles | 10 | ||
References
- Pitchfork Staff (August 22, 2017). "The 200 Best Albums of the 1960s". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
...the album epitomizes the sound of early-1960s girl-group pop...
- Unterberger, R. "I'll Cry If I Want To". allmusic. Retrieved 2011-06-21.
- "Album Reviews". Billboard: 10. June 22, 1963.
- "Charts and Awards". allmusic. Retrieved 2011-06-21.
- Whitburn, J. (2007). The Billboard Albums. Record Research Inc. p. 418. ISBN 978-0-89820-166-6.
- Westergaard, S. "I'll Cry If I Want To/Sings of Mixed-Up Hearts". allmusic. Retrieved 2011-06-21.
- "The 200 Best Albums of the 1960s | Pitchfork". pitchfork.com. Retrieved 2017-08-22.
- "Lesley Gore Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 27, 2022.